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Post by richardthomasatal on Nov 23, 2023 8:11:13 GMT -8
All I can say is wow, just wow. Not in a good way, but maybe some of you will like it. Just the few things I can spot is improper placing of the grey/yellow seperation on the radiator housing, antennas are out of control large, windows large, smoke unnecessary, it is just not appealing compared to what we have available here in the U.S.
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Post by typhoon on Nov 23, 2023 9:09:26 GMT -8
I am assuming it is aimed towards a different market. It reminds me of 3 rail O scale models.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Nov 23, 2023 9:11:39 GMT -8
...it is just not appealing compared to what we have available here in the U.S. Well, I agree. But Marklin is likely aiming their sales efforts towards Europe. Three-rail Europe, actually. So. Ya got two different markets. Should they have done a better job? Yes. But that concept has been flung about all over the place. LOTS of people should have done a better job. And some of those people listen to us, and subsequently do. Including Marklin: You may remember that Marklin did a model of a UP CA3/4. Unfortunately, the early production missed including the stamped-in elements on the roof. SOMEHOW, Marklin found out and fixed it in later runs. I now own four of those later run cabooses. And am quite pleased with them. Additionally, Marklin did a very nice model of an unusual triple hopper. Both NP and UP owned some, and I snaffled up all the road numbers. Again, great happiness here. Anyway, I expect Marklin is pleased enough at their American prototype sales that they are continuing to produce items in the line. Ed |
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Post by cpr4200 on Nov 23, 2023 12:29:57 GMT -8
Marklin did a very nice model of an unusual triple hopper. Both NP and UP owned some, and I snaffled up all the road numbers. Again, great happiness here. Yes, the all-welded ACF triple, also used by C&O. I was happy to score a Trix (2-rail Marklin) car for a great price. My enthusiasm waned considerably when I removed the coal load. The car's interior leaves a lot to be desired; the center sill looks much too wide, the sides have very little detail, and my car doesn't have interior slope sheets. It also has no weight ... I'm thinking maybe there should be metal weights over each truck that would be hidden by the slope sheets?
That said, the body is otherwise pretty well done, except the C&O cars had wider side stakes. Nice wire grabs, good paint and lettering (UP), and good looking trucks with painted wheel faces. I've just taken another look at it and have taken it apart. Was going to dump it and build a Funaro kit, but it looks like the center sill and slope sheets can be remedied at the very least. And no worries about adding rivets! ~ Walt
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Post by hudsonyard on Nov 23, 2023 12:46:33 GMT -8
the trix big boy and mikado and some of the US style freight cars they did 15 or so years ago are actually excellent models.
at an old job one of the delivery drivers i'd see a couple times a week was a marklin guy, LOVED to spend money on stuff, his home layout was certainly....interesting. he had a roughly 15x30 space that was filled with a marklin spaghetti bowl that as he described as "northern minnesota scenery with 50s german equipment". definitely a corner of the hobby very different from ours
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Post by Mr. Trainiac on Nov 23, 2023 13:45:13 GMT -8
it is just not appealing compared to what we have available here in the U.S. The Marklin ES44AC is modified Broadway Limited tooling, so in fact this is something we have in the US. (luckily without the big slot in the pilot) |
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