2018/19 Catalogue will be on sale due October/November.

15761 - Märklin Catalog 2018/2019, German edition.
15762 - Märklin catalog 2018/2019, English edition.
15763 - Märklin catalog 2018/2019, French edition.
15764 - Märklin catalog 2018/2019, Dutch edition.
15765 - Märklin catalog 2018/2019, Italian edition.
15766 - Märklin catalog 2018/2019, Spanish edition.

Edited by user 05 June 2018 14:15:16(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

A catalogue should be available in September. November is much too late for the Xmas shopping season. But as many interesting items will be sold out anyway there is no need for a catalogue at all. The Märklin catalogue of today needs a complete redesign and should not consist of more than 150 pages. I wonder who is responsible for the present layout. It is a shame for the manufacturer. Just my opinion.

Hi Martin,
That is a very interesting observation.
I use the catalogue to check on accessory items such as track, signals, decoders etc because they are conveniently located within sections.
I don't know the item number, and the catalogue makes it easy.
Try searching the database for signal..... or decoder ....

I believe Marklin can produce an annual catalogue for the accessories only, and the spring, summer and autumn catalogues can contain the information on the new locoomotives and rolling stock.
If I was a director of the company, I would be asking about the cost savings if the annual catalogue was reduced to 1/3 to 1/4 the size.

Kimball

The catalog as presented is intended to be a record of the items available during the year, i.e. it is retrospective in its outlook rather than forward looking.

That is certainly what it is. Maybe they should call it a "yearbook" instead.

Exactly! A catalog in the digital/online world is a website and not a hunk of paper which would always arrive too late anyway, especially here in NA.

I do like the current "yearbook" though, because within it I find a nice summary of what they produced over that year. I also find useful references to accessories such as signals and feedback modules, which you never see in any other Märklin advertising format. They often highlight useful guides to the details of track geometry and turnouts, which can be hard to find elsewhere.

So from my POV it has a valid purpose, just not something that you look at for months and then finally order whenever you want. I have fond memories of doing that myself but those times are gone, and mostly for the better. The high res photos that Märklin published for several of their top HO models in the last 2 years were good enough to actually see that the locos were worth the high price.

If you wait until the yearbook is published and delivered, a large percentage of the items will have been sold out for months, even if none have been delivered to customers yet. That used to be rare but now it happens on most of the top end or special models that they offer. I assume that is good for corporate Märklin but makes collection a bit of a crap shoot. On the other hand it helps to hold up the model prices in the used market, assuming that you picked wisely.

Hello everybody,

Joes offering the new Märklin general catalogue for 2018/2019 as in stock. Has anybody seen or received this catalogue already?

http://joes-modellbahnla...content=Mailing_12926612

Best regards

TEEWolf

My order insider club free English edition catalogue came in few days ago at Lokshop.

Not shipping yet until some other items come in next week included steam Loco.