Just a quick update on my consists.

A few weeks ago, I noticed that one of the US dealers had reduced his price on the LS Models/ModelsWorld MW1604 Set. I jumped at the opportunity to pick up that set, even though I already had the same consist composed out of individual coaches.
The consist is composed of a pair of SBB Am (Eurofima) coaches, the SBB WRm restaurant and three Bpm coaches, all in the 1970s Eurofima C1 livery.
I remember when I first saw the model of the Eurofima coaches in the Maerklin catalog. It was probably around 1982. In 1985, I was in Switzerland and was fascinated by this new livery for international trains and the unique Bpm coaches that did not at that time exist as a model. In the 1990s, Maerklin released a model based on the DB Apmz model (4224) in SBB colours, but only in the Chameleon test livery (4366) and then in the green Intercity livery (42163). They never brought out the model in the original orange livery.
Finally in the early 2000s, RailTop/Heris brought out the 13020/13021 1/87 models and LS Models released the 47235 Set (WRm plus a pair of Bpm) in 2011.
The RT/Heris models had the orange livery with a white stripe. I combined those with the 44655 Roco Am Eurofima coaches that I had with the white stripe.
I relegated my older Roco models with the light grey stripe to my IC Barbarossa consist with mixed SBB, DB and FS stock. (See also Post #18)
The LSM Set (47235) and the matching Bm compartment coaches (47207/47220) also had a white rather than light grey stripe. Rather than taking the Eurofimas from the RT/Heris consist, I decided to use the LSM coaches with the then new models of the Am Eurofima from ACME (52400).
LSM then announced a 7 coach consist in 2015 for the EC Bavaria. I did not buy this set because I did not like the look of the colour of the roofs of the Am Eurofimas and the Bm coaches.
While I do agree that the original colour may have been more metallic, I do not think it was the colour that LSM rendered the models in. As I said, I already had a number of these coaches and could put together the Bavaria myself.
I had committed to order the EC Rossini sets from LSM/Pirata, which were made specifically for the Italian distributor of LSM. The set contained SBB and FS stock, including one Bpm and one Am, along with the SBB Restaurant and a FS coach in the orange livery, plus a single B (RIC) in the green/lightgrey intercity livery sometimes referred to as the EWIV livery. This set had the Am coach with the darker grey roof that I remember.
When I saw the special offer, I decided to pounce, even though the two Am Eurofima coaches once again had that pale grey livery on the roofs. I figured at that price, I could overlook it, and if it really bothered me, I could substitute those coaches with some of my other Am Eurofimas (Roco or LSM) with the lightgrey stripe. This train had a particular significance for me, because in July 1985, I was travelling from Zurich to Chur and jumped at the opportunity to ride in the Bpm coach. That segment of the "Iris" included only a single Bpm and the Am coach, as the rest of the train ended in either Basel or Zurich. I don't remember if it was still pegged on to the rear of the Hamburg-Chur DB train, but I remember that the tail end of the train had the two SBB coaches plus one or two of the standard SBB EWI or EWII coaches.

Thinking about the colour of the roofs got me to do a little experimentation, which I was able to accomplish with some help from my Roco 44650 SBB Bcm (Eurofima Z1 type) couchette coach.
I was trying to decide whether the silver colour of the Bcm roof looked accurate on the first class Am. In my mind, the Am roof colour was clearly more metallic and reflective than the following Bm (1977), Bpm (1980) and WRm, but I don't remember it being the same silver as the new WLAm T2S or Bcm coaches.

I would be interested in knowing what you think of these photos:
LSM/MW1604 Set (Am and Bpm):

Roco 44655 (modified with silver roof from 44650) and LSM/MW Bpm coach

Roco 44655 with roof from 44650 and Roco 44655 (52436D) with original roof


It just seems to me that the LSM/MW livery is just a little too creamy for lack of a better word.
A more metallic grey would have been optimal, but metallic silver would probably have been just fine.

Here is a photo (IC Iris in Rheinfelden) taken in 1985 that concords with my memory from that time:
http://bahnbilder-von-ma...rugg//picture_00718.html

I will take some photos of the entire LSM/MW Iris consist and post them here in the next day or two.

Regards

Mike C

I received the Models World (LS Models) MW1813 NJ 466/467 "Wiener Walzer" set. To complement that set, I also received the 97028 set with two modular couchette coaches. The last model on my wish list was a solo WLABmz 72-90 (ex-DB/ex-CNL) as reserve. Thanks to one of my European dealers, I have now been able to reserve such a model:
http://www.railfaneurope..._80_72-90_040-9_ZUE1.jpg

This gives me the full option of coaches to insert into my Nightjet "Wiener Walzer" consist and allows me to complete my NJ "Zurichsee" consist as well.
I had assembled that consist using a mix of NightJet, Upgrading and ex-DB/CNL liveried coaches. I can now reproduce this consist in Nightjet colours too.
Unfortunately, that consist includes only the OBB coaches. I have not found a manufacturer for the Slovakian or Croatian coaches in that consist. I was happy to see a few photos that show an abridged consist with just the OBB coaches. I guess that the section from the Balkans was late and OBB dispatched the train from Graz independently. The photos seem to show that the Balkan section followed a few hours later and the train was reunited in Zurich.

Getting back to the "Wiener Walzer", I have the MAV coaches from ACME and the CD sleeper(s) from LSM. I would still love to see a MAV couchette in the new colours.


Regards

Mike C

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