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BR 53 0002 Borsig Mallet Received a Major Upgrade

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When I bought Märklin Baureihe 53 0002 (article no. 3701), it was a love-at-first-sight. According to some records, this model was produced between 1995 and 1999 and comes with a Digital/MM decoder, which has limited function namely, I could turn on/off the head/tender lights. No sound, no smoke generators. It is a beautiful machine. The Wehrmacht (or officially Iron Grey) livery made it standout among the “standard” black/red livery steam locomotives from Epoch II onwards. I planned for an upgrade since the acquisition and researched more about BR 53 and Märklin decoders. Finally, our Märklin H0-Forum group expert showed a … Continue reading BR 53 0002 Borsig Mallet Received a Major Upgrade

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Review: Running Märklin AC Model with Roco/Fleischmann z21 Digital Control Center

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Roco/Fleischmann (both owned by Austria-based Modelleisenbahn GmbH) introduced z21 (white) and Z21 (black) digital control sets back around 2013/14 (I think). I received my first z21 digital starter set for my birthday in 2014. Back then, both white (basic) and black (advanced) versions already supported Motorola decoders (found in Märklin H0 models). At that time, I was modeling in N-scale on DCC. I still do N-scale but interested to run Märklin H0-scale layout in the future. Therefore, I could use z21 control center for both DCC and Märklin Digital. This post explains how I did it. I will use the … Continue reading Review: Running Märklin AC Model with Roco/Fleischmann z21 Digital Control Center

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BR 53 0002 Had Its First Outing on MIST-61 Layout

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Thanks to Rene Goy, whom I met online on Facebook Märklin H0-Forum and later in person at the annual IGE Bad Homburg event near my place, I was a super happy kid today. I showed Rene my model and asked if I could test it on the Märklin Insider Stammtisch (MIST-61) programming track. He brought my model to his colleague and we got it working. I was so happy that the steam locomotive finally moved before my eyes. Since acquiring this beautiful Märklin BR 53 0002 almost 4 weeks ago, I did not have a chance to test-run it. My … Continue reading BR 53 0002 Had Its First Outing on MIST-61 Layout

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Review: KPF-Zeller H0-Rollerprüfstand (Rolling Test Stand) Part 1

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Disclaimer: This review is based on my personal purchase and experience. I am in no way associated with the seller other than this arm-length commercial transaction. Recently, I acquired a Märklin BR 53 0002 but not any tracks and digital control center e.g. Mobile Station 2 to run it. I decided to delay purchasing any tracks until I research more about Märklin tracks – C- or K-Gleise – and have the space to run them. But I still need to test and run my BR 53.0 and other HO-scale locomotives. After enquiring in Facebook groups. I was tipped to consider … Continue reading Review: KPF-Zeller H0-Rollerprüfstand (Rolling Test Stand) Part 1