Tomorrow is 9 November. 25 years ago on that date the borders opened, and European communism quickly collapsed.
On to the diecasts.
This is a pullback brand and scale unknown. Low quality but presents nicely.
This is a Maisto model of the Trabant 601s. Very nice little model. But as much as I like my Trabis these western toys aren't the reason I'm writing this.
No, the reason I'm writing this are my models from East Germany. They are TT scale trains. This was a popular scale that fell out of favor as did many of the things of the Communist East. The models were made by Berliner TT Bahnen.
Here are my freight rolling stock. In boxes for storage. On the white box two things to point out; the LPH logo is for the Czech/Polish affiliate, and the slogan "Die Ideale Spur" The ideal scale.
Here they are free of confinement.
Next is my main piece. A set to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Berlin.
The cover flap showing the Hauptbahnhof.
How the set presents itself. The flap has info about the locomotive and cars.
As you all can see the set as a whole they did a good job on the small details. The steam engine is loaded with intricate detailing.
One last photo.
This is showing how TT compares to several popular scales. Dwarfed by O. Smaller than the most popular scale HO. But bigger than N scale, which was popular in West Germany (still very popular in Germany).