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10 years 10 months ago #16749
by Kelley
Replied by Kelley on topic Re: WOWSERS
Those are good questions. With Märklin engines you had to do some surgery to change out the couplers. And they take a lot of liberty on their proportions, but I realize that was to accommodate slapping an shell on a German frame. If these are all new from the ground up, I am guessing that would not be a problem.
I know that Märklin had been CB&Q friendly in the past, (I got that set, need about 3 more to almost make a set
I know that Märklin had been CB&Q friendly in the past, (I got that set, need about 3 more to almost make a set
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10 years 10 months ago #16753
by pm-ger
Replied by pm-ger on topic Re: WOWSERS
I don't thik that Märklin is on that way. They still focused on German Market and don't believe that they have a big knowleg of the US effords. Märlkin is sill an old traditioal German company and not very custom orientated. So better you take care of that. Mid be the old problems for changing the couplers also in the future. 
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10 years 10 months ago #16757
by markm
Replied by markm on topic Re: WOWSERS
Loren,
My first thought was MTL sold their E3 work, an AZL mechanism, and a Marklin coupler!
Actually I'm really pleased to see Marklin addressing the U.S. prototypes even if it's still directed to the European market. I still remember the days when I'd wait for the new catalog to see what color they were painting the F7 that year. Two locomotives in a year, both in paint that I want, is progress to me.
Maybe we should start dropping hints to Marklin (like bringing back the Budd passenger cars to match the 2014 release engines) for the 2015 catalog?
Mark
My first thought was MTL sold their E3 work, an AZL mechanism, and a Marklin coupler!
Actually I'm really pleased to see Marklin addressing the U.S. prototypes even if it's still directed to the European market. I still remember the days when I'd wait for the new catalog to see what color they were painting the F7 that year. Two locomotives in a year, both in paint that I want, is progress to me.
Maybe we should start dropping hints to Marklin (like bringing back the Budd passenger cars to match the 2014 release engines) for the 2015 catalog?
Mark
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10 years 10 months ago #16758
by Minuteman
Replied by Minuteman on topic Re: WOWSERS
Just wondering... 99% of the locos will be AZL, with Marklin only contributing the couplings... - could it be that this is not Marklin going for the US market but rather AZL trying to get a foothold in the European one through Marklin... 
On the other hand it really does look like something only Marklin could come up with - given those couplers, what on earth are these locos going to pull straight out of the box and the Marklin rolling stock assortment ???
The AZL E9s are good news. The Marklin incarnation is simply... destined to be put in a display case, I guess. Which is where Marklin locos run best, of course
On the other hand it really does look like something only Marklin could come up with - given those couplers, what on earth are these locos going to pull straight out of the box and the Marklin rolling stock assortment ???
The AZL E9s are good news. The Marklin incarnation is simply... destined to be put in a display case, I guess. Which is where Marklin locos run best, of course
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