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Offline Laszlo Gyermek  
#1 Posted : 04 December 2007 00:02:54(UTC)
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My Marklin HO set has been in storage for several years in the attic of my home in Paper boxes. Lately I found that not only some of the plastic bildings of my set were chewed up by mice but one of my 16 locomotives (Model 3205)stored within its original box has been partially chewed up on the front.
Beware of these rodents! I would recommend either strong plastic, or preferacly metal boxes/ cabinets for long term storage of your valuable Marklin train sets!
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Offline Caplin  
#2 Posted : 04 December 2007 01:03:41(UTC)
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Welcome to the forum, Laszlo.

Very bad luck with your "mouse attack".
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Offline Larry  
#3 Posted : 04 December 2007 03:12:02(UTC)
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Sorry hear about the mice. They can be a real pain.

I also had mice but inside the ventilation/heater of my car (RX8) which is not driven much in the winter. I took it out in the spring and turned on the heater and heard this crunching sound followed by a really bad smell. It seems I blended them into the rotors of the heater. Great. They had also eaten the insulation under the hood of the car as well.

So, I have to conclude that mice can eat Maerklin trains as well as full size automobiles!

Good luck!
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Offline mike c  
#4 Posted : 04 December 2007 04:21:26(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Laszlo Gyermek
<br />My Marklin HO set has been in storage for several years in the attic of my home in Paper boxes. Lately I found that not only some of the plastic bildings of my set were chewed up by mice but one of my 16 locomotives (Model 3205)stored within its original box has been partially chewed up on the front.
Beware of these rodents! I would recommend either strong plastic, or preferably metal boxes/ cabinets for long term storage of your valuable Marklin train sets!


Here's another reason why we love metal locomotives.
I hope that you can replace the shell from your damaged lok and that you don't find additional damage on other units.

Regards

Mike C
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Offline steventrain  
#5 Posted : 04 December 2007 15:22:54(UTC)
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Welcome to the forum, Laszlo.Smile
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Offline dntower85  
#6 Posted : 04 December 2007 16:44:39(UTC)
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Sorry to here that Laszlow, I had a squirrel break into my attic this fall, luckily it didn't do much damage other than where it chewed through the eave of the house. Now I have a trap up there just encase.
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Offline intruder  
#7 Posted : 04 December 2007 21:16:37(UTC)
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Welcome to the forum, Laszlo.

Thanks for the warning!
Best regards Svein, Norway
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Offline shaygetz  
#8 Posted : 05 December 2007 05:29:41(UTC)
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I have no problems with mice so long as I have Mr. Fluffy on the job....

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Offline steventrain  
#9 Posted : 05 December 2007 15:33:11(UTC)
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Offline mjrallare  
#10 Posted : 05 December 2007 16:08:14(UTC)
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Wouldn't like to be a mouse in your neighbourhood...biggrin
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Offline Trainingtime  
#11 Posted : 06 December 2007 22:18:52(UTC)
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Offline john black  
#12 Posted : 06 December 2007 22:30:43(UTC)
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Bob - just gotta love Mr Fluffy, the Mice Sniper ... biggrinbiggrinbiggrin
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