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Offline danmarklinman  
#1 Posted : 18 November 2014 14:44:00(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Hi i have heard that Marklin have been working on digital Z. If it comes out next year, i may well get a start set. and start up with thatLOL
i use to have a large collection of Z, but ended up selling most of it to fund life and other thingsConfused
still, i have seen Marklin new HO start sets and i woundered if the start set may look like it in ZLove
Z start sets are very few and far between, there latist xmas train set is very oddConfused
Would you be temted by this HO start set in Z!!!
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Offline danmarklinman  
#2 Posted : 18 November 2014 16:11:55(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Here is my original Z layoutBigGrin

Edited by user 20 November 2014 14:06:44(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Offline ozzman  
#3 Posted : 18 November 2014 23:19:44(UTC)
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Wow! Great layout! Pity it had to go.

Modellers of the US scene have been able to buy decoders and digital controllers for a long time, but those of us who model the European scene (read DB, SBB and OBB) have only, so far as I know, had one choice for Z decoders - Velmo. At about 65 Euros each, that's the sort of thing you need to have won the lottery to be able to afford.

M* tried back in 1988, but they couldn't get around the decoder heat dissipation issue. Hopefully they will manage it this time.
Gary
Z Scale
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Offline kiwiAlan  
#4 Posted : 18 November 2014 23:50:10(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: ozzman Go to Quoted Post
Wow! Great layout! Pity it had to go.

Modellers of the US scene have been able to buy decoders and digital controllers for a long time, but those of us who model the European scene (read DB, SBB and OBB) have only, so far as I know, had one choice for Z decoders - Velmo. At about 65 Euros each, that's the sort of thing you need to have won the lottery to be able to afford.

M* tried back in 1988, but they couldn't get around the decoder heat dissipation issue. Hopefully they will manage it this time.


I thought folk in the UK had been using Digitrax decoders in Z locos.

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Offline danmarklinman  
#5 Posted : 19 November 2014 00:06:57(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: ozzman Go to Quoted Post
Wow! Great layout! Pity it had to go.

Modellers of the US scene have been able to buy decoders and digital controllers for a long time, but those of us who model the European scene (read DB, SBB and OBB) have only, so far as I know, had one choice for Z decoders - Velmo. At about 65 Euros each, that's the sort of thing you need to have won the lottery to be able to afford.

M* tried back in 1988, but they couldn't get around the decoder heat dissipation issue. Hopefully they will manage it this time.


Hi thanks. I believe it will be Velmo, but I can't be sure, we will see!!
Here one more pic of my old layout.
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Offline ozzman  
#6 Posted : 19 November 2014 02:25:26(UTC)
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Very nice layout. Did you actually run electric locos off the catenary?
Gary
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Offline Loadmaster  
#7 Posted : 19 November 2014 06:58:42(UTC)
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WOW, I really like your layout. Do you have any pictures of the back?

Rob
HOac and Z scale running SBB/BLS Era IV-V
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Offline danmarklinman  
#8 Posted : 19 November 2014 09:25:55(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Originally Posted by: ozzman Go to Quoted Post
Very nice layout. Did you actually run electric locos off the catenary?


Yes, I used the overhead to full effect. Although I used both pantographs to collect the current. It was very reliable. I was keen to have my trains running at a scale speed, not like a TGV!!
Here is anther picture!
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Offline danmarklinman  
#9 Posted : 19 November 2014 09:28:50(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Loadmaster Go to Quoted Post
WOW, I really like your layout. Do you have any pictures of the back?

Rob


This is the only one on my phone at the moment, I will find some old pics to scan later.
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Offline RayF  
#10 Posted : 19 November 2014 11:43:14(UTC)
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Great looking layout! ThumpUp

Shows how much you can fit in a small space!
Ray
Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways
Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.
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Offline Wal  
#11 Posted : 19 November 2014 12:10:19(UTC)
Wal

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Thanks for sharing the great layout pics.

As a Z'er here's hoping that a M retry at digital Z is successful and leads to a greater range of products. Hopefully it will inspire the model suppliers and others to re-evaluate the Z market and release more range of products too. As one who uses Velmo decoders I know how reliable they are and how more true to scale speed trains run.

Cheers,

Wal
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Offline danmarklinman  
#12 Posted : 19 November 2014 14:57:16(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Originally Posted by: Wal Go to Quoted Post
Thanks for sharing the great layout pics.

As a Z'er here's hoping that a M retry at digital Z is successful and leads to a greater range of products. Hopefully it will inspire the model suppliers and others to re-evaluate the Z market and release more range of products too. As one who uses Velmo decoders I know how reliable they are and how more true to scale speed trains run.

Cheers,

Wal


Marklin Z did very well in my region in the UK, as we had two stockist of Z, unfortunately one owner sold his business to someone else who then turned it into just selling military kits, who then went bust!! The other is still going, but is mostly mail order!!! So Marklin lost it's shop window. Marklin Z did do well dispite this, with a few layouts doing the exerbition circuit, it gets noticed!! HO is non existent compared to Z in the UK.
Marklin have had to retool all there steam locos, which is there biggist sale area in Z. All of the steamers were tooled in the mid 70s and are out of date with today's standards.
Digital Z is a must if I am to start with it again. As long as the decoders have load compensation and braking delay. MFX would be nice as well as sound, but perhaps that is just a little to far!!
We will have to see in 2015, what if any they are planning. Cheers Dan

Edited by user 19 November 2014 20:11:39(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Offline danmarklinman  
#13 Posted : 19 November 2014 20:13:33(UTC)
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More pics
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Offline ozzman  
#14 Posted : 19 November 2014 22:37:09(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: danmarklinman Go to Quoted Post
More pics


Thanks for the great photos. I am very impressed!

A question about the catenary: how did you get it be curved, and stay that way? I tried once, wrapping it around a large Milo tin, but it didn't want to stay curved.
Gary
Z Scale
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Offline danmarklinman  
#15 Posted : 19 November 2014 23:18:31(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Originally Posted by: ozzman Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: danmarklinman Go to Quoted Post
More pics


Thanks for the great photos. I am very impressed!

A question about the catenary: how did you get it be curved, and stay that way? I tried once, wrapping it around a large Milo tin, but it didn't want to stay curved.


Hi I just bent it a little at a time. It stayed put.
Marklin and Piko era 4 SNCB , Marklin wagons
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Offline danmarklinman  
#16 Posted : 20 November 2014 08:29:29(UTC)
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Check out the mountain biker in the middle of the picture!!
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Offline cookee_nz  
#17 Posted : 20 November 2014 08:54:20(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: danmarklinman Go to Quoted Post
Check out the mountain biker in the middle of the picture!!


Hi Dan, great topic and photos.

But.... BigGrin ... Can you please look into reducing the size of your images before uploading? - most recommendations are to set your camera to a higher resolution because then you have a good original to play and can always reduce but if you set your camera settings lower, then you get reduced size but also at the risk of losing quality when you need it.

If you do not have any specific image editing software there are online tools that will do it, or simply use MS Paint (if you use Windows) to re-save the image with higher compression and if necessary also reduce the dimensions.

I for one prefer to see images displayed in the topic rather than having to download, save and open each one, and there's also the factor of keeping the file-size low for those on limited data plans or using mobile devices.

Cheers

Steve
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Offline AshleyH  
#18 Posted : 20 November 2014 13:17:34(UTC)
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Dan,

Did you ever exhibit this at the Brokenhurst show in Hampshire?
I am guessing about 14 years ago, it just looks very similar to the layout that inspired me and my wife to start with Marklin.

Ashley
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Offline danmarklinman  
#19 Posted : 20 November 2014 14:19:48(UTC)
danmarklinman

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Originally Posted by: AshleyH Go to Quoted Post
Dan,

Did you ever exhibit this at the Brokenhurst show in Hampshire?
I am guessing about 14 years ago, it just looks very similar to the layout that inspired me and my wife to start with Marklin.

Ashley


Yes you are right. And if i did inspire you, i am very pleased to hear itBigGrin cheers
Sadly the layout and most of my Z ,apart from one or two bits got sold. I now have a almost completed HO marklin French layout. Which is small, but like the Z i built is cramned with detail!
But i mis the Z very much and plan to get back into it, once a ood start set comes out, which i like.

Diseaux as i called it, was exsibited for about four years before i became a dadLove then life took over!!
It got sold to someone in the UK, who never kept in touch. so i have no idear if it is still in one piece or got broken up.

I have big plans for my next Z, hopefully it will inspire more to Build with MarklinBigGrin
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Offline hxmiesa  
#20 Posted : 21 November 2014 12:55:43(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: danmarklinman Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: AshleyH Go to Quoted Post
Dan,
Did you ever exhibit this at the Brokenhurst show in Hampshire?
I am guessing about 14 years ago, it just looks very similar to the layout that inspired me and my wife to start with Marklin.
Ashley

Yes you are right. And if i did inspire you, i am very pleased to hear itBigGrin cheers

Wow! That´s a very inspiring story! Thumbs up to both of you!

Best regards
Henrik Hoexbroe ("The Dane In Spain")
http://hoexbroe.tripod.com
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