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Offline nevw  
#151 Posted : 22 February 2008 13:01:56(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by David Dewar
<br />Nev. I know we had an agreement here but it is getting very difficult. The mother in the photo is wearing a Marklin top... maybe she is not his mother !!! Who is the guy at the back ??? There is a hand appearing from the left.... Looks like a job for Miss 8 to track down another lady in red.

Thanks to Roland for the explanation and as Ron says perfect English.
There have been many things made in Hungary over the years and all seem to be fine so I dont see a problem with M stuff being made there.

Just a brief comment : I sent an email to Vollmer and had a reply in 4 hours in perfect English which was very helpful. Top marks to Vollmer.

David


Sorry David, I Could not resist, getting too stiff again. Too blatent

The woman is probably Lutz's Secretary.
Obviously a very posed Photo, taken by Lutz's personal Photographer.

NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
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Offline xxxxdown  
#152 Posted : 22 February 2008 13:47:55(UTC)
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Lutz,
as my darling husband says, you come across very stiff. We could see no problems with John Blacks Message.
Maybe you need to take a trankaliza and have a good lay down to unstiffen your mind.
I am not sure what this means but my husband says that you are a stiff as a honeymoon tackle. I guess that it is some sort of English saying.


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Offline xxxxdown  
#153 Posted : 22 February 2008 13:51:40(UTC)
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<br />Lutz,
as my darling husband says, you come across very stiff. We could see no problems with John Blacks Message.
Maybe you need to take a trankaliza and have a good lay down to unstiffen your mind.
I am not sure what this means but my husband says that you are a stiff as wedding tackle. I guess tha tit is some sort of English saying.

xnas.




OOOH I just asked my husband what he meant as stiff as Wedding tackle.
He just demonstrated.

and reminded me what happen on our wedding night. biggrin[:p]

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Offline pmgsr  
#154 Posted : 22 February 2008 14:12:03(UTC)
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hummm... from a very active reader with only a few posts, i think that something is going the wrong way on this topic...
Pedro Rosa.
Linda-a-Velha / Lisbon, Portugal.
My Layout (Marklin, C-Track, Digital)
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Offline john black  
#155 Posted : 22 February 2008 14:46:56(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by john black
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by rschaffr
<br />I have no problem with a Marklin run factory in Hungary

Me too loves the Hungarians Smile

1) They sent communism to hell Cool
2) They're cooking an Gulyas [:p] you will dream about weeks after ...

I hope no one visits a poor Southener's layout in Brooklyn. Intruders beware of Gators.
AT&SF, D&RGW, T&P, SP, WP, UP, BN, NYC, ARR, epI-III - analog & digital Marklin Classics only.
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Offline john black  
#156 Posted : 22 February 2008 14:47:56(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Hemmerich
<br />I'm proposing that Juhan removes such junk from his otherwise fine model railroad forum!
According to him it is not even desired in the NMR section ("No politics please...."). [:(!]

Now what. Calm down - easy on the brakes ... don't know what's all the fuzz about ... confused
This was just a tiny bit of conversation between Ron & me about Hungary Smile

Life is short. And at our age we should better watch for our good health Cool
As for the Gulyas - ya know what doctors say. If it tastes good spit it out biggrinbiggrinbiggrin
I hope no one visits a poor Southener's layout in Brooklyn. Intruders beware of Gators.
AT&SF, D&RGW, T&P, SP, WP, UP, BN, NYC, ARR, epI-III - analog & digital Marklin Classics only.
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Offline Armando  
#157 Posted : 22 February 2008 15:22:26(UTC)
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I totally endorse John Black's comments about the Hungarians (kuddos!) and his response to Lutz's far-fetched quote.
Best regards,
Armando García
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Offline David Dewar  
#158 Posted : 22 February 2008 17:03:31(UTC)
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Armando. Well said. I like the Hungarians they have come through hard times and they can make my Marklin anytime. (just dont get it wrong boys !! ) lol

David
Take care I like Marklin and will defend the worlds greatest model rail manufacturer.
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Offline john black  
#159 Posted : 22 February 2008 17:38:21(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by xxxxdown
<br />OOOH I just asked my husband what he meant as stiff as Wedding tackle.
He just demonstrated and reminded me what happen on our wedding night biggrin[:p]

Xnas - your hubbie is a cool man. Keep him ... biggrin[:p]Smile

I hope no one visits a poor Southener's layout in Brooklyn. Intruders beware of Gators.
AT&SF, D&RGW, T&P, SP, WP, UP, BN, NYC, ARR, epI-III - analog & digital Marklin Classics only.
CU#6021 FX-MOTOROLA DIGITAL SYSTEM. Fast as lightning and no trouble. What else ...
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Offline AshleyH  
#160 Posted : 22 February 2008 23:21:28(UTC)
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No quite sure how this previously good thread descended to this level.


Putting my cards on the table, I don't particularly mind where Marklin makes it's models. I prefer it to be Germany or Hungary, rather than China to protect the skilled workers jobs. What I wish is that Marklin/Trix would be more open as to the country of origin. It seems country of origin stickers are only put on goods exported to the USA now.

I would be just as happy to see 'Made in Hungary', as 'Made in Germany'. incidently, I suspect that most of the new coahes are 'Made in China' as they are packaged in exactly the same way as the US outline freight cars, which are known to be made in China, clear film wrap, 2 part plastic trays.

I think it is just nice to know where something is made. Axel Dietz (Marklin CEO) gave the impression in a recent interview that all 'high quality' locomotives would continue to be made in Germany.

Ashley
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Offline mike c  
#161 Posted : 25 February 2008 08:01:35(UTC)
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Getting back to the original theme of this thread...

In the instructions, it i stated that this model should only be used with certain transformers. Does this mean that I should not use it with my 6627? Last time I checked, 120VAC was still the correct voltage for Canada.
Has anybody else noticed that it takes a while to get going in analog mode, and then when it does, it accelerates very quickly. Also, when reversing, if you do not wait after reversing, the lights glow brightly for a second. I also noted that the two lower LEDs are pretty much constant, but the top (middle one) flickers depending on voltage.
On a lighter note, I tried to see if I could operate a trainset with two motor coaches. I have not as yet got this to work. As far as adding a sixth coach from a second set, the power connectors would have to be reversed for the coach to be inserted in the correct position.

Regards

Mike C

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Offline alonso231gery  
#162 Posted : 28 October 2008 21:43:07(UTC)
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Any more reviews about the 39540?
An outsider.
I'm looking for the owner of that horse. He's tall, blonde, he smokes a cigar, and he's a pig!
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Offline mike c  
#163 Posted : 29 October 2008 00:31:08(UTC)
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mike c

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Are you sure you want to open this one up again?

Here's a quick overview of my review of my 39540

I like the SDS motor
I like the bright white LEDs
I like the LED interior lighting*.

I don't like how Maerklin designed the connections between coaches
I don't like how Maerklin designed the bogies/side panels
I don't like the fact that there are parts of the coach that are not lit.
I don't like the built in sound module with generic sounds
I don't like the plastic sheets that are used to wrap the models in the box

I don't have a problem with the scale (1:93)

I like my model, but I could have liked it a whole lot more if they would have taken the time to design it better and make it worthy of comparison to the VT605 and other prior models that are considered "gems".

I am not a rivet counter. This is just the assessment of a modeller who has waited a long time for this model and who had higher hopes.

Regards

Mike C
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Offline 5HorizonsRR  
#164 Posted : 09 December 2009 23:00:16(UTC)
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5HorizonsRR

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Did anyone save the photos from this link Stefan posted above:

http://hag-info.ch/hag/f...wtopic.php?p=20854#20854


I'm attempting to remedy my connections myself and am curious what he did, but the link brings up some sort of error page in German...
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Offline Munich 1860  
#165 Posted : 10 December 2009 00:23:12(UTC)
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<br />Did anyone save the photos from this link Stefan posted above:

http://hag-info.ch/hag/f...wtopic.php?p=20854#20854


I'm attempting to remedy my connections myself and am curious what he did, but the link brings up some sort of error page in German...

Hi John,

did you mean this posting ?? They seem to have changed the web address ....

http://www.forum.hag-inf...rklin+gottardo#post20854

Many regards,

Hans
I like M-track and my things that run on it were built between 1959 and 1972.
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Offline 5HorizonsRR  
#166 Posted : 11 December 2009 03:39:13(UTC)
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Thanks Hans!
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