Recent Store Newsletters

​My showroom now features several new, and oh so nice Marklin HO & Z, and PIKO HO AC trains that have just arrived here.

Below are quick shots of some of my display cases.

​PIKO in Germany has been closely working with Marklin in recent years, and this cooperation yielded several terrific Marklin models. PIKO has also developed 100% Marklin compatible MFX decoders that Märklin has certified, and which carry fits MFX designation.

I am offering below a collection of (mostly) modern commuter and regional PIKO AC models. All these models are in my stock and ready to ship.

​Marklin New Arrivals

​Let's start with a long-waited Z scale model of ICE ICE-V BR 410

​Below are the latest Marklin HO Arrivals:

Fall 2025 New Models from Marklin, TRIX and LGB.

Click on below images to browse and to preorder new models.

Marklin and TRIX Surprise Models of class 19 "SAXON PRIDE".

Models are available as early as this month!

Pricing not yet available, but expect mid-upper $600 for the engine.

Surprise!The Saxons are a small but fine group of people, and they have built a reputation for doing things rather well on their own. Naturally, this one time kingdom had its own state railroad. Shortly before World War I, it ordered one of the most powerful steam locomotives of that time from the Saxon Machinery Company in Chemnitz.

With four powered axles, a performance of 1,800 horsepower, and a service weight of 162 metric tons, it was a truly mighty express train that could play its trump cards especially in the Saxon hill country. Between 1918 and 1923 delivery was taken of 23 units. The new German State Railroad even ordered the last production run. Several of the power houses designated as the class 19.0 even ran initially in Swabian areas. These elegant and massive units were soon known as the "Saxon Pride" and proved themselves best in their homeland. After 1945 the subsequent GDR State Railroad could not do without the "Nineteens", and it had numerous units extensively overhauled and in some cases even redesigned. In 1958 regular scheduled use of these locomotives ended. Decades of heavy express train service had taken its toll.

In the small scale the "Saxon Pride" is now coming back as a Märklin locomotive. This finely detailed and technically intricate model will surely soon attract a lot of attention as the "Märklin Pride" in the world of model railroading.Of course, we also offer the matching express train car set to go with the locomotive.

Model with dynamic smoke.