Looks like it is some rough preproduction parts? 3D printed and hand painted?

Still, the 37946 is quite tempting and it would fit nicely together with my 37942 MTAS and my "Märklin" Di 8


The 39299 is also quite nice and so far the 248/249 design I like the most.

the new design on the 39253 C 5/6 "Elefant" is also nice

I like the 39276

When I saw the prototype I was hoping Märklin was bringing us this one. And they did! 😀

I believe that the only difference against 39216 will be the engine lighting. I mean technically.

Hello,

Last year’s second Insider model was announced on the 31st of May.

We’ll see what they do this year.

A.

Don't tell me, after a million models and from various manufacturers they're finally releasing the pre-series that I'd given up on?

38200 - pre-series V 200 002 Diesel Locomotive (1954-1958)
https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/38200

43233 - "F 41 Senator" Express Train (late 1956)
https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/43233



As an Epoche IIIa modeller, I have been asking for a pre-series V200 for a long time and despite so many V200 variants being released, this is the first time it has made it to market.
Roco had several pre-series V 200 but they were always in later forms after conversion to the triple headlights.

So I am very please Marklin has finalling brought the pre-series to market! Great choice!

The choice of matching wagons is a bit strange, which are Ep IIIb after the class reform.
The reference photo used of the F4 'Senator' is actually from 1955 which is before the class reform and the wagons would then be 2nd class, rather than first.



The Ep IIIa versions have long been available from Trix and Liliput though so Marklin using the Ep IIIb lettering would be more broadly accepted and the V200 002 did not yet have its top headlight as late as 1958 so it is still a coherent train.
The F4 Senator typically ran with new 26.4m m-wagons after the class reform though but I think many EpIIIb modellers prefer the popular blue schurzenwagen and the new mould WR4ü-28 DSG rather than those.

Well looking at the Marklin photos I am not seeing huge differences between this model and others that have been issued before, and certainly not Euros 430 worth of changes to justify ordering this model. The price is now similar to the ESU ones but without some of the features and the ESU soundfile.

Probably a pass for me

Improved sound projects are always welcome.
However, I doubt they can create a prototypical sound project for the V200.0 pre prototypes, as they had smaller engines, vs the v200.1. According to Wikipedia etc, the original prototype engines were later replaced with more powerful ones. So both Märklin and ESU will struggle to make prototypical sound, with the sound from the original engines.
The V200 001 is currently being restored but, I don't know what engines it has, but a guess is that it has the latest type of engines and not the original type of engines?
ref: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB-Baureihe_V_200.0
at least Mârklin has different engine sounds for the v200 and v220. But on most models, they lack engine information etc. E.g. I suspect the G 2000 37296 has the sound of the wrong engine (CAT 3516) as the prototype is only one of two G 2000 fitted with an MTU engine (probably too costly to get the correct sound and they hoped no one would notice it) ref https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vossloh_G2000_BB and https://www.loks-aus-kiel.de/index.php?nav=1403942&lang=1&id=12596&action=portrait. Esu has G 2000 sound project with an MTU engine, so that would be wrong on most G 2000 models..........

Sadly the V 200 002, where lost in the fire at the Nümburg museum on 17 October 2005. https://www.drehscheibe-online.de/foren/read.php?108,5059233

Well if there are any Insider members here who are not ordering the V200 002 and would be willing to share their details so I can pre-order it then that would be greatly appreciated.

edit: I have very kindly been shared an insider membership to pre-order the V200, so the above request is no longer necessary.

Edited by user 11 June 2024 23:07:45(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified