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Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz  Originally Posted by: Mark5 I wish the Eisenbahn journal had an English edition, but have thought of sub for that...... Eisenbahn Journal is no longer available, it has been folded into Eisenbahn Modellbahn Magazin. The last edition was December 2020. That's a bit sad. Do they do any interesting articles on straight up German railway history? Or is it always used to illustrate a modelling application? Either way as long as they have something indepth about railway history it would be worth it. |
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Originally Posted by: Mark5 Do they do any interesting articles on straight up German railway history? Or is it always used to illustrate a modelling application? Either way as long as they have something indepth about railway history it would be worth it. This is from the issue I posted the front cover of.  Other articles cover various locomotive classes and their history. 
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Joined: 29/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,422 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Originally Posted by: Mark5 Do they do any interesting articles on straight up German railway history? Or is it always used to illustrate a modelling application? Either way as long as they have something indepth about railway history it would be worth it. This is from the issue I posted the front cover of. (images above) Other articles cover various locomotive classes and their history. I think I might subscribe. Will give my wife a chance to work on German with me.  Appeasing the FD is a important part of the MMR lifestyle. Overspending guilt is no fun. |
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Anyone on the west coast of the US receive the second Insider mailing for 2022 yet?
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Insider pack 03/2022 arrived today with the two magazines, a brochure for the E71.1 and an English copy of the 2022 Summer New Items.
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Mine arrived today  
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The first of the 2022 club films are available online, on the insider club pages. (A year with Märklin Part 1 2022, and a bonus film)
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 Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,594 Location: Australia
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Number 3/2022 finally arrived down here.. It is nice to see the paper copy of the Summer New Items.. |
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Hi all,
Interesting article on page 19 of the German edition of 3/2022 insider news, M is going to start using the 38 XXX model numbers again, previously reserved for Hamo models.
It will be interesting to see what the first 38 XXX model will be?
They say they are running out of numbers in the 39 XXX and 37 XXX model numbers.
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Insider pack 04/2022 arrived today. On the front page of the Magazine the cream / teal BR290 Diesel loco is featured.
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Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,594 Location: Australia
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Arrived in OZ today..  |
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My Trix Proficlub 05/2022 arrived this morning.
Flyer for Albatross and order form for Marklin/Trix calendar at reduced price.
Insider magazine center fold has a rather nice CAD cross section of the Br06 smoke unit, along with photos and an explanation of how it works. I assume the same unit is used in the Albatross.
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Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan My Trix Proficlub 05/2022 arrived this morning.
Flyer for Albatross and order form for Marklin/Trix calendar at reduced price.
Insider magazine center fold has a rather nice CAD cross section of the Br06 smoke unit, along with photos and an explanation of how it works. I assume the same unit is used in the Albatross. Yes, that CAD cross section of the Br06 smoke unit, was nice. But the one used in the Albatros is slightly different and it has a different part number. So far all the dynamic smoke generators have been slightly different. so, unfortunately, is not possible to have a single spare one that fits several locomotives. And I noticed they are also increasing the insider membership price, but since it was 13 years since the last time it was kind of expected.
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Insider pack 05/2022 arrived today.
The Magazine cover has a picture of the Albatros with a 8 page article inside.
The accompanying letter warns of a forthcoming Insider Membership fee increase.
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Joined: 15/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,319 Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest
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Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz Insider pack 05/2022 arrived today.
The Magazine cover has a picture of the Albatros with a 8 page article inside.
The accompanying letter warns of a forthcoming Insider Membership fee increase. Hm, well I guess I'm on target for this year to be my last on the inside. Its more a collector focused club, or at least has little alignment to my era of modeling (IV), of late. Even the free cars are getting less applicable to me; to pay more for 6 issues of a magazine and club newsletter is not adding up. I just went through my prior 5 years of the Maerklin magazine and insider magazine, cutting out / clipping and saving those articles I want to preserver for reference going forward, and it resulted in a massive pile of paper several feet high, weighing what 20+ kg, being reduced to what easily fits in a thin folder, about what one issue of the insider magazine is. A lot of paper went to the recycler. For collectors and those interested in all of those layout sample probably a great thing. But who knows, I'll probably hem and haw in January again, and maybe end up paying the what $120/yr in the end again.. though there is a bigger chance I'll pull the plug this year. |
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Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,594 Location: Australia
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My pack came today... Getting closer to those East Islanders..  |
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Like you, Thomas, I have already pulled the plug on he Märklin Insider Club membership from this year !
The main reason has been that in order to receive the "free car", the "catalogues and the magazines, I have to shell out a helluva lot of money in customs duties, taxes and postage. It is crazy ! Even the Euro 5/- coupon that I used to receive on my birthday every year cost more than Euro 5/- ! It didn't make any sense whatsoever.
No idea what to do with the paperwork that has piled up since 1996.
So, bye-bye Märklin Insider Club !
Cheerio !
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My Insider club pack arrived today, unreadable, looks like its been deck cargo on the Moskva! Really disappointed.  
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send a picture of it to the insider club email and they will send you a new copy.
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Originally Posted by: xxup My pack came today... Getting closer to those East Islanders.. Ppfffftttt Insider pack 06/2023 arrived today. The BR 01.10 features on the cover of the Insider Magazine and an article about the Vectron features on the front cover of the MM.
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Joined: 30/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 135 Location: Johnsonville
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My Insider pack 06/2022 arrived yesterday.....a bit rain damaged by sitting too long in my letterbox.  Also, my Insider Membership invoice email arrived today. Regards Glen
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Joined: 13/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 233 Location: Masterton, New Zealand
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My 06/22 pack arrived this morning, also rain damaged.
It would be great if they could use robust or plasticized envelopes. Half of mine arrived rain damaged this year.
My replacement 05/22 pack also arrived today, but it's in French...
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Originally Posted by: DigitalNZ
My replacement 05/22 pack also arrived today, but it's in French...
I had my copy of the M Magazin come in French too (not an Insider, just Magazin subscriber) - I have emailed M but no reply (yet)... |
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Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,480 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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My 06/2022 Trix proficlub mailing arrived yesterday, and my 06/22 Insider mailing arrived today. Not sure if the post office is actually catching up from strikes yet though.
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Joined: 10/09/2019(UTC) Posts: 151 Location: England, Chichester
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Just received my Insider Club mailing 6/2022 today. Despite wet and windy weather here on the south coast of the UK, envelope was bone dry and in perfect condition. Good old Royal Mail!
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Insider 01/23 is available online...
and also the 2nd insider video of 2022, (i vas published in December). Quite an interesting video about the layout at the Märklineum.
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Joined: 09/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 565 Location: California, Bay Area
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I’ve got some catching up to do! Just received my hard copy of 6/22 and looking forward to the new movie.
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Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,480 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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My copy of 1/23 just arrived today, in the UK.
Contains usual Marklin Magazine, Insider News, New Items brochure, and Insider order form for br44 in H0 or Z and annual car, along with membership card attached to the letter.
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Joined: 23/05/2021(UTC) Posts: 252 Location: England, Guildford
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As above, mine has arrived also.
I shall order the Z cl44 as it has a front coupler - very important to me!
The paperwork used to come in plasticised envelopes which protected the magazine, now they are in paper ones which usually arrive torn with the contents hanging out. No wonder those for the antipodes arrive wet and damaged but all in the cause of ecology I suppose.
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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01/23 arrived here today (Friday 23rd).
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Mine was delivered today, but I notice that it is post marked 22/2/2023 at 23:39 - I am told that is when it was hurled through the sorting machine in Sydney. I no longer live in a big city, so I have to expect to see mine a day or two later. The good news is that Marklin managed to use my new address without any problems. So, they do act on the changes that you type in on the Insider Club website. |
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02/2023 arrived today with the usual magazines, brochure for the Flying Scotsman and the Gunni freight train brochure.
Also included was my 10 year membership certificate.
Yay Me!
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Joined: 13/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 233 Location: Masterton, New Zealand
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Exactly the same for me! Perhaps I should get it framed!
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Joined: 30/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 135 Location: Johnsonville
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Yes, mine also arrived today. PS - I got my 10 year certificate a couple of years ago... Regards Glen
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Joined: 09/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 565 Location: California, Bay Area
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Gosh, I need a push to decide wether to renew my club membership! I do love the content, the hard copy and videos are wonderfully done, the club car is a nice bonus. But in approximately 5 years I've done this the mailings always arrive so late here in the states, even if I'm not going to enter the contests getting my magazines past the expiration dates and long after Europe is a disappointment. Plus (and again here in the US) most Insider models are available on the "open" market, from all sorts of vendors, long before I can get them through my Marklin dealer. The 88150 double diesel being the most recent example. Those still haven't arrived even though I could have bought one last year for Christmas. When I can't get an Insider loco because I am an Insider that is a problem! LOL I wish there was some way I could make my point to Marklin without cancelling my subscription. That is a kind of "cutting off your own nose to spite your face" situation. It certainly isn't because I am in a great hurry though. I just feel like an Outsider ;)
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This week I received mine, but, like never before: the package was completely opened in the top and bottom and half broken in the sides...
The content was not too bad....
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Best regards,
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Mostly Märklin H0.
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Insider pack 03/2023 arrived today which includes a copy of the Summer New Items and a brochure on the Br181 Insider electric loco.
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Joined: 09/04/2019(UTC) Posts: 565 Location: California, Bay Area
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I just got 02/2023 yesterday :)
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My 03/2023 package arrived yesterday. The Marklin Magazine has an interesting 'packaging' article, and the Insider Club News has an interesting 'production' article. Regards Glen
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Insider pack 04/2023 arrived today, both magazines have lots of info about the IMA.
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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Insider pack 05/2023 arrived today with the two magazines, the English Fall 2023 items and a Surprise loco brochure.
The Surprise BR 18 and new ES 44 UP Diesel are featured in the magazine.
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My package 5 arrived yesterday. This year (I don't know about last year) the paper of the packaging is less resistant as it frequently arrives damaged.
The postage people clearly don't care much but with few years ago packaging there was no damaging.
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the 2023 Insider Club films are available online, on the club pages
One curious little thing is that the latest English film has slightly better video quality vs the German, as it has a slightly higher bitrate, otherwise, they are identical.
I downloaded both the German and English versions and combined them into one video file with both the German and English soundtrack. (without reencoding)
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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06/2023 arrived today. The Christmas T3 loco is on the front cover of the magazine. The new Northlander is featured in the Insider magazine along with the Z Gauge 'Pig's Snout' loco.
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03/2024 arrived today together with a copy of the Summer 2024 new items and an order form for the Insider V200 and coaches.
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Mine just arrived today!
My expectations were that living in Luxembourg I would get it earlier than people in New Zealand.
I see I was mistaken! 🤣
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,771 Location: New Zealand
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We have a special delivery canoe that brings the magazine out here much faster than everyone else.
Even our friends in the West Island get a tad annoyed that our magazines arrive before their's do!
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