Hi all,

So, this year in September I will be turning 50. You all know where I'm going with this...

There was an "Echte Fünfziger" for 1966 last year - does anyone know if there will be a 1967 model for this year? I can't see any sign of one on the Marklin site or in the new items...

I'd love to drop the hint to the family, assuming that there's going to be one this year.

Anyone know?

-Herman

Six months? Order it now.

37817 is no longer available. 37837 also available to order but year 1966 - running number is '50 1966'.

I think you are missing something, HVC has already indicated that he wants a 50th anniversary locomotive for his 50th birthday.... Not sure why you're trying to convince him otherwise!



Read HVC's first post, he is already doing that.......

There was an order form for the 50th loco that you had to fill out with all of the details to be put on the loco and box - birthday date, name, etc. I don't seem to have a copy of the one I used in 2010 when I got my 50th birthday loco, the best I can do is the online form on the Modellbahn Kramm website.

http://www.modellbahn-kr...?fid=540&artnr=37837

I'm sure Marklin will come to the party with a 50-1967 loco. I know I had the same questions regarding 50-1960, and that loco was eventually announced and made available some time in the middle of 2010, even though my birthday is early in the year.

Last year the 50-1966 37837 loco was announced in the Fall 2016 New Items brochure, so that might happen again this year.

I would talk to your favourite dealer and ask him to verify through Marklin as to when 50-1967 might be available.

I have one and can vouch that they are excellent.. They are filled with the current technology, as far as I remember the first one did not have sound, whereas as it is highly likely that yours will have mFx+ and sound..

Mine, courtesy of the family, came with mFx, minimal sound and a smoke unit installed, but I am unsure if our dealer threw that one in for free..



Webmaster and I have the same one..

Nope, nothing missed, at least from what you indicated.

I am not trying to talk him out of anything - I just don't think you understood what I said.

In any event, to each his own.

I would prefer to pick a special loco rather than have Marklin pick it for me; that's all.

My point was Herman has already chosen what he wants for his birthday, why try to convince him otherwise especially since that leads the thread to an off topic point. Herman didn't ask for opinions.

Granted you might like something else, but others want a loco with the year of their birth, a display case, and a plaque and certificate with their name on.

As you say, each to their own.

Nice loc, specially the "Wagner" version!
Strange that the Birthday model locs are announced fairly late in the 'fall' new items for the running year as current 2017.

It has arrived! Number 50 1967, and yes, has full sound capabilities (see video below for a demo)



certificate with my name on it - cute! ... (as well as on the display case, of course)









Here is it next to a normal black loco to give a better idea of the weathering...



No smoke unit, but I'll be putting one in, of course.

And here's a sound demo... (warning, contains boring footage of loco running in circles...)



and a quick clip of incredibly silent running with no sound... just the sound of steel wheels rolling...

Very nice indeed. From the photos it is better than 50 1954 which I have.

So 37837 on the Märklin still shows as sold out and 1966 based.
As my 50th bday is coming up in Dec, am what item that I'm not able to order anymore should I have ordered?

Turning 50 next year, in catalouge is says the current 50 year loco is 37837 but says 1972. I assume it's same part number for 1973 in 2023 as well? What delivery time should one expect?