[Torben]

Hello everyone,

I´m a retired airline captain after over 37 years and 18000 hours "up in the sky" and am now back on terra firma. In the late fifties and beginning sixties my hobby was model trains, but due to flight training and so on I had to put it aside. Later I then "converted" to model airplanes but am easing off on that now.

I still have all my old Märklin stuff but I can see the huge development which has occurred since then. It´s a brand new world but I am very much looking forward to learn more about it. I find it quite amazing and admire such realism that you see now in the design and construction of model trains.

I hope through this Model Rail Forum to get a good start and will be looking forward to join in.

Torben B. Sorensen
Koge, Denmark

 

[Brian Considine]

Hi & welcome to the forum.

Things in the model railway world are moving pretty quickly these days - if you have any questions at all then please just ask away - someone here is bound to know the answer.

Enjoy the hobby.

 

[pedromorgan]

Hello there

Welcome to the forum.

if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask. we are a fairly friendly bunch! Perhaps if you happen to be travelling by train any time soon please could you tape some pictures for us.

Peter

 

[zmil]

Hello and Welcome to the Forum Torben

I think Pedro meant to say Take some Pictures
The More pictures the merrier

Regards

Zmil

 

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QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 17 Dec 2008, 11:42) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Perhaps if you happen to be travelling by train any time soon please could you tape some pictures for us.

QUOTE (zmil @ 19 Dec 2008, 10:42) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think Pedro meant to say Take some Pictures

Oh I don't know - there's nothing wrong with a bit of video.

Seriously though, welcome to the forum and enjoy your visits.

Regards

 

[98 835]

Hello Torben

Here is a Welcome from the other newbie of the week. If you get jitters about German railway, let me know.

 

[clive hayward]

Torben,

welcome, I've learnt so much since I joined, 2 months ago, that I wish this forum was available years ago!

Best wishes

Clive

 

[neil_s_wood]

Hi Torben, welcome to the forum. Good to have you onboard.

Ask any questions you like we're a friendly bunch.

 

[adecoaches26point4]

Hello Torben,

Welcome and enjoy the forum and hobby!

David

 

[Chinahand]

Hi Torben and welcome to the MRF.

If you get withdrawal syptoms from the model planes you could always run some wires above the layout and have a jumbo or two on final approach to some 'off-scene' fictitious airport.

Come to think of it, that's not a daft as it might, at first, have seemed though I have never actually seen it done. Couldn't do it on mine (set in 1946) - unless, that is, I could maybe find a 1:150 scale DC3.

Anyway, enjoy the hobby and the forum. Look forward to seeing some pictures.

 

[Brian Considine]

Welcome to MRF - as Neil says we are a friendly bunch here.