QUOTE (dwb @ 7 Feb 2007, 08:26)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I am particularly impressed by the walled town. Whose kits(?) are they?
David
Faller. I have some of the kits in the picture. The tall tower in the middle is an exact model of the main tower in Rottenberg. This is a picturesque village in Bavaria which is unique in that it didn't get bombed back to the stone age during WW2. So all the buildings are original and not reconstructions as in many other German towns.
Faller also do the walled town in modular kits so you can extend it as desired. There are other towers you can include in it too. They're great kits. They're designed so you can install lighting in them quite easily. Click
here for the appropriate section of their catalogue
QUOTE I got the impression that Märklin was back in full swing. After the uncertainty of the last year or two the company is driving ahead very positively. Thats the impression I got from this years Trix and Maerklin catalogues. The expensive full featured models were back with a bang.
QUOTE Part of the large Märklin layout that seemed to be mostly automatically run. There was a driver on hand, but I didn't see him do much. The Maerklin Central Station was designed by ESU and is similar to the Ecos. A degree of automation is possible through the use of S88's.
Some good photos there. Thanks for showing these, I appreciate getting to see stuff like this. Maerklin have quite a good range of product so they can put on a good show.
Did you see the digital crane in picture two working? What did you think of it.
Did you see a mock up or model of the TEE in picture four with the guy with the Central Station?
How did it look if you did
I'm having a think about this item but it's a bit dear so any
informed opinion would be good