Klein Modellbahn
The Company Miniature Railway GesmbH was an Austrian manufacturer of model railways. The company was founded in 1984 by Oskar Klein junior due to a division of the company small train. The headquarters and manufacturing were in Vienna, Atzgersdorf. The company was dissolved in 2010.
Product spectrum
The product range includes locomotives and rolling stock in nominal size H0 ( track width 16.5 mm ) for the two-wire direct current system and model railroad accessories. Certain initially item from the product range of the original company small train, which were more designed for rugged play mode, the program, it was quickly started with the production of fine detailed models for the "serious" model railroaders. Since the new company is primarily oriented on the Austrian market, models are preferably implemented on the model of Austrian railways. The distribution was as in small train only on-site shops and by mail. As an alternative to self- rail and overhead line material but they also sold other manufacturers' products.
Models
In addition to electric and diesel locomotives typical of ÖBB in the early years, extended to the program as a response to models of steam locomotives modeled after Austrian constructions. In addition to these steam locomotives and passenger and freight cars are manufactured to the appropriate historical models. Another special feature is the Dampfschneeschleuder with a functional blower.
- ÖBB 1042
- ÖBB 1044
- ÖBB 1046
- ÖBB 1080
- ÖBB 1180
- ÖBB 2050
- ÖBB 2143
- ÖBB 2067
- ÖBB 2068
- ÖBB 77
- ÖBB 792
- KkStB 170
- KkStB 270
- KkStB 429
- BBÖ 729
- ÖBB 3071
- ÖBB 4020
Poor been delivered Zinkal alloys led in the 1990s repeatedly to complaints due to bent chassis that made the models useless. These alloys are no longer used today according to the company.
In addition to manufacturing its own product line for small model railway has also worked for several years as a subcontractor for other model railway manufacturer.
Decline
The manufacturer came, like the Austrian manufacturer also Roco 2006 financial hardships. By moving to a new production facility and by streamlining the model range, however, the survival seemed assured until further notice. End of May 2008, the Company issued but unexpectedly announced a permanent end to production in July 2008 and to close the shops from October 2008 until the end of 2008 at the latest. Parts of the program will be continued by Roco. The remaining business in Vienna was developed as a specialty store and offered to other foreign products. On 11 December 2010, the company said on its website that "the small model railway Ges.mbH is set in the next few days their operation forever due to legal problems with the company ( Roco ) model railway Ges.mbH ".
Future
Mag Oskar Klein founded 2010 KkMB magazine as a sole proprietorship, which now continues the business in Vienna. In the future, the focus is on trade goods of the era I ( models after KkStB - model ).