The Insider catalogue will delivery from End of October, I got reply from Marklin two weeks ago.

It would be sad if it was not being shipped with the logo.
I've pre-ordered this from Mike at Westend trains for my girls, if possible, this christmas.

I want them to have something nice that they can use on the carpet without Daddy's supervision.

Any more details on the logo situation please inform.

Paul, Could it not be that the logos were to be separately applied?

- Mark

attached is the image with the logo.

They didn't call their Orient Express "Orient Express" coz they didn't have a license. I presume it's the same here.
I have a small green shunter - FRET colours, but no FRET name. Same issue, I presume.

The #37791 is called "THALYS PBKA" - and it comes with logo. They do use the name - if they have the right to do so.

The DB logo at the sides is also missing. The train visible on Märklin TV episode 54 has logos at the front and at the sides.

Another sad example of "What you get is not what you see in the catalogue".

Mark,

Let us just wait for the upgraded version to appear on the market,saves us a lot of effort.

Paul.

Thanks for the comment Jeehring.
I am wondering if Thayls might not want to have given copyright permission after the complaints with the big boys verision of the Thalys, were bogies were falling out, etc. Any chance of that?

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Well gentlemen,
Our pre-ordered "My World" Belgian Red Train—not yet converted to Thalys—did arrive.

Now I want to find a way to make some decals for it.
It should not be too difficult to make some simple decals that match the "My World" styling of the model.
Does anyone know a service that would be willing to do this for personal use?

I also noticed that the C-track in this set is darker than my C-track.
Did mine fade in colour, or do various lots come in different colour?

Any help on the decal issue would be welcome.

I also posted the photo of the explanation of track seperation and connection.
Since I had some rather brittle connectors that snapped when I tried to pull side-ways, I was wondering how helpful this bit of photo instruction really is.
Does anyone separate their C-track "sideways" as a rule, especially after having had some corners broken? I guess that is OT, and worth another post.

Posting the photos below:
- Mark

Edited by user 01 December 2012 17:58:45(UTC)  | Reason: Clarification on question of separating C-track sideways...

Hi Mark,

Nice Set.

Ian.

Hi!
When were the tracks made?
It's a known problem with tracks made 2001 and earlier (production month is indicated in the track bed).

I had no problems with newer tracks disconnected properly.
My tracks have been used for about 60 club meetings - and only one track connector broke of (presumably because of bending the tracks upwards, not downwards to disconnect them).

Surely C track is not indestructible, but it's a very good choice for floor layouts. And children can learn how to disconnect them properly.

Thanks so much for the tip on the decals George.
So the paper would work great for the lettering and numbers on the side.
I could print out Thalys with the correct font and spacing.... but the logo on the nose of the women's head, does not seem possible by decal unless there is another service I encounter.

Any other suggestions out there, gentlemen?

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Thanks for the comments Ian, Paul and Tom!

Very nice video of the Thalys in Köln, Paul, thanks for sharing!

Tom, I will check the dates. I did notice some tracks were the 24xxx and some without the 24.
Sad that these are brittle, since I wanted to have the girls to use them. I guess buying second-hand seems always to have a catch.

I will try to teach them to separate with only the lifting upward method, or not give them the older track for the time being.
The "alpha track" didn't have any problems with breakage.

Love live the Mädchen-Carpet-Eisenbahn!

- Mark