Thanks for the reply Dusan,

I may have to give them a try.

I tend to be very loyal to my local dealer. We are good friends and I tend to buy my new items from him. I also having been doing LGB repairs fro him for the last 15 years or so. Just beginning to look at simple Marklin repairs. I have also built a couple of simple layouts for some customers (different scales) and we are talking about doing more of them. And when items are available in limited quantities, like this past years UP F7, Wabash, 3 loco Bavarian set, and the US freight car set, I usually have first shot at them.

That having been said, I am concerned about how Walthers sets the retail prices here in the US. When I look at the Marklin retail prices in euros , subtract the VAT, and do a conversion, the Walthers retail prices just seem too high. Last year they seemed to be about 150% of the euro retail price (if an item was 600 euro, Walthers had the retail price at around $900, my thinking is that it should be closer to $650) I know they have shipping costs and overhead, but they do carry a lot of different lines to prorate the overhead. Plus, as a distributor supposedly serving the North American dealers, I would think they would get a decent discount from Marklin. Which brings up an interesting question ... are there any other Marklin distributors in the world or does everyone else buy direct from Marklin?

I currently am waiting to see what Walthers retail prices are this year. When I saw that web sight and did a conversion after taking off the VAT, even adding shipping made it a great price for those new items. Hopefully Walthers will have some reasonable retail prices this year (BTW, my dealer does discount from those retail prices) otherwise I think I am going to send out some letters to Walthers and Marklin ... as if that will do any good!! LOL!!

Thanks again!!

Robert

Prices are so absurd and outrageous

It has the same technical standard with a sound decoder and the only different is the color design Rc 37418 with target price € 279,95.

In Germany € 210 and the local webshop in Sweden € 267, then we have the traders that made ther own two model later this year will charge € 324 each

It is a profit of € 114 someone sings plastic is fantastic..... it is obvious.

I would say that Märklin is involved to put their dealers out of business by letting someone make small series

Hi!
The catalogue 2011/2012 contains all items announced in 2011.
The catalogue 2012/2013 will contain all items announced in 2012.

The new items brochure published last week/this week (192 pages IIRC) contains mostly items you will not find in the 2011/2012 catalogue.

"Yearbook 2011" would be a better name IMHO.
They need a catalogue in November that shows the items available for Christmas.
It's a no-win situation. Now the 2011/2012 includes the 2011 trade fair new items, but some of them may already be sold out while others will come after Xmas.
If they included the 2012 trade fair new items in it, people will see items what will come for Xmas 2012 or even in 2013. So either way there will be some disappointment - cannot avoid that with an annual catalogue.

I hope you're not too disappointed. A catalogue is a good reference for all the track pieces, spare parts, &c.
The 2012 new items brochure comes for free (also available as PDF for free download).
Catalogues are sold only, no free PDFs.

I was really keen on the 37811 new BR50. Then I realised that unlike the 37810 model, it does not have sound:(
How frustrating.

I could do that. Or I am thinking I can just buy the trix version and just install a sound decoder.
Alternatively I could find someone who wants the 37810 version without sound and so a swap as you suggest.

Any news on 2012 toy fair locomotive?

I never see this Katalog
Thank you very much

Thanks !!! I like the new items for the Netherlands. I just ordered the full-sound DDM-set (with 1700-locomotive) and the NS 1201 (special edition).



Maikel (RMW)

No, Brandon - there been several liveries (green, red, silver) in the recent past.

Marklin database GG-1.

37490 Electric Locomotive. (Typ GG-1 (PRR) - 2005
37491 Electric Locomotive. (Typ GG-1 USA) - 2006
37492 Electric Locomotive. (Type GG-1 PRR) - 2007
29490 "American" Digital Starter Set 230 Volts. (Type GG-1 PRR + 7 Güterwagen) - 2008

Warranty is a problem.

Thanks, And it said double pack BR85.

Similer to 39021 but wait and see.

We had 37490,37491,37492 and 29490 starter set,so this is the fifth edition.

Looks good - very similar to 39021.
Motor: Glockenanker-type

Viessmann is the way to go Steven

Strange choice! Will they do one with and one without smoke deflectors?

It would make more sense to do one era II and one era III, I think.

Yeah, But will have to wait until Summer new items.

Cheap year for me - thankfully

I do wonder though, will we ever see the extension car with red tail lights (to the 43290 "Mercur" car set) that "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" promised would come ...

What is this about? I own this set and actually installed some 3rd party rear tail lanterns to the set... looks/works great. They were Viessman lanterns iirc.

I notice the 37994 Big boy fitting with smoke deflectors.

When will be available the summer new items 2012 list?

Yup, always loved my Junior Engineer and Meccano sets when I was a kid (along with Marklin as well).


Guess I'll find out tomorrow, BB is due to arrive then!