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artfull dodger		#1 Posted : 29 January 2022 22:39:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 489 Location: Indiana, Kokomo		Belongs to a friend of mine, was built for FAO Schwartz toy store in NYC in 1955. I would love to recreate this on my 4x7 fold down layout I have. He didnt remember if its 4x6 or 4x8 in size. Really cool and exactly what comes to my mind for running vintage Marklin on.
		Silly NT's..I have Asperger's Syndrome!!!!

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Lizardking0069		#2 Posted : 03 December 2022 00:40:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/11/2022(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Florida, Melbourne		Wow what an amazing layout. Looks really fun.


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mike c		#3 Posted : 03 December 2022 19:58:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 8,216 Location: Montreal, QC		Must have been after 1956 as the layout has the studded M track. Regards Mike C


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Jimmy Thompson		#4 Posted : 28 November 2023 13:06:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 748 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		Just for fun, I thought to bring this over from another thread in re the layout shown above...catalog 1962/63 (Bigdaddynz ) https://www.marklin-users.net/fo...yout-fram-early-1960ties
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; KLVM; DDR; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything

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Jimmy Thompson		#5 Posted : 28 November 2023 17:45:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 748 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		If it is built according to this, it is approximately 4' x 6' as an information reference:
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; KLVM; DDR; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything

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Lizardking0069		#6 Posted : 28 November 2023 18:16:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/11/2022(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Florida, Melbourne		Does anyone have a SCARM file of this layout or similar for Z scale Marklin track?

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Jimmy Thompson		#7 Posted : 28 November 2023 21:34:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 748 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		That is a cool idea! I think one of the keys will be the crossing, which I believe is 30° in M-track and 13° in Z - not insurmountable, but a consideration. I am curious to see what folks come up with! I really do love this plan, this layout! - Fun times!
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; KLVM; DDR; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything


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Jimmy Thompson		#8 Posted : 30 November 2023 22:56:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 748 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		I am going to add this here for a continuity reason to gather and collate and cross-reference as many of the factory layout threads as possible - like a spider inter "web" https://www.marklin-users.net/fo...teranlage-0923-from-1972
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; KLVM; DDR; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything


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Jimmy Thompson		#9 Posted : 30 November 2023 23:03:18(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 748 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		Quote: Does anyone have a SCARM file of this layout or similar for Z scale Marklin track? Yo! Lizardking! Fellow Floridian here, although over on the "t'other" coast, and way down at the end of civilization But, Oh Yes! I do not have SCARM myself, but a bunch here do! That would be so cool! Cover all of the scales for this layout! Let's get this thing going! p. s. and yes, it was cooling down enough here that I was thinking about "Raining Lizards"
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; KLVM; DDR; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything


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tworail		#10 Posted : 08 March 2025 20:42:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 251 Location: Ontario, Canada		Any more pictures of this wonderful layout? The modifications from the factory 0043 are interesting. The track plan is based on 0043 as Jimmy posted above, but I am adding a higher resolution image of that from the sales catalog. The sign at the back of the layout is really hard to come by so it's great that it's still there. Here is a picture from my 0043 layout - I have just fixed a bunch of things and once I get some more photos will add them. I also started a thread here for anyone interested in seeing more of this layout.

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Jimmy Thompson		#11 Posted : 08 March 2025 21:24:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 748 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City
		Jimmy T Analogue; M-track; KLVM; DDR; Primex; Sarrasani Zirkuswelt There is a Prototype For Everything

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marklinist5999		#12 Posted : 09 March 2025 13:21:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,866 Location: Michigan, Troy		Are they still around? Did they feature and sell Marklin untill???

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rbw993		#13 Posted : 09 March 2025 14:46:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,041		Yes but haven't sold Marklin for some time. Plenty of BRIO>
		Modeling Immensee, mile/km 0 on the Gottard. SBB Era V.

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