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Hi Jörg,

Thank you for the nice pictures! It is interesting to see an asymmetric doppelkreuzweiche there - not too common in the railway infrastructure.

Regards,
Alex

Moin Ich habe noch nie eine Dampflok mit so wenigen Bedienelementen gesehen. Und dann 4 Mann Besatzung! Pilot und Copilot mit weißen Handschuhen. Und dann noch Heizer und Pfeifer. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9H6xa_VmGo Ubiquitous Taigatrommel's are everywhere in this video. There is even an ...

It seems that both links are the same, please can you correct it?

Real life prototype:

Hi friends, I'm happy to announce a new model in our assortment: Zmodell 99196 - ES64 F4 (BR 189) in Lokomotion "Black Zebra" paint scheme. Model is based on Marklin 88195 locomotive, and is a extensive re-paint with a number of improvements over original model. Here are some highlights: - Locomotiv...

Hi Gunnar,

Yes, surely I remember about your requests, so please be patient

Greetings,
Alex

Hi friends,

Two variations added to the VL8 electric locomotive assortment - red SZD (Soviet Railways, art. No 99110) and green SZD (Soviet Railways, art. No 99111) paint scheme:

Regards,
Alex

I just thought that everyone forgot about tracks. What about 245 and 270 curves? I think that it's more than important for every scale to have at least 4 different radii. Flexitracks stay aside here, they will not replace them. Rokuhan already offers 245 and 270 curves in their track system, so it w...

Hi Torsten, I don't know how MNE is popular since I'm not a dealer, but from time to time Marklin produced some very local articles - Tegernsee Bahn, Allgäu-Express, 2 Metronom trains. So, for me, MNE or IRE Berlin-Hamburg at least have a right to exist in Z :) And MNE is not a subject of high prior...

Nice to see that some other members mentioned Vectron too, along with Traxx "Green Cargo" and 87756 set in red DB Regio color scheme.
I wonder is Marklin actually reading this thread? Considering that some years ago someone has been banned for breaking NDA, it seems that they do.

Greetings,
Alex