Osgemeos and Märklin: contemporary art on model railway wagons

Since 2021, the model railway manufacturer Märklin from Göppingen has been breaking new ground and appealing to a new target group with Art Toys. The ‘Märklin Message Wagons’ series was created on the basis of works by important artists. Now the Brazilian graffiti duo OSGEMEOS is co-operating with Märklin. Together they are presenting two new, strictly limited art wagons for collectors and model railway fans. The models can be discovered from now on at www.maerklin-messagewagons.com until 11 April at 23:59 CEST.

Brazilian graffiti duo

The Brazilian graffiti duo OSGEMEOS has been world-famous for decades for its colourful, vibrant works of art: From the hip-hop scene and art in the 1980s to the first events and major exhibitions such as the current one at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., they have shaped their unmistakable style. Their colourful, cheerful figures are emblazoned on buildings, public places and aeroplanes. They are particularly fascinated by trains.

Special collaboration

A visit to the Märklin production facility in Germany with Managing Partner Florian Sieber led to a special collaboration. The result: two Märklin Message wagons that combine art and model railway in a unique way. In Göppingen, the artists were inspired by the attention to detail with which each model is created. A motif was spontaneously created on site on a wagon in its original size. Märklin is now releasing this motif as exclusive Märklin Message Wagons in the 1:32 (1:87) and H0 (1:32) model railway scales. ‘We are crazy with the details - anything is possible here,’ the twins put their delight into words during their visit to the Märklin factory.

Source: Press Release Märklin