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Holiday Releases Week: Halloween Cars in Z – Marklin

Marklin came up with the idea to release Halloween themed cars as part of two starter sets beginning in 2003; they included track, loco and set 00832 included a couple of ceramic jack-o-lanterns.

Unfortunately the starter sets included the standard class 89 steam locomotive that usually goes in starter sets, but the locos came in black; they would have been better if painted with Halloween theme?

The four cars total for Halloween included 2 per set released 2003 + 2004 respectively. Set 00815 included two cars (type 8600 and 8615) painted with glow-in-the-dark pigment.

“Ghouls” – Type 8600 refrigerator car from starter set 00815 (2003) Note: features glow in the dark paint

“Pumpkins and Ghouls” – Type 8615 car from starter set 00815 (2003) Note: features glow in the dark paint

And set 00832 also included car types 8600 and 8615 (2 cars total in set) with bright orange and black paint scheme.

“Scary Face” – type 8600 refrigerator car from starter set 00832

“Jack-O-Lantern” – type 8615 car from starter set 00832

After writing this post I realized there are any number of interesting Halloween themed trains including haunted houses, dead trees, candy corn loads for custom painted in orange gondola and on and on. A fun project to break up the long term goals of more serious layouts: we all need more projects?

Siding: collectors tend to sell these cars in pairs so keep an eye out, value for Halloween cars range from $25-$50 a piece; they are the most valuable part of the starter sets and the locos are not special so I recommend going for the cars only and saving some dough.

Holiday Releases Week: Christmas Cars in Z – Marklin

Another tradition at the holidays is Marklin Christmas releases in Z. Going on 22 years the Christmas releases comprise many more cars than other categories of holiday special imprints. And the designs are mostly secular with a couple of religious themed cars.

Due to their limited release status Christmas cars tend to sell out fast with a few tending toward rarer status which I will point out in captions. Great series that I have grown to appreciate more and more with time; each car is delivered in a small gift box with clear acrylic themed Christmas ornament. In addition to the ornament releases for Christmas are American and European prototype starter sets not included in this post.

In order to tackle 22 years of Christmas releases I will simply caption each photo with catalog number, year, and note if car is particularly rare, but first a rather unusual car given to Marklin employees: 8661-000? year?

“Weihnachtszeit ist Marklinzeit” (Christmas Time is Marklin TIme)

Marklin 80623 (2013) RARE Note: car features a ‘black’ Santa, it is a particularly difficult car to locate

Marklin 80625 (2015) Note: small decorated Christmas tree is included with car

Marklin 80625 (2015) “FROHE WEIHNACHTEN” (Merry Christmas) imprinted on roof

Marklin 80626 (2016) note: newly tooled type Eaos hopper

Marklin 80627 (2017) note: “XMAS” is laser cut from cardstock

Siding: one Christmas release not reported here is 80609 featuring type O 10 freight car for K.W.St.E with brakeman’s cab and load of paper wrapped chocolate. Also included with the release was a small decorated Christmas tree. Released 1999.

Marklin Special Imprints: 8600 Series Cars

In the late 1970’s thru now Marklin Special Imprints have been available on a very limited basis. As older collections are dismantled and sold these rarities can only be found occasionally on Ebay. Growing a collection of special imprints takes time and commitment due to their very limited availability, but the hunt is fun! Marklin has continued to produce special imprints cars mostly commemorating train events, but the early cars celebrated a vast array of products and manufacturers with very exciting graphics and always featuring the Marklin “m”. The Marklin “m” on the sides of these cars indicates printing by Marklin versus its omission on privately printed cars known as “Industry Prints” equally rare and sought after.

In the Marklin Special Imprint category is the 8600 type refrigerator car, this car type has been used more than any other for special imprints possibly owing to its smooth sides.

Printed in small numbers these commissions are often limited to 100-200 worldwide with the Swiss Hbis car types printed in editions of 300 and others of 500. A good reference for SMI’s is Koll’s Spezial Katalog 1996 + 1997, both highlight year produced, edition size and value. Pricing SMI’s is tricky business possibly due to their infrequent appearance in the market, but rare items tend to be hard to price in general.

Here are four recent finds on Ebay:

1. NORTHEIMER DIAT PILS, Koll’s #87018 (year produced 1987), edition: 100

2. DAB (Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei) Pilsener, produced in 1998 to commemorate the Intermodellbau ’98 1-5 April 1998

3. Lohrer Bier, Koll’s #88023 (year produced 1988), edition: 100

4. Bad Vilbeler Ur Quelle, Koll’s #88010 (year produced 1988), edition: 200

Siding: Koll’s published 4 books for mini-club collectors: KOLL’S PREIS-KATALOG MARKLIN Spur Z 1996 (standard releases), KOLL’S SPEZIAL KATALOG 1996 (SMI reference book), KOLL’S PREIS-KATALOG MARKLIN Spur Z 1997 (standard releases), KOLL’S SPEZIAL KATALOG 1997 (SMI reference book). The two standard release books are fun to look at, but the ultimate guide for standard releases is COLLECTION Marklin Spur Z released in 2015 by Thomas Zeeb, this book was released in a special boxed edition with the 2015 Toy Fair loco 88422: BR 111 with experimental paint scheme. Note: Marklin loco 88422 was originally released with the book, but it is also being sold now without the book, before you order one ask the dealer if it includes the book.

MSI’s: Marklin 8600 car type

The first MSI using the Marklin 8600 car type is lettered for Carlberg, it was produced in 1977 with Koll’s #77001. The Koll’s catalog states the edition size as 800 which makes the number produced considerable, but this car is none the less rare and seldom offered for sale. The Carlsberg car is not depicted in this collection so a brief description of its appearance is in order, it varies from the regular production model 8608 in that it has red coloration filling in the five small details on the lower green stripe running under logo otherwise the cars are the same. This collection begins with a 1978 car lettered for Atlantik with Koll’s #78701 with edition size of 500.

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Atlantik, Koll’s #78701, Miba/Monk #024, edition size: 500, released 1978
LBS, Koll’s #78701, Miba/Monk #023, sold as part of a starter set, edition size: 1000
Ehrmann, Koll’s #79501, Miba/Monk #031, edition size: 500, released 1979
Obletter, Koll’s #79503, Miba/Monk #033, edition size: 500, released 1979
MEHR AM MARKT, Koll’s #79504, Miba/Monk #032, edition size: 500, released 1979
HOCHhERZ, Koll’s #79701, Miba/Monk #029, edition size: 500, released 1979

7. DOERING, Koll’s #80502, edition size: 500, released 1980. 8. EICKELBERG, Koll’s #80503, edition size: 500, released 1980 9. Almighhurt, Koll’s #80701, Miba/Monk #048, edition size: 500, released 1980 10. BECK’S, originally sold as part of a starter set, Koll’s #81002, Miba/Monk #057, edition size: 100, released 1981 11. Modellbahn Pietsch, Koll’s #81502, Miba/Monk #054, edition size: 500, released 1981 12. mollmann, Koll’s #81503, Miba/Monk #055, edition size: 500, released 1981

13. emil weber siegen, Koll’s #81701, Miba/Monk #052, edition size: 500, released 1981 14. Kukident 2-Phasen, Koll’s #82701, Miba/Monk #069, edition size: 500, released 1982 15. Ganser Kolsch, Koll’s #83001, Miba/Monk #084, edition size: 500, released 1983 16. Dortmunder Actien-Alt, Koll’s #83003, edition size: 500, released 1983 17. FIRST, Koll’s #83005, edition size: 500, released 1983 18. DORTMUNDER UNION BIER, Koll’s #83006, edition size: 500, released 1983

19. Stifts Pils, Koll’s #83007, edition size: 500, released 1983 20. Koppmann, Schmidt, Koll’s #83501, edition size: 500, released 1983 21. OKI, Koll’s #84701, edition size: 500, released 1984 22. FESTO, originally sold as part of starter set 8158, Koll’s #84701, edition size: 100 23. Circus RONCALLI, Koll’s #84702, Miba/Monk #118, released 1984 24. KRAFT NUR GUTES VERDIENT DEN NAMEN KRAFT, originally sold in starter set with car KRAFT Tomaten-Ketchup, Koll’s #84710.1, edition size: 1000

*Special note: MSI – Kraft editions using the Marklin 8500 car type started in 1984 with the only two car set released in the series, this first set included KRAFT NUR GUTES VERDIENT DEN NAMEN KRAFT and KRAFT Tomaten-Ketchup. The Kraft – Marklin series included releases with the Marklin 8500 car type as well as the 8615 car type which can be viewed in the MSI 8615 category. The series was distinguished by the unique design of the packaging which included cardboard sleeve illustrated with differing views of the “Kraft Train”, a styrofoam block was included inside the sleeve that contained the freight car and track accessories. It was possible to assemble a small oval track with sidings after collecting all the Kraft releases. All the Kraft editions are considered quite rare and even more so with the original packaging, but they are occasionally available through German dealers.

25. KRAFT Tomaten-Ketchup, originally sold as part of a starter set 8163 with car KRAFT NUR GUTES VERDIENT DEN NAMEN KRAFT, Koll’s #84710, edition size: 1000 released 1984 26. KRAFT Scheibletten, originally sold as part of a starter set with track accessories, Koll’s #84711, edition size: 1000, released 1984 27. Patrizier Brau, Koll’s #85002, edition size: 500, released 1985 28. NOE, Koll’s #85701, Miba/Monk #117, edition size: 100, released 1985 29. KRAFT PHILADELPHIA, originally sold as part of a starter set with track accessories, Koll’s #85701, editon size: 1000, released 1985 30. KRAFT Knack & Back, originally sold as part of starter set (no track accessories with this release), Koll’s #85702, edition size: 1000, released 1985

31. Kodak, originally sold as part of starter set, Koll’s #85711, edition size: 500 32. Der IBM Mittelstandsexpreb, Koll’s #86706, edition size: 500, released 1986 33. Thurn und Taxis Regensberg, Koll’s #86001, edition size: 250, released 1986 34. Budweizer, Koll’s #86002, edition size: 350, released 1986 35. friesisch-herb JEVER PILSENER (dark green roof), Koll’s #86003.1 (version 1), Miba/Monk #132, released 1986 36. friesisch-herb JEVER PILSENER (dark olive roof), Koll’s #86003.2 (version 2), Miba/Monk #133, released 1986

37. sinziger Mineralbrunnen, Koll’s #86004, edition size: 100 38. HACKER-PSCHORR, Koll’s #86006, edition size: 200 39. Binding Export Privat, Koll’s #86010, Miba/Monk #144, edition size: 100 40. CLAUSTHALER Alkoholfrei, Koll’s #86011, Miba/Monk #163, edition size: 200 41. Moguntia Pils, Koll’s #86013, edition size: 200 42. Manzier Bier, Koll’s #86014, edition size: 100

43. FAO SCHWARZ, originally sold by FAO SCHWARZ as part of a starter set, Koll’s #86501, Miba/Monk #289, edition size: 300 44. KRAFT jocca, originally sold as a starter pack with track accessories, Koll’s #86701, edition size: 1000 45. marklin CLUB, U.S.A., Koll’s #86703, edition size: 1500 46. Freedom, 1886-1986, Koll’s #86704, edition size: 500 47. stephenson, Koll’s #87002, edition size: 100 48. Privatbrauerei seit 1842, Koll’s #87003, edition size: 100

49. Schofferhofer Weizen, Koll’s #87006, Miba/Monk #M-227, edition size: 200 50. Schofferhofer Hefeweizen, Koll’s #87007, edition size: 100 51. BAYERISCHE BRAUEREI KAISERSLAUTERN, Koll’s #87009, edition size: 100 52. Schultheiss, Koll’s #87013, edition size: 100 53. ROMER PILS, Koll’s #87016, Miba/Monk #M-120, edition size: 100 54. BRINKHOFF’S No. 1, Koll’s #87020, edition size: 100

55. OHLIGSER PILS, Koll’s #87021, edition size: 100 56. SPATEN, Koll’s #87026, edition size: 100 57. RHEINGONHEIMER WEIZENBIER, Koll’s #87030, edition size: 300 58. Braumeisters Kraftmalz, Koll’s #87031, edition size: 100 59. LOWENBRAU, Koll’s #87032, edition size: 100 60. Scharlachberg, Koll’s #87033, edition size: 200

61. Carolus, Koll’s #87034, edition size: 100 62. Ayinger, Koll’s #87036, Miba/Monk #M-185, edition size: 250 63. Jupiler, Koll’s #87039, edition size: 300 64. Schweppes INDIAN TONIC WATER, Koll’s #87040, edition size: 200 65. Schweppes BITTER LEMON, Koll’s #87041, edition size: 200 66. Schweppes BITTER GRAPEFRUIT, Koll’s #87042, edition size: 200

67. Schweppes SODA WATER, Koll’s #87043, edition size: 200 68. Schweppes GINGER ALE, Koll’s #87044, edition size: 200 69. Schweppes BITTER ORANGE, Koll’s 87045, edition size: 200 70. FAO SCHWARZ – 1862-1987 (150 Year Anniversary), Koll’s #87502, Miba/Monk #M-125, edition size: 300 71. Spessart Brauerei, Koll’s #88003, edition size: 100 72. hassia, Koll’s #88009, edition size: 100

73. SUNTORY BEER CAN, Koll’s #88011, edition size: 100 74. KIRIN, Koll’s #88012, edition size: 100 75. SAPPORO BEER, Koll’s #88013, edition size: 100 76. Frankenthaler, Koll’s #88015, edition size: 200 77. Hannen Alt, Koll’s #88019, edition size: 200 78. Hirter Pils, Koll’s #88020, edition size: 300

79. Tucher, Koll’s #88022, edition size: 100 80. Asbach-Uralt, Koll’s #88028, edition size: 200 81. afri cola, Koll’s #88029, edition size: 100 82. FAO SCHWARZ 1988, Koll’s #88501, Miba/Monk #M-368, edition size: 500 83. CHINESISCHER GARTEN, Koll’s #88701, edition size: 100 84. OSRAM, Koll’s #88701 (*from starter set 8170), edition size: 300

85. Tente Rollen machen beweglich, Koll’s #88702, edition size: 100 86. DEUTSCHLAND, Koll’s #88704, edition size: 100 87. DURACELL, Koll’s #88705, edition size: 100 88. Haller Lowenbrau, Koll’s #89004, edition size: 100 89. Underberg, Koll’s #89009, edition size: 500 90. CLUB marklin 1989, Koll’s #89711, edition size: 350

91. Canada, marklin Club ’89, Koll’s #89713, edition size: 200 92. BASF TrockenEis, Koll’s #89714, edition size: 300 *The following cars from 3 car set: “Steirische Brauereien” (Styria Breweries), Koll’s #91001, edition size: 300. Individual cars numbered with Miba/Monk reference numbers. 93. Gosser (Leoben), Miba/Monk #M-613 94. Reinighaus Bier (Graz), Miba/Monk #M-614 95. PUNTIGAMER (Graz), Miba/Monk #M-615 96. club marklin 91 TEE, Koll’s #91705, edition size: 500

97. EUROPA ’92, Koll’s #92706, edition size: 200 *The following cars from 3 car set: “Henninger Brewery,“ Koll’s #92001, edition size: 300. Individual cars numbered with Miba/Monk reference numbers. 98. Henninger EXPORT, Miba/Monk #646 99. Henninger Diat-Pils, Miba/Monk #647 100. Henninger Kaiser Pilsener, Miba/Monk #648 101. marklin club ’92, Koll’s #92716, edition size: 1000 *The following cars from 3 car set: “Weizenbier,” Koll’s #93001, edition size: 200. Individual cars numbered with Miba/Monk reference numbers. 102. Weizenthaler ALKOHOLFREI, Miba/Monk #M-775

103. OBERDORFER WEISSE, Miba/Monk #776 104. Alpirsbacher Kloster-Weizen, Miba/Monk #777 *The following cars from 3 car set: “Stuttgarter Hofbrau,“ Koll’s #94001, edition size: 300. Individual cars numbered with Miba/Monk reference numbers. 105. Hefe-Weizen, Miba/Monk #864 106. Volksfest Bier, Miba/Monk #865 107. Weihnachts-Brau, Miba/Monk #866 108. SUPER-WAHLJAHR 1994, Koll’s #94703, edition size: 500

109. Rotkappchen, Koll’s #95006, edition size: 300 110. Hasseroder Premium Pils, Koll’s #96005, edition size: 300 111. 25 Jahre mini-club 1972-1997, 1997 Club Car, Marklin #8657.014, Miba/Monk #M-1085 112. piestinger, Marklin #8600.071, Miba/Monk #M-1208 113. Transportation Corps U.S. Army, 1998 Club Car, Marklin #8600.069, Miba/Monk #M-1167 114. marklin 140 Years, 1999 Club Car, Marklin #8600.086, Miba/Monk #M-1291

115. Schofferhofer Weizen, Marklin #98019, Miba/Monk #M-1359, released 2000 116. Sauerlander Winter, Marklin #98039, Miba/Monk #M-1455, released 2002 117. LEEUW BIER – Valkenburg, Marklin #8600.137, Miba/Monk #M-1575, released 2003

Industry Prints

Industry Prints are Marklin freight wagons designed and painted by private enterprises. Modellbahn Freund, St. Louis, MO imported and sold these cars, the plastic boxes for cars sold by Modellbahn Freund were affixed a label with this stores name and address. Sometimes collectors have suggested Modellbahn Freund commissioned these cars, and they were printed in the United States, this is a mistake; all ‘Industry Prints’ were printed in Germany by Baur-Druck Bad, Waldsee and sold by Schmidt, Germany. Cars were distributed in the United States and Germany. The earliest ‘Industry Print’ in this collection is a gondola from 1983.

Further research can be found at www.z-freunde.de, much of the information given in this post was kindly provided by this organization. *Information provided has been provided after much research, new details and corrections will be made as more is learned about these cars.

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1. Altglas ist Rohstoff mit oder ohne Glasbeladung, gondola with load of glass for recycling, 1983

2. Old Heidelberg BEER Blatz MILWAUKEE, WIS. (ocker), 1983 *color variations of this car exist in gold, silver and white

3. Gatzweilers Alt (Haus rechts), 1983

4. HOCHDORFER BIER Goldstern (blau), 1985

5. Schwarzkopf, 1986

6. Bass Ale, 1986 Distribution: Germany 40 and United States 140

7. Chihuahua MEXICAN BEER (weib), 1986 Edition: 140

8. Coors Light, 1986

9. GRIZZLY BEER CANADIAN LAGER (grun), 1986

10. Labatt’s BEER Canadian BIERE, 1986 Edition: 100

11. MICHELOB BEER, 1986 Edition: 125

12. Miller High Life

13. Miller HIGH LIFE

14. Miller Genuine Draft

15. Lite BEER A FINE PILSNER BEER

16. Pabst Blue Ribbon The Real Taste of Beer, 1986 Edition: 180

17. TSINGTAO BEER, 1986 Edition: 170

18. REINZ Dichtungs-Prazision weltweit, 1987

19. Lindt…IL GUSTO DI FAR PLACERE, 1987

20. GURTEN BIER (silber), 1988

21. INTERFRIGO mit oder ohne DB-Zeichen, 1988 Schmidt #116

22. INTER FRIGO Basel (weib), 1988

23. TRANSTHERMOS KUHL VERKEHR (weib), 1988

24. VW Volkswagen – da weib man, was man hat (gold), 1988

25. VW Volswagen – da weib man, was man hat (weib Emblem hell – oder dunkelblau), 1988

26. Worb Brauerei egger bier (weib), 1988

27. Ulmer MunsterBier (weibes Band), 1988

28. VOHRINGER & KOPP Internationale Spedition (weib), 1989

29. Friedrichshafen Zeppelin (silber – weib), 1992

30. Eichbaum Pilsener Eichkrone Seit 1679 (weib), 1996 Nicknamed “Corpse Beer,” because the brewery is located next to a cemetery.

Kraft Marken-Express cars 1984-1986

In 1984-1986 Marklin released in cooperation with Kraft 11 special imprint cars in Z scale. Nine of the cars were included in printed cardboard sleeves comprising car or cars respectfully along with track or accessories comprising a complete train and layout if you collected them all. The illustrations on the sleeves are fun, they depict the car included hooked up to the other cars in the train in their progression of release. It has taken me many years to collect all of these cars, each features the little printed ‘m’ for Marklin notating a special release car. Two cars that were printed at the same time as the “Marken-Express” cars were ‘Frapan’ and ‘Knack & Back’, these cars differed from the “Marken-Express” releases, they included illustrated Kraft product sleeves. The Marklin style 8615 and 8600 freight cars were used for these two editions.

Here is the list of Marklin Z Kraft cars in order of release with Koll’s numbers:

1. NUR GUTES VERDIENT DEN NAMEN KRAFT + Tomaten-Ketchup: two car set that included a BR 89 loco. Koll’s #84710 (1984). Marken-Express release.

2. Scheibletten Koll’s #84711. Marken-Express release.

3. Mayonnaise Koll’s #84701. Marken-Express release.

4. Miracoli Koll’s #84702. Marken-Express release.

5. KRAFT-VELVETA Koll’s #85702. Marken-Express release.

6. Miracel Whip Koll’s #85703. Marken-Express release.

7. PHILADELPHIA Koll’s #85701. Marken-Express release.

8. FRAPAN Koll’s #85701.

9. Knack & Back Koll’s #85702.

10. jocca Koll’s #86701 Marken-Express release.