LGB 21428 RhB Ge 4/4 III Glacier on Tour

Wilco · 21 Apr 2017

As seen on the Intermodellbau in Dortmund Germany, April 2017.

LGB 21428 RhB Ge 4/4 III Glacier on Tour
- Chrome plated body parts
- Red coating: Inkjet printing
- Printed layers clearly visible
- Coarse and grainy surface
- Preparation around the edges ?
- Sticks on the smotth chrome layer ?
- What does it look like after a few years use?
- How do clean such a surface?
- MFX/DCC decoder with real Ge 4/4 III sound instead of Ge 4/4 II with the Coop loco?
- Motor powered pantographs like before?
- Price Euro 1799,-
- First price discount spotted: Euro 1549,-

Alternatives come from Neule and Kiss Modell Bahn Service.

Wilco · 23 Apr 2017

All very different from the known LGB quality:
- Durable paint
- Pad printing
- Clear coat

It looks that MLGB goes the cheap road in production technics.
Märklin even does unpainted H0 locomotives with inkjet printing.

That’s not the quality I want from MLGB.
MLGB uses this inkjet printing on more and more locomotives and cars.

Phil · 29 Apr 2017

Just Ordered one of these..

stockers · 29 Apr 2017

Looks great Phil. Like the chrome finish

Phil · 29 Apr 2017

Its weird with it being Chrome bodied and then stickers, i think this is to do with damage limitation on the chrome being impregnated into the plastic so it's less noticeable if you scratch it.
Apparently done by Audi..!
Will see when it arrives..!

Wilco · 30 Apr 2017

Hi Phil,

The chrome plating is correct, maybe by some hungarian car manufacturer.
It remains to be seen how that works in outdoor use.
GIven that the materials like chrome and plastic are responding different at temperature differences.

The red coated parts are not stickers but inkjet printing.
That wil have hard time to stick on the smooth chrome surface.
On the shown model it was coarse and grainy.
Around the edges it was already crumbling.

Regards,
Wilco

a98087 · 30 Apr 2017

Is it possibly that the loco you've seen is a preproduction model, and certain steps have/will be changed by the time the loco reaches full production?

Dan

Wilco · 30 Apr 2017

Anything is possible at MLGB.
But I doubt that the overall quality will be better.
There are other issues too, see my posting above.

The inkjet printing maybe a real killer on this expensive and limited edition locomotive.

The same goes for the inkjet printing on the sliding wall car with the inkjet printing logo.

The ones from Neule and Kiss MBS are probably more durable.
With red paint on the plastic and professional chrome foil, like they do it at the RhB.

Regards,
Wilco

stockers · 30 Apr 2017

Chrome on plastic is a long established finish, I would expect no problems with the adhesion - paint on chrome? - we wait to see!

Phil · 2 Oct 2017

So, it finally Arrived...
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stockers · 2 Oct 2017

Very nice Phil. It looks superb.

Phil · 2 Oct 2017

Pictures don't do it justice Alan...

Zerogee · 2 Oct 2017

Looks lovely.... some interesting articles in the last two issues of Depesche, about the chroming process on this loco - apparently it was out-sourced to a company more used to doing plating on high-end car parts.

Jon.

simon@mgr · 3 Oct 2017

Shiny!!!

Gizzy · 3 Oct 2017

Ooooo, shiny!

Like it....

stockers · 3 Oct 2017

Any issues with the MFX decoder - have you changed address yet?

Nemo · 3 Oct 2017

Beautiful loco Phil, Twas the first GE4/4III I saw on the RHB when we arrived at Chur and it was sitting in the adjacent platform.

Phil · 4 Oct 2017

stockers said:
Any issues with the MFX decoder - have you changed address yet?

it was done before i picked it up by the dealer Alan...

Phil · 4 Oct 2017

Zerogee said:
Looks lovely.... some interesting articles in the last two issues of Depesche, about the chroming process on this loco - apparently it was out-sourced to a company more used to doing plating on high-end car parts.

Jon.

i've heard Audi had something to do with it........

Zerogee · 4 Oct 2017

Phil said:
i've heard Audi had something to do with it........

I'll have to dig the mags out and check the articles (in the last two issues) to be sure, but from memory I think it's the same firm that does plating work on car parts for manufacturers like Audi and others..... that's the connection.

Jon.

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