Thanks Lutz

Interesting that Both Brawa (T11) and Marklin (T12) are producing Prussian locomotives (very similar.

So, my choice will probably go with Brawa.

Is the Marklin verision of the trix locomotive last year ?


But a nice touch.,

At last a Re6\6 loco...

Do not click in the link, copy it, complete, to your broser and then you will go there. Pay attention the whole link (...,pdf included) is there

Juan Manuel
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Juan Manuel Galan
Paris, France

Not much for me at all.


I am very disapointed in the CBE #4 Locomotive.

Maybe there will be more in the MHI deliveries and speciala items.

And I cannot see US$1950 for a set of three crocodiles.

I will buy Brawa DR19 instead of Marklin Class 39

disapointing.

Thanks Mike!!!!

I won't get any sleep tonight, leafing through the brochures. Just thinking of Le Capitole...my childhood dream come true again!

An S10 + DRG "Hechte" are now on the shopping list...

A little bit of everything, new and recycled, all kinds of sets... Looks like a sensible program to me...

An Le Capitole for us who missed it...

Looks like I will have to work very hard to come up with the extra $$$$ to get everything I want this year. [:p][:p]

For me it looks an exciting program for 2009.

On my list already will be the Re6/6 (I wonder if is using chassis parts from the Re 4/4 II, hence the 5 pole motor?).

The tinplate SNCF Le Capitole also seems interesting. And, of course, another TEE Coach set, the Blue Ensign (I think?). Seems an odd way to sell it though, picking different coaches out of a dealer display carton.

I love E03s/103s but as I have rather a lot now, I may pass on the new one, then again the lure of warm white headlights made me go for the 37571 last year!

An E10 in blue will be nice, and maybe another CC40100, but the coaches look too similar to the previous INOX release.

That Swiss Mega statset looks nice too...love rolling roads......hmmmm....

Regards
Ashley


And I guess like most people, I have no chance of affording the 7 part Marklin 150 Loco Set...oh well.

The Re 10/10 set for me!

It really is interesting. There are some nice new toolings (although some of the best ones were known already, BR 23 and 39) and some other very attractive items. But here it is; there's not a single really new era I item in the entire set. Alright, granted, it will be the first release of a full sound era I Württemberger C, allbeit in a set. And yes, some of those lovely Bavarian cars are new, but most of them already existed as Trix models. All in all, a good year for a lot of people, a somewhat cheaper one for me.
(Or... should I consider adding some era III stuff to my collection??? Oh, well...)

A five star engine has a much longer live then a faulhaber.

I'm just sitting here wondering whether minor details that may be incorrect that are being pointed out are simply due to "mock-ups" or hand samples being used in the photos instead of the production model. Why? For instance, with the new Rheingold, all we had to go on for a LONG time was that TINY photo of the what I assume was really the old metal cars, and overall, I was pleasantly surprised with the Rheingold set we ultimately got.

Don

It is relatively rare to find a Re 10/10 made up of a Re 421 and a Re 620. More likely would be the Switzerland only Re 420, as the 421 are busy running routes in Germany and the Zuerich-Lindau-Zuerich route.

Don't forget that Trix is releasing a series of coaches with decals for the TEE Roland (Bremen-Basel-Luzern-Gotthard-Milano) along with the Rheingold coach that was attached to this train for the run to Chiasso every day. This should be in interesting set for German, Swiss and Italian modellers.

The Maerklin version will be the TEE Blaue Enzian, which I believe ran from Dortmund to Muenich.

I guess the 6 piece Gottardo in TEE colours will come in 2010-2011 for the 50th anniversary of the trainset.

The OBB EC Trainset will be once again DB IC Stock (1:100) painted in the OBB colours. Still, should look nice as the "Transalpin" with a SBB Panorama coach added.

Regards

Mike C

The br 05 has a faulhaber engine.

I wonder if the reissue of the BR-53 will still be ridden with the same power problems as its predecessors.
Most likely it will, as no indication concerning retooling or upgrading of the motor is given.

The Insider 37050 had one as well. I am kind of dissapointed in this item being CBE#4.

They could of at least changed the color.

Accoding to John's explanation above, why would M* marketing smart guys have to mar this reissue of the fantastic cardan crocodile with this white NYC freak?? Why didn't they reissue the 3015 crocodile alone?

Here goes for me.

I was excited about the 37356 Re 4/4II, that is, until I noticed that it has the incorrect handrails that were all the discussion about the 37342 Set.
I immediately sent an email to Maerklin (Germany) inquiring as to whether this oversight will be corrected. There is no way in hell that I will commit to buying this item if they cannot make the effort to correct it, especially as it is the official Swiss model for the 150th Anniversary of the Company.

I was not expecting a Re 6/6. On top of that, I already have the Hag model of the 11687 "Bischofszell". I am curious why Maerklin couldn't have looked at the Hag and Roco catalogs and delivered a model that has not been produced by one of those companies, like 11628 Konolfingen, 11654 Villeneuve, 11667 Bodio or 11683 Amsteg?

I can understand that they did not want to make a model of the 11601-602 or 11603-604 models, as that would limit the number of variants that they could produce in the future.

As far as the RABe EC is concerned. I will not be going for this model. I would hope that they have managed to redesign the connectors between coaches, so the model is somewhat improved over the 39540. I noted that this model is in the 37XXX and does not seem to have the SDS sinus.

The SBB Cargo cars with the Crossrail containers looks rather toylike. First of all, Crossrail uses cars leased from AAE and not the SBB Cargo ones. Still, if these cars have containers that are interchangable with the ones from the 474XX series, I may go for this and use the cars with my Staiber SBB Cargo containers or the Post Containers from the 47706 Set (Herpa/Maerklin).

The Weiacher Kies cars are a nice set. I had been working on a Makies AG Unit train. These cars are most often seen as a unit train. Two sets of three behind an Ae 6/6 will make a nice freight runner.

My biggest excitement was not Maerklin, but Trix. They are releasing a special set of TEE coaches, with destination signs for the TEE "Roland". This train ran everyday from Bremen to Basel, Luzern, Arth-Goldau and through the Gotthard to Chiasso and Milano. I saw this train many times at Arth-Goldau and especially at Luzern, watching as the train would come in with one Re 4/4II, and leave a few minutes later with a fresh one at the other end of the train, so this will be the perfect match for all of those who bought the 37343 (#11161) a few years ago. The Trix model 22148 (11259) was mainly used with FS Grand Comfort and SNCF Mistral 69 Coaches on the Geneva/Vallorbe-Lausanne-Brig-Simplon-Domodossola routes.

I had also been expecting a variant of the ABt pilot coach, perhaps with red front, or with the classic SBB + CFF markings. This may still come as a mid-year model. Same for an adapted EWIV A as the new AS with baggage section.

It would also have been a nice gesture for Maerklin to issue a corrected version of the SBB LS Baggage coach, maybe even with opening side doors or some other bonus feature (tail light, etc).

I was hoping that we would see a Maerklin version of the Trix 482.2/185.5. I think that 5 or 6 of the Hobby models is enough and would have preferred a more detailed model, even if it had a plastic housing.

I was also surprised that the Re 4/4I did not make an appearance in the blue and burgundy liveries of Classic Rail, which is a common sight in Germany.

The 150 Years of Maerklin 3 Crocodile Set may be of interest to collectors of Maerklin. It did not really grab me. I have the 26730 Croc and one is fine for me. Did a Crocodile ever exist in that white livery?

I was also disappointed that there was very little FS stock this year. I could have used a few more FS UIC-X coaches, maybe with UIC numbers (see Trix 23414-2006)

I would also have loved to see a 3 Coach FS Eurofima Set in the original C1 livery, as that would be a nice consist to run behind the a green Re 6/6. mixed trains of FS and DB Coaches with SBB Kurswagen would run from Stuttgart to Italy and back.

The DB UIC-X coaches with the blue band at the bottom and the beige stripe would also have been welcome in my collection, but I am sure that this will come in the near future.

I was also surprised that the already announced BR 120 with the new Maerklin livery was not featured in the catalog.

All in all, it looks like another year that will be costlier than expected. I will wait for more details about the Re 6/6 and Re 4/4II models before I make my decision about them.

All in all, a decent selection of Swiss items, so as George W Bush said, "Bring It On"

Regards

Mike C

Mike,
I was just merely suggesting that it is now possible also to form an Era V Re 10/10 SBB Cargo double traction from the products that Marklin will offer this year. At least this is what I wanted to go with instead of 37320.

I respect your knowledge and dedication to try and field as prototypically realistic consist as possible for your layout.
But for me the biggest issue is about balancing practical constraints to MRR (model availability, cost, layout size, etc) while maintaining considerable variety mix, so I'm willing to forgo accurate reprensetation of reality at times.

I do not have a problem with having an Re 474, which in the real world operates cross border Italy-Switzerland service, operating side-by-side with Re 421, which would have operates up North to Germany and therefore very unlikely to be operated together. Why? Because no layout (that I could make) can possibly accomodate such representation, though I do not want to miss out on either model.

It's the same thing like fielding a 5-part ICE-3 instead of the true consist of 8. Why would you want to do this if your layout is only 2 meter in length?

37321 and 29482 represents the best practical solution for any Markliners who wants to field Re 10/10 in SBB Cargo livery, given that the two are equipped with MFX and available in the near future.

The alternative is either to get HAG Re 10/10 doppelset or getting a proper Re 420 Cargo, which not only going to be much more expensive, but for me at least unattainable given the current Euro exchange rate.

Again marklin has forgotten the Italian market, do they know the we run trains too?
I can see models for every market, but it seems that trains stop at the Alps border...

Here is my HO list of "wants" - if I can afford them.
Plus, if you will forgive me, two "non-HO" items.

39 class Insider - an absolutely magnificant choice by Märklin


Industrial set - for fun and maybe a grandchild


At last an E94 in early era III - and an extra one to give away or sell.


I never did appreciate the set when I was a boy - Dad, you will be proud of me!


And something really special - yes I am saving right now!


regards
Kimball

I agree with Hemmerich if you don't like don't buy it.
But don't spoil the fun for somebody who likes it very much.

I'm sorry to disagree with you, Davy, but I was only responding to Hemmerich's nasty personal comment on me. I think I have the right to express my opinion about ANY model I want, and it doesn't always have to be positive. And no, I don't like that bleached NYC freak. It looks like the Houston Zoo albino crocodile.

Then you can get from me comment.
I hope you can live with that.

Sorry, but I was attacked first. I do not get personal when I express my opinion about a model. It is a limit that Lutz should not cross.