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
