BR38  

Available in DR (Deutsche Reichsbahn), and DB (Deutsche Bundesbahn) version.

All kits have sold out. Only a few Factory assembled locomotives left.

Pictured below : BR 38 DB version (Deutsche Bundesbahn) with "Witte" smoke deflectors.

History:In 1906 the ministry of railways ordered ten superheated 4-6-0 locomotives which became known as the P8. The boiler was well designed and the P8's could maintain a max. speed of 100km/h. The good reputation of the P8 became well known throughout Germany. The KPEV purchased a total of 3370 units. More than 3000 P8's were in use by the Reichsbahn (DR) and became designated BR38's before WW2. As many as 300 were still in service after WW2 between the DR and DB. The Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) installed Witte smoke deflectors and many of them received tub tenders. Some BR38's remained in service until 1968 in East Germany.

Pictured below the Aster BR38 DB version (Deutsche Bundesbahn) with optional tub tender

Specifications for Aster BR 38 

Scale /Gauge : 1/32 , 45mm, Gauge 1. Weight: 5.6kg, (Engine 4.0kg, Tender 1.6kg). Length 588mm.

Width: 98mm, Hight: 142mm, Wheel arrangement: 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler. Driver diameter: 54mm.

Engine: 2 Cylinder with slide valve, Bore 13mm, Stroke 20mm, Valve Gear: Waelscherts, valve travel 6mm

Cut-Off 75%, Boiler Type: Smoke tube boiler, Water capacity: 240cc @ 70% full,  Working pressure: 3-4kg/cm.

Boiler fittings: Regulator valve, Blower valve, Water glass, Pressure gauge, Axle driven feed water pump,

Fuel : Denatured alcohol. Fuel capacity: 170cc. Minimum turning radius: 2.0 meter

Total production:  BR38 - 300x

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Left picture shows  BR 38 1182 as used by the German Reichsbahn, and  to the right BR 38 2383 as operated by the Bundesbahn with "Witte" smoke deflectors. 2383 is preserved at the Steam Locomotive Museum in Neumarkt- Oberfranken Germany.