PICTURES-Steventrain Marklinlist layout

Very nice, even if the sleepers do have those funny moulding pips down the middle .

I am dying to know what you think of that new Maerklin control unit, particularly the master unit with the LCD. It bears such an uncanny resemblance to the ESU ECoS I have set my heart on!

David

QUOTE Just curious but there does seem to be very tight curves in places. Can all Marklin loco's handle these?
Yes they can. I'm not sure of the radius, but as a guess 25 - 27" . I always enjoyed visiting the Marklin agent in SA, they had a very nice demo layout with these typical curves. Sweet running stock, highly detialed and
Expencive

The DCC controller looks like a rebadged Hornby Elite !

QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 16 Sep 2006, 07:20) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The DCC controller looks like a rebadged Hornby Elite !

As the Maerklin Central station came out about a year ago and the Hornby one is yet to appear I think the opposite is true. The Elite looks like the Maerklin Central station.

QUOTE I am dying to know what you think of that new Maerklin control unit, particularly the master unit with the LCD. It bears such an uncanny resemblance to the ESU ECoS I have set my heart on!

I'm very interested in this too.

Fantastic layout Steven. Some great locos there.

Throw away the boxes, you'll never sell any of the trains. Do I see a stylus? Is the Central Station screen touch sensitive?

The Hornby Elite design looks rougher, the dials and buttons not as fine if that makes any difference.

QUOTE (Dennis David @ 16 Sep 2006, 15:07) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Throw away the boxes, you'll never sell any of the trains. Do I see a stylus? Is the Central Station screen touch sensitive?

The Hornby Elite design looks rougher, the dials and buttons not as fine if that makes any difference.
To be honest all they would have in common is that they both have two dials

Everything else the technology, current, DCC format would be different. Oh and the price too.

Hi,Thanks for looking my pictures.

There was all marklin items was brought direct from Germany mail order about 40% cheaper that UK retailer.

The CS do have large touchscreen with address up to 16,384 address and have up to 16 functions per locomotive.

I will post pictures of closed up of Central station touchscreen soon.

So what is the radius on those curves ?. Quality stuff this Marklin. If you paint the outside of you DCC kit black it may convince people you have a Hornby Elite.

QUOTE (Makemineadouble @ 16 Sep 2006, 17:53) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Quality stuff this Marklin. If you paint the outside of you DCC kit black it may convince people you have a Hornby Elite.

I suppose that would be a theft deterrent

>I will post pictures of closed up of Central station touchscreen soon. thumbsup.gif
I am looking forward to that. Some shots of how easy it is to program CVs would be nice

David

Nice layout, oh! that lot of cables could do with a tidy up - even though it is below the layout board.

I thought they were tidy !h34r: Nit Picking, on the weekend too !
Nice use of space, can you publish a track plan. On one fiddle yard resembling yours we used CCTV to avoid foulups in the yard.

The CCTV kept the thefts at bay !

>PS Sorry for poor pictures
No worries. Thanks for posting them

David