Rons Plarail Workshop

My first thought is to modify a Plarail Hiro into a DB Class 41. Hiro already has red running gear, which avoids the constant paint wear, and his boiler cladding is less busy than the standard D51.

As far as a parts source, ESCI did a 1/87 static model of the Class 41 (and Class 50) that are still pretty easy to find on eBay. IIRC, Italeri has either already re-released them or plans to at some point soon. That *might* be cheaper than trying source parts from a Marklin or other ready-to-run HO model.

I notice a lot of similarities between post War and modern Japanese and German diesels and electrics. Right off the top of my head, I can’t think of an exact analog but there’s likely to be a close match somewhere.

EDIT: Darn, I forget that Diesel 10 is based on the BR Class 42 “Warship” which is, in turn, based on the DB V200!