How real football ( soccer ) and Model Train can mix

[Biased turkey]

I purchased a hollow door to install my football field
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And there was some space left so I had a 25x36 piece of door waiting for a layout.
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So, that's how it started

 

[Art67]

Is that an HO scale soccer field? Does Prieser make soccer figures?

Stuart

 

[Biased turkey]

Is that an HO scale soccer field? Does Prieser make soccer figures?

Stuart

Art67, The footy pitch is made by "Subbuteo"

 

[Biased turkey]

Then I made some ballasting trials
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[Biased turkey]

Then took a trip to the local CN track down the road
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[Biased turkey]

Last year, my mom ( 86 years old ) went to Europe and brought me back a Marklin HO scale loco.
So I was involved and made a diorama for it.
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[Biased turkey]

Is that an HO scale soccer field? Does Prieser make soccer figures?

Stuart

That's the way ( Imho ) the best football player ( Thierry Henry ) looks kike on N scale
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[Biased turkey]

My layout is "minimalistic" but it motivated me to learn Xtrckcad.
By the way. there is a "fork" with Xtrckcad at
http://xtrkcad-fork.sourceforge.net/
The Xtrkcad documentation is not one of the best I've seen but at least I could make that layout:
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[umtrr-author]

Well, singer Rod Stewart owns (or owned) a football team and also owns lots of model trains, does that count too?

 

[GWRFANN]

Well I'll be damned, a Subbuteo pitch. I have one of those in the closet. Wow, it must be about 30 years old now. Thanx Biased Turkey, you brought back some good memories there.:thumb:

 

[MilesWestern]

how do those soccer field ma-dingles work anyhow? How is mini soccer played?

 

[steamhead]

"ma-dingles"????

Gus
(LC&P).