Marklin 45097 - Airplane Transport Car Set

Product Description

Prototype: 6 flat cars and 1 freight train baggage car painted and lettered for the German State Railroad Company (DRG). 3 Messerschmitt ME 109 airplanes, disassembled for transport by rail. The cars and airplanes look as they did in the Thirties.

Model: The set has 3 long-wheelbase flatcars and load frames for transporting airplane fuselages, 3 short-wheelbase flatcars with brakeman's platforms or brakeman's cabs and load frames for transporting pairs of wings, and 1 freight train baggage car. 3 airplane models (Busch) are included. The fuselage and wings for each plane are preassembled and secured with load frames. The railroad cars and the airplanes are not available separately.

Dimensions: Total length over the buffers 94.7 cm / 37-1/4 inches.

Charlie's Tip: The appropriate motive power for the car "Airplane Transport" car set is the class 53 steam freight locomotive, which can be found in the Marklin H0 assortment under item no. 37023. You can add more ME's by browsing the Busch assortment.