Hi all!

Today I recieved another loco. It was the limited 30430 Nostalgia model of the swedish RC.


30430 RC3 1016 SJ

Length - 1760 mm.

Locomotive:
Sounds - Fan noise (hidden), horn.
Decoder + Motor = MFX with high-efficiency propulsion.
Detailment - No Issue on C-tracks.
Childen? - Age 6 and over.
Couplings – NEM with close couplers included. Coupler hooks installed.
Headlight? - 4
Loco body - Plastic.
6021 address coding - 10.
60212/3/4/5 Name at factory - RC3 1016 SJ
Traction Tyres? - Four.

Functions
F0 Headlight.
F2 Sound effect: Operating sounds. (Hidden)
F3 Sound effect: Horn.
F4 ABV.

Introduction:

This loco was presented as Super-news for Sweden last year and supposed to only be sold by Tåg och Hobby and Lenis lek och Hobby. No one knew what it was until end of January 2011. It was the 30430; a nostalgia loco of the old 3043 but with a new road number and with mFX. It´s a hefty price tag at 288 Euros. Is it worth it? It´s up to you!

Technical:

The loco is basically the loco from the 26726 loco, but with decoder from the 37416. That means that Märklin has only announced this loco with horn sound, but there´s actually a hidden operating sound which can be accessed by mapping AUX2 to a free function output. Strangely Märklin calls the loco "RC3 1016 SJ" even though it was rebuilt as an RC1. Propably it´s because Märklin used the same decoder as in 37416, which is called "RC3 1057 SJ" in the loco list.

Appearance:

The model is still presented in length scale 1:100 and represents the first paint scheme of orange/blue. The prototype is currently owned by Green Cargo. Some of the detailing is still wrong. The loco has the old style pantographs and looks alot like the old 7218. Nice paint job, except a scratch in one of the fronts on my loco.

Accessories:

2 short couplers are included, nothing more.

Summary:

An ok loco, you won´t drop your jaw when looking at it. If you´re to buy it, remember it´s a nostalgia loco and should look like the 3043 with some internal upgrades. Strange that the operating sounds are hidden just like on the 37416. I bought mine beause I own all Märklin RC-locos but the silver RC5-repaint and RC 1018 and RC1 1018.

Here are some pictures. There are better pictures on Tåg och hobby.

Thanks for the review, David!

Always liked this loco. I plan to get an original 3043 and convert it to digital myself.

It doesn't really make a big difference in price whether it is diecast or plastic for the body.The engine is made for that shop in Lulea, so either you like it or leave it. I wonder why someone orders a colorsceme that can be found everywhere inside and outside Sweden. 3043 is not rare at all. Buy a 3043 and put in an ESU Loksound- it will be a wonderful engine. So why didn't he order a dark blue one or any other nice paintsceme ? There were and there are plenty of variations possible. 288.-€ and no real soundmodul is a bad offer, I agree.
Compared to the NSB 37692 the engine is overpriced like many other engines. But if the Swedes like it and he can sell them it is ok.

Thanks John!

It´s a nice addition to my collection. It´s my 14th model of the RC-loco, so now I have 4 orange/blue, 4 blue, 4 green, 1 black and 1 AMTRAK-loco.

The nostalgic box is probably cheaper than the white boxes consisting of numerous pieces. I hate the modern and costly boxes. It takes a lot of time to unpack and pack the items.

There is so much of the white stuff around us that I don't see any danger for me or my environment. I saw the engine yesterday. The pantographs are not the old ones from 1968. The package is much bigger. Nevertheless it is a nice engine.

A nice loco, but I don't see any kind of nostalgia in this model. It's just much too detailed to look nostalgic. This Rc shows what was state-of-the-art in the second half of the 1960ies, which meant detailed reproductions of a real loco in an exact scale, most often with a plastic body.

The tin plate era was over in that decade, as in the late 1950ies most manufacturers had banned tin plate models from their catalogues. The only big firm who continued tin-plate cars was Märklin, that's probably the reason why so many Märklinists connect the 1960ies with tin-plate cars and diecast locos with milk glass windows.

Regards,
Florian

That's the point my friends. We are fullfilling our childhood dreams.

Hi All

2 years ago I bought a loco with the markings RC1010. There is no other identification, not even a manufacturer name. I have even removed the body and found no identification marks on the inside either. It is an analogue loco, I have run it, and it runs very smoothly. It has a metal frame with a plastic body and four traction tyres. I was hoping someone would be able to shed some light on other manufacturers who perhaps build locos without any manufacturer markings. Unfortunately I got it without a box. Pictures are posted.

Regards,
Jay

Edited by user 16 February 2012 19:04:15(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Jay. That is the older version 3043. I´ve just checked mine and it doesn´t say anywhere who made it. RC 1010 was the first version of the loco. Then came the RC 1018 (Which was a mistypo) and later the RC1 1018. They all were sold under "3043".

It's too bad that it manages to install a decoder type that can not be upgraded with a new sound project

Strangely Rc locomotive came later after the Norwegian Di3 618 who received a better decoder.