2019 Marklin, TRIX and LGB New Items

Here are the 2019 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, 2019. 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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80030 - 2019 Z Museum Car DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 35.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Gl 11 boxcar (former DRB Dresden Association design) with an advertising design for the firm Porsche.

Model: The boxcar has detailed construction with an advertising design for the firm Porsche, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany.Length over the buffers 53 mm / 2-1/8".

One-time series. Available only at the shop of the märklineum in Göppingen, Germany.

80329 - 2019 Z Insider Club Car DB - Germany
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

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Gl 11 2-axle high-capacity boxcar with advertising for the firm Miele.

Model: The car body is made of finely detailed imprinted plastic and is prototypically lettered. The car has black nickel-plated solid wheels.Length over the buffers approximately 53 mm / 2-1/8".

80419 - Easter Car for 2019
Pre-order price: $ 39.00

Prototype: Low side car with 2 wheel sets.

Model: The car is decorated for Easter and is loaded with a group of rabbits laser cut from architectural cardstock. The car comes in a transparent Easter egg, placed in an orange colored Easter basket with color-matched Easter grass. Length over the buffers 54 mm / 2-1/8".

81593 - SBB TEE 75 "Roland" Train Set, Era IV SBB - Switzerland
Metal locomotive frame Triple headlights and a white marker light that change over with the direction of travel Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 359.00
SBB TEE 75 Roland Train Set, Era IV

Prototype: TEE 75 "Roland". Consisting of a class Re 4/4 II with round lower headlights, 2 type Avümz 111 compartment cars, 1 type WRüm 132 dining car, and 1 type Apüemz 121 open seating car, all in the TEE paint scheme. The train looks as it did in Era IV around 1971.

Model: The locomotive has round lower headlights for the first time and a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All axles powered. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs (3 each white in the front, 1 each white lower right rear (Swiss headlight / marker light code). The rail clearance devices on both trucks are movable. Current pickup can be switched from catenary to track. All four (4) cars are imprinted in the "TEE design". Train length over the buffers approximately 565 mm / 22-1/4".

Highlights:

Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Locomotive includes round lower headlights.
Movable rail clearance devices.
LED lighting with Swiss headlight / marker light code.

82132 - DB Type Rmms 33 Stake 2-Car Set, Era III DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 79.00

Prototype: 2 German Federal Railroad (DB) type Rmms 33 stake cars. The cars look as they did in Era III. One car does not have a hand brake and does have wooden sides and wooden stakes. The other car has a brakeman's platform, metal sides, and pressed metal stakes. Hanomag delivery truck with a flatbed.

Model: The railroad cars are finely detailed and include brake imitations lined up with the wheels. The railroad cars have extensive paint schemes and lettering. Removable stakes are included. Length over the buffers 130 mm / 5-1/8". The delivery truck is constructed of metal and includes window inserts and rubber tires.

82324 - "Aral" Tank Car, Era III DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00
Aral Tank Car, Era III

Prototype: Two-axle tank car with a brakeman's platform painted and lettered for BV-ARAL-AG, Bochum, Germany, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). The car looks as it did in Era IIIb.

Model: The tank car has a separately applied ARAL diamond. It also has black solid wheels. Length over the buffers 40 mm / 1-9/16".

82329 - DB "From Door to Door" Freight 2-Car Set, Era III DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 99.00
DB From Door to Door Freight 2-Car Set, Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type BT 10 container transport cars. Each loaded with three (3) type Eosakrt open containers, also with steel set-up walls. Kälble delivery vehicle with a trailer and "pa" type Eosakrt containers.

Model: The set has two (2) type BT 10 container transport cars, each with three (3) new type Eosakrt "pa" containers with steel set-up walls, mounted on the car. All of the containers are lettered with their own numbers. Length over the buffers 80 mm / 3-1/8". The model vehicle is constructed of metal.

Highlights:

New container typeAll of the containers include their own numbers.

82334 - DB Type X05 Low Side Car with Diesel Motor Load, Era III DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type X05 with a brakeman's cab, loaded with a large diesel motor.

Model: The car is loaded with a replica of a large locomotive diesel motor, finely and prototypically painted and loaded on a transport frame. Length over the buffers 40 mm / 1-9/16".

Highlights:

Load: replica of a large diesel motor.

82417 - "Wascosa" Type Habbiillnss Sliding Wall 3-Boxcar Set SBB - Switzerland
Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 99.00
Wascosa Type Habbiillnss Sliding Wall 3-Boxcar Set

Prototype: 3 type Habbiillnss high-capacity sliding wall boxcars. Privately owned cars of the firm Wascosa, leased to the Swiss Post, Inc. All three cars have different advertising designs. The cars look as they did in 2016.

Model: This is a new car type with a fine prototypical paint scheme and lettering. The car floors for all of the cars are constructed of metal. The models are individually packaged. Total length 276 mm / 10-7/8".

Comment: The Swiss family firm WASCOSA has the business model of leasing special freight cars. Among the over 7,000 units of the extensive car pool are the innovative type Habbiillnss sliding wall boxcars for the transport of weather-sensitive, high capacity, palletized freight. With a load surface of 62.4 square meters / 671.66 square feet, a maximum cargo load of 63.5 metric tons, two or more sliding and locking separation walls and a maximum speed of 120 km/h / 75 mph they are setting new standards for functionality and logistics.

82425 - "DBG" 2-Car Set, Era VI DB - Germany
Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 69.00
DBG 2-Car Set, Era VI

Prototype: Two (2) cars from the track construction train for the DBG / DB Railroad Construction Group.One (1) each type Res 4-a stake car loaded with track ballast and one (1) each type Fcs rotary slide valve dump car.

Model: This is a DBG add-on set for things such as 81071 or 81451, consisting of one (1) each type Res stake car with a load of track ballast and one (1) each type Fcs rotary slide valve dump car. In addition, two (2) building kits for a railroad hut for loading on the stake car are included. Both cars have their own car numbers. Total length over the buffers approximately 137 mm / 5-3/8".

Highlights:

Finely detailed models.
Two (2) building kits for a railroad hut included.

82435 - "RTS" Type Eamos Side Dump 3-Car Set, Era VI
Modern Era (2006 and later)
Pre-order price: $ 89.00
Goes with: 88204
RTS Type Eamos Side Dump 3-Car Set, Era VI

Prototype: Three (3) type Eamos side dump cars. Privately owned cars painted and lettered for the firm RTS Rail Transport Service GmbH, Fischamend, Austria, registered in Austria. The cars look as they did around 2015.

Model: All of the cars are finely imprinted with different car numbers. The cars are in a special version and are not available individually. Total length 181 mm / 7-1/8".

82803 - DB Type OOtz 43 Hopper Car, Era IIIa DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type OOtz 43 hopper car. The car looks as it did in Era IIIa.

Model: The type OOtz 43 hopper car has a load insert of real coal. The car body is made of plastic and is prototypically lettered.Length over the buffers approximately 47 mm / 1-7/8".

Highlights:

Load insert of real coal.

86307 - DB "Coal Traffic" Freight Car Set (EX) DB - Germany
Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 129.00
Goes with: 88962
DB Coal Traffic Freight Car Set (EX)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type OOtz 43 and OOtz 50 hopper cars. The cars look as they did in Era IIIa.

Model: This set consists of one (1) type OOtz 43 hopper car and three (3) type OOtz 50 hopper cars. All of the cars have load inserts of real coal. The car bodies are made of plastic and they are prototypically lettered. The cars have close coupler hooks. Total length over the buffers approximately 210 mm / 8-1/4".

86308 - DB Type OOtz 50 Hopper Car, Era IIIa DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type OOtz 50 hopper car. The car looks as it did in Era IIIa.

Model: The type OOtz 50 hopper car has a load insert of real coal. The car body is made of plastic and is prototypically lettered.Length over the buffers approximately 53 mm / 2-1/16".

Highlights:

Load insert of real coal.

86604 - KPEV Freight 3-Car Set, Era I KPEV - Prussian State Railway
Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 89.00
Goes with: 88985

Prototype: 3 different Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (K.P.E.V.) freight cars. The cars look as they did in Era I. One (1) coal gas car for transporting coal gas, one (1) Association Design boxcar based on Part A1 of the German State Railroad Car Association, one (1) beer refrigerator car painted and lettered for the brewery Lorenz Pfannenberg Söhne, Zerbst, Germany.

Model: The set consists of one (1) coal gas car, one (1) Association Design boxcar with a brakeman's cab and finely detailed doors that can be opened. One (1) beer refrigerator car painted and lettered for the brewery Pfannenberg. All of the cars have black nickel-plated wheels. The cars are not available individually. Total length over the buffers approximately 122 mm / 4-13/16".

86665 - DB Type Ucs 908 Powdered Freight Silo 2-Car Set, Era IV DB - Germany
Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 59.00

Prototype: 2 German Federal Railroad (DB) type Ucs 908 powdered freight silo cars.

Model: The cars have two (2) different car numbers. Both cars are a special version. The platform railings are constructed of metal. The cars are not available individually. Length over the buffers 82 mm / 3-1/4".

86667 - DB "Frankenzucker" Powdered Freight Silo Car, Era III DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 29.00
DB Frankenzucker Powdered Freight Silo Car, Era III

Prototype: Type Kds 54 powered freight silo car, privately owned car for "Frankenzucker". Used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Car with two (2) chambers for bulk powdered freight, authorized to transport foodstuffs.

Model: This is a model of a type Kds 54 with advertising lettering.Length over the buffers 40 mm / 1-9/16".

87093 - DB Automobile Transport Car, Era V DB - Germany
Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 35.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type DDm 915 automobile transport car in the long-distance blue paint scheme. The car looks as it did in early Era V.

Model: The car has a fine, prototypical paint scheme and lettering. It also has close couplers at both ends. Length over the buffers approximately 120 mm / 4-3/4".

Highlights:

Close couplers.

87297 - DB Regio AG Bi-Level 3-Car Set, Era V DB - Germany
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: $ 149.00
Goes with: 88438
DB Regio AG Bi-Level 3-Car Set, Era V

Prototype: One (1) type DBbzfa 761 bi-level cab control car, 2nd class, one (1) type DBza 751 bi-level car, 2nd class, one (1) type DABza 756.0 bi-level car, 1st/2nd class, all painted and lettered for the DB Regio AG. The cars looks as they did in Era V, around 2002 on the Höllental Line.

Model: The two (2) bi-level cars and one (1) bi-level cab control car are correctly and finely painted and lettered for the DB Regio AG. The bi-level cab control car has triple warm white headlights / dual red marker lights that are LEDs and that change over with the direction of travel. All of the wheels on the cars are black nickel-plated. Total length over the buffers approximately 370 mm / 14-9/16".

87507 - DB "H"llentalbahn" Passenger 5-Car Set, Era IIIb DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 149.00
DB Hllentalbahn Passenger 5-Car Set, Era IIIb

Prototype: Five (5) different German Federal Railroad (DB) standard design main line passenger cars. The cars look as they did in Era IIIb such as when used on the Höllental Railroad. Three (3) type Bie standard design passenger cars, 2nd class, one (1) type ABiwe standard design passenger car, 1st/2nd class. One (1) type Pwie standard design baggage car.

Model: This set consists of five (5) different passenger cars, finely painted and lettered.All of the cars have their own car numbers. These models are not available individually. Total length over the buffers approximately 320 mm / 12-5/8".

87591 - DB Type Bpmz 291.2 "Kinderland" Open Seating Car, Era IV DB - Germany
Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990
Pre-order price: $ 35.00
DB Type Bpmz 291.2 Kinderland Open Seating Car, Era IV

Prototype: Type Bpmz 291.2, open seating car, 2nd class, with steeply pitched ends to the roofs. "Ocean Blue" / light ivory paint scheme with the lettering "Kinderland" (children's play area). The car looks as it did in the summer of 1988.

Model: This is an extensively imprinted model. It has close coupler hooks, and the minimum radius for operation is 195 mm / 7-11/16". Length over the buffers 120 mm / 4-3/4".

Highlights:

Close coupler hooks.

88025 - DB cl Klv 20 Small Car, Era III DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 139.00
DB cl Klv 20 Small Car, Era III

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class Klv 20 small car, VW T1 van (VW Bulli). The unit looks as it did in Era III.

Model: This is completely new tooling for a class Klv 20. The model has very fine imprinting. It comes with a motor with a bell-shaped armature. Both axles powered. The body is made of plastic filled with metal. The wheels have dark nickel-plated treads. Length 21.7 mm / 7/8".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Mechanism includes a motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Body made of plastic filled with metal.

88167 - DB cl 798 Powered Rail Car, Era IV DB - Germany
Metal locomotive frame 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: $ 189.00
DB cl 798 Powered Rail Car, Era IV

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 798 (former VT 98) motor car and class 998 (former VS 98) control car. In the crimson paint scheme of Era IV at the start of the Seventies.

Model: The motor car has very fine imprinting including the "Uerdingen Diamonds", rubber door gaskets for the folding doors, printed lamp rings, etc. It has been converted to the new motor generation and has prototypical buffer replicas. The set has interior details, LED interior lighting, and wheels with dark nickel-plated wheel treads. Length over the buffers 62 mm / 2-7/16".

Highlights:

Interior details modelledLED interior lighting in the control and the motor car.

Comment: Unforgettable Branch Line Growlers. The experiences with the single-motor class VT 95 (later the class 795) rail busses developed by the firm Waggonfabrik Uerdingen proved the basic suitability of these units for the urgently necessary modernization of branch line service. At the same time, the class VT 95's power plant was too weak for routes with grades, particularly when operated with trailer units. For that reason, three prototypes of the class VT 98.9 (later the class 798.9) rail bus equipped with two 150 horsepower / 110 kilowatt Büssing motors followed a year later. These units fulfilled to a large extent the expectations set for them. However, the three test units still had Scharfenberg center couplers and lightweight spring-loaded metal straps for protection against contact with locomotives and cars with regular buffers.Delivery of the regular production two-motor class 98.95 (later the class 798.5) rail busses began in 1955. Compared to the test prototypes, the 329 units built were equipped with newly developed frames for the wheel sets with improved running characteristics as well as standard prototype couplers, regular buffers, and a standard design brake system. This enabled these more powerfully motorized rail cars to also pull transfer freight cars if necessary. In addition, the VT 98 units had a form of multiple unit control that enabled not only shuttle operation, but also the control of a motor car at the other end of the train. Suitable control cars (VS 98) and trailer cars (VM 98) were also placed into service to go with these powered rail cars. These crimson rail bus sets quickly defined the look on German branch line routes, where they quickly replaced the trains that previously were still hauled by steam locomotives. The Uerdingen rail bus sets left an enduring impression on the memory of many railroad passengers: For decades, these red growlers were synonymous for mobility in rural areas. The hearts of many railroad users still belong to these lovable "branch line saviors" from the time when they were placed into service.

88204 - "RTS" cl 221 Diesel Locomotive, Era VI
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: $ 199.00
Goes with: 82435
RTS cl 221 Diesel Locomotive, Era VI

Prototype: Class 221 heavy diesel hydraulic general-purpose locomotive (former German Federal Railroad (DB) V 200.1) painted and lettered for Rail Transport Service GmbH with headquarters in Graz, Austria. The locomotive looks as it did in Era VI around 2013.

Model: The locomotive has all axles powered. It also is newly equipped with a motor with a bell-shaped armature. The locomotive has dark wheel treads. Maintenance-free warm white/red LEDs are being used for the first time for lighting. They change over with the direction of travel. The paint scheme is fine and complete. Length over the buffers 84 mm / 3-5/16".

Highlights:

Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Red marker lights.

88438 - DB AG cl 143 Electric Locomotive, Era V DB - Germany
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: $ 199.00
Goes with: 87297
DB AG cl 143 Electric Locomotive, Era V

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 143 general-purpose electric locomotive. B-B wheel arrangement. The locomotive looks as it did around 2002 on the Höllental Line.

Model: The locomotive has a new generation motor. Both trucks and all axles powered. The catenary selector screw is located inside the locomotive. Maintenance-free white/red LEDs are used for the headlights / marker lights and they change over with the direction of travel. The train destination sign is printed in the cab window. Length over the buffers 76 mm / 3".

Highlights:

Motor with bell-shaped armature.

88564 - SBB cl Ce 6/8 III "Crocodile" Electric Locomotive SBB - Switzerland
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: $ 289.00
SBB cl Ce 6/8 III Crocodile Electric Locomotive

Prototype: SBB Historic class Ce 6/8 III, road number 14305. The locomotive looks as it did after 2017.

Model: The model has a motor with a bell-shaped armature and LED lighting with Swiss headlight / marker light code. The catenary selector screw is mounted inside the locomotive. The locomotive has a new road number, 14305. It is finely painted and lettered. Both trucks powered. Length over the buffers 91 mm / 3-9/16". The locomotive is packaged in a high-quality real wooden case. A metal replica of the builder's plate and a booklet about the history of the locomotive are also included.

Highlights:

One-time series in 2019.
Delivered in a real wooden case.
A booklet about the locomotive included.
A metal replica of the builder's plate included.

Comment: SBB Ce 6/8 III - "Crocodile" The takeover by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) of the Gotthard line in 1909 brought radical changes. The most important new thing was the electrification of the Gotthard line now pursued with the highest priority, which included the start of electric operation on the actual ramps from Erstfeld to Biasca as well as the Gotthard tunnel on December 12, 1920. Finally, the line could be run continuously with electric locomotives from Lucerne to Chiasso starting May 28, 1922.The SBB required a large quantity of new locomotives for this purpose - and with the so-called "Crocodile" was born "the" Gotthard locomotive for freight trains. Initially, 33 units were delivered between 1919 and 1922 as Ce 6/8 II 14251-14283. Two groups of driving wheels, each with three powered axles and a pilot truck were linked by a close coupling. A short locomotive body was enthroned between the two groups of driving wheels thus guaranteeing marvelous maneuverability through curves. Constantly increasing performance in freight service caused the SBB to purchase 18 more Crocodiles in 1926/27 as Ce 6/8 III 14301-14318. They featured higher performance with 1,809 instead of 1,647 kilowatts / 2,426 instead of 2,209 horsepower. Their drive with two traction motors per group of driving wheels had been changed a little from their predecessors and was now done by means of the so-called Winterthur diagonal rod drive with the help of a counter jackshaft. Together with their older siblings, they dominated heavy freight service on the Gotthard in the following decades. In the mid-Fifties their maximum speed was increased from 65 to 75 km/h / 41 to 47 mph and they were thus re-designated logically as Be 6/8 III 13301-13318.The end of their use on the Gotthard did not come until the baptism of the Ae 6/6 at the end of the Fifties. All of the units initially went from the Erstfeld Depot to the Basle Depot and from there to other base locations. The "Crocodiles" now made almost all of Switzerland "unsafe" pulling freight trains. At the end of their career, they were only allowed to pull lightweight less-than-carload-lot trains. The last Ce 6/8 III disappeared from the rails in April of 1977. However, two units remain preserved with the road numbers 13302 (MEC Horgen) and 13305 (SBB Historic).

88634 - SNCB cl 54 Diesel Locomotive, Era IV SNCB - Belgium
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: $ 219.00

Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS) class 54 NOHAB general-purpose diesel locomotive. Diesel electric Europa locomotive from the cooperation of GM/NOHAB/AFB.

Model: The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. Both trucks powered. The locomotive has new prototypical truck side frames. It also has white LED headlights that change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive has dark wheel treads. The body is made of plastic filled with metal for improved pulling power.Length over the buffers 88 mm / 3-7/16".

Highlights:

Body made of plastic filled with metal.
Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
New prototypical truck side frames.

88635 - MAV cl M61 NOHAB Diesel Locomotive, Era V HU - Hungary
Metal locomotive frame and body Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 219.00

Prototype: Hungarian State Railways (MAV) class M61 NOHAB general-purpose diesel locomotive. Diesel electric Europa locomotive from the cooperation of GM/NOHAB/AFB.

Model: The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. Both trucks powered. The locomotive has new prototypical truck side frames. It also has white LED headlights that change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive has dark wheel treads. The body is made of plastic filled with metal for improved pulling power.Length over the buffers 88 mm / 3-7/16".

Highlights:

Body made of plastic filled with metal.
Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
New prototypical truck side frames.

88850 - DB Class 03.10 Express Locomotive with Tender (EX) 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 body Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 269.00
DB Class 03.10 Express Locomotive with Tender (EX)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 03.10 express steam locomotive with a high-performance new design boiler. The locomotive looks as it did in Era III. Non-streamlined converted version with Witte smoke deflectors. Pilot truck wheels done prototypically as solid wheels.

Model: The locomotive is new tooling that is finely detailed. The locomotive body is constructed of metal and has inset cab windows. There is modeling of the brakes, inductive magnet, track clearance devices, etc. on the underside of the locomotive. The headlights are freestanding. The valve gear and drive/side rods are finely detailed. The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. All three (3) driving axles are powered. Warm white LEDs are used for the headlights on the locomotive and the tender, and they change over with the direction of travel. The tender has spoked wheels. Length over the buffers approximately 110 mm / 4-5/16". The minimum radius for operation is 195 mm / 7-11/16".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Locomotive running gear and body constructed of metal.
Finely detailed valve gear and drive/side rods.
Modeling of the braking system, inductive magnet, track clearance devices, etc.
Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Inset cab windows.

Comment: The three-cylinder class 03.10 was built starting in 1939 as a further development of the two-cylinder class 03. Like its two-cylinder sibling, it was planned for pulling fast passenger trains on main lines, which were not yet built for 20 ton wheel loads. The locomotives were given streamlining to increase performance and were originally authorized for a maximum speed of 150 km/h / 94 mph. Yet in 1941, this was lowered to 140 km/h / 88 mph. The units were designed as three-cylinder locomotives with simple steam expansion, and the inboard cylinder drove the first coupled axle. The two outboard cylinders drove the second coupled axle. The driving and coupled wheels had a diameter of 2,000 mm / 78-3/4", the pilot truck wheels 1,000 mm / 39-3/8" and the trailing truck wheels 1,250 mm / 49-1/4". With a performance of just 1,800 horsepower, the class 03.10 was designed to pull 540 metric ton express trains on level track at 120 km/h / 75 mph, on a 0.4% grade 360 metric tons at 100 km/h / 63 mph. The two prototype locomotives, road numbers 03 1001 and 03 1002 were delivered by Borsig in 1939, and another 138 units were supposed to follow them. However due to World War II, the total remained at 60 units, built by the firms Borsig, Krupp, and Krauss-Maffei. The locomotives were initially used chiefly in Southern Germany (based in Ulm and Nürnberg) and in Austria (based in Vienna West and Linz), but they were also concentrated in Breslau, Posen, Kattowitz, and Stargard. After the war, 26 units still remained with the DB and 21 locomotives with the DR. Since these were almost new locomotives, which had survived the war relatively undamaged, it was evident that the class 03.10 could go back into operation in a short time. During the refurbishing of the units, just the streamlining was initially removed and any war damage repaired.The rapid reconstruction and the "Economic Miracle" in West Germany also led to a blossoming of long distance travel. The class 03.10 could finally run as was originally planned for it. Compared to other classes it now achieved peak values in running performance, but this was also accompanied by increased wear and tear. As early as the mid-Fifties, the boilers on all units built of St47K steel that did not resist aging showed strong signs of fatigue. The DB therefore equipped all 26 locomotives between 1957 and 1961 with new welded high-performance boilers with a combustion chamber. The supplier was Krupp, but they were installed at the maintenance facility in Braunschweig. The units also had a mixing preheater as well as superheated steam regulators as part of the conversion (except for road number 03 1021). Roller bearings in the rods, lightweight wheel sets on the pilot trucks in some cases, and a stoker in combination with coalbunker hatches rounded out the conversion. The result with the "new" 03.10 was a highly modern steam locomotive for the time. Unfortunately, the new technology was not without pitfalls and its teething problems could never be completely overcome. According to reports, the superheated steam regulator in particular developed into a source of continuous trouble.Initially based in Dortmund Main Station, Hamburg-Altona, Ludwigshafen, and Paderborn, the class was gathered together starting in 1958 in Hagen-Eckesey.

88889 - Class 85 Steam Locomotive, Road Number 85 007 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: $ 279.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 85 as it looked "on the pedestal" in Freiburg. Version with Witte smoke deflectors.

Model: This is a reworked model with finely detailed, fully functional valve gear, imitations of brakes, sand pipes, and rail clearance devices. The locomotive also has smoke deflectors. The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The cab has window inserts. The locomotive has buffer warning stripes and painted boiler bands. A reproduction of the locomotive shelter in Freiburg is included as a kit. Length over the buffers 74 mm / 2-7/8".

Highlights:

Reworked model.
Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Buffer warning stripes.
Painted boiler bands.

88962 - DB Class 86 Steam Tank Locomotive (EX) DB - Germany
Marklin MHI / Exclusive special subscription models produced in a one-time series Metal locomotive frame and body Triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970
Pre-order price: $ 239.00
Goes with: 86307
DB Class 86 Steam Tank Locomotive (EX)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 86 steam locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did in Era IIIa.

Model: This model of the class 86 steam locomotive has been reworked compared to earlier versions and now has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. In addition, it has LED headlights, detailed, full working valve gear, imitations of brakes, and other details. Length over the buffers 63 mm / 2-1/2".

Highlights:

Motor with a bell-shaped armature.

88985 - KPEV cl G 8.1 Steam Locomotive, Era I KPEV - Prussian State Railway
Metal locomotive frame and body Dual headlights at the front Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925
Pre-order price: $ 229.00
Goes with: 86604
KPEV cl G 8.1 Steam Locomotive, Era I

Prototype: Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV) class G 8.1 with a type 3T16,5 tender. The locomotive looks as it did in Era I.

Model: The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature. It also has fine, fully working valve gear, imitation brakes, older design buffers, and LED headlights. All driving axles powered. Length over the buffers 84 mm / 3-5/16".

Highlights:

Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
Older design buffers.
Spoked wheels on the tender.

89709 - "Himmelreich" Station Building Kit DB - Germany
New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970 Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990 Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 35.00
Himmelreich Station Building Kit

Prototype: Himmelreich Station with a freight shed and a waiting area. Located on the well-known Höllental Railroad in the Black Forest, in its previous condition before its renovation.

Model: All of the components are made of special high-quality architectural cardstock precision cut with a laser. The masonry is finely engraved. The waiting area includes modelling of the studding. The wooden boarding of the freight shed includes wood engraving. All of the parts already have a realistic basic color. However, they can easily be given additional weathering and paintwork. Dimensions of the finished model approximately: Length 152 mm / 6", Width 58 mm / 2-1/4", Height 53 mm / 2-1/8".

Highlights:

Suitable for many eras.

89758 - "Fish Belly" Bridge Building Kit DB - Germany
Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925 Formation of the large state railroad networks from 1925 to 1945 New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970 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: $ 29.00
Fish Belly Bridge Building Kit

Prototype: "Fish Belly" bridge as a gray steel design, similar to the "Fish Belly" bridge protected as a historic monument in Plettenberg, Sauerland in Germany.

Model: This is a building kit for a single-track "Fish Belly" bridge with the look of steel. Pillars are included. This kit is made of high quality, precise laser-cut architectural cardstock with modelling of the rivets and gusset plates on the girders. The maintenance walkway is also modelled. The pillars have engraving imitating quarry stone. The bridge can be built with commercially available hobby cements. Bridge dimensions without pillars: L 220 mm x W 28 mm x H 29 mm / L 8-5/8" x W 1-1/8" x H 1-1/8".Pillar dimensions: L 15 mm x W 30 x H 60 mm / L 5/8" x W 1-3/16" x H 2-3/8". Trains with catenary can pass under the bridge.

Highlights:

Very fine engraving.