Ralph,

it seems great minds think alike.


I was just in a Conrad retail store a few days ago. A few things I learned. The german website (www.conrad.de) seems to be more extensive than say the UK site. They also have a business catalog, which is two very large very heavy books full of all kinds of stuff. This has it's own website at www.conrad.biz This is really useful for some of the tools that modelers may find handy. There is stuff here not listed in the regular catalog.

They also have a Conrad Electronic catalog. The store was filled with all kinds of electronic parts. In addition they have 300+ page Conrad Modellbahn 2010/2011 catalog available in the stores, and for purchase. My copy was free because I purchased some items.

As for the light signal kits. I purchased three of them. All of them were less than €9,00 apiece.


They have a lot of do it yourself stuff, including their own branded S88 kit. I wonder how that would work with Marklin.


Regards,

Thomas

There are some exclusive items made vor Conrad.
They also had some exclusive items made by Märklin.

Märklin 37656:

Koll gives "500?" for this model (Conrad Electronic exclusive item).

The benefit for me is a full,range aimed at the UK market and a website that positively promotes Marklin, and has a good range of the little bits and bats that you find you need, and to add to it the delivery box is a very hand bit of plastic storage.

Not all the loco prices are keen, but I can't easily find most of the accessories , and when I go to mainland Europe I tend to but locos not small bits..

Thanks for the tips about the German Conrad having more than the UK. I will go and have a look. The only time I felt that they were selling some inferior items was a computer sound system. Either I have a bass there is no stereo and it I want stereo, I have to have no bass. I wrote a stinking review about the item.

Chris.