While living in Germany, I looked at LGB but became more fascinated with Maerklin's MAXI line of trains: they were close to the same size as their LGB counterparts, ran on the same track, and -- best of all (for me, anyway) -- were mostly metal. The locomotives came with a circuit board that allowed one to operate them with DC current (which LGB utilizes). The lineup was discontinued around 2003 or 2004 I believe. Great stuff!
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