I recently saw on utube a clip showing a Roco BR 10 I believe that had syncronized smoke and sound . I was blown away. Is there a Märklin model in the works to duplicate this?

Regards, Kevin

I think this is unlikely...

Not very sure of the exact concept, but how big of a programming that MFX system would need to get the features going on a Marklin steamer?
Then what of the smoke unit required, etc?

Probably the answer is,
it's the same case as to why Roco or any other brands never responded, when Marklin released their own wonder of the worlds; like the Sinus motor, the all-metal Big Boy or the long & non-articulated BR45 model.

I like the Roco BR10 steam locomotive but 500€ is a lot of money.
And you have to consider that this loco doesn't like the R2 Marklin's curved tracks.

I'm with Tom on my rating of smoke effects on model trains. I think the smoke produced is unrealistic in every way smoke could be. Compared to real smoke, it doesn't look the same, it doesn't move in the same way and isn't even the same colour. Is it meant to replicate steam exhausted from the cylinders or smoke from the fire? It looks like neither!

The addition of synchronisation to the smoke does not add enough to make it worthwhile in my opinion.

I thought MTH had similar technology (synchronized smoke and sound), but maybe Roco was first?

MTH does a great job with there synchronization of smoke on there O gauge models.
They use an electric fan that pulses in time with the cylinder strokes. The fan is quite and can't be heard over the sound.
they use the same method in there diesels to match the smoke amount with there engine speed.
There smoke units put out so much smoke it can run you out of the room or set of smoke detectors. I do wish marklin would look in to this ideal
as I never have had that much luck with the seuthe type smoke units the either clog up smoke too little or to much.

Even old American Flyers had a mechanical pump linked to a cam on the drive train that made puffs of smoke in time with the loks speed.

Hi, This feature has been around for some time in U.S. prototype H0 scale models.
The first one I bought was from MTH and was a Union Pacific 9000 class with sound and smoke which puffs in synchronisation with the pistons and also the amount of throttle.
This is a 3-cylinder model and is most impressive with working Gresley conjugated valve gear for the inner cylider and even a middle crank and rod !
This was 2.1/2 years ago and since then other locos have been produced mainly by Broadway Limited Imports which is the manufacturer I buy most from.

The reports and videos of the Roco loco where steam issues from the cylinder area of the loco are not very realistic.
It is said that the effect is poor at low speeds and better at speed but this is exactly the opposite of real loco operation.
There are only two reasons for steam from the cylinder area ...

Cylinder drain cocks open.
Leaking glands.

Cylinder drains are only used for starting to clear condensed water from the cylinders and should be closed at speed to save waste and a leaking gland would only be at half the chuff rate of the exhaust.

Regards, Colin.

I have quite a few steamers but only two "with smoke" - BR 10 37082 and the 3111 in the video below.

I got the lok (and the video) a couple of years ago from DCC Trains in Cincinnati..................:



Cheers,

Jeremy.