Hermann Göring's Model Railroad

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Hermann Göring's Model Railroad

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Post by Bill Medland » 09 Nov 2002, 02:47

Anyone interested in model trains, like myself
will like this picture of uncle Hermann.
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Post by Christian Ankerstjerne » 09 Nov 2002, 02:55

Nice! Märklin tracks?

I can only begin to imagine him:

'Choo! Choo! Here comes ze Britische express train - wroum! Aber now comes ze Me. 110 und drop ze bombs and fire ze machineguns! Whiiiiiiiiiii! BOOOOUUUUUM! Bang! TaTaTaTaTaTaTaTaTa!!!!!!!! Muhahaha'

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Post by David C. Clarke » 09 Nov 2002, 03:34

Yeah, tell me he didn't have a few model Stukas stashed away in that castle somewhere!!!
Cheers, David :D

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Post by Bill Medland » 09 Nov 2002, 11:41

David how did you know!!! I have been doing research into his model railroad.
He had a switch on the control panel, that sent a scale model Stuka along a wire, and it was timed to release two tiny wooden bombs on a passing train!
This guy was 8) , that is why I have studied him so much over the years.
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Post by David C. Clarke » 09 Nov 2002, 16:01

David how did you know!!! I have been doing research into his model railroad.
He had a switch on the control panel, that sent a scale model Stuka along a wire, and it was timed to release two tiny wooden bombs on a passing train!
Seriously Bill? If he did, he wins points from me, since that's what I would have had! Goering was an interesting person. One wonders what the Third Reich would have been like if the rest of the leadership shared his zest for life's luxuries. Ascetics like Hitler and Himmler would not have thought of such things.
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Oh ho ho

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Post by Matt Gibbs » 15 Nov 2002, 10:34

Now I am glad I wandered into the Modelling forum, I am a train fan and this really just is like icing the cake for me, very amusing story - if it's true!

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Post by Bill Medland » 17 Nov 2002, 02:04

Matt,
It is true what I wrote about Görings railway.
Two of my greatest interests are Hermann Göring and model trains!
imagine my joy when I discovered that both were linked!! :D
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Post by Christian Ankerstjerne » 17 Nov 2002, 02:15

Quite interresting!

BTW, do you know if the model railroad is still in existance today? Would be quite a collectors item, I'd imagine...

Christian

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