Hi Steve,

The best thing is to purchase a few posts and some of the wire and try it.


I have recently set up about 25 metres of the Märklin catenary system on C track, and will post a tutorial on my website. That will take at least a month. I found the system elegant and functional, though I have a few tips.

regards
Kimball

cool, thanks guys. I don't have a marklin dealer nearby, so it's not as simple as paying the store a visit and check things out in person, so I guess maybe I'll look into one of those starter kits that have the basics in them and get a feel for things..

Thanks for the info!

This set is no longer available. Instead I went for the Viessmann starter set, which is compatible with the Marklin system, and slightly cheaper.

The 4101 set is intended for the Marklin 29785 ICE starter set, but will do for any of those sets bringing the same track configuration, or you can add to it for your own configuration.

It does not bring the jigs and alignment tools, but I found I didn't need them. The distance from the track and the height are correct when you use the supplied mountings cut at the right place (this is marked for the different track types). The distance between masts was calculated using a length of wire as a reference. The only measurement which was a bit more difficult was the position of the wire on the mast hanger, especially at curves, and I did these by trial and error using a loco with pantograph up moving slowly along that bit of track.

Here you can see how the mast fits on to the mounting plate, and how the wire clips on to the mast hanger: