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Märklin TEE
« on: November 01, 2026, 05:32:53 PM »
Hi all,

as a kid I always wanted this train, a friend of mine when we still lived in Parow had one
and I thought it was awesome.
Fast forward a few years I finally got my grubby paws on a s/h set, running well although
a few windows were missing and one of the coaches had a nasty scratch on the roof.
One thing that was a bit disappointing for me was the fact that this train had no interior details.
I did once start to try and make something myself, but wasn't that happy with the result.
Anyway recently on a German forum I found a thread where someone had designed a set for
3 D printing and put the files online for the forum members to use.
So I got myself a set printed.  :thumb:
I forgot to take a photo of how they looked before I started.
I also got a few interior photos of the real train and so had a guide of which colors to use.
First photo is of all three together, one has been completely painted already, the other one
has only been cleaned and primed.
The last one is untouched.
« Last Edit: November 02, 2026, 01:37:09 AM by capeklr »

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Re: Märklin TEE
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2026, 05:35:15 PM »
Second coach has been painted, I see I need to tough up the carpet a bit.
Yes they had grey carpets, so I just left it in primer.
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Re: Märklin TEE
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2026, 05:37:17 PM »
Some detail shots, including the black arm rests.
Yes the drivers seats are black in the original photos.

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Re: Märklin TEE
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2026, 05:41:47 PM »
Last one, the partial dinning car.
The original had table lamps, so mine will have those as well.
Started today cleaning the 3 D print and then made space under the first
table to install a Led.  :thumb:
At the moment I just have a optic fiber sticking through the hole in the table,
this will of course be cut later.
Stay tuned.