Fulgurex was created in 1947 as a specialized
model train shop located in
Lausanne,
Switzerland by Count
Antonio Giansanti Coluzzi, a tin plate train collector and the official distributor of the VB brand in Switzerland. In 1962, in collaboration with
Tenshodo, Fulgurex started to produce its own brass models. The first was a
141 R steam engine, reproduced in
H0 scale. In 1967, it launched its first model in
O scale, followed by
1 gauge in 1970, then
N scale in 1983. In the 1970s Fulgurex produced 1/12 scale models of the
Mercedes-Benz SSKL and
Bentley 8 Litre. A prototype of a
Bugatti Type 59 was created but was never put into production because of the high price, which at the time was about US$895 ($ in dollars). == References ==