Same here... although I'm beginning to think I may never receive issues 4 and 5 beyond the digital downloads I already have.

First off, thanks for posting that the Club Film 2 was available, being trapped at your inlaws and desperately bored is the PERFECT time to excuse yourself for an hour to do "important research" many thanks!
And as much as I enjoy the paper package from Mother M I still have not received #4. Perhaps it is time to go looking for it in the Cub section online... for research purposes of course.

Marklin's lost Insider Club News #4 - and the audacity of it all... ok maybe a bit overblown.

So, yeah, we have this logistics mess and the pandemic and all that this delays things.. that isn't a think I have a beef with - its all good, I can be patient.

But according to the Marklin USA rep - the company undertook a warehouse move in 2021, an apparently between that German warehouse relocation and current shipping conditions, the #4/21 issue cannot be located. So they lost them in some way, either in the warehouse or the container may be lost they were on or who knows.
They are nailed to the perch, pining for the fjords, pushing up the daisies, those #4/21 issues are ... at least for North America.

Of course now arrives the "renew for 2022 Insider" letter as well... and I'm thinking. Hold on, why should I shell out $100 for the membership when Marklin won't hold up their end of the benefits deal. Ok, the #4 is lost in physical copy--- but then should we not get a $2 credit for the 2022 renewal? Otherwise the membership (you and me) pay for the damage of Marklin hosing it all up. What company fails to deliver the product but still expects the customer to pay the full price for the product.

I sent of a query to the US contact (Stacey Cousins) and will see what she comes back with. I figured it was worth a shot to ask, because I do find it somewhat audacious to not fully deliver and then ask for a full price renewal. So in the past 2 years we have lost the physical DVD of the films, and now we can't even get the Insider News issues. If thats the norm, the membership fee should be reduced $20 to $80/yr, where we only get the Marklin Magazine and the online reading and viewing of the rest.

The benefit of the physical copies is: it arrives, I read it and/or watch it and have a physical reminder to do so.
With electronic only delivery, I'll forget the new issue is out, as the hoops of getting that thing viewed on my couch AppleTV via YouTube, vs the physical disk I can stick in the BD player...

Now get off my lawn. ;-)

It is a shame really. Last year I was so close to cancelling, just because I felt that Marklin does not care about me. And now I have to hear that issue 4 is lost on a forum post. Marklin can't even be bothered contacting me. So, yes, when I am contacted about renewing I will be offended again. I'll be thinking how can you treat me so badly and expect loyalty? Perhaps us Insider's are "more trouble than we are worth" to Marklin? For me this feeling is not about the money, but rather promises unkept, and with no indication that Marklin even cares they are not delivering on a promise.

Yesterday I finally received #4 and #5. I recently switched to the German versions of the Maerklin Magazine from Marklin USA (Stacey), much better! They are at least twice as thick as the English publication.
If there are words I cannot translate, I just use my Google Translate app on my phone and use the photo scan feature, works well.

Cheers!

Insider package 06/2021 arrived today. The envelope arrived dry but it has got wet at some stage because all the items are wrinkled up at the bottom and pages are stuck together.

I also received No 6 yesterday, slightly bent, but otherwise in good condition.

Glen

Hopefully mine will arrive in the next few days: I’m just a bit further inland from you ;)

On 01/15/2022 I received the following from Marklin in Jefferson city Mo.

#4/21 Marklin Magazin, #5/21 Insider Club News,#5/21Marklin Magazin, and Marklin 2021 fall New items Brochures.
That is the best I can quote the information provided. Mostly*

* My system is rebooting on me again. No still. I am fed up with "Firefox browser"

I think the problem could be the power supply is failing and that is cause of the re boot.
My tech guy is out of town now, and won/t return for 3 more days so I have to put up with
the sys till then.

Good luck with the reamining issures o Marklin Insider.

Regards, gene

Number 6 finally arrived in the letter box along with the certificate for the second insider model, which is still sitting on the tarmac in Frankfurt airport.. Sigh!

My last installment arrived end of last week here in the Midwest USA.

Pete

Maybe I still have a little something to look forward to this coming week. Sure has been a barren year so far. Not
that last year was so terrific.

regards, gene

Ha. We in the US typically don’t get our membership cards till mid year because it needs to be a separate process for some stupid reason

Mine arrived yesterday. First the explanation, then the price increases.

IanC

How much is the membership in the US going to be?

Thanks, still $99

01/2022 arrived here today

Umm, the Insider Br06 order forms came out last year. My 01/22 only had order forms for the club wagons.

Hi All...

These last three (3) months have not been the greatest for me ! While attending to the unfortunate accident in early December when I badly injured my second toe which required surgery, I also had to deal with a road accident on my bicycle a few weeks ago, and of course, like everyone, I too had a bout of Omicron ! Luckily, I was vaccinated and it was kind of mild. As my whole body has been going through a lot of trauma, I have no been able to do much except lie in bed to recuperate. My doctors and I feel it would be best to remain focused on recovering, reducing stress and promoting overall health and well-being. Tough times indeed !

However, today is a cheerful day ! The Märklin Insider Club #01.2022 arrived in almost pristine condition ! The order form for only the HO Gauge Insider Annual Car (Item No. 48172) was enclosed. I was wondering why the order for the catalogues were not listed like before.

Take care and stay healthy.

Cheerio !
Ranjit

Insider 1/2022 arrived here - dry but with ripped packaging..

Mine arrived safely.
I received my renewal form and decided to get onboard for another year, same $99 here in the US.
I also received a signed Certificate suitable for framing (really?) for the Insider V188 001 (Z scale loco 88150). Is this a new thing? I can see they spent $1.76 on First Class postage. Somebody at Marklin is trying to provide a very high level product :)

No, they have been doing certificates for Insider items for a number of years. I received my certificates for both the E44.5 and VT92.5 (both H0 items) on Monday, with my Insider magazine mailing. Except I didn't buy the E44.5, so I suspect my dealer used my non-purchase to supply someone else who wanted one. They don't supply a certificate for the additional wagon sets though.

Yes, mine arrived today.

I'm enjoying the Insider Magazine articles on tool making and tool design.

Glen

Hi Mark,
To get the Marklin Insider mag you just need to join the Insider Club. Some folks don't think it is worth the money because the content is abbreviated compared to the German version and a lot of it is marketing. I get it and enjoy it.

I used to get Continental Modeler but they drifted away from European content and include a fair amount of North American stuff so I dropped the subscription.

Like you I prefer paper but there just isn't much available on our side of the pond.

Regards,
Roger

Eisenbahn Journal is no longer available, it has been folded into Eisenbahn Modellbahn Magazin. The last edition was December 2020.