With a heavy heart we like to let you know that Klaus Baumann, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Old LGB Nuremberg passed away last Friday, August 27, 2021 at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife Barbara of 58 years, his two grown children and their families. His life was dedicated to LGB and his influence on the brand will live on forever.
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Aah, the joys of the Golden Years! LGB was at its height and knew that the money was in the "starter sets" with the Stains sets leading the team.
The year 1984 started with the 1981 Anniversary train set seeing a 2nd edition volume. To phrase our own blog:
" In 1984 the set was released AGAIN with an edition of 1,000 and a loco with a red steam chest. This edition was cataloged in the 1984 catalog on page 14. Why? That will remain an LGB mystery. That edition was RARE and was hard to find, even for your Famous Klaus. We tracked it down on Hattons Model Railways in the UK:
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| LGB 1981 - 2 Courtesy of hattons.co.uk |
As our dearest readers might remember, 1984 was also the year when the first LGB Clubs sprang to life in the USA and their success was phenomenal. That input into their profit situation was aboon for LGB and their thank-you mirrored in the LGB 20301 MF for Marshall Fields. The LGB Club Chicago had quite a lot of links to the major department store. An edition volume of 500 (!!) speaks volume of the ties that bound.
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| LGB 20301 MF - Courtesy of picclick.com |
The set came with a transformer and 4 figurines. The engine was either an LGB 2010 or 2020 base model. An additional passenger car was also available. It was a USA special and not sold in Germany nor Europe.
LGB was right at it with another STAINZ set for the VEDES group, the German toy store association. The LGB 20501:
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| LGB 20501 - Courtesy of Only Trains |
The set was sold as a US special as well as in Germany and Europe. Edition is unknown. LGB used the item number 20501 also on another set featuring the LGB 2076.
The next specialty set was made for MC Modellbahn Center - one of the big LGB retail stores/dealers in Western Germany. The store is still in operation today!. Edition volume was 600, the train set celebrated the "Pinzgauer RR", the blue car labeled w/PNZGA SCHENKE, the green car labeled "Zell a.See - Krimml"
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| LGB 20520 - Courtesy of Grootspoor.com |
The set is still available today and grootspoor currently (August 2021) advertises it for EU 299.00 (approx. US$ 356.00)
The nexStainz set was LGB 20522, another retail-dealer special, this one for the German association of "Freizeit-Hobby-Spiel" (Leisure Time, Hobby, Play). The set included either a 2010 or a 2020
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| LGB 20522 - Courtesy of grootspoor.com |
At the time of writing this set is also available at Grootspoor for EU 299.99 or about US$ 356.00. Edition volume is unknown.
And just in time for Christmas LGB cooperated with another Nuremberg Specialty manufacturer the gingerbread maker "Schmidt Lebkuchen". The LGB 20526 edition was limited to 1,000:
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| LGB 20526 complete set - Courtesy of Only Trains |
Sales were exclusively operated through the Schmidt bakery.
++++++++++++++++++++++ to be continued............
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