48112 Museumwagon arrive from mailing today.

Looks good, Stephen!

Thanks, Ray.

Very nice coaches Stephen !
Regards
Joël

Lovely, Joel.

Hi Stephen,

Very nice.

Ian.

Hi all,

4 new coaches.

Ian.



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Hi Kimball,

I remember it as it was yesterday...
...about ten years ago there:
http://www.vendee-vapeur.fr/fr/balades-en-train/train-a-vapeur/


Regards
Joël

Hi Joël,

Thanks.

Ian.

Hi Ray,

Would that be any good for the Euro Lottery

A couple of million euro's would be handy to get the new layout started....sorry finished.

Ian.

Dave, NZ, (bigdaddy)

You've posted the locos in the 2011 edition so we can't comment on it in there.

Anyhow, these loco you've received look fantastic, did you buy them at a discount ?

Ian, these carriages (4) are they for the Norwegian Railways ?

John

Yes nice set Ian, I looked them up in Kolls John, they are all DRG

Dear All,

I confess I am cheating, these items were left under the tree by Santa, but seems we have moved on from the 2011 thread and so I will post here;


Märklin 42269 Eilzugwagenset mit Silberlinge


A nice set of Alcohol themed box cars



00792 Personen Nahverkehr Set

BR

Glenn

Ray,

I was very lucky this year, but last year there was no Marklin

It would be nice to run the 00792 as a complete train and I might do it just to make a video for the Forum (Ian we could do this in February if you are in agreement), but on a regular basis you would need some rather long platforms !!!

During previous discussions in the Forum, I had said that in designing my new layout I am going to work on an operating length for passenger consists of six coaches, otherwise it is my thinking that things become too long.

The 00792 set has 20 coaches representing four different home bases, and so that would say each train could (should) be around five coaches long. I am sure someone will be able to confirm this.

Ray my biggest problem is I have no layout, as you can see from the photos I was (the FD made me pack it away after Christmas) operating a carpet-bahn, which does not have the same fun-value. I got a nice size garage no to hopefully develop this year, fingers crossed.

BR

Glenn

Four 5-coach trains makes a lot of sense, Glenn!

Good luck with your garage layout! I used to rely on a carpetbahn too, a few years ago, but now I have my layout. It may be small, but it means I can run trains at a moments notice.

It is a hugh rolling stock, Glenn.

These arrived last week, but I've only just taken some photos:



as seen in the Insider 2011-05 (Advertising Models), from Rheingold Tokyo, a Märklin dealer in Tokyo.

It (がんばろう！ 日本) translates (roughly) as "Do your best, Japan!" One assumes it is a "motivational" slogan after the earthquake/tsunami ordeal they went through.

Hi Damon,

Great wagons.

Ian.

Thanks. A bit offtopic, but is there a trick to removing and installing NEM couplers? It seems to require way too much force to safely do it on some of these wagons.

Hi Glen,

Are you now looking for the other Tisserand set?It is catalogue number 844000, Koll's 92002and the wagons are decorated for Edel Kirsch, Coolmint,, Banane and Orange Sun.

Bob M.

I think you mean Glenn, Bob, one small "n" and your half the world away
Anyway Glenn what is that Kiwi-Kiwi liquor if that's what it is, on the first wagon in your set. Maybe something made from Kiwi Fruit in Europe ??

Very nice, Damon.

Super Japanese wagons, Damon
Wonderful sets, Glenn
Very nice freight cars Elukka,
Great coaches, Glen

For me a second 4029 in its original green box.
In really great condition.
And I was happily surprised that it was
another construction than my previous 4029.

You can see the differences between them
in the last picture.
The old one has a grey roof and "deep" windows,
the new one has a grey roof on top
and gently fading to black on both sides.
The windows are different and closer to the sides.
Great !

Regards
Joël

Bob,

I did not know there was another set, I really must get a copy of Kroll, even an older version just so I know what is out there. Thanks for letting me know and yes I would be interested if one was available, within the budget of the FD of course

BR

Glenn

Spot on Bob

Kiwi Kiwi liquor ?????
Apricot Brandy
William poivre (Pear William)
Curaceo Blue as the mixer

The more I think about it (Glen in NZ) the more it could be dutch in original as they have Bols and De Kuper

BR

Glenn