Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 38 passenger locomotive with a type 2´2´T21,5 box-style tender, with small Wagner smoke deflectors. The locomotive looks as it did in Era IIIa around 1952.

Model: This is a reworked model with a motor with a bell-shaped armature. The locomotive has triple headlights with warm white LED lighting, fine detailing with an imitation of the brakes, rail clearance devices, enlarged buffer plates, fully working valve gear, and an extensive paint scheme. All driving axles powered. Length over the buffers 89 mm / 3-1/2".