Hello, just to thank to admins and all the community - a gift from new member - some pics from the prewar Marklin O gauge catalogue (1938). I have original paper version, and I have scan it for you ;-))).
Best regards
Przemek
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Hello Mitomasi, Do you have Marklin O gauge from the 1930's to the 1960's? I turned down a large operational Marklin HO gauge completed layout in the late 1950's when I was in my early 20's. It was selling for less than half price but was still expensive for me at that time.
My local hobby shop has a few examples of Marklin O from this period for sale. If you are interested I'll check the item numbers, and prices next weekend. They all appear to be in good condition cosmetically. They were a part of the 'museum' collection of the owner's father, and had been stored away for the past 20 years. Unfortunately they will not be at the prices shown in your catalogue though.
Unfortunately not. I have some german O gauge trains like bing but I haven`t any Marklin. Marklin trains - O gauge 3 rail - from I half of XXc, are very expensive in my country - due to short distance to Germany, where prices are highest. But sometimes it is possible to buy cheap prewar Lionel trains or prewar Hornby in Poland.
Thanks for posting!
John
some terrific model...if only Marklin could still make 0 scale model.
nice to see the pricing in good old Reichsmark.
Thanks for posting, I have friend with a lot of the stuff in the catalog you posted. He brought a layout back from Germany in pieces that was headed for the dumps and has spent the last couple of years collecting track and trains to run on it. It amazes' me how will the trains still run after 80 years. It is currently on display at the Hiller Aviation in San Carlos in California.
Thanks for posting
Originally Posted by mitomasi:
Unfortunately not. I have some german O gauge trains like bing but I haven`t any Marklin. Marklin trains - O gauge 3 rail - from I half of XXc, are very expensive in my country - due to short distance to Germany, where prices are highest. But sometimes it is possible to buy cheap prewar Lionel trains or prewar Hornby in Poland.
Yes, Marklin is highly sought after by collectors, and not cheap. Even the catalogues. They built BTW American outlined engines too, a great Vanderbilt for instance but that one goes in the thousands today.
Their HO American engines are expensive items too. They still make a 'tin plate' gauge 1 F3, and I think they still run an HO F3 too, and a Big Boy in collaboration with Trix which is now some Marklin division. Good quality as always.
Marklin was always more expensive, therefore ever lasting. Better than (early) Trix, with track on cardboard sleepers. Second best I guess was Fleischmann, or earlier Bing who made good quality items too. The core business was German outline, what else can you expect. For me, but that's higly personal and a matter of taste, all these black steamers and green or brown cars are a bit boring, after seeing them again and again. I do favour these bright coloured US rail models much more, as I do love the looks of their rugged diesels and above all those streamliners!
Kieffer
