Happy Birthday - 50 years.... Share  Email this topic  LinkBack Topic URL  Retweet this Topic  Share Topic on Google+  Like this Topic  Share on Facebook  Digg this Topic  Reddit this Topic  Share on Tumblr Options  Watch this topic  Print this topic View » Normal Threaded

Previous Topic Next Topic

cookee_nz		#1 Posted : 13 April 2022 11:44:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		So we know Märklin is celebrating a significant birthday this year with Z-gauge, aka "Mini-Club", and that's an awesome milestone. I have a delightful item in my man-cave also celebrating it's 50th birthday, not only this year, but this very month (sort of, he says, vaguely). It's the largest Märklin item I own, so who can guess what it might be? Cookee
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
2 users liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Jimmy Thompson, DigitalNZ
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

	Wish to join the discussion?! Login to your marklin-users.net community | Forum accountor Register a new forum account. Or Connect via Facebook

Jimmy Thompson		#2 Posted : 13 April 2022 12:34:27(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 651 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		Wunderrad?
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; BR 111; KLVM; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything
1 user liked this useful post by Jimmy Thompson		Alsterstreek
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

cookee_nz		#3 Posted : 13 April 2022 13:01:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Originally Posted by: Jimmy Thompson Wunderrad? No, but jolly good start
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
1 user liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

JohnjeanB		#4 Posted : 13 April 2022 13:11:20(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,343 Location: Paris, France		Hi Is it the JU88 in Märklin metall? Is it the 1988 Eiffel tower in Märklin metall? Cheers Jean
		My layout videos latest vid marshalling yard My Layout
1 user liked this useful post by JohnjeanB		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

cookee_nz		#5 Posted : 14 April 2022 04:06:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Originally Posted by: JohnjeanB Hi Is it the JU88 in Märklin metall? Is it the 1988 Eiffel tower in Märklin metall? Cheers Jean Sorry Jean, way off with those :-)
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
2 users liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Jimmy Thompson, Mark5
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Bigdaddynz		#6 Posted : 14 April 2022 11:24:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,723 Location: New Zealand		Originally Posted by: Jimmy Thompson Wunderrad? “Sonnenuhr” (Sundial)
		WWW BLOG
1 user liked this useful post by Bigdaddynz		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

cookee_nz		#7 Posted : 14 April 2022 11:51:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Originally Posted by: Jimmy Thompson Wunderrad? “Sonnenuhr” (Sundial) Sorry, that's from 1956.....
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
1 user liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

kiwiAlan		#8 Posted : 14 April 2022 16:24:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,224 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: cookee_nz So we know Märklin is celebrating a significant birthday this year with Z-gauge, aka "Mini-Club", and that's an awesome milestone. I have a delightful item in my man-cave also celebrating it's 50th birthday, not only this year, but this very month (sort of, he says, vaguely). It's the largest Märklin item I own, so who can guess what it might be? Cookee A G1 crocodile?
1 user liked this useful post by kiwiAlan		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Bigdaddynz		#9 Posted : 14 April 2022 22:33:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,723 Location: New Zealand		Originally Posted by: cookee_nz Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Originally Posted by: Jimmy Thompson Wunderrad? “Sonnenuhr” (Sundial) Sorry, that's from 1956..... So you're saying you've got something in your collection bigger than a Sonnenuhr........
		WWW BLOG
1 user liked this useful post by Bigdaddynz		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

cookee_nz		#10 Posted : 15 April 2022 04:35:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Originally Posted by: cookee_nz Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Originally Posted by: Jimmy Thompson Wunderrad? “Sonnenuhr” (Sundial) Sorry, that's from 1956..... So you're saying you've got something in your collection bigger than a Sonnenuhr........ Yep, but you may need to think more spacially/laterraly....
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
1 user liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

cookee_nz		#11 Posted : 15 April 2022 04:36:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Originally Posted by: cookee_nz So we know Märklin is celebrating a significant birthday this year with Z-gauge, aka "Mini-Club", and that's an awesome milestone. I have a delightful item in my man-cave also celebrating it's 50th birthday, not only this year, but this very month (sort of, he says, vaguely). It's the largest Märklin item I own, so who can guess what it might be? Cookee A G1 crocodile? No, I wish, but no,. Way bigger
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
1 user liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Bigdaddynz		#12 Posted : 15 April 2022 09:17:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,723 Location: New Zealand		Fifty years ago put us at 1972, is it your factory layout?
		WWW BLOG
2 users liked this useful post by Bigdaddynz		cookee_nz, Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

cookee_nz		#13 Posted : 15 April 2022 11:06:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,979 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Well done, it's not the same as the one shown but is similar, and at 2m x 1m definitely qualifies as my largest Marklin product
		Cookee Wellington
		WWW Facebook Google+
2 users liked this useful post by cookee_nz		Bigdaddynz, Jimmy Thompson
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Bigdaddynz		#14 Posted : 15 April 2022 11:30:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,723 Location: New Zealand		I know your layout isn't as wide as that one, but your's does have the inner loop IIRC. The layout shown is the 1972 catalog layout. In fact.....
		WWW BLOG
5 users liked this useful post by Bigdaddynz		Glen, Jimmy Thompson, Hannes Porsche, Eurobahnfan, Mark5
User Profile View All Posts by User View Thanks

Users browsing this topic

Guest