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Normally model trains are not happy about the UV light coming from the Sun, but for a quick photo shoot outside they should be just fine. This weekend the weather was fine, so I took my brand new diorama outside and took some photos of it. I am always amazed how everything blends together when there is real life nature in the background.

For ages European model railway manufacturers have produced shortened versions of the UIC passenger coaches. This often results in discussions on various model railway forums and often the dicussions goes into a religious debate on "what is the most right thing to do". At the end of the day, the right thing is what suits you. But there are some things that you might want to take into consideration before buying true to scale coaches.

The Märklin point mechanisms for the C track are magnetic and thus gives you the "click, click" operation of your points. With the Viessmann universal point motor (Viessmann #4554) you can now get slow moving points just like you see in real life. But is it worth your money?

The Trix C track is a derivative of the Märklin C track. Derivative means that some track pieces are not included in the Trix range. This means that you have to make them yourself if you want them. I have made a slim crossing track by converting the Märklin crossing track to 2-rail operation.