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 Joined: 01/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 127 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
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Hello Everybody. I have a beginner's question for you. Suppose that a beginner like me, with less than 10 Marklin steamers in his inventory (for the moment)  , without a permanent layout (yet, hopefully) and with a MS 2, would like to get one Fleischmann steam locomotive. Would I be able to control the Fleischmann loco with a MS 2 on Marklin C rails? Needless to say that the loco would be a 3rail version. Thank you for your reply. Regards Paris P.S. Do I understand correctly that most Fleischmanns are not full metal? Is it correct that their boilers are made of plastic? |
Era I and Era II German and Swiss Steamers and E-Loks. Proud owner of a Challenger (-; |
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 Joined: 09/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 431 Location: Stockton, CA
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I have a Fleischmann E19, (84 1911) that I picked up a number of years ago. The decoder is compatible with the Maerklin system, and operates well with my MS2. Unlike its Maerklin counterparts, the body is molded plastic. Still a great runner, smooth and nearly silent.
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 1 user liked this useful post by Eurobahnfan
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 Joined: 29/07/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,435 Location: Switzerland
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I have been running a sound equipped Fleischmann V 218 diesel with my MS for a long time; not the slightest problem.
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 Joined: 10/07/2002(UTC) Posts: 3,298 Location: Patagonia
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the answer is absolutely yes, but you may have troubles reprogramming some old decoders, made in the era of the 6021. For new locos, not a single problem. |
 German trains era I-II and selected III, era depends on the mood, mostly Maerklin but i can be heretic if needed XD, heresy is no longer an issue.. LOL |
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Joined: 01/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 127 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
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Thank you for your replies. It looks like it is worth trying a Fleischmann after all. I was looking at the new 391773 - Steam locomotive type S 10.1, K.P.E.V.
Looks like a great era i loco with great detail. The only think to consider is the plastic body. Don't know if it creates a problem on the long run (after years of use) - compared to a full metal body.
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Paris
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Era I and Era II German and Swiss Steamers and E-Loks. Proud owner of a Challenger (-; |
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Joined: 10/07/2002(UTC) Posts: 3,298 Location: Patagonia
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I have an older version, no sound. It runs ok and pull the kaiser wilhelm II with no troubles, wich is much to ssy about the original M one. Go for it, if i didnt had it i would absolutely bought it. |
German trains era I-II and selected III, era depends on the mood, mostly Maerklin but i can be heretic if needed XD, heresy is no longer an issue.. LOL |
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Joined: 15/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,319 Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest
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The things you need to check on are:
1) the physical connection, so as you said, for C-track you need to ensure the loc has the 3 conductor pickup
2) the decoder in the loco supports a protocol the MS2 supports - MM or DCC. |
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