Hello all!

Has anyone already received this diesel locomotive?

Could you please report if the "operating sounds" include some sounds associated with the fact that there are rods on the wheels, which I suppose must be quite different from the sound of a V200 or V300 which were mounted on bogies?

Could please also report if the headlights are warm white LEDs or the usual yellow/orange ones?

Thanks!

Thanks for the clarification and for the links!

37211 review on youtube.

Great to watch.

NN

I got one of these today . It's great!! I insisted on a demo before the buy because it has a DCM motor and my experiences with those motors in the NS1200 models are such that I vowed never buy a new DCM model again - the noise of the NS1200 is just too much to bear and it takes the joy out of driving the model. Much to my surprise the 37211 is very quiet, the noise level is just above that of the soft sine motor. Driving characteristics are excellent, it is magnificent to see this model drive at very slow speeds.

The loco's level of detail is quite nice. Its vibe reminds me of my 50's and 60's models, i.e. it's all metal and it really has character. Too bad you cannot add separate details like air hoses etc to the front and rear - in this sense it is perhaps a little too much like it's 60's predecessors because imitations of those details are part of fhe mold.

Märklin put a lot of functions into this loco, which is great. I love the bell, it really takes you back to a bygone era. The ability to switch off the head- or taillights at each end enhances the model's credibility. I mean, its big sister in scale 1:1 was also used for Wendezüge and when pushing a train, a loco's headlights really should be off (ditto for taillights when pulling).

(By the way, the original V140 001 still exists today. It is on exhibition as LokWelt at Freilassing, deep in Bayern. I visited LokWelt this summer and admired the V140 001 there).

The diesel sound is similar, but not quite identical, to that of my SVT 04 501.

Niggles? Yes, all of an purely digital nature.

First of all, if I program the acceleration time to the maximum of 16 seconds, the loco never starts to drive! The diesel starts to rev nicely, but the loco doesn't move. At lower acceleration times, all is well and it is a joy to watch this beast begin its drive ever so slowly.

Second, the sound of the brakes is only audible when the loco decelerates from its programmed top speed. When it decelerates from speeds which are lower than the programmed maximum, no braking sounds are heard. When it brakes from max speed, the braking sound starts immediately whereas my other models that have sound only do that when the train has lost most of its speed.

These digital oddities aside, I love this model. Given that I am a total era III fan and only collect stuff from that period, the 37211 makes a great addition.

Hi all,

would somebody who owns both models, that is, the earlier version of the locomotive (from the early 90's) and this new version with all bells and whistles, care to post some pictures for comparison of the two?

The instruction manual for this model is flat-out WRONG. The maintenance section indicates that you have to grease the worm wheel. Well, there's no worm wheel to be found in this model. The DCM motor drives the axles through a set of gears, just like in the old days. But the drawings in the manual clearly show an SDS motor with a wormwheel.

Speaking of SDS, it is uncanny how quiet this model is. I gave it a very light oiling and now it is dead-quiet. The difference with an SDS model is all but gone. Nice!

I received mine a few days ago, and I can confirm a very nice model that runs very smoothly! Indeed a great addition to my collection as well.

Best regards,
Frank

Hi Steven,

The "diesel sound" sounds great to me.

Br,
Frank