Yesterday I received the 4415.563 as a gift from my MMR dealer.

Very happy!

Or maybe I spend too much money there?

Together with the CS2 software version 2.5. can locos with this decoder (3 difficulty levels) are driven alongside the standard operation mode in the cab. Looks very interesting. Here is the cab of the locomotive in the display of the CS2 is there and ready to operate as SIFA incl.

Hi,

got hold of the 3'rd wagon in the series, 4415.565:

The German side reads "Faszination."


The English side has the text "Fascination."


^__^
MikeK

Makes a nice Xmas present for children (CS2 plus mfx+ loco, RRP €800 + €300 (without power supply)).

I presume a CS2 won't be able to handle live feeds. This may work on smartphones though.
Märklin's last H0 camera train had a RRP of €1000.

That'll attract younger rail roaders - mainly golden agers that are young at heart. Not real teenagers that were born with a plastic spoon in their mouth.

I was not really suprise what Marklin did talking about technology.
It´s more for grownup people with those toys from Marklin.
However...still not suprised!

May I quote my young fellow countryman from Joe's thread: "The next generation Marklinists?";https://www.marklin-users.net/forum/yaf_postst25509_The-next-generation-Marklinists.aspx

"I remember being told by others at school that "having a train set" was a hobby for "old men" or "little kids". Infact I was given a joke book and even there we don't escape ridicule. It read:

"Q. What do model trains and breasts have in common?
A. They're designed for children but usually men end up playing with them"


pardon me

The Roco Z21 system allready has live camera feeds from a camera equiped Lok displayed in the windscreen of their live cab display see;

from about 4.10

Obviously too hard to do on the CS2 screen but as a new main Station App, I don't see why not and in fact for discering youngsters it could make the difference, and Marklin must implement it, how often do we see threads, and ruggedly made videos about/with cameras on trains on this forum. There is so obviously a demand for it at a reasonable price ! Then watch the values of those old camera wagons crash The Camera just needs to feed over WiFi, easy ! See Roco Camera Lok, and Sony Action Cam

And if above I bring sxx to the thread, well look at Roco's brochure, and then see them (the nice ladies), but all wearing Lokfuhrer's uniforms, all over Roco's stand at Nuremberg. Smart idea and smart marketing I thought, but of course maybe it's the British influence on the company
(with no disrespect of Marklin's "conservative family values' )

Regarding MFX+ I can understand that Ecos owners could feel some frustration... ...It's only games...

About Z1 ,yes, the LOk-camera system exists at the spielwarren fair and was broadcasted on the web....but concretely have you bought the camera equipped Lok in shops or by mail order ?
Announcement doesn't mean availability...
Yes, round about 2008, Marklin already has been making some Lok models with camera and wifi connection through special glasses...

About Marklin : the new mfx+ decoder with concrete functions is now unique in MRR world and should give fun & realism to our layouts....The system is right now available on the market... And I bet you now that it is only the first step of something more complete that will appear in the future with total compatibility & synergy with the CS2...

With CS2, Markliners always get an advantage : beside their iTabs or Smartphones they have a complete central unit + one more screen at their disposal...On which they don't need to verify wether batteries are charged or not.. .

(remember some Marklin announcements about Marklin community, less than 2 years ago, they just said that it was too soon to talk about it...)

It´s getting closer and closer to look like PC-games with cab control...!!!

Davy, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet

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