1,456 pages of LGG goodness. OK, so it's all in German and my German isn't up to some of the technical jargon used, but there's always google translate. Layout and indexing can be a bit idiosyncratic and whilst it is fairly easy to find something from the reference number, if I want to find say all the German U class models made by LGB then there isn't an easy way to do that. RRP and a guide to secondhand prices are given where possible.
The following is a fairly typical page - pictures on the left and text on the right. The missing picture is a 1999 special Christmas truck for the American Market edition - code 21680. Indeed lots of the missing pictures are of special items, and American items and I'm surprised that there wasn't an American enthusiast invited on board who was able to fill in many of the gaps.
The internet is your friend and here is an LGB 21680
LGB 21680
It would be a labour of love to get an English edition published, although much of the hard work has already been done with the cataloguing and organisation and with modern (computer) publishing methods then it would much easier to insert English text than it would have been previously. After that, a searchable DVD ?
It is available in the UK form various shops but here's the link to the original German page, which has more detailed review pictures:
I keep finding myself dipping into it - the pictures help to browse, and my smattering of German goes a long way.
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