About a week ago I randomly ran into a photo of this 2025 model Märklin NS ES44AC 8101 Heritage Scheme Diesel, and ever since I want this to be my very first piece of a new passion.

I used to own two setups back in the late 70s, as kid, but gaming consoles and the C64 computer soon took over and I never looked back. Until now. These days I rather had enough of the toxic internet, computers being everywhere, and Ai killing a bunch of jobs soon enough.

My house is pretty packed with other hobbies, so there is no room for a classic 8 by 4 setup. What I have in mind, is a wall train track, covering 3 or 4 rooms eventually.

Now, I have seen some wall trains, but my plan will differ. Instead of just running a train on a single track high up, along the ceiling, I want it to be lower, and with periodic "stations" in every room that include a scene with buildings, streets, waterfalls, and a background. More like a train track that goes from one deep shelf to the next one.

Since I fell in love with this ES44AC diesel, H0 and the brand is already dictated. It looks absolutely stunning in my eyes:






Are there any good Märklin retailers in the US? I got an eBay offer out of the UK but I'm not sure if shipping is all that good these days with tariffs and all.

Coupled with 6 of these Rapido cars:

Thank you. I just sent them an email. Its listed in stock.