Harry’s been busy with his Marklin layout:
“Hi from Harry in Australia.
The layout I constructed is with Marklin 3 rail some of it 50 years old track .
Digital mfx locos running, with steam and sound and turnouts and signals switched by reed switches for the block system to work.
Have fun with the Marklin pictures .
Greetings
Harry”
A huge thanks to Harry for sharing his layout.
I never know what’s going to appear in my inbox, so it’s a real delight to see what you are all getting up to.
Whenever a Marklin train pops up, I’m always reminded of this post – if you scroll to the middle of it there’s a wonderful pic that goes with an equally wonderful narrative about this hobby.
And then there is Paul’s post. He’s got back in to model railroads with his small Marklin layout.
In fact there’s lots of them on the blog – but then again ther’s lots of everything on the blog when it comes to model trains, model railroads or model railways, whatever you care to call it.
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you grab the bull by the horns, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.
Need buildings for your layout? Have a look at the Silly Discount bundle.
Harry,
This is a great job!
I agree with Harry! Lots of eye candy to take in. Super.
Why do so many modelers spend countless hours on a flawless layout and then ruin it all with terrible, toy-like trees that are not only totally unrealistic, many of then are bent over nearly double. What don’t they see?
I had to sell off my Marklin collection which was quite extensive., because I moved and had to downsize. I always loved model trains and the hobby and regret not keeping a l small portion of it. Maybe I will start up a new collection if I can free up some space. That being said, if I did it would again be strictly MARKLIN. To me no one make better trains. Nice to see this MARKLIN LAYOUT! Thank you for posting!
Gents, Once AGAIN I Plead: PLEASE send in higher-quality photos with higher resolution. I have bad eyesight and cannot see these photos from cell phones and the like, as they are far too small for me to see clearly. I KNOW I am missing out on a LOT of your good works, and I would really like to see what you all have done! Thank You So Much for indulging a short-sighted old man!
Harry
Awesome layout and full of amazing things like bridges, city, country, and more. I dont know if you can add anymore to that scheme and it would be a shame if you stopped modelling. Cant remember seeing an Aussie theme, desert, crocs, kangaroos, etc. and you’re just the guy to do it. Thanks for the show.
Big Al
How did you like that hint? Keep pushing Eh. 😁👍
Beautiful layout! I really love Marklin models
I have Marklin trains since 1973, got hooked by the over head wires. Great to see a Marklin layout. I enjoyed all the wonderful different kinds of layout and have learned so very much about MODEL TRAINS, from this site.
THANKS AL AGAIN.
Love your mountain backdrop and am looking for something very similar. Did you paint yours or were they purchased. If the latter, can you pass on the vendor name and/or contact information. Thanks.
Sending this from Western Pennsylvania in the USA,
GREAT JOB!!!!
Just a thought, John Marshall. Try typing ‘Leaning Trees’ into Google and click on images. Like our models, and ourselves in particular, nature is not always perfect or symmetrical, but nearly always beautiful. Just sayin’ 🙂
We were delayed getting to a model exhibition in Utrecht once, by a problem getting our van on the Fastcat ferry. We arrived with only an hour before showtime (even being allowed to drive the van over the carpets!) and were ready just in time, in ‘pole position’ next to the entrance doors where people were queueing ten deep. Our first couple of trains cruised round, they opened the doors and… the huge crowd swept round our layout like a river over rapids, and all headed straight for the Marklin swap-meet in the back of the hall!! Put us in our place, for sure. On the credit side, the layout ran exceptionally well from the off, so it seems a bit of pressure concentrates minds wonderfully. By contrast, once when we had all day to get it up and running, it took us almost all day to get it right.
Harry. Just outstanding.
@John Marshall: in the real world trees don’t always grow straight up. They do lean or grow in weird directions.
Just a note; to enlarge pictures hold down the ctrl button, and at the same time tap the plus key till the picture is large as can be .To reduce the picture just hold down the ctrl key and tape the subtract key to get the the picture back to normal
size Works every time. Hope this helps!
Great work Harry- wonderful to see another Marklin layout. Marklin’s 3 rail AC system is so reliable and easy to use and their locos are just superb. Thanks for sharing.
Harry, your Marklin layout looks great! I don’t know if it’s your photos or my eyesight, but all the photos looked a bit out of focus. Must be my eyes since nobody else mentioned it. :-}
Unfortunately if u go clockwise u can’t go into the inside loop. If you go counterclockwise you can’t get BACK into the outside loop. I would like to see some additional switch tracks to accommodate a more versatile run. Too much building not enough train run.
That’s an awesome job on your layout!!!!! I love it wish I had the time and.space to make a layout like that. Thank you for sharing your pics of your layout. Chris -michigan
I’m generally not a fan of 3 rail but Marklin certainly is an exception to that rule (I know it’s MY problem). I’m confused by that track plan. It must belong to another layout. Jus’ sayin’
Nicely done. I like the way you did the house on fire. That’s something unique to most layouts. And to Will in NM, I think it’s because the photos are smaller sized. Just a thought.
Jim AZ
So much time and work and $$ involved here. I hope ours turns out even half this good someday!!
To make any photos larger gust hold the ctrl tab down, and at the same time
press the plus button on the key board as many times as you want. To reduce back to normal size just hold the ctrl tab and press the minus button as many
times to get the photo back to normal size. Hope this helps those that need a
larger picture to see the detail better.
I have loved Marklin’s for a long time and this is a stunning layout to boot. Thanks for sharing the pictures!
This marklin layout is stunning!!
A Marklin question. I have a Marklin set that my father bought from a neighbor 70 years ago. It had the older three rail track. Currently Marklin track is still three rail but the center rail is studs instead of a rail. Can the rail track and the stud track be used together? Will my engine work on both types of track?
Thank you for all the fantastic information!
Frank Filicicchia