Märklin/Trix Timesaver Setup and Play Manual in 5 Languages (DE/EN/ES/IT/NL)

I am happy to announce the release of the Märklin/Trix Timesaver setup and play manual in 5 languages. It took me and my team of volunteer translators 1 month to write and translate the adaptation of John Allen’s famous Timesaver switching puzzle for Märklin and Trix track systems. I published my initial idea for a Märklin Timesaver early January 2022 and called volunteers to translate them in German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch. 4 responded immediately and we coordinated our works during evenings and weekends as well as from different time zones. My German translator Stefan Hervel lived in New … Continue reading Märklin/Trix Timesaver Setup and Play Manual in 5 Languages (DE/EN/ES/IT/NL)

Countdown to Märklin/Trix Timesaver Manuals Launch

Update 06.04.22: I am pleased to announce the release of Märklin/Trix Timesaver Setup and Play manuals in 5 languages DE/EN/ES/IT/NL. Update 16.02.22: The launch has been delayed due to some ongoing clarifications. A new date will be announced. I did not expect that I will publish a Märklin/Trix Timesaver manuals in such a short period. The name “Timesaver” is not foreign to me as I have John Allen’s Nov. 1972 Model Railroader article of the same name for more than 10 years now. Back and even earlier, I was a US N-scale modeler, focusing on BNSF Galvestone Subdivision which I … Continue reading Countdown to Märklin/Trix Timesaver Manuals Launch

Timesaver for One: Same Procedure Every …. Time

Note: I have updated this post with the latest setup and play manual instructions that I wrote and published (also see http://www.maerklintimesaver.wordpress.com). The changes will be marked in green. I bought 22 pieces of pre-owned Märklin tracks and turnouts and managed to receive them before New Year Eve; in time for the annual Eve classic sketch – Dinner for One, starring Freddie Frinton as Butler James and May Warden as Miss Sophie. This 11-minute sketch tells the story of Miss Sophie celebrating her 90th birthday with 4 “imaginary” friends, who have all passed on. At every dinner serving, the increasingly … Continue reading Timesaver for One: Same Procedure Every …. Time