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Offline Artologic  
#1 Posted : 24 October 2015 15:49:22(UTC)
Artologic

Belgium   
Joined: 21/08/2010(UTC)
Posts: 496
Hey Everyone,

I m looking who made this engine, it s a v80 on a marklin 3072 base. I got it in a trade with a friend of mine, but I m curious about it. Some pictures:

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I think she s a regular beauty, and she does great on my m track layout.

Kind Regards,

Kristof
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Offline mike c  
#2 Posted : 24 October 2015 17:52:31(UTC)
mike c

Canada   
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC)
Posts: 7,880
Location: Montreal, QC
I found the following sites where they state that the shell is made by Ortwein and was installed over a Maerklin chassis.
http://auction.catawiki....eselloc-br-280-van-de-db

http://www.bahnwahn.de/steckbrief/ordb280010-0/

Regards

Mike C

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Offline Artologic  
#3 Posted : 24 October 2015 18:35:06(UTC)
Artologic

Belgium   
Joined: 21/08/2010(UTC)
Posts: 496
Thanks for the findings Mike,

The one you are showing is actually the one standing here :-), it s fun you still found it.

Thanks for the link too, it s very interesting an also shows they tend to loose paint over the years. I also see it has a different chassis, mine runs higher on the chassis, but it also explains why it didn t fully would stay put on the chassis, so I made these on the inside (the back was always tilting backwards):

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It works like a charm and the loco is a great runner on the analog layout.

Thanks for the find, it s very interesting to me :-).

Kind Regards,

Kristof
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