Would You Model Overseas Railroads?

[Anonymous]

I lived in Europe for 11 years and traveled on several Euro-Rails. I've thought about doing a layout in my back yard and section it out to represent each country.

I just don't think the track would hold up well here in the hot AZ sun. [:D]

[DSchmitt]

I like Garrett lomotives and have been tempted to model South Africa in N Scale. A lot of scatch building or bashing required.

I also have considered doing a pre-WW2 British branch line. Probably in OO Scale.

A WW1 2-ft gauge military operation in France (1/32 scale) would be neat too.

[AggroJones]

Hells no. Forign roads don't have the magic that the USA does. Nope, I'd never model any railroad outside the US and I don't even care about MR articles on forign modelled layouts. Just taking up valuble issue space. I guess some people find that stuff intresting.

Go American roads! [^]

[BNSFNUT]

I have a small German prototype layout under constuction using Marklin and Roco brand equipment. I work on it when I need a change of pace from working on my main layout (BNSF prototype).

[Anonymous]

I do own some Tri-ang, Fleishmann and Marklin trains, but don't have a foreign model railroad yet (keyword being "yet"). For those of you who mentioned Hawaii, check out the website of the Hawaiian Railway Society. It has lots of good information and pictures. http://hometown.aol.com/hawaiianrailway/index.html

[METRO]

lol a bit about Hawai'i, I have a friend who was born and grew up in Hawai'i and her relative actually worked for a Hawaian railroad. At least one actually did exist.

And about my little Japan project: I started the benchwork today, and I'll be featuring the Shinkansen line of JR West, and some of my favorite operation, commuter lines.

[Anonymous]

Yes- and I do. Om scale Swiss narrow gauge. Great prototype if you like lots of passenger trains, frequent service, sharp curves, disproportinate number of tunnels, bridges etc. for line length, mountains etc. Indeed much of Switzerland is like a giant model railroad.

[Anonymous]

I'm helping a fella in India get started in Model Railroading. So you could say I'm modeling a railroad overseas. After doing some research, I'm really tempted to buy a brass and metal kit of a 0-4-0 saddle tanker in OO scale and build a little mountain layout.

[simon1966]

My layout, while nominally in central Illinois will have a small town modelled for my birth place in the UK. I have a small roster of Hornby steam tank engines and a more recent model of the Mallard and a set of passenger cars. So I while the majority of the modelled scene will be US, I still have an excuse to pick up British rolling stock when visiting family back accross the pond.

[Anonymous]

A recent issue of Continental Modeller had an article on a Burmese RR. Now there is some amazing track side scenery. And all the buildings to kitbash out of corrugated metal.

--Mo

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Doggy

Prorably the TGV line

DOGGY

Sounds interesting 10 miles of dead straight line [:D]

For the rest, I'm with Lupo

[CP5415]

I'd want to model Great Britains railroads. Excellent opportunities for passenger travel with a bit of freight mixed in as well. Both steam & diesel.

Gordon

[Anonymous]

Jay,

Would a Hawaiian railroad have tighter curves and longer bridges? [:D]

[Anonymous]

Prorably the TGV line

DOGGY

[Anonymous]

sure, i'd be open to modeling a Hawian Railroad [:D][(-D][:-^]

jay

[Anonymous]

There are so many other little side projects and such that I would rather do, that I've never considered something like that. And that's simply because you can't do everything.

---jps

[Anonymous]

We do multi-national modelling. I'd encourage folks to consider it. Especially anyone working in tight spaces or wanting more apparent sense of space -- British equipment can be really short, and there's a good assortment of steam and diesel available and more on the way from Graham Farish.

Cheers,
Mo

[lupo]

[:D] Well, I am modelling an overseas Railroad! [:D]
[%-)] but not from your perspective I guess [%-)]
I did a topic on this one some time ago would be interesting what new members
come up with!

LUPO

[METRO]

Most of the pikes I have seen in MR and in person have been United States, Canadian or Mexican lines. However, a recient trip to the LHS got me looking at Kato's N-scale lineup and how many Japanese models they offer, not just in rolling stock but in structures, figures and vehicles as well. This got me thinking and I looked around a bit: There have been, as long as I can remember, tons of German and British-line imports but with recient releases from Bachman and Kato, Asian raliroads are starting to be avalible too.

I am thinking about using Kato N-scale equipment to build a small shelf layout set in Japan, and I was wondering if anyone else has thought about setting their layouts outside of the Americas?