Here are the 2018 New Items from Marklin           

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If you have an interest in any of the items listed below, let me know ASAP, even if they are scheduled for 3rd or 4th quarter delivery, and especially if the items are  MHI ,  Limited ,  Export , or even car sets. These almost always sell out in the US and ordering early provides your best chance to get these.

Note: Prices indicated as "Pre-order Price" are valid only for orders placed before
February 28, 2018. For orders after that date, the higher price (if shown) will prevail.
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(E) Export Items generally only available for one year -- limited availability
(EX) MHI / Exclusive Available only by subscription -- very limited availability
(L) Limited production One-year only runs; often sold out early in the year
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80029 - Museum Car Set 2018 Märklin Z, Era III  DB - Germany
            New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 49.00

Museum Car Set 2018 M„rklin Z, Era III
Museum Car Set 2018 M„rklin Z, Era III

Prototype: DB type Kds powdered freight silo car with advertising lettering for the firm Confiserie Bosch, Uhingen, Germany, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Hanomag Kurier delivery truck with a flatbed and tarp.

Model: The powdered freight silo car has detailed construction with advertising lettering for the firm Confiserie Bosch, Uhingen, Germany. Length over the buffers 40 mm / 1-9/16". The model truck included can be rolled and is a Hanomag Kurier with a flatbed and tarp, also in the colors of the firm Bosch. The Hanomag model is constructed of metal and has glazed windows and rubber tires.

One-time series. Available only at the Märklin Museum in Göppingen.


80328 - 2018 Insider Annual Car, Era IV  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ TBA

2018 Insider Annual Car, Era IV

Prototype: Type Hbis-t 299 2-axle privately owned sliding wall boxcar for the firm Miele, used on the German Railroad (DB). Car for transporting moisture-sensitive freight.

Model: The car body is made of finely detailed, imprinted plastic, prototypically lettered, with imprinted repaired areas. The solid wheels are black nickel-plated. Length over the buffers about 64 mm / 2-1/2".

One-time series only for Märklin Insider members.


80418 - Easter Car for 2018  DB - Germany
Pre-order price: $ 29.00

Easter Car for 2018

Prototype: Insulated boxcar.

Model: The car is painted and decorated for Easter. Delivered in a transparent Easter rabbit in a green Easter basket with yellow Easter grass. Length over the buffers 40 mm / 1-9/16".

One-time series only in 2018.


81332 - DRG "90 Years of the Rheingold" Train Set  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and body  Dual headlights at the front  Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945
Pre-order price: $ 495.00

DRG 90 Years of the Rheingold Train Set

Prototype: 1 German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 18.4 steam express locomotive with a type 2'2'T26,2 tender, 1 type SPw4ü-28 baggage car, 1 type SB4ü-28 parlor car, 2nd class without a galley, 1 type SB4ük-28 parlor car, 2nd class with a galley, 1 type SA4ü-28 parlor car, 1st class without a galley, 1 type SA4ük-28 parlor car, 1st class with a galley. Cars in a violet/beige paint scheme. The train looks as it did in the DRG's Era II around 1931.

Model: The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All driving axles powered. The locomotive model is finely detailed and includes modelling of the brake rigging, rail clearance devices, enlarged buffer plates, etc. The cars are prototypically and finely imprinted. These models are not available separately. Train length about 635 mm / 25". Included with the train set is a reproduction of an original builder's plate for the locomotive constructed of metal. The train set comes in an exclusively designed "book packaging" with a booklet about the history of the Rheingold and a certificate of authenticity.

Highlights:
  • One-time series for the anniversary of 90 years of the Rheingold.
  • A reproduction of a locomotive builder's plate in metal included.
  • Certificate of authenticity.
One-time series.


81594 - SBB "Gotthard Panorama Express" Train Set, Era IV  SBB - Switzerland  50 Years of the TEE / 125 Years of the Gotthard Line
            Metal locomotive frame  Triple headlights and a white marker light that change over with the direction of travel  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 315.00

SBB Gotthard Panorama Express Train Set, Era IV

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Gopex consisting of the class Re 4/4 II general-purpose locomotive in a red paint scheme and 3 panorama cars.

Model: The locomotive has been converted to a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All axles powered. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting (3 x white in the front, 1 x white in the lower right rear (Swiss headlight code). The locomotive has movable rail clearance devices on both trucks. The current pickup can be switched from catenary to track. The cars are imprinted in the new "Gopex design". Train length over the buffers about 435 mm / 17-1/8".

Highlights:
  • New tooling.
  • Movable rail clearance devices.
  • LED lighting.


81871 - "Museum Passenger Train" Starter Set, (large oval of track)  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and body  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 239.00

Museum Passenger Train Starter Set, (large oval of track)

Prototype: 1 Franconian Switzerland Steam Railroad class V 60 diesel locomotive, 1 type Pwi baggage car, 1 corridor car, 1st/2nd class, 1 type WRi dining car. The train looks as it currently does in real life.

Model: The V 60 locomotive is constructed of metal. All driving axles powered. The side rods and wheel sets are black nickel-plated. The 2 passenger cars and 1 baggage car have solid black nickel-plated wheel sets. Train length about 240 mm / 9-7/16". The set includes a large oval of track with 6 sections of straight track 110 mm / 4-3/8" (of them 5 x 8500, 1 x 8590 feeder track), 4 no. 8520 curved track, and 6 no. 8521 curved track. Also included is: a track plan brochure, a rerailer, a locomotive controller, and a switched mode power pack for supplying current. The track plan in this starter set can be expanded with the 8190 or 8191, 8192, 8193, and 8194 SET extension sets or with your own designs.

Highlights:
  • V 60 includes a motor with a bell-shaped armature.
  • Large oval of track.


82101 - DB "High Tension Current Train" 2-Car Set, Era III  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and body  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 119.00

DB High Tension Current Train 2-Car Set, Era III

Prototype: High tension current train for erecting catenary, as it looked in the German Federal Railroad's (DB) Era IIIb, consisting of a catenary erecting car (former type R10 with a brakeman's cab), car for drums of wire (former type R10), material supplies car (former type G car) and bunk car (former Württemberg corridor car).

Model: The car set consists of 2 former type R10 cars, loaded with the typical equipment and supplies for a catenary erecting train. The loads are made of real wood. There is a material supplies car and a bunk car. All of the cars are extensively painted and imprinted. Length over the buffers about 216 mm / 8-1/2".


82102 - DB Type R 10 Stake Car w/Brakeman's Platform, Era II  DB - Germany
            New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00

DB Type R 10 Stake Car w/Brakeman's Platform, Era II

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type R 10 Association design stake car in Era III with a load of construction steel matting.

Model: This car fits in with the theme of steel and/or steel processing. The car is finely painted and lettered. A removable load of "construction steel matting" is included. Length over the buffers 56 mm / 2-3/16".


82267 - Type Gl "Dresden" Boxcar Lettered for "Märklin"", Era III  DB - Germany
            New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00

Type Gl Dresden Boxcar Lettered for M„rklin, Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Gl "Dresden" boxcar as it looked in Era III. Both sides of the car include advertising lettering for the firm "Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH", Göppingen, Germany.

Model: The car includes repaired areas and weathering. Length over the buffers 56 mm / 2-3/16".


82318 - "DRG Liquids Transport" 3-Car Set, Era II  DB - Germany
            Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945
Pre-order price: $ 85.00

DRG Liquids Transport 3-Car Set, Era II

Prototype: 2 privately owned acid container cars and 1 privately owned 2-axle tank car used on the German State Railroad Company (DRG). The cars look as they did in Era II.

Model: The 2 acid container cars each have 12 "acid pots" and a brakeman's cab. The tank car has a brakeman's cab. Total length over the buffers about 120 mm / 10-1/2".


82341 - DB Type SSym 46 Heavy-Duty Flat Car w/Load of T Shapes  DB - Germany
            Metal car frame  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 35.00
            Goes with: 88203 82101 82342 82343 86237

DB Type SSym 46 Heavy-Duty Flat Car w/Load of T Shapes

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type SSym 46 heavy-duty flat car. Six-axle design with a flat load surface and a load of steel T shapes.

Model: The flat car has a metal body with stakes that can be installed on it. It is loaded with T shapes on a load frame. Length over the buffers 60 mm / 2-3/8".


82342 - DB Type SSym 46 Heavy-Duty Flat Car w/Load of an Insulated Hood  DB - Germany
            Metal car frame  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 35.00
            Goes with: 88203 82101 82341 82343 86237

DB Type SSym 46 Heavy-Duty Flat Car w/Load of an Insulated Hood

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type SSym 46 heavy-duty flat car. Six-axle design with a flat load surface and a load of an insulated hood for transporting glowing steel slabs.

Model: The flat car has a metal body with stakes that can be installed on it. It is loaded with a reproduction of a lightly weathered insulated hood. Length over the buffers 60 mm / 2-3/8".


82343 - DB Type SSym 46 Heavy-Duty Flat Car w/Load of Round Shapes  DB - Germany
            Metal car frame  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 35.00
            Goes with: 88203 82101 82341 82342 86237

DB Type SSym 46 Heavy-Duty Flat Car w/Load of Round Shapes

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type SSym 46 heavy-duty flat car. Six-axle design with a flat load surface and a load of steel round shapes.

Model: The flat car has a metal body with stakes that can be installed on it. It is loaded with round shapes on a load frame. Length over the buffers 60 mm / 2-3/8".


82531 - SBB "Wascosa Gas" Tank 3-Car Set, Era VI  SBB - Switzerland
            Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 89.00

SBB Wascosa Gas Tank 3-Car Set, Era VI

Prototype: 3 four-axle freight cars for transporting gas, painted and lettered for the freight car leasing company Wascosa. Of them, 2 cars include heat shields and 1 car is without a heat shield. All of the cars look as they do in Era VI.

Model: All of the cars are in a special version and include close coupler hooks and individual car numbers. The cars are prototypically painted and lettered. Length over the buffers about 225 mm / 8-7/8".


82532 - "Green Cargo" Funnel-Flow Tank 2-Car Set  SJ - Sweden
            Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 65.00

Green Cargo Funnel-Flow Tank 2-Car Set

Prototype: 2 type Zacns funnel-flow tank cars painted and lettered for Ermewa SA "Green Cargo", used to transport fuel.

Model: The 2 type "Zacns" funnel-flow tank cars of the firm Ermewa SA are painted and lettered for "Green Cargo". Both cars are individually lettered and include close coupler hooks. Length over the buffers each 77.5 mm / 3-1/16".

Comment: By freight train to the airplane - the railroad is ideally suited to transport hazardous materials and thus in Sweden for transporting kerosene in funnel-flow tank cars for Ermewa SA "Green Cargo". Due to the special safety requirements, the type Zacns cars have especially robust frames, special buffers, and steel reinforcements on the tank ends ("headshields"). A high-strength steel frame as a rollover bar guarantees effective protection of sensitive areas such as the filling and emptying valves in the upper middle part of the car in case of a rollover.


82662 - DB Type Sgs 693 Four-Axle Container Transport Car, Era IV  DB - Germany
            Metal car frame  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 35.00
            Goes with: 82662

DB Type Sgs 693 Four-Axle Container Transport Car, Era IV

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Sgs 693 as it looked around 1992. Loaded with two 20-foot containers of the firm MSC Geneva and a 20-foot container of the container shipping company Hamburg South.

Model: All of the containers are removable. Length over the buffers 90 mm / 3-1/2".


86025 - 25 Year Insider Membership Club Glass Tank Car  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ TBA

25 Year Insider Membership Club Glass Tank Car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) 2-axle glass tank car for transporting high-proof liquids.

Model: This is an exclusive glass tank car for 25 years of Insider membership. The tank is made of real glass with an imprinted anniversary logo and a cork seal. Length over the buffers 40 mm / 1-9/16".

The 86025 glass tank car is being produced exclusively for Insider members with 25 years of membership.


86237 - DB Type Omm 52 Gondola with a Load of Scrap, Era III  DB - Germany
            New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00
            Goes with: 88203 82101 82341 82342 82343

DB Type Omm 52 Gondola with a Load of Scrap, Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Omm 52 gondola without a handbrake for transporting scrap metal. The car looks as it did in Era III around 1961.

Model: The car is extensively painted and it has metal wheel sets, which are black nickel-plated. It is loaded with a reproduction of rusty scrap metal. Length over the buffers about 46 mm / 1-13/16".

Highlights:
  • Prototypical freight load.


87009 - K.W.St.E. "Württemberg" Passenger 5-Car Set , Era I  DB - Germany
            Built-in interior details  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 145.00
            Goes with: 88185

K.W.St.E. Wrttemberg Passenger 5-Car Set , Era I

Prototype: 5 Royal Württemberg State Railways (K.W.St.E.) passenger cars consisting of 2 type Di Wü 04 corridor coaches, 4th class, 2 type Di Wü 08 corridor coaches, 4th class, and 1 type Ci Wü 05 corridor coach, 3rd class, as they looked around 1910.

Model: All of the cars are prototypically painted and lettered. Each car has an individual car number. The cars have interiors as new tooling in all of the models as well as separately applied gas tanks, and spoked wheels. All of the cars are individually packaged. Total length over the buffers about 360 mm / 14-3/16".

Highlights:
  • Interior details and separately applied gas tanks included.


87040 - DB Passenger 4-Car Set, Era III  DB - Germany
            Built-in interior details  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 145.00
            Goes with: 88031

DB Passenger 4-Car Set, Era III

Prototype: 4 German Federal Railroad (DB) passenger car as they looked in Era IIIa. 1 type Pw3 Pr 02 baggage car with 3 wheel sets and a conductor's cupola. 1 type BC3 Pr 21 compartment car, 2nd/3rd class, with 2 wheel sets and a brakeman's cab, 1 type C3 Pr 04 compartment car, 3rd class, with 3 wheel sets and without a brakeman's cab, 1 type C3 Pr 21 compartment car, 3rd class, with 2 wheel sets and without a brakeman's cab.

Model: The set has 1 DB baggage car and 3 DB compartment cars. All of the cars have different car numbers. The compartment cars have interior details. The 2-axle cars have truss rods. The cars are finely painted and have detailed lettering. All of the cars are individually packaged. Total length about 230 mm / 9-1/16".

Highlights:
  • Compartment cars include interior details.
  • 2-axle cars include truss rods.
  • All of the cars are individually packaged.


87269 - TEE "Rheingold" 5-Car Set (EX)  DB - Germany
            Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series  Built-in interior details  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 239.00
            Goes with: 88544

TEE Rheingold 5-Car Set (EX)

Prototype: 5 German Federal Railroad (DB) TEE "Rheingold" express train passenger cars as they looked in Era IV around 1973/1974. 2 type Avümh 111 compartment cars, 1st class, 1 type ADümh 101 vista dome car, 1st class, one type WRümh 131 hump-backed dining car, and 1 type Apümh 121 open seating car.

Model: All of the cars are prototypically painted and lettered. The cars have interiors as new tooling in all of the models. All of the cars have close coupler hooks. The minimum radius for operation is 195 mm / 7-11/16". Total length over the buffers about 600 mm / 23-5/8".

Comment: The German Federal Railroad's renowned "Rheingold" train was painted in the colors of wine red and ivory as a TEE train according to European standards after its beginning phase in the historic blue design. The luxurious observation cars - jargon: dome cars - were used on the Rhine line until 1975.

One-time series for the Märklin Dealer Initiative (MHI).


88012 - Insider DB Class 01 Steam Locmotive w/Tender  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series  Metal locomotive frame and boiler  Triple headlights at the front  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ TBA

Insider DB Class 01 Steam Locmotive w/Tender

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 01 express steam locomotive with a tender in the steel blue "F-Zug" paint scheme as it looked around 1957.

Model: The locomotive is in the fine steel blue paint scheme with silver boiler bands, exclusively for members of the Märklin Insider Club. The locomotive has finely detailed valve gear, imitations of the brakes, reproduction of the inductive magnet on the right side, buffer plate warning stripes, and LED headlights on the front. The model is packaged in a fine wooden box. Length over the buffers 112 mm / 4-3/8".

Highlights:
  • Exclusively for Insider members.


88031 - DB cl 24 Steam Passenger Locomotive, Era III  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and body  Triple headlights at the front  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 169.00
            Goes with: 87040

DB cl 24 Steam Passenger Locomotive, Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 24 steam locomotive with Wagner smoke deflectors and a 4-axle type 2'2'T26 tender as the locomotive looked around 1950.

Model: The model has been extensively redesigned and improved with fine complete working valve gear and imitations of brakes. The locomotive has Wagner smoke deflectors. All driving axles powered. The locomotive has triple headlights with warm white LEDs. Length over the buffers about 85 mm / 3-3/8".

Highlights:
  • Redesigned model.
  • Fine working valve gear.
  • Imitations of brakes.
  • LED headlights.
  • First time with a type 2'2'T26 tender.


88135 - "Railion" cl 232 Heavy Diesel Locomotive, Era V  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and boiler  Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 199.00
            Goes with: 82662

Railion cl 232 Heavy Diesel Locomotive, Era V

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. / Railion Germany, Inc. class 232 ("Ludmilla") heavy diesel locomotive in a "Traffic Red" basic paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive is extensively and finely painted and lettered. The cab interiors are suggested. Both trucks powered. The locomotive has triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Length over the buffers about 95 mm / 3-3/4".


88185 - K.W.St.E. cl C Express Steam Locomotive with a Tender  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and body  Dual headlights at the front  Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 239.00
            Goes with: 87009

K.W.St.E. cl C Express Steam Locomotive with a Tender

Prototype: Royal Württemberg State Railways (K.W.St.E.) class C express steam locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did in Era I around 1915.

Model: The model has been improved and is finely detailed. The locomotive body and frame are constructed of metal. It has a reproduction of the brakes, sand pipes, rail clearance devices, etc. on the underside of the locomotive. The locomotive also has finely detailed valve gear and rods. There are enlarged buffer plates on the locomotive and tender. The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All 3 coupled axles powered. The locomotive has dual headlights. The tender has spoked wheels. Length over the buffers about 112 mm / 4-3/8".

Highlights:
  • Locomotive frame and body constructed of metal.
  • Finely detailed valve gear and rods.
  • Reproduction of brake rigging, rail clearance devices, etc.
  • 5-pole motor.
  • Dual headlights.


88203 - DB cl V 200.0 Diesel Locomotive, Era III  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and boiler  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 199.00
            Goes with: 82101 82341 82342 82343 86237

DB cl V 200.0 Diesel Locomotive, Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class V 200.0 heavy diesel hydraulic general-purpose locomotive in the elegant crimson/gray paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did in Era III around 1958.

Model: All of the axles on the locomotive are powered. The model has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. The locomotive has dark wheel treads. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The engine room details are modelled, and the locomotive has a fine complete paint scheme. The locomotive is lightly weathered in the roof area. Length over the buffers 84 mm / 3-5/16".

Highlights:
  • Motor with a bell-shaped armature.


88218 - ÖBB cl 2048 Diesel Locomotive, Era IV  OBB - Austria
            Metal locomotive frame  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 179.00

™BB cl 2048 Diesel Locomotive, Era IV

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 2048 lightweight general-purpose locomotive. "Traffic Red" paint scheme from Era V. The locomotive looks as it did around 1992.

Model: The locomotive has a can motor with a bell-shaped armature. All axles on both trucks are powered. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Length over the buffers 60 mm / 2-3/8".

Highlights:
  • Fine detailing.
  • Warm white and red headlights and marker lights


88227 - DB AG cl E 94 Heavy Electric Freight Locomotive, Era VI  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and boiler  Metal locomotive frame and body  Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 245.00

DB AG cl E 94 Heavy Electric Freight Locomotive, Era VI

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) road number E 94 056, former DR class 254. Traditional locomotive from the Leipzig Main Station, museum track. Version in a "Bottle Green" / "Fire Red" paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has a new generation motor, a motor with a bell-shaped armature. The headlights change over with the direction of travel and are warm white LEDs. Both hood sections of the locomotive are constructed of metal. All axles on both trucks are powered. The locomotive has a finely executed, prototypical paint scheme and lettering. The locomotive comes in an exclusive wooden box. Length over the buffers 85 mm / 3-3/8".

Highlights:
  • Continuation of the edition of museum locomotives.
  • Metal replica of the AEG builder's plate included.
  • Comes in a wooden box.
  • Limited series of 499 pieces.


88353 - Insider DB E41 Electric Locomotive Era III  DB - Germany  Insider item - only available to Marklin Club members
            Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series  Metal locomotive frame and boiler  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 209.00

Insider DB E41 Electric Locomotive Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 41 electric locomotive with three simple lamps, Schweiger air vents with vertical fins, and continuous rain gutter, in a steel blue paint scheme of Era III.

Model: The model is completely new tooling. The frame is constructed of metal and the body is made of plastic. The model has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All axles powered. The headlights are warm white LEDs that change over with the direction of travel. Length over the buffers 71 mm / 2-13/16".

Highlights:
  • Completely new tooling.
  • Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Comment: Express, limited stop, and even freight trains - the class E 41 electric locomotives easily pulled everything over five decades in commuter service.

One-time production only for members of the Insider Club.


88414 - DB class 110.3 Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany  Special Toy Fair item - only available to attendees
Pre-order price: $ 259.00

DB class 110.3 Electric Locomotive

Special one-time model for the 2018 Toy Fair.


88437 - DB AG cl 143 Electric Locomotive Era VI  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame  Triple headlights and dual red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 209.00

DB AG cl 143 Electric Locomotive Era VI

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 143 general-purpose electric locomotive. B-B wheel arrangement. The locomotive looks as it did around 2011.

Model: All axles on both trucks are powered. The catenary selector screw switch is located inside the locomotive. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Length over the buffers 76 mm / 3".


88544 - DB 103.1 Electric Locomotive (EX)  DB - Germany
            Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series  Metal locomotive frame and boiler  Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel  LED strips (73400 or 73401) can be added to provide interior lighting  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 239.00
            Goes with: 87269

DB 103.1 Electric Locomotive (EX)
DB 103.1 Electric Locomotive (EX)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 103.1 electric locomotive in a beige-crimson paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive is finely and extensively painted and lettered. It is equipped with the new generation motor (motor with a bell-shaped armature). Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting that changes over with the direction of travel. The skylights in the engine room have window inserts and the engine room is lit. Both trucks powered. The locomotive has a concealed switch for the working catenary operation. Length over the buffers 88 mm / 3-1/2".

Highlights:
  • Extensive model redesign includes:
  • New generation motor.
  • Skylights include window inserts and the engine room has warm white LED lighting
One-time production for the Märklin Dealer Initiative (MHI).


88742 - DB cl 064 Steam Tank Locomotive, Era IV  DB - Germany
            Metal locomotive frame and body  Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel  Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 199.00

DB cl 064 Steam Tank Locomotive, Era IV

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 064 steam tank locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did in Era IV.

Model: This is a finely detailed model. The locomotive body and frame are constructed of metal. The brake rigging, rail clearance devices, etc. are modelled on the underside of the locomotive. The locomotive has finely detailed working valve gear and side rods. It also has larger buffer plates. The locomotive has welded water tanks but does not have a smoke box door central locking device or a bell. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the headlights. The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All 3 coupled axles are powered. The wheels are black nickel-plated. Length over the buffers approximately 57 mm / 2-1/4".

Highlights:
  • Metal locomotive frame and body.
  • Finely detailed side rods / valve gear.
  • The braking rigging and rail clearance devices are modelled.
  • Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
  • Warm white LEDs for the headlights.


89769 - Duisburg Inner Harbor Crane Building Kit  DB - Germany
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 35.00

Duisburg Inner Harbor Crane Building Kit

Prototype: Duisburg Inner Harbor crane as it looked at the start of Era IV. Used to load and unload bulk freight such as coal and ore.

Model: This advanced building kit is precision laser-cut from high-quality architectural quality cardstock and is a model of the Duisburg Inner Harbor crane. The parts are laser-cut precisely from special quality architectural quality cardstock. All of the parts already in a realistic basic paint scheme and they can be weathered and painted further with no problem. The crane cab can be turned carefully on the base. Dimensions about 60 (L) x 16 (W) x 45 (H) mm / 2-3/8" (L) x 5/8" (W) x 1-3/4" (H), Length of the under frame about 20 mm / 3/4"

Highlights:
  • Can be used for many eras.
  • Detailed construction.