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Märklin Delivers Special Donation Car “Frieden in Europa (Peace in Europe)” to Loewenherz

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As the Ukraine war drags on, we are reminded of the peace that the European and world communities cherish. Märklin sends its special passenger/donation car to Loewenherz Railway Park in Bad Niedrigsrode for a special exhibition. The special second-class passenger/donation car (Type Bpmz 293.2 open seating car) comes in Ukraine flag (blue/yellow) livery and the white peace dove. The park management has prepared a concrete plinth for this exhibit piece and is in the process of getting it ready for the opening on 25th June 2022. Continue reading Märklin Delivers Special Donation Car “Frieden in Europa (Peace in Europe)” to Loewenherz

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Officially On Board – My Märklin Digital Starter Set

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Yipee! I can now officially say that I am part of the Märklin H0 world. I want to model steam era in H0. My first Märklin and H0 steam locomotive is the Baureihe (Class) 53 0002 DRG, which I have introduced and mentioned umpteen times, if you are a regular follower of my blog. The second steam locomotive is BR 74 854 DB (Deutsche Bundesbahn), which came with the digital starter set Art. 29074. This year, Märklin’s Christmas campaign “Be Little Again” offers a 80€ voucher to purchase a Märklin/Trix H0 digital starter set and other goodies. After fixing an … Continue reading Officially On Board – My Märklin Digital Starter Set

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Review: Insight into Märklin M- and C-Tracks

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So far, I have never been a fan of “snap-on” tracks. To me, they look plastic-ky and toy-ish on a layout. On my N-scale layout, I used Peco flex-tracks and streamline turnouts, which mean lots and lots of effort in placing the tracks and ballasting. That’s one of the fun parts of model railway (also the headache, if you do not do it right the first time) As I explore more about Märklin AC system, I learned more about their track system. During a recent Märklin operating session, I took particular attention on how the Märklinists use C-tracks (dt. C-Gleise) … Continue reading Review: Insight into Märklin M- and C-Tracks

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germaN:87AC in Märklin H0 AC

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I have been dabbling in the DC model railway for more than 10 years mainly in N-scale (1:160) for obvious reasons: I like to run and operate long-trains – passenger or freight and due to lack of space to build a reasonable layout to realize this vision, N-scale is an obvious choice. To me, it is a good balance between size, availability of modern-era rolling stocks and the operational realism that I wanted to achieve. Hence, germaN:160 was born, representing Epoch VI (2007 – present) My interest in HO-scale has always been latent; knowing that I could not afford the … Continue reading germaN:87AC in Märklin H0 AC