“Reko” coaches are railway wagons made of remains of railway wagons from the pre-war period. Due to a shortage of materials, the Deutsche Reichsbahn of the GDR was forced to reuse parts of the old wagons. With reconstruction (short “Reko” in German) wasn’t meant restoration or reproduction of an earlier state, but a thorough modernization.
There are “Reko” coaches with 2, 3 and 4 axles.
More details of this specific coaches you can read here: Reko-Wagen (DR) – Wikipedia (only in German available)
The MOC represents a 3-axle variant from the early 1960’s. Due to the total length of the MOC, the front and rear axle are steerable, so passing curves and turnouts is not an issue. Additionally, the middle axle is flexible as well and will move to the right or left side in curves and turnouts.
The interior (seats) is implied only, to give the steering mechanism enough space (function before design approach).
MOC specs:
Length: 33.2 studs
Width: 8 studs (8.4 with handles)
Height: 12.4 studs
Weight: 466 grams
Parts: 552
I provide a detailed step-by-step building instruction. At the end of it, you find an overview of all needed parts.
A print-ready sticker sheet is available too (in case the model contains stickers). I provide it in the widely used PDF-format in high-resolution and print-ready.
Furthermore, I provide the parts list in Excel format. This makes it easy to filter out needed parts and create order lists.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damages or injury on parts and humans happen while following my instructions. Everything you do is your responsibility and under your personal risk.
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