This just in. . .Märklin news

[LGBtrains1963]

I am a LGB club member (charter member and in good standings) and the information on the new clubs cars order forms will be going through LGB of America, I have already sent my order forms to Watt's Train Shop and they have to send the other part of the order form to LGB of America and then LGBoA will in turn have to contact Marklin on how many cars have been ordered. So I feel Walthers we be dealing in HO, N, and Z scales in the Marklin Family, Also Walthers did not do that well in large scale sales and no new large scale catalogs have been made in a few years.. Thanks, Mark Ryan  

[udo]

Walther dropped LGB about 3 or 4 years ago.

Walther's discontinued LGB from their line over 7 years ago and even then they did not have an exclusive. There were around half a dozen other distributers at the same time. So Walther's LGB pricing did not control the market ever.

Udo

[vsmith]

20% off a 40% overpriced item, yep thats a Walthers sale alright.

 

If they're so overpriced, how do they manage to stay in business? Hmmmm, maybe that's why LGB finally had to fold up their tent. Anyway, customers usually vote with their wallets so we'll see if Walthers will be able to market LBG at MSRP levels, I doubt it.

 

Walt 

I think today we all know what led to LGBs demise

Walther dropped LGB about 3 or 4 years ago. As of now we still dont even know if this new Marklin deal will eventually include LGB, or if LGBoA will manage to "pull the rabbit out of the hat" and get a long term US distribution agreement.

For alot of hobby shops Walthers was there only option for ordering train supplies, they had a virtual monopoly on distribution of almost all major brands in all scales, so the shops just passed on the costs to the customer, but in the last few years the internet has taken off like a brush fire, many more people have  begun ordering from outlets who could get there product direct from manufacturers bypassing Walthers, that has hit thier bottom line. Alot of shops have closed because either they couldnt adapt to the internet or they couldnt get around Walthers supply stranglehold, so they have had to fold. 

[udo]

at least on PC we get to use a QURTY keyboard

Do you mean QWERTY? ????????????????????????

[Loco Larry]

What a REAL loss for ALL of folks who loved LGB! ...

... As Britain's Foreign Secretary said at the outbreak of WW-I ... 

... "The Lights Are Going Out ALL Over Europe ...

.... And They Won't Be Back On Again In Our Lifetime!"

__________________________________________

... or somethin' approximating that wording ...    

 

[grandpopswalt]

20% off a 40% overpriced item, yep thats a Walthers sale alright.

 

If they're so overpriced, how do they manage to stay in business? Hmmmm, maybe that's why LGB finally had to fold up their tent. Anyway, customers usually vote with their wallets so we'll see if Walthers will be able to market LBG at MSRP levels, I doubt it.

 

Walt 

[spookytown rr]

kinda hard to export stuff if it isn't being made!  once the factory/manufacturing facilities are squared away, there should be more supplies,  I can't believe that Marklin won't get products here eventually.  Hopefully PIKO's new asian manufacturing plant means that they are going to expand and try to take over the lgb void in the market

 

[vsmith]

I read in the Feb. Issue of a magazine called "Garden Railways" that said that Marklin and LGBOA had signed a contract for the LGB line in America.  Was this a bad report??

Or is everyone just reading between the lines and trying to fuel a fire that doesn't exist??

Best we can determine is that this was an interim agreement, related to the LGB product line only, and not a permanent long term agreement, that agreement is yet to be announced and may or may not be in the works, depending on your sources. Its still all very much up in the air.

This Walthers deal seams to more related to N HO and Z Marklin products, as Marklin a has indicated they have no plans to import G to the US for the time being. It will be very interesting to see what happens later this year.

[dwbeckett]

OR buy a MAC und do it with three keystrokes! PC people make good humour.

Is that AND at least on PC we get to use a QURTY keyboard

[Anonymous]

I read in the Feb. Issue of a magazine called "Garden Railways" that said that Marklin and LGBOA had signed a contract for the LGB line in America.  Was this a bad report??

Or is everyone just reading between the lines and trying to fuel a fire that doesn't exist??

 

Hello,

On the News page of a magazine called Gartenbahn Profi, it was reported - as of Jan 29, 2008 - that the old agreement had expired at end of 2007 and a new one was yet to be signed. Märklin had no comment on details, until such time as an agreement was signed.

 

Hope that helps

ER 

 

[spookytown rr]

I read in the Feb. Issue of a magazine called "Garden Railways" that said that Marklin and LGBOA had signed a contract for the LGB line in America.  Was this a bad report??

Or is everyone just reading between the lines and trying to fuel a fire that doesn't exist??

[udo]

OR buy a MAC und do it with three keystrokes! PC people make good humour.

[Anonymous]

You could copy/paste ä I did. Märklin .....

Dave

 

That would leave the "Ä",  "Ö", "ö", "Ü","ü"  quandry.

 

ER 

 Now we can just cut and paste you now couldnt we?

 

You certainly could, please be my guest.

 

Regards

ER 

[vsmith]

You could copy/paste ä I did. Märklin .....

Dave

 

That would leave the "Ä",  "Ö", "ö", "Ü","ü"  quandry.

 

ER 

 Now we can just cut and paste you now couldnt we?

[Anonymous]

You could copy/paste ä I did. Märklin .....

Dave

 

That would leave the "Ä",  "Ö", "ö", "Ü","ü"  quandry.

 

ER 

[dwbeckett]

You could copy/paste ä I did. Märklin .....

Dave

[Anonymous]

Rene, the only question I have is, how do you get them two little dot thingies over the "A" in Marklin?

 

Easy.  press Alt, then enter 0228 on the numerical pad.

Hope that helps.

 

ER 

 

PS if you go to CharacterMap in the Win OS it will give you all the other "unusual" letters. 

 

[GearDrivenSteam]

Rene, the only question I have is, how do you get them two little dot thingies over the "A" in Marklin?

[Mr_Ash]

I had a bad feeiling when I read the topic title...

[on30francisco]

20% off a 40% overpriced item, yep thats a Walthers sale alright.

Very true! Walthers so-called "sales" are a joke that some unfortunate modelers fall for.

[piercedan]

It is my understanding from a decent source that Track is coming first from LGB as that is the most requested item.

 

Then they will make European rolling stock, followed by American rolling stock at the end of summer.

 

So, hurry up and wait!!!. 

[Anonymous]

20% off a 40% overpriced item, yep thats a Walthers sale alright.

Buy American, Ops made in China.

You mean 20% off 400%.

I do buy American, but can not help the paint is from China. I have been chewn on it for last what 8 yrs, maybe thats why I cut my self!?

[dwbeckett]

20% off a 40% overpriced item, yep thats a Walthers sale alright.

Buy American, Ops made in China.

[vsmith]

20% off a 40% overpriced item, yep thats a Walthers sale alright.

[dwbeckett]

Whalthers has sale's don't they at least there ad's clam stuff is on sale.

Dave 

[on30francisco]

OH MY, what a burn for LGBoA!

Will Walthers once again be selling LGB exclusivly?, If so, I can kiss it goodbye once again, that means FULL MSRP, no exceptions. What happens to no secondary outlets like the mailorder companies? No more discount suppliers?

Rocketing back to the 80's

If this happens, there goes LGB. Will we be held hostage to Walthers' politics and their dealers (aka full MSRP price LHSs) just as some modelers are in the smaller scales? I'm glad I got their Porter and Forney before this proposed unfortunate move. I hope Bachmann does not go this way. 

[vsmith]

Thanks Rene

Toad, dont know what to tell ya, I might say get'em now, while you still can, but we really dont know whats going to happen, it may be that Marklin will resume shipping later this year, may be their current catalog is all there is for the next couple years.

Switches and track will always be avalable on Evilbay, but engines and rolling stock? Thats anyones guess.

 

[Anonymous]

Vic,

Man I hear yeah. If I was Mar-klin I would only do 1 not 2. Makes whole lot more since.

But then there is only 2 trains I want from LGB now, I just have bad taste in my mouth and I use LGB turnouts.

Ole Toad

[Rene Schweitzer]

FYI, I just tried calling LGBoA for comment, but a bunch of folks are out of the country due to Toy Fair in Germany. I did leave a message, and will update you if I hear anything.