Figarti Train and Marklin Gauge 1 Compatibility (1 Viewer)

[sceic2]

Is the Figarti train compatible with Marklin gauge 1(1:32 scale) train-sets? I hope it is.

What is the inside distance between the rails of the Figarti track sections?

Also, has anyone put a dc current through the Figarti track sections with a working loco on them?

Do the wheels on the cars rotate freely?

Are the hitches Marklin compatible?

 

[sceic2]

How great is this. Figarti making trains, how cool is that!!! This is the reason why I asked those questions in my previous post.

Last year I put together a Marklin troop and equipment train (a work-in-progress). The Marklin passenger and baggage cars (with removeable roofs) look very similar inside and out to the Figarti version of a troop car as shown in the OTSN photographs.

The locomotive is an Era II (1925 to 1945) Prussian Railroad System T9 “Tank Engine” and is fully functional. I was very fortunate to get this particular loco. It was listed and then re-listed multiple times on EBay at its original price of $1,675. It had never been powered up and was still in its original sealed box. I contacted the seller, asked what he would take for it and his reply email had a price of $600. Needless to say I liked his price.

The track is Gauge 1 stainless steel track.

The flatcars are heavy duty (multiple wheel trucks and reinforced bed) and are from the post war period (Marklin Era III, 1945 to 1970) but are very closely modeled on the older Era II versions. I was able to obtain Gauge 1 decals for Era II flatcars on EBay Germany so I was able to at least label them as closely as I could get them from a excellent black and white picture of a WWII German heavy duty flat car I found on the net.

It is very hard to find Marklin Era II Gauge 1 train components (locos, rolling stock, etc). The ones that appear on EBay are generally in the upper atmosphere when it comes to prices. In a recent sale on EBay Germany (where for me the most out of production Marklin items are found) of an Era II boxcar very similar to the Figarti version sold for $2,500. Marklin Gauge 1listings on the US EBay site more often-than-not offer slim pickn’s.

I used Archers Fine Transfers for the “Deutsche Reichsbahn” markings on the locomotive, the passenger and baggage cars and the air recognition flag; I removed the base plates for the figures in King and Country WS45 and modified them to use as "riggers" for the chained SPG and the Pz IV; the 1:50 scale chains and hooks are from Sword Precision; the crates scattered about the AFV’s are JGM munitions boxes; and hobby balsa wood was used for the wooden blocks.

The Panzer IV is King & Country FOB39 with the crew figures removed and the five access hatches on the hull and turret closed and re-detailed.

The SPG (a real gem in my collection) is a Collector’s Showcase Marder IIIM gray repaint by Alex Prieto.

 

[lancer]

How great is this. Figarti making trains, how cool is that!!! This is the reason why I asked those questions in my previous post.

Last year I put together a Marklin troop and equipment train (a work-in-progress). The Marklin passenger and baggage cars (with removeable roofs) look very similar inside and out to the Figarti version of a troop car as shown in the OTSN photographs.

The locomotive is an Era II (1925 to 1945) Prussian Railroad System T9 “Tank Engine” and is fully functional. I was very fortunate to get this particular loco. It was listed and then re-listed multiple times on EBay at its original price of $1,675. It had never been powered up and was still in its original sealed box. I contacted the seller, asked what he would take for it and his reply email had a price of $600. Needless to say I liked his price.

The track is Gauge 1 stainless steel track.

The flatcars are heavy duty (multiple wheel trucks and reinforced bed) and are from the post war period (Marklin Era III, 1945 to 1970) but are very closely modeled on the older Era II versions. I was able to obtain Gauge 1 decals for Era II flatcars on EBay Germany so I was able to at least label them as closely as I could get them from a excellent black and white picture of a WWII German heavy duty flat car I found on the net.

It is very hard to find Marklin Era II Gauge 1 train components (locos, rolling stock, etc). The ones that appear on EBay are generally in the upper atmosphere when it comes to prices. In a recent sale on EBay Germany (where for me the most out of production Marklin items are found) of an Era II boxcar very similar to the Figarti version sold for $2,500. Marklin Gauge 1listings on the US EBay site more often-than-not offer slim pickn’s.

I used Archers Fine Transfers for the “Deutsche Reichsbahn” markings on the locomotive, the passenger and baggage cars and the air recognition flag; I removed the base plates for the figures in King and Country WS45 and modified them to use as "riggers" for the chained SPG and the Pz IV; the 1:50 scale chains and hooks are from Sword Precision; the crates scattered about the AFV’s are JGM munitions boxes; and hobby balsa wood was used for the wooden blocks.

The Panzer IV is King & Country FOB39 with the crew figures removed and the five access hatches on the hull and turret closed and re-detailed.

The SPG (a real gem in my collection) is a Collector’s Showcase Marder IIIM gray repaint by Alex Prieto.

What a wonderful collection you have. This train would be the highlight of any collection. -- Al

 

[Mascleo]

Michael,

Impressive, the Marklin Standard Gauge goes well with K&C, but you are right that they are very rare! Have you tried other Gauge 1 train makers for compatibility ?

Ken

 

[MarkeytMaker]

Michael,

Impressive, the Marklin Standard Gauge goes well with K&C, but you are right that they are very rare! Have you tried other Gauge 1 train makers for compatibility ?

Ken

Neat little guy!

 

[boerboy]

Well there are other train manufacturers which make 1:32 scale and much easy to find then Marklin:
# Wrightway Rolling Stock 1:32 scale custom built British North American and European passenger stock.
# Aristo-Craft is 1:29
# Aster is 1:32
# MTH Rail-King is 1:32
Al

 

[Steven Chong]

Is the Figarti train compatible with Marklin gauge 1(1:32 scale) train-sets? I hope it is.

What is the inside distance between the rails of the Figarti track sections?

Also, has anyone put a dc current through the Figarti track sections with a working loco on them?

Do the wheels on the cars rotate freely?

Are the hitches Marklin compatible?

I was told the Figarti train is compatible with "G" scale track, which is 45 mm or 1.772 in gauge track. I am not sure if Marklin's Gauge 1 uses this guage track. The Figarti track sections are metal but I am not sure if they are the type of metal that can uniformly conduct electricity, and they also lack the track connectors found with model trains. In addition, the Figarti track is handspiked to real wood ties and not produced to the fine tolerances required for a running scale train. The wheels of the cars freely rotate but I noticed they were very prototypical so it was very easy for the cars to jump the tracks ... I do not think any of the cars can stay on any curved track. The wheels of the BR 52 do not rotate and are fixed because Figarti decided the cost of making the wheels and gears move like the real thing would make the engine too expensive for collectors who mostly would just be displaying the unmoving model.

 

[daruss]

Marketmaker - what is the catalogue number of that engine? I have seen it before, it is nice looking, but i dont thinks its DR ERA II - I think it is postwar DB ERA III
Thanks

 

[thebritfarmer]

Marketmaker - what is the catalogue number of that engine? I have seen it before, it is nice looking, but i dont thinks its DR ERA II - I think it is postwar DB ERA III
Thanks

Yes it is era III


http://www.maerklin.com/en/products...klin.com/en/products/gauge_1/locomotives.html

 

[daruss]

I was told the Figarti train is compatible with "G" scale track, which is 45 mm or 1.772 in gauge track. I am not sure if Marklin's Gauge 1 uses this guage track. The Figarti track sections are metal but I am not sure if they are the type of metal that can uniformly conduct electricity, and they also lack the track connectors found with model trains. In addition, the Figarti track is handspiked to real wood ties and not produced to the fine tolerances required for a running scale train. The wheels of the cars freely rotate but I noticed they were very prototypical so it was very easy for the cars to jump the tracks ... I do not think any of the cars can stay on any curved track. The wheels of the BR 52 do not rotate and are fixed because Figarti decided the cost of making the wheels and gears move like the real thing would make the engine too expensive for collectors who mostly would just be displaying the unmoving model.

I agree, i think it was a good idea for FIGARTI to make these FIXED NON-MOVING models. It you start putting all kinds of moving parts , etc,, into these items it just becomes too much.

 

[Steven Chong]

I agree, i think it was a good idea for FIGARTI to make these FIXED NON-MOVING models. It you start putting all kinds of moving parts , etc,, into these items it just becomes too much.

Only the engine has fixed, non-moving wheels. I was told the wheels of all the cars move since it did not make them more expensive.