01-24-2011, 11:58 AM
Hello folks,
I also find my way back to the gauge after a long break. Many years ago, I was an active member and Stephan ( aka Charlie Barret ) brought me back in.
My name is Gerd an I also live in Germany, the south west part. My love for railroads is more than 20 years old and there's still no end in view.
In all these years, I tried a lot of scales and gauges, but finally I ended up with N-scale and 2"-scale.
In N-scale, I collect models of the Southern Railway and will start a modular layout some day. Meanwhile I train my skills on some shunting puzzles and dioramas. My main scope in N-scale is scenery and train operations.
Instead of the scenery lasted N-scale stuff, I build model trains (cars and locos) in 2"-scale, running on 5"-gauge track. I own a live steam 0-4-4 logging Forney and a battery powered Boxcab as also 15 cars and a lot of tracks side stuff. Actually, I build a live steam T-boiler Shay in this scale and I hope to finish her this year.
You will find a lot of pictures and stories about my railroads on my website. All is avaiable in English too => <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de">http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de</a><!-- m -->
I hope we'll have a good time here and I like the inspiration that I found on this board. I hope this will never ends too as my love to the model railroads.
So here are two photos of my stuff including me on my live steamer.
Cheers, Gerd
My N-scale Racoon-River-Yard - a classic Inglenook layout
![[Image: Ingle_13.jpg]](http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de/SOU/Ingle/Ingle_13.jpg)
My 2"-scale logging railroad with me at the throttle ;-)
![[Image: 1674_2.JPG]](http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de/BCRR/Alben/8_2008/images/image/1674_2.JPG)
I also find my way back to the gauge after a long break. Many years ago, I was an active member and Stephan ( aka Charlie Barret ) brought me back in.
My name is Gerd an I also live in Germany, the south west part. My love for railroads is more than 20 years old and there's still no end in view.
In all these years, I tried a lot of scales and gauges, but finally I ended up with N-scale and 2"-scale.
In N-scale, I collect models of the Southern Railway and will start a modular layout some day. Meanwhile I train my skills on some shunting puzzles and dioramas. My main scope in N-scale is scenery and train operations.
Instead of the scenery lasted N-scale stuff, I build model trains (cars and locos) in 2"-scale, running on 5"-gauge track. I own a live steam 0-4-4 logging Forney and a battery powered Boxcab as also 15 cars and a lot of tracks side stuff. Actually, I build a live steam T-boiler Shay in this scale and I hope to finish her this year.
You will find a lot of pictures and stories about my railroads on my website. All is avaiable in English too => <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de">http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de</a><!-- m -->
I hope we'll have a good time here and I like the inspiration that I found on this board. I hope this will never ends too as my love to the model railroads.
So here are two photos of my stuff including me on my live steamer.
Cheers, Gerd
My N-scale Racoon-River-Yard - a classic Inglenook layout
My 2"-scale logging railroad with me at the throttle ;-)