With the introduction of the mLD (Märklin Locomotive Decoder) and mSD (Märklin Sound Decoder) a few years ago, Märklin showed that they were serious about providing a good allround decoder family for the model railway. This year's autumn news introduces the new generation called mLD3 and mSD3. These new decoders are a massive improvement in both hardware and software. This article is a round-up of the new decoders and their features.
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Finally! The wait is over! Märklin has released two long awaited expansions for the C track: Wide radius curved points. They are released for both the Märklin and Trix C track, which is very good news. This article shows some renderings of the product, product numbers etc.
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I have previously discussed how I weather C track. In this article I describe another technique that I have found quite useful. Using NOCH landscape spray colours, you can achieve some very nice effects as well.
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The locomotives from the cheaper end of the Märklin and Trix product range, also known as "Hobby Locomotives" does not benefit from short coupler guide mechanisms. Instead the locomotives have a cheaper solution making the gap between the buffers a bit unrealistic. This article describes how a spare part, a screwdriver and a few minutes, can greatly reduce the gap between the buffers - and you can enjoy a better looking model.
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