Joined: 24/04/2003(UTC)
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Location: South Florida,
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Looking for inexpensive HO AC locos and cars that will work with Marklin. Does anyone have experience running Mehano AC locos and Mehano US prototype freight and passenger cars on a Marklin system? I have a combination of M and C track. Some existing locos are analog, others are Delta. If Mehano is not recommended are there other suggestions?
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Joined: 25/07/2001(UTC)
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Hi andrews, welcome to the forum...
The Blue Tiger diesel from Mehano with sound is supposed to be quite good, but that's not of US prototype of course... I have no personal experience with Mehano, even if I have glanced at their "Thalys" set for my son for quite a while...
Other manufacturers that offer AC/Märklin digital locos are e.g. Roco and Fleischmann, but they are not as cheap as Mehano... |
Juhan - "Webmaster", at your service...
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Joined: 16/07/2002(UTC)
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Location: DeSoto (Dallas area), TX
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I just removed my Brawa GP-30 from the box last night. Cool model. (maybe i will write a review.) Runs good, has lots of fine details. Has no problems with my C-track. If you want low cost loks, try the new Piko loks at www.reynaulds.com. They have some digital loks for a very good price; the only lower prices I have seen were on eBay. There are a LOT of AC makers in Europe, some not as high-end as Marklin, but "good enough" for fun operations. |
The McLae
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 Joined: 30/08/2002(UTC) Posts: 1,288
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Hi Andrews, all, I have a list of three rail AC manufacturers on: http://peter.funck.net/favorite.htm#ACSo far, I only have Märklin and one HAG... <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle> |
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Joined: 10/03/2002(UTC)
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Hi!
I also got interested in Mehano due to recent discussions and also would like to hear from owners.
Re Piko Hobby locos: I had the opportunity to (briefly) look at two "Taurus" e-locos at a recent train show here. They were DC locos, though, but came with (non-regulated) decoder. They felt heavy and well detailed for a low price of just over USD 70. I noticed that the front truck (plastic) had a receptacle and screw hole to mount a pick-up shoe.
Was almost tempted to buy one, but the instructions did not mention anything about retrofitting to AC. So I didn't.
The only non-Marklin loco we have is a Brawa V100 (Cow spot, ~Eur 170). Runs really well, very quiet and smooth (fly wheels will do that). Recommended.
Hans
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Hans ... Epoch I to V, M-track, IB with MS |
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Joined: 24/04/2003(UTC)
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Location: South Florida,
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Thank you for your responses. I have ordered a Mehano SD40 locomotive and 3 of the ore hopper cars to test on my layout. Perhaps in 2 to 3 weeks I can report on the results.
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Joined: 08/05/2002(UTC)
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The Mehano G2000 with sound is a superb model. Well detailed, quiet and smooth running and excellent sound.
I have three of them now plus the new ones on order. I only hope they bring out a model of the full cab version that SBB-Cargo have just ordered!!!
Chris Busby
UK Marklin Digital layout builder |
Chris Busby
UK Marklin Digital layout builder and collector. |
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