Haddock51 Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) The Glacier Express with Panorama Carriages (Stadler Rail) - one of the world`s most beautiful and mopst famous trains - is now part of my train collection! The GEX has been on my wish list for many, many years. And now, this train dream has come true - what a great feeling! This train evokes so many memories, not the least our GEX journey from St. Moritz to Zermatt in First class some years ago, a fabulous experience with breathtaking sceneries and a superb service onboard. My Glacier Express is built 7-wide and consists of: a Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) locomotive type HGe 4/4 II with two 9V engines and a length of 40 studs, four Panorama Carriages First class (Rhätische Bahn) with a length of 46 studs each, a Dining Carriage (RhB) with two 9V engines and a length of 46 studs. The total train length is approx. 2,3 meters and the total weight amounts to approx. 3,8 kg. All beams are strengthened with supermagnets. To build this train has been a journey with multiple challenges, not the least all the decals. Special thanks to Knivsta Tryckeri, our local printing house, for their superb support! And thank you also to Selander for his inspiring advice during this project. And this is what my Glacier Express looks like: And this is what the Glacier Express looks like in reality: PS: The Glacier Express is a registered trademark. Edited October 7, 2021 by Haddock51 Quote
Feuer Zug Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 Excellent work on the Glacier Express, even if I hate to say it, but the Glacier Express is an overpriced tourist trap in my opinion. If you're going to travel that section of the Alps, buy a day ticket and ride coach on the regular trains. Why, because you can open the windows and really enjoy the scenery. Your locomotive is spot on from when I saw it on the Rhätische Bahn. Seven wide really fits for the meter gauge line. You did well with the passenger carriages, making the observation windows appear to roll towards the top. Quote
zephyr1934 Posted October 8, 2021 Posted October 8, 2021 That looks really good, and echoing F.Z., I like how you used the windshields to "bend" the windows. Quote
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