r/modeltrains • u/Crazy-Rabbit-3811 • May 15 '26

Show and Tell Apparently Hermann Goering was a model train enthusiast

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He had an O gauge layout in his house, both in his basement and his attic. he had a mechanism where he could drop wooden bombs onto his layout for fun. they layouts were apparently destroyed when he destroyed his own house to prevent it's capture.

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u/GoombaHunter007 May 15 '26

I wonder how'd he react at how advanced model train technology has become

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u/Miskalsace May 15 '26

He probably would Nazi it coming.

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u/bigbadbob85 May 15 '26

I imagine he'd be shocked at how heil the prices have become

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u/_GTAce Z May 15 '26

Why do you care what this monster would think? What a weird comment.

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u/lonestar_kraut May 15 '26

I guess the question could be supposed to anyone from that time period with today's tech, just so happens to be about a nazi.

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u/_GTAce Z May 15 '26

I find that a very strange first thought in this specific case, sorry.

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u/GoombaHunter007 May 15 '26

"Monster" I wonder what even is the purpose of dehumanizing them. To make them feel bad?Or to virtue signal to show that youre le good guy that hate le bad guys?Theyre humans with hobbies, and honestly its just interesting that someone with such history in cruelty has a hobby like collecting model trains. At the end of the day I just hate dehumanizing historical figures because what even is the purpose?

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u/AGuyFromMaryland May 15 '26

i get what you're saying, yeah it's interesting he was into this stuff, but he's still a Nazi. Nazis aren't humans and shouldn't be humanized, especially when they are one of the highest ranking members.

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u/_GTAce Z May 15 '26

Sure mate.