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Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« on: June 07, 2021, 01:54:21 pm »
This video found on the homepage of "Hohenstaufen Auction Germany"
it is a Märklin 4117/42 4-cyl. Steam engine - absolutely the rarest of the rare ones
I can say only wow
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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2021, 02:01:31 pm »
Hello Arnold,

I found the video a few days ago also on the site of the auction house Hohenstaufen and immediately watched with gleam in the eyes. This is the hammer!

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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2021, 02:11:06 pm »
Hi arnold

That is really awesome , never seen one like this, thanks for sharing.


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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2021, 06:12:25 pm »
Wow, Wow, Wow!!!

Thanks for sharing the video Arnold.

What a masterpiece.

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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2021, 06:21:23 pm »
It's super rare because only one was made!

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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2021, 09:16:07 pm »
What really hurts is the vertical video .is it just to hard for people to turn the damn phone sideways?

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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2021, 11:58:07 pm »
Needs more farther away pictures.

Very interesting machine. So not a production machine? More of a 1 off??

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Re: Have you ever seen this super rare Maerklin
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2021, 07:51:04 am »
It was a one-off or an experimental engine. The owner has several such engines that ended up with someone close to the Marklin family. There was a production model like this "false diesel" but with only two cylinders and a horizontal boiler.