Production started in
1970 and ended in 1972. Marketed more as a toy than as a scale model, offering the legendary Märklin ruggedness, the Minex range could have, should have lasted... The concept of reproducing, in 1/45 scale, 750mm narrow gauge track, commonplace in Germany, meant that H0 scale driving chassis could be used – even though that wasn’t really the case – or at any rate the main components thereof, making the production of original models quite affordable.
Back to basics
For many years, I browsed the Märklin catalogues – to the point where they were worn out, but I still have them. I dreamt of this stock, beyond my budget at the time and not widely distributed. My interest was re-awakened a couple of decades ago, when I
