Delivery has begun

Have you seen the actual 37755?

It´s same light poles.
It´s too long,so light dryers come up short.

Perhaps a possible solution, tin foil

I would venture a guess that high gloss white or silver paint, directly onto the plastic leads, would be the most likely solutions. Provided that the paint, which are used, do not chemically attack the plastic surface!

How bout a close up picture of the wheels while the rest of us wait patiently for the shipments to get processed.

Regards

Nr. 009/550

Good advice, Marius.
Some years ago I painted a light guide with Humbrol paint. The paint attacked the plastic, making a very rough surface. the rough surface very efficiently absorbed most of the light so practically nothing came out at the end of the light guide.

Yes don’t use any paint on the leads it damage plastic reflect and tin foil can always be remove

Nr. 004/550

SJ Dm3 976-977-978 Märklin 37755

Edited by user 14 March 2014 08:41:43(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Hi,

I've just noticed the Roco DM 3 I've got has the same loco numbers as the Märklin model ( 976, 977, 978) but there are some noticeable differences, e.g. Pantographs and lights. the only explanation I could come up with they may have altered the lights or pantographs.

https://www.marklin-user...tion--DC.aspx#post449896

John

Starting in 1979, continuing through the early 1980ies all Dm3 were modernized. They were given the same Marshall lights used on SJ class Rc engines, the cab door on the driver's side was removed and a new door mounted in the engine room. I don't know if the pantographs have been changed. At least from these photos they look the same to me, only that in the more recent photo it is red. On the other hand it could be that Roco isn't using a prototypically correct pantograph.

The door was moved because having the door just behind the back of the driver was not too comfortable in winter since there could be a draught since no door would be hundred percent airtight and if teperature outside is -40 C (and it is close to -40 F as well) it cannot have been too pleasant with that cool draught.

Delivery photo of Dm 978-Dm3 977-Dm 976:



The modifications can be seen on this picture:

There is only one shop who has this as it's a special model ordered specifically for this shop, 550 units...

http://www.modellhobby.se/

I have #227, and I am a bit envious of klarinettmeister who got #009....


But the more modern 37753 as shown in the SoCal video is available from any shop...


Even the "cab communication" sound is in Swedish, so it's fully understandable...

One thing that is wrong with the model is that it used the small air tanks

Seems also like M turn the air tanks in the wrong direction on "Dm3" center section.



It should have been the bigger as EL12 has....

In a separate envelope (A4 printout) among the the other shop material sent with the lok.

I think the size of the air tanks seems correct in scale 1:87.
The air tanks was not so big in the earlier time.

If you checkout delivery picture it should have same type like El12

You have right Jonas!
The tanks on the Märklins new Dm3 is to small.
And pantographs must be with light gray color,not metallic!

Hmmm...

12 and 15mm



All five long insulators is totally wrong and they should have used small one

Edited by user 06 April 2014 10:40:45(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

this is what the electrical fittings look like on my Roco model, so far the difference length is concerned 12mm-15mm it looks the same on this model but will measure it today. the measurements are: left hand side = 15mm, the grills = 80mm, right hand side = 12mm, the distance of the Roco model are reversed (Märklin 12mm-15mm)

if we are talking about the middle part is wrongly assembled, e.g. air tanks we may also look at the window figuration when you look closely the whole housing should be the other way around but this is to say, is the Roco model right ?
When you look at the Roco model, the roof grills line up about in the middle of the window below whereas the Märklin model lines up at the end of the window.
maybe because of the different length (12mm + 15mm) the roof grill is not in the right position ?

so something has gone wrong when they've designed the loco housing they may the used the wrong mirror image ? Roco or Märklin

its either the Roco or the Märklin model is wrong, with the prototype photo you can't tell the distance of the roof grill or the distance compared with the window below or from the edge to the roof grill.
Nobody has complained so far I'm aware of regarding the Roco model but this isn't to say they've got it wrong but looking at the high powered wires and the arrangement one has to start thinking did they (Märklin) got it completely wrong, it just doesn't look right.

the air tanks seem to be the obvious ones and it looks like nobody had any instructions how they should be fitted but I wonder whether or not they can be fitted in the right way ?
You know what is going to happen, if Märklin admits they have been fitted wrongly, please send the whole loco back and we'll 'll fix it. Like to see the freight + insurance cost, there could be a few unhappy customers or they just leave it as it is.
the end result is one has been made aware of it but will you spend more money on it to rectify it ? you have to be careful with these limited editions, it may be in its true form, a very limited edition, another limited edition with the air tank pipes being fitted properly or another model with different numbers and air tanks pipes being fitted properly ?

this is where some modelers drift away from other modelers, some would say, it doesn't bother me and others say I'm paying top dollars for a model and this is what I'm getting especially looking closer and comparing it with a prototype and you have to start assuming have they ever seen the prototype or is it just from photos and plans ?

John

Feels not acceptable in 2014 to pass a "special model" where the dealer shows delivery picture of 1960 and then hocus pocus delivers something so wrong and then don’t respond with some reason


Save what can be saved so write to service(a)maerklin.de

No response from either the dealer or M

It seems better to hide Their Heads in the sand

Watch Märklin here you have something that also resembles something real



It may be able to paint the details on the roof instead

My experience with the Service is, that for such fundamental issues, it is better to write to the Management of Märklin. They respond to my Mails very quick and frienldy and on a higher information level then the service did.

Therefore, try the management, they all have Email following this chema:

surname.familyname@maerklin.de

e.g.
Wolfrad Bächle (Technik)
wolfrad.baechle@maerklin.de

Florian Sieber (Sales and Marketing)
florian.siebers@maerklin.de

Martin Lingens (Development)
martin.lingens@maerklin.de

Good luck, I think, Maerklin should exchange/modify this real fundamental mistake.

Better picture how the roof details should have been designed on Dm3



Hope their promise to correct this on future models

It says, redo, and make 900 series right