westhighlandline Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hello there I'm 35 years (and 362 days) old and live near Zurich, Switzerland. I've considered and discarded joining native UK modellers' forums for quite a long time now. For the last 10+ years, I've been active in German-speaking forums, one of them being about Swiss narrow gauge modelling (www.albulamodell.ch). Mainly because I was fascinated by the excellent modelling artwork of the guy who operates that forum. My interest in Swiss narrow gauge railways had ended abruptly, when I made a spontaneous trip to Scotland in 2011. I had been watching the Harry Potter movies while recovering from a bad flu, and while watching them, I developed a sudden interest in the "Hogwarts Express". It happened so, that I started to do some research on the location where the train had been filmed and what train had been used. Only weeks later, I found myself hiking through the West Highlands, enjoying a ride on the Jacobite steam train and returning home with my very first N gauge Mark1 coach in maroon. Ever since then, my passion for the West Highland Line (and all of Scotland to be true) has boosted immensely. As has my rolling stock, which is eagerly expecting tracks to roll on. So I'm planning on recreating the WHL from Corrour (Cruach snow shed) to Mallaig. Work on the WHL in 1:148 has not commenced yet, but research on the line has peaked in form of www.westhighlandline.com, my homepage about the line (avl. only in German). The room for the layout is there to be filled, but since I am sincerely doubting my craftmanship, I've decided on building a test layout at first. A short terminus station, of course set in Scotland, depicting a distillery with heritage railway trains generating some traffic on the line (http://koness.blogspot.com). So, I figure now is time for me the come head-to-heads with the many talented modellers around here. I'm looking forward to taking part in, discussing, sharing and enjoying our wonderful hobby with you all! Cheers and Uf Wiederluege from Switzerland! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benachie Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Welcome from (the wrong side of) Scotland - and "Happy Birthday" in 3 Days! Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Isn't that supposed to bring bad luck, when congratulating someone in advance? *haha* Thanks anyway! And in my opinion, there's no "wrong" side of Scotland. Kosta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benachie Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 westhighlandline, on 18 Feb 2014 - 16:33, said: Isn't that supposed to bring bad luck, when congratulating someone in advance? Kosta, Hope not - let me know how your luck goes! Corrour to Mallaig would be quite something. I assume you've thought about Crianlarich. Maybe you should put a link to here on the "Railways of Scotland" Forum. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45157 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hi, and welcome to the forum. (strangely, although Mallaig was indeed on the West coast, it belonged to the railways of the East) I will watch with interest as the layout grows. regards Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 although Mallaig WAS indeed on the West coast I dearly hope it'll still be there when I'll go and visit the WHL in four weeks. Ha! Naw, Crianlarich is not on the list. It has been nicely modelled on the Loch Oran layout by David Harrison before. No need to copy his work. Corrour (Cruach) makes for a perfect starting point on the layout, as the snow shed forms a structure much like a tunnel. A perfect excuse for trains to suddenly appear! Aye, I've been following the Scotland thread for a while now. If I only had a little more to present... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevelewis Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Welcome indeed! Its a funny old world isnt it, heres me living in North Wales ( but not Welsh) not too far from the Welsh NG Railways and the Llangollen Std gauge line, but avidly modelling American NG in 0n30 and American standard gauge in N. Having visited and ridden on Swiss Metre Gauge it was VERY hard not to over invest in BEMO, I must admit to once building a metre gauge Rhb layout and my garden line for many years echoed to the sound of the Crocs, & The Ge 4/4s Have Fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted February 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2014 Hello Kosta and welcome, Those are some nice web pages you have created there, I hope you will share some of those pic's on here too. Enjoy your stay in RMweb land, Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted February 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2014 Wilcomme Kosta von einem Schweizer-Fan! I hope that you enjoy this forum. Any questions can usually be answered by someone! Thank you for the link to 'albulamodell'. Some beautiful modelling on there. I do like the scenic work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirey33 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Greetings from the other side on the Bözberg Tunnel. Another Scottish modeller in Die Schweiz; excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 A very warm welcome to another Scottish modeller. Sounds like a very interesting project you have there. Not a bad idea building a test layout either. I look forward to reading more about your progress and modelling exploits. Regards Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thank you all very much indeed! I've posted a first preview in the "Scots We Hae" thread, if anyone is interested. @Wirey33: Basler? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirey33 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 @Wirey33: Basler? Yep. Eight years in April. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Nice to know there's others around here!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhighlandline Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Morning lads! Long time, no see. I have spent the last weeks travelling Scotland, and though I was going far North, the railways were never far away: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJH Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Welcome to the forums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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