1-Gauge New Items

In the next few months Marklin will deliver a completely new German BR 38 I-Gauge passenger locomotive.  Marklin will offer three versions, one will be a Prussian Era I version, one DB in Era II and one DB in Era IV.  The new BR38 will offer some incredible new technology.  Model will be the first Marklin locomotive with synchronized smoke and sound. Model will be able to produce real smoke production from the smoke stack and cylinders all synchronized with the sound.

Model Information:

Model: The new BR 38 locomotive will have a frame, superstructure, tender, and applied parts constructed mostly of metal. This is a highly detailed model with many separately applied parts and a detailed engineer’s cab. The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high efficiency propulsion, and a sound generator with operating sounds synchronized with the wheels as well as extensive sound functions. It can be operated with AC power, DC power, Märklin Digital, or DCC. 3 axles powered. The locomotive has a built-in smoke unit with smoke exhaust and cylinder steam synchronized with the wheels. The dual headlights have a light color correct for the era and change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and the smoke generator will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The lighting is maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The locomotive has running gear, engine cab, and fire box lights. The locomotive has a reproduction of the prototype coupler on the front and a claw coupler on the rear of the tender. An accessory package with a reproduction of the prototype coupler, a claw coupler, and a figure of a locomotive engineer and a fireman is included with the locomotive. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16?. Length over the buffers 58.1 cm / 22-7/8?.

Marklin 55381 German Era I K.P.E.V. Prussian P8 express locomotive, painted in the olive green and red brown livery with red pin stripping.  Selling Price $3895.00, click here to order

Marklin 55383 German Era III Deutsche Bundesbahn BR 38 express locomotive, painted in the DB red/black livery.  Selling Price $3895.00, click here to order.

Marklin 55384 German Era IV Deutsche Bundesbahn BR 38 express locomotive, painted in the DB red/black livery.  Selling Price $3895.00, click here to order

MATCHING Marklin 1-Gauge PASSENGER COACHES FOR THE MARKLIN BR 38 LOCOMOTIVES

Marklin 58026 Era I German Prussian passenger coaches to match Marklin P8 locomotive #55381, Selling Price $1847.98, Click here to order

MODEL FEATURES:

Prototype: Type ABC compartment car, 1st/2nd/3rd class, based on Design Sheet I b 2, type AB compartment car, 1st/2nd class, based on Design Sheet I b 1, and type C compartment car, 3rd class, based on Design Sheet I b 4, all of the design sheets from the Royal Prussian State Railways (K.P.E.V.).

Model: The cars’ bodies have finely detailed plastic construction with complete interiors and many separately applied details. The cars’ floors are also detailed. Each car has built-in interior lighting with a factory-installed digital decoder that can be controlled digitally and that will work in conventional operation. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16?. Total length over the buffers 235 cm / 92-1/2?.
Highlights:

• New tooling.
• Digital decoders for      controlling the interior lighting.

Limited One-time series.

Marklin 58025 German Era I Prussian baggage car to match Prussian set #58026 and Locomotive #55381, Selling Price $352.78. Click here to order

Marklin #58341 German Deutsche Bundesbahn Era III Silberling 3-Car passenger set to match Marklin BR 38 locomotive #55383.  Selling Price $2738.95, click here to order

Marklin #58343 German Deutsche Bundesbahn Era IV Silberling 3-Car passenger set to match Marklin BR 38 locomotive #55384.  Selling Price $2738.95, click here to order

MODEL FEATURES

Prototype: 3 German Federal Railroad (DB) “Silberling / Silver Coin Design” commuter cars. 2 commuter cars (Bnb 719 and Bnb 720), 2nd class, car numbers 508022-12232-1 and 508022-11435-1. 1 commuter car (ABnb 703), 1st/2nd class, car number 508031-53259-1.

Model: The car bodies are finely constructed of plastic with complete detailed interiors and many separately applied details. The cars reproduce the original, typical “peacock’s eye” pattern. The cars have detailed underbodies specific to the car types. The trucks are Minden-Deutz designs with double brake shoes and separately applied generators. Each car has built-in interior lighting and marker lights that can be controlled digitally with the factory-installed digital decoder. The interior lighting will work in conventional operation. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the interior lighting. The couplers have close coupler mechanisms. All of the cars have a scale length at 82.5 cm / 32-1/2?. The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8? (1,550 mm / 61? for operation with parallel curves). Total length over the buffers 248 cm / 97-5/8?.

Highlights:

• New      tooling.
• Car      bodies finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details      and with a representation of the “peacock’s eye” pattern true to      the original.
• The      cars have a scale length at 82.5 cm / 32-1/2?.
• Digital      decoders for controlling the interior lighting and marker lights included.

Limited One-time series.

Marklin 58342 German Deutsche Bundesbahn Era III Siberling Trailing Coach, coach matches marklin set #58341, Selling Price $1049.95, Click here to order.

Marklin 58344 German Deutsche Bundesbahn Era IV Siberling Trailing Coach, coach matches marklin set #58343, Selling Price $1049.95, Click here to order

Model Features:

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) “Silberling / Silver Coin Design” commuter cab control car (BD4nf-59), 2nd class with a baggage compartment. “Rabbit hutch” end with a baggage area and rubber tube diaphragm. Car number 96426 Stg.

Model: The car body is finely constructed of plastic with complete detailed interior and many separately applied details. The car reproduces the original, typical “peacock’s eye” pattern. The car has a detailed underbody specific to the car type. The trucks are Minden-Deutz designs with double brake shoes and separately applied generators. The car has a built-in mfx decoder with extensive sound functions as well as digitally controlled interior lighting and marker lights. The interior lighting will work in conventional operation. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the interior lighting. The couplers have close coupler mechanisms. The car has a scale length at 82.5 cm / 32-1/2?. The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8? (1,550 mm / 61? for operation with parallel curves). Length over the buffers 82.5 cm / 32-1/2?.

Highlights:

• New tooling. Car body finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details and with a representation of the “peacock’s eye” pattern true to the original.
• The car has a scale length at 82.5 cm / 32-1/2?.
• mfx decoder with extensive sound and light functions included.

Limited one-time series.

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