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Grizzly Flats Dampflok (Steam locomotive) Chloe

Grizzly Flats Dampflok (Steam locomotive) Chloe
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Wer wünscht sich nicht eine echte Eisenbahn? Der Disney-Trickfilm-Animator Ward Kimball verwirklichte seinen Traum und baute die Grizzly Flats, "Amerikas erste Gartenbahn im Mabstab 1:1", in Kalifornien.♂In den 50er Jahren kauften Ward und Betty Kimball zwei 0-4-2 Baldwin-Lokmotiven von einer Zuckerrohrplantage in Hawaii. Eine der Loks, die Pokaa, wurde aufgearbeitet und nach Chloe, der jüngsten Tochter der Kimballs, benannt. Das LGB-Modell ist ebenso bunt gehalten wie das Vorbild. Der flache Motorblock ermöglicht den vorbildgetreuen "Durchblick" zwischen Kessel und Fahrwerk.

Vorbild
Ward Kimball war einer der ersten Zeichentrick-Animatoren von Walt Disney und schuf viele der berühmten Disney-Figuren wie z. B. Jiminy Cricket in “Pinocchio.”Zusammen mit seiner Frau Betty baute Ward auch eine eigene Schmalspurbahn, die Grizzly Flats, “Amerikas erste Gartenbahn im Maßstab 1:1”. In den 50-er Jahren erwarben die Kimballs zwei 0-4-2 (B1’t) Loks von einer Zuckerplantage in Hawaii. Eine dieser von Baldwin gebauten Loks, die Pokaa, wurde grundlegend überholt und nach der jüngsten Tochter der Familie Kimball auf den Namen Chloe umgetauft. Heute fahren die Kimballs nach wie vor mit Chloe auf der Grizzly Flats Railroad. Weitere Exemplare der Loks und Wagen der Familie Kimball können im Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris (Kalifornien) besichtigt werden.

Modell
Dieses detaillierte Modell verfügt über:
- wetterfeste Ausführung
- vorbildgetreue Lackierung und Beschriftung
- funktionsfähiges Gestänge
- vorbildgetreue Dampfleitungen und Details
- detaillierten Führerstand mit Lokführer und Armaturen
- Getriebe in Flachbauweise mit Bühler-Motor und Zahnriemenantrieb
- vier angetriebene Räder
- sechs Stromabnehmer (4 Räder, 2 Schleifkontakte)
- funktionsfähige Laterne vorne
- zuverlässige Mehrzweck-Steckdose für Flachstecker?



English

Wouldn´t it be fun to own your own real railroad? Disney animator Ward Kimball thought so, and so he built the Grizzly Flats, "America's first full-size, backyard railroad," in California. In the 1950´s, Ward and his wife Betty acquired two 0-4-2 Baldwin locomotives from a Hawaiian sugar plantation. One of those locos, the Pokaa, was rebuilt and renamed the Chloe, after the Kimballs´ youngest daughter. The LGB replica is just as eye-catching as the Kimball´s original. A low-profile drive mechanism preserves the real-life gap between the boiler and chassis.

The Prototype
As one of Walt Disney’s original animators, Ward Kimball created famous Disney characters like Jiminy Cricket in “Pinocchio.” Ward and his wife Betty also created their own narrow gauge railway, the Grizzly Flats, "America's first full-size, backyard railroad."In the 1950’s, the Kimballs acquired two 0-4-2 Baldwin locomotives from a Hawaiian sugar plantation. One of those locos, the Pokaa, was rebuilt and renamed the Chloe, after the Kimballs’ youngest daughter. Today, the Kimballs still operate Chloe on the Grizzly Flats, while other parts of the Kimball collection can be seen at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California.

The Model
This detailed replica features:
- weather-resistant construction
- prototypical livery and lettering
- operating drive rods
- authentic steam piping and detailing
- detailed cab interior with engineer and controls
- low-profile gearbox with belt-drive Bühler motor
- four powered wheels
- six power pickups (4 wheel, 2 shoe)
- working front lantern
- reliable “flat” lighting socket?
- Length: 10.8 in.
- Weight: 2.4 lb.
Manufacturer: LGB Catalog Number: 20130
Country of Origin: Deutschland - Germany Road Number: 1
Year of Manufacture:   Epoch:  
Railroad: Disney®
with Digital Decoder: Scale: 1:22.5
Decoder Interface: Gauge: 45mm
Sound: Weight in Grams: 1080
Smoke: Length in mm: 275
Minimum Radius in mm: 600 Number of Motors: 1
User Guide: download Sound File (wav):
Service Parts Diagram: download Sound File (mp3):
Spare Parts List: Video (mp4):
Expert Instructions: download Additional Documentation:
Decoder Installation: Additional Information: (zip): download
Date: 10/11/2010 Hits: 8428
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