I have this anniversary set "Der Adler", The eagle, I was curious about what scale it is and what it is worth. It came out in the mid 80s and is written all in German. It is complete and I don't think it has ever been out of the wooden box it came in. It also includes extra track and the power supply.
Info on "Der Adler" minitrix trainset
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Not too sure by the picture, but I have an HO/OO version of the loco and cars at home. No box or people.
If you post the hight of one of the people and/or the gauge of the track (distance between rails). One of us might be able to tell you the scale. This would give you a start.
Der Adler
It is more than likely a 3/16" scale model made for use on HO track by Rivarossi in Italy and imported into the US in Oct 1964 by AHM (Associated Hobby Manufacturers) of Philadelphia. Over all length of the model train was 13", it had a DC Permag motor and drive located in the first coach. List price in 1964 was $24.95.
George
It is more than likely a 3/16" scale model made for use on HO track by Rivarossi in Italy and imported into the US in Oct 1964 by AHM (Associated Hobby Manufacturers) of Philadelphia. Over all length of the model train was 13", it had a DC Permag motor and drive located in the first coach. List price in 1964 was $24.95.
George
More info :
Track is 0.408" OD 0.367" ID
The engine is around 1.4" long
The man is about 0.65" long
The supply is 0 to 18v dc although the documentation seems to say 12 to 15 max.
It is in all German and hard to read.
it was sold through Model power in Farmingdale.
It is an 150 year anniversary train set 1935-1985 I doubt it was made in 1964
It is made by minitrix
Maybe N gauge
Thanks for all your help
Track is 0.408" OD 0.367" ID
The engine is around 1.4" long
The man is about 0.65" long
The supply is 0 to 18v dc although the documentation seems to say 12 to 15 max.
It is in all German and hard to read.
it was sold through Model power in Farmingdale.
It is an 150 year anniversary train set 1935-1985 I doubt it was made in 1964
It is made by minitrix
Maybe N gauge
Thanks for all your help
Minitrix produced a set in HO and in N. I got the one in N. It has the motor in the first car behind the engine.
Man height
You posted that a man is .65" hmm. If he is N scale he is tall about 104" that is just short of 9' A BASKET BALL PLAYER. If he is HO scle he is short 57" that's 4'9".
Brady
You posted that a man is .65" hmm. If he is N scale he is tall about 104" that is just short of 9' A BASKET BALL PLAYER. If he is HO scle he is short 57" that's 4'9".
Brady
I can see it say's Minitrix on the label. Trix was HO and Minitrix was N Scale. There were 4 sets that Minitrix offered back in the day that I coveted, all in wooden boxes like that. One was a Sir Nigel Greesley or something like that, and i thing another was an Orient Express maybe. Geez, it's been about 20 years or so, but they were so neat then.
I flipped to Z recently, or I would make an offer. I remember they sold for $120 at the discount shops like Trainworld, which was about Hallmark brass prices then.
I flipped to Z recently, or I would make an offer. I remember they sold for $120 at the discount shops like Trainworld, which was about Hallmark brass prices then.
I would say so, since they are not in production any longer, and are in such nice collector cases.