The beer car that was bought from Switzerland to Sweden with the Crocodile..

In fact, the whole consist that came with the Crocodile would be nice..

We saw in the 2015 new items the Pennsylvania E8A in Z scale,i hope we will have the same in HO scale.Α new double Alco in New Haven colors is welcome too.

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SNCB or SNCF Railcar or EMU would be nice, or even SNCF Corail coaches. Pleases Marklin

New K tracks with the nickel silver in the rail.
New CS3 with the new design.
New MS3 with the USB stick.

I was trying to think of models that would be interesting to see for 2016 and this is what I came up with:

1) DB 115 (ex-110 class) as modified for use by DB Autozug. This locomotive should be available at the same time as new sleeping and couchette coaches in the DB Autozug and DB Nachtzug liveries
2) SBB Ae 4/7. Using the design of the Ae 8/14, it should not be too difficult for Maerklin to come up with a model of the Ae 4/7, one of the classic SBB loks that any Era III through V layout should include.
3) Sleeping cars to go with the 282mm coach series, including DSG, TEN and post TEN variants, either T2S or MU types
4) Connector enabling the connection of a USB stick to permit upgrades of the MS/MS2 using any computer
5) Curved switch tracks between C Track Radius 4 and 5 so that radii 3 through 5 can be connected together

Just two quick questions.

Would anybody be interested in seeing R4 and R5 tracks with simulated concrete ties for high speed line use?

Would anybody be interested in a Maerklin version of the Trix RAm TEE?

Regards

Mike C

Being a steam junkie and due to 99% of all the mainstream loco having already been made by "M" or others I would be very keen to see some of the dead end pre war experiments on my layout (I'll build it one day, promise).

A shortlist.....

Krupp-Zoelly condensing turbine T18-1001

Maffei condensing turbine T18-1002

Henschel-Zoelly turbine tender T38-3255

Henschel-Schmidt H17-206

Schwarzkopff H02-1001

They may have been one shot wonders that never lived up to expectations but I'd love to have them. Call me mad, the family does

I like so many things that already exist that I don't need anything new.

Anyway, dreaming a bit, I would like to have a green croc (new version) withe great weathering, a new tooling E 94 (but keeping the old model too), new tooling BR96 and new tooling S3/6 (like the BR18.4).
I think there are lots of great American steamers that could be produced too (more difficult to buy due to limited budget).

Thinking beyond H0, I would like to see 0 gauge Crocs and S3/6 like MTH has announced.

All electric new models should have remote control of rise/lower pantographs and steamers should have synchronised smoke.
All models with Telex couplers.
I also would like some models with the SDS.
New weathered models seem to have a great weathering and so I think it is something to keep and develop further.

All models made in Europe.
More detail in the specifications and more transparency, like for example what is the motor models are using.

More weathered wagons.

Hi,
My thoughts exactly.

I do not have a 36240/36243, but that small steam model BR24 seems to be a steal too, and with enough detail and features to satisfy many on this forum.
How about a similar metal bodied creation in an electric, say an E60, which I think the last one (37562) was a plastic body.
Make it reasonably detailed, and reasonably priced, and I will buy one.

regards
Kimball

I would like to see the QUALITY of M products as they were in days gone by! Since I, (and my friend), returned to M and the digital world in the last 5 years, there have been just too many disappointments....(I well remember David Dewar, ex forum member, warning us of the decline in quality of M, but we simply couldn't (wouldn't?) believe him):
New start set loco running so badly - had to return; point motors (lots and lots) not working reliably - returned so many I've lost count!; new V90 telex not working; new Baden IV sounds "stuck" on maximum; new railbus stopped running after 3 weeks- returned - replacement did the same after just 1 week! -returned again; my new 37015 stopped running after 2 months - returned, still waiting.....; factory fitted lighting sets in cars not working: this was in 2 different sets of coaches; Mobile stations speed control bugs- sent to M for repairs on a number of occasions, came back with exactly the same problem - loaded v2.5 last weekend, still the same in 3 of our 4 MS2's; New "Mallet" loco stopped running after a few weeks - returned; new BR 23 side rods loose, and "fell off"!.....new locos with lots of bits 'n pieces fallen off - whatever happenned to that little round sticker that indicated that the loco had been checked and "passed"!?!.....
the list could go on and on, but I don't wish to bore you further - judging by the correspondence in the forum we are not alone with quality issues; BUT we still love our Marklin, warts and all, and when I really feel down, I run my 1959 start set on my analog layout and marvel that it still runs so beautifully after all these years.......ah yes, "Those were the days my friend, I wish they'ed never end"...
Joe

I would really like to see a Wireless MS2 for walk around the layout use. Peter.

There are about 5 or 6 very nice electric locos with sound that sell in Canada for about the same price as the little steamer. Two of these are here. I have the GTS .

Just remember that the sounds of an electric loco are nothing to write home about, except maybe the whistle. I like whistles.







(SORRY about the quality of the pictures, especially the first one.

If you click on the picture, it gets smaller and the quality is much better.)

Regarding the Hobby vs Professional Model Dilemma, some people would prefer cheaper models with less detail, while others want more precision and more prototypical models. Either way, concentrating too much on one of these options will drive fans of the other away from the brand and would not be a good option for Maerklin. Personally, we have seen the Hobby Traxx go from around 60 EUR when they were first released to well over 100 EUR today, plus some of the new models now come with sound and are selling for only a few EURO less than the regular models.

Where Maerklin has decided that the Traxx and a few other models are Hobby models, it has largely ignored these designs for those who seek more detail. They finally released a nicer version of the BR 146 and Re 482 based on the Trix plastic models, but the paint work on the Re 482 was so poor that many people were not pleased. I solved my issue by swapping the shell with a Trix 22631 that I found at a great price, but not all modellers will want to do that, nor will they easily find a similarly priced model to swap shells with.

Maerklin has to present a good assortment of models, meaning that they have to have a good selection of locomotives and coaches or cars to go with those models.
If they intend to stick with the older 27cm series, they should bring out additional options (Night Trains and other coach types and other railroads (MAV, OBB, SBB, etc)
If they intend to develop the new 28cm coaches, they should start to increase the variety as well.

I am not asking that each model contain all of the exact precision of the original, but I do like a model that is prototypical enough that it looks like the real thing. I like a model that looks like a model (or an advanced toy) that I can run with either basic coaches and cars or with some of my more detailed models. I am asking that they follow through on each model and make every attempt to avoid cutting corners on paint work like what happened with the 37446.

The way I look at it, if I am going to throw a couple of thousand dollars into this hobby each year and if Maerklin cannot deliver the quality I expect, then I will spend that money elsewhere. The same issue affects every company and if Maerklin's product is generally better than the rival's then they will be the ones who get my money.

If Maerklin wants to have a Hobby pallet, they should offer 4-6 models each year. They should then have the regular catalog items and maybe 4-6 higher quality offerings per year as well.

Regards

Mike C

I would like to see the whole range of C-track in a revised version with concrete sleepers.

And then if I would be allowed to dream: SJ BC2DE and SJ WL5DE - the were used by SJ in the Berlin Night Express linking Malmö in Sweden to Berlin via the ferry route Trelleborg - Sassnitz.
To match the coaches a Märklin version of GVG BR 109.

Note that Scandlines was the name of the ferry line at that time. It has since been sold to Stena Line and the Berlin Night Express is operated by Snälltåget using former DSB BC-t coaches. They could also use BC2DE coaches which are former SJ BC2DE coaches.

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For the C track modern scene, an excellent idea.

Nice coaches... and photgraphed in Copenhagen I see.

regards
Kimball

Been there...

Just a few thoughts, my wish list for 2016 and beyond;

Re-issue in tin plate:

1) In recent years there have been a number of vintage locos reissued with modern electronics, I would like to see the SEH-800 reissued with MFX and world of operation decoder. Next year a re-issue of a ST-800 or similar

Sets:

1) DB Touristik set coaches and E103
2) Set of modern high capacity grain and / or powder silos, weathered
3) Era 1 freight cars
4) Era 1 Beer wagons
5) Another Era 1 coach set complete with lights
6) Track Maintenance train set with V200 in yellow maintenance livery
7) City Night Line set
8) A reissue of the Märklin 26610 Zugset Henschel Wegmann set that actually runs properly and with a loco that can take a smoke unit

Locos:

1) E103 in Rhiengold livery like the one in Nuremberg DB Museum
2) V200 in green Reuschling der Brohltalbahn livery
3) Re-issue of Trix Fine Art models as standard Marklin locos, starting with Trix Fine Art H0 42507 E-Lok EG 507, or BR T16, or DRG H45 Turbine Steam Locomotive, or E Lok ES 6 Halle der K.P.E.V.
4) Steam loco P4
5) Streamlined BR06
6) Swiss A/e 6/8 or A/e 8/8
7) All of the steam locos mentioned by Shamu above, especially the Schwarzkopff H02-1001

Railcars;

1) GTW 2/6 or GTW 2/8 Thurbo VI
2) Re-issue of the TEE Ram with full sound, lights and world of operation decoder
3) Modern re-tooled version of Berlin S-Bahn (the tin plate version was nasty)

Coaches;

1) Greater choice of sleeper and couchette coaches, DB, OBB, SBB, NS, SNCB, and others
2) Ditto Dining and refreshment coaches
3) Ditto baggage coaches (Marklin never made a baggage car to go with the BLS coaches)
4) Wider selection of European coaches so we can model the train consists of late 70's to early 90's; Hungarian, Greek, Italian, Yugoslavian, etc
5) Add-on coaches for the sets issued. i.e. extra coaches for the Lufthansa set


Wagons;

1) Some wagons with real representative loads (like the excellent MAX BÖGL items recently issued)
2) Era 1 and Era II box cars with rich detailed liveries


Other key improvements;

1) Locos with built in capacitors
2) All coach sets to come with lights fitted
3) Locos to offer power through conductor coupling as standard
4) C track reissued with concrete sleepers for those wanting to model modern ICE services
5) My World train in Virgin Pendalino livery for sale in UK market
6) Investigate the possibility of designing modular motors, which could be interchangeable. Trains could then be sold without motors and the purchaser buys a motor of their choosing; cheap can motor, or more expensive Faulhaber or C Sine derivative. Likewise this could be extended to exclude the decoder, with the purchaser deciding which decoder, sound or no sound. This would also address the initial issue of the base price of the loco, with the final price being determined by what 'extras' the purchaser wishes to pay for. Likewise if you want a model to sit on a shelf you do not need to buy a motor, and if you had 30 locos with only space for ten on your layout, you could save money by only buying ten motors and switch them between the trains that actually run. This would also reduce motor and service issues from locos with motors sitting on shelves and only being run once a year.


It is my understanding that Marklin will issue the Touristik set in 2016 and I am hopeful other items will follow

BR

Not sure I would want this function. In something like the recently released Super Chief or the Swedish set from many years ago, yes. Not in something like the newly released stand alone V80 Loko. Accidentally couple it to a wagen with a current conducting coupler and a third rail slider and you will have fried your decoder. The decoder will not survive a closure between a function output and the third rail.

A Be 6/8 III. They haven't done those in 1/87 since they released the Be 6/8 II a couple years ago. I think the III's were getting pretty old by then. Perhaps the only III for which they had tooling and felt you'd buy is the old pre 1975 III.

Saxon Railways XXHV and XVIIIH

Alan,

Are you sure ??? I know Roco has made the set, the Touristik coaches are the green blue and yellow camouflage livery ;



BR

GlennM

Having locomotives with power conducting couplers sounds wonderful to me.

Having said that, I have to confess I am a technical "ignoramus". I do not understand why it would not work to provide power to lights, or even decoders in those coaches that have them. I can understand it might not work with telex couplers as a transmitter, but my telex coupler locomotives, ( the new style V 100, the old Br 86, the old BR 44, etc) work without problem with current conducting couplers, though they do not transmit to the coaches.

An explanation in one syllable words, and three word sentences may be required. My apologies .

Taking off on a few of Glenn's points out of order (sorry)

Start with 2nd point 6 below
Locos to come with sockets so decoders could be made to mix and match.
This way an upgrade to better replacement decoder can easily be installed.
Say I don't want to pay for a full sound decoder on a particular model but later wish to upgrade.
Then I could do one of two things: 1) trade for any other decoder I'd like, be it Marklin, ESU, Lenz, etc.
or 2) used my old decoder to easily adapt to another locomotive or for digital conversion for analog.

First point 6... just curious when maintenance livery of V200 was used, dates, I like to know years.
SEH reissue from the 1950s livery.... without the updated yellow box in front of the loco.

Other points:
Would love to see Berlin S-bahn or other rolling stock around Berlin during the 50s
The tinplate one does not do justice to this lovely historical train.

C, or better for me, K-track with concrete sleepers....not just for ICE but some track was already using concrete in Germany in the 50s.

Re-engineer the under the table motors or slow servo motors to work seemlessly with turnouts and the Marklin system.

Would love to see Locomotives and rolling stock from Portugal and Spain.

Edited post below....

I believe the 3600 series track had larger radius in the 1950s. It was only around a couple years, and is not coming back.

It's quite collectible.

Hear! Hear!

When we travelled from Hamburg to Copenhagen at the end of 2012, we travelled on a diesel ICE that was loaded onto a ferry during the journey. It would be nice to see this version of the ICE..