In this unpacking video, for a change, I show a detailed adult toy from LGB on a scale of 1 : 22.5 for G or IIm gauge. The garden railroad model of the Swiss Rhaetian Crocodile Ge 6/6 I with the RhB road number 414 has a prototypical length of 591 millimeters and an enormous weight of 8.8 kilograms. The model is largely made of die-cast zinc and brass and has an RRP of 3590 euros.
The multi-protocol digital decoder supports, among other things, the protocols/standards mfx and DCC and can switch 32 light and sound functions - including two electrically operated pantographs and two servo couplings. An energy buffer integrated in the model also ensures that power interruptions on dirty tracks are bridged.
The prototype of the Rhaetian Crocodile was built a total of 15 times from 1921 to 1929 and two museum specimens (RhB 414 and 415) are still in regular use today. The model of the RhB 414 that was available to me on loan (LGB item number 26600) corresponds to the museum locomotive condition of the year 2020. LGB has also realized a model of the RhB 412 in a special blue paintwork according to the condition between 2005 and 2008 (LGB item number - No. 26602). And finally, there is now also a model of the RhB 415 in a very up-to-date special paint job with chameleon color effects (LGB item no. 26601).
The video consists of the following sections:
00:00 Welcome, delivery on pallet
00:24 Protective box and original packaging
00:46 Scope of delivery LGB Crocodile
01:24 Documents provided
01:55 Look at the manual
02:51 Unpacking the locomotive
03:20 First look at the model and prototype information
05:02 Look under the locomotive
05:32 Center axle wheel set with/without wheel flanges
06:13 Loudspeakers, hall sensor, track magnets
06:46 A close-up of the accessories supplied
08:14 Replaceable snow plow
08:32 Included screwdriver
09:02 Telex coupling and snow plow conversion
09:51 Axle grinder for power supply
10:18 Drive, motorization, gear grease
10:42 digital functions lighting (and function list)
11:09 View in the driver’s cab
12:34 View in the illuminated engine room
13:29 Individual noises and detailed model views
15:42 Announcements/conversation/detailed model views
17:13 Motorized pantographs with sound
18:44 Telex coupling and dome sound
19:08 Railroad noise
19:54 Operating noise/driving sound
21:18 Driving sound with squealing brakes
21:57 Look at the technology under the roof
23:01 This is how the energy buffer works
24:29 test drive lowest gear
25:10 Slow travel in the opposite direction, radius 600 mm
25:33 Automated shuttle ride with sound
29:17 Other side of the locomotive - automated shuttle ride
32:39 Farewell
Information on this model, including the option to download the operating instructions shown in the video, can be found under the following link:
www.lgb.de/produkte/details/a...
1 июл 2024
