enginear joe Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I've never seen any Marklin engines in person. I think I saw a listing for them in G scale or maybe it was O? Does anyone here know about these? Maybe the F series from EMD? or anything more modern from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I'm not sure that I have seen Marklin G scale American Diesels myself. My first thought is that they didn't make any but I could be wrong on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Thanks Ray. I bet I saw something in a smaller scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash 8 Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Bet won....That's H0 or 1/87, Märklin and Trix. One can assume that the models have been built or will be built by someone else. I would be happy if they build this in 1:32, but these are dreams. Here there is absolutely no customer interest, and only for me that will be nothing, too bad.... Regards Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 seems like you can get just about everything in HO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Marklin Maxi line is 1:32. Kinda clunky looking F Units I believe are all metal and screwed together on the outside. I've seen some of their steamers that look a bit like lithographed tinplate. Here's from ebay... The listing...Marklin F Unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blid Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Marklin has made F7 A and B. Check marklin.de and select the filter under ”Service”. Marklin also had a sneak product line ”Maxi”. I googled ”marklin maxi diesel engines” and saw UP and Santa Fe. My remaining eye has very limited vision so I didn’t check if they were F3 or F7. Maxi were more toy like and maybe not true 1:32. LGB is now part of the Marklin family and the have some I think. If so, larger than 1:32. I don’t think Marklin has made any 0-scale for the last 50 years. In the smaller scales besides H0 they have Minitrix (N scale I think) and Z with US diesels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blid Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Sorry Chuck. I was held up by a long phone call. You beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 blid, That's okay as all I've seen listed is the Maxi line and thought was a bit toyish. Sorry to hear about your eye problems as mine aren't the best these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman605 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Since I model in LGB (American Diesel only) I was wishing that Marklin would offer more then the F7A and F7B units, but to date I have not seen another American diesel offered by them. I was hoping they would upgrade the LGB engines like the White Pass, Rio Grande, Santa FE 6 wheel models like the F units were upgraded. I guess the 1/29 scale models are where all the sales have gone to, so for Marklin to make 122.5 models would just not be to there advantage, money wise. trainman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 I could take the trucks off of these units and make a modern switcher. That's if those trucks are any good and IF I could find one cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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