Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! According to the NZG website, Gerhard Schmid and Betty Hauer started NZG Modelle in 1968 (see also Force 1990, 193), when shop was set up in the second floor of a furniture company. The business soon moved to a 10,000 Sq. ft. site at Sigmundstraße industrial estate. The first model produced was a Weserhutte wheeled crane, in that year. By 1974, at least 30 models were in the NZG range (Sinclair's 1974). Since then over 700 different models have been produced and the company makes over 400,000 models a year.