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Offline Markus Schild  
#1 Posted : 15 July 2016 16:49:29(UTC)
Markus Schild

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Hi,

I got several rails I never heard before. They come from ARROW in Denmark. All I found on the web is a scan of an undated catalogue: http://www.danskmodel.dk...gninger_mv/Kataloger.htm Look for Arrow 1949.

Has anybody more informations about that brand?

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Thank you for all hints.

Regards

Markus
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Offline NS1200  
#2 Posted : 18 July 2016 12:13:55(UTC)
NS1200

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Wow,this is a tough nut to crack!
I looked everywhere on internet but nothing useful found.
There is still a company called Blichfeldt in Charlottenlund,Denmark,and they are producing kitchens!

The three rail configuration reminds me of the Hornby Dublo DC system but I have not found a link between Hornby and Arrow/Blichfeldt.

You have something unique there!

Cheers,

Paul
Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
Offline xxup  
#3 Posted : 18 July 2016 13:11:13(UTC)
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Perhaps you stumbled on a prototype that never got to full production? Confused
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Offline NS1200  
#4 Posted : 18 July 2016 14:44:55(UTC)
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Full name of a Danish gentleman named Willy Blichfeldt Nielsen found,he was a civil engineer and did perhaps have a factory of some sort in the Charlottenlund area in the late forties/early fifties.

Many factories started to produce runs of alternative products just after WW2.
A good example is SAAB (capital letters is correct) which only produced airplanes till 1949 and thence started to produce cars also.

Any Danish members able to comment?
Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
Offline Danlake  
#5 Posted : 18 July 2016 15:11:03(UTC)
Danlake

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I had a look, left and right on various Danish sites as well, but unable to find anything else than the small pamphlet.

It is a bit of a mystery...

Brgds Lasse
Digital 11m2 layout / C (M&K) tracks / Era IV / CS3 60226 / Train Controller Gold 9 with 4D sound. Mainly Danish and German Locomotives.
Offline Crazy Harry  
#6 Posted : 18 July 2016 19:18:24(UTC)
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Looks like it was intended for use with Marklin - the last line on the parts list for straight and curved track looks like an adaptor track to Marklin "Overgangs-skinne til Marklin M. FL."
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Offline NS1200  
#7 Posted : 18 July 2016 20:55:29(UTC)
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Thanks Crazy Harry,you have a point there.
Skinne being the Danish word for track.
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Offline Pmare4  
#8 Posted : 18 July 2016 23:55:05(UTC)
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Hmm... Interesting...

The tracks remind me of the older 3 rail Rivarossi tracks, which also date from the 1940ies. I wouldn't have been surprised if the "Arrow" tracks didn't sell well, because they can only make a circle or an oval. An S-bend can't be made because of the arrangement of the pins.

If you have any other types of track (straights etc), then I would be very interested to see them. I would also be interested to see whether the track joins are supposed to have gaps in between them, or can be pressed in further.

Regards,
Peter
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Offline Markus Schild  
#9 Posted : 19 July 2016 00:12:10(UTC)
Markus Schild

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Hi Peter,

I only have curved pieces. But these in two variations of the pins for "left" and "right" orientation. So I can build a S-curve. These different configurations of pieces are also mentioned in the leaflet.
The gaps are caused by the shrunken material which seems to be same than the plastic used for the very first LEGO-bricks (Cellulose acetate). I'm sure that the roadbeds had no gaps when they were new.

Regards

Markus

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Offline kimballthurlow  
#10 Posted : 19 July 2016 01:31:27(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Crazy Harry Go to Quoted Post
Looks like it was intended for use with Marklin - the last line on the parts list for straight and curved track looks like an adaptor track to Marklin "Overgangs-skinne til Marklin M. FL."


The Danish manufacturer Long, made model trains and track through the 1950s that were compatible with Marklin control (AC analogue system).
I have not seen any Long track, but their coaches were made from a similar material to the track-bed of the Arrow, in that it shrinks, and as a result with thin sides, seems to warp.

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Offline Markus Schild  
#11 Posted : 19 July 2016 14:13:52(UTC)
Markus Schild

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Originally Posted by: kimballthurlow Go to Quoted Post


The Danish manufacturer Long, made model trains and track through the 1950s that were compatible with Marklin control (AC analogue system).
I have not seen any Long track, but their coaches were made from a similar material to the track-bed of the Arrow, in that it shrinks, and as a result with thin sides, seems to warp.



Hi Kimball,

At the LONG-cars it depends on the year: Later cars are less bending than the early ones. This ones roof is moderate, I have also seen more worse ones.

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The roadbed of LONG-tracks is made of wood. Also BODAN (another Danish manufacturer) made wooden roadbeds.

Regards

Markus
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Offline Markus Schild  
#12 Posted : 22 July 2016 22:35:10(UTC)
Markus Schild

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Hi,

Thank you for all replies.

Actual the "W" in "W.Blichfeldt" stands for "Willy". I found this address-book from 1950 which shows the name and also an address: https://cld.bz/IAYOpwe# (page 778)

The adress leads to this house: https://www.google.de/ma...d+lindeg%C3%A5rdsvej+41/@55.7560091,12.5692424,3a,69.1y,94.73h,76.59t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m4!1s7zpJgF3BHAO_6u6br0_SHw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x53d9634cf2e67817!6m1!1e1

In the 1955 issue of that address- book Mr. Blichfeldt still has a phone, but has moved to an apartment -building near the railway-station.

Regards

Markus
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