hamburg

...I´d like to create a cosy wooden hut like this one room Swedish house (reminds me of summer holidays in beautiful Sweden when I was a kid). Haven´t decided on a purchase yet though, will have to check out postage and custom charges first (fear they might be high)

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: ...if it helps, Morgan, lol Maybe they´re doing last minute adjustments or are redesigning the whole thing ??! Don´t they normally have at least some sneek peaks ? The waiting is so awful, I hope they hurry up !!

just liked you on fb too, great pics on there, looking forward to your news ...

what are they building? I told him it was a new structure no one has seen before and than he said oh thats too bad.. I wonder what this could be ?? new structure...no one has seen before....mh

HAHA, the whole family is in Spring Fling Fever

I´m so sorry to hear about your loss, Sharon. I cannot even start to imagine your pain. I´ve got twin boys and they´re quite close. Hopefully the minis and the forum will bring happy times for you. Wishing you all the best xx

I´ll join in Louise, though I can´t sing, lol Maybe the best trick is to only log back in on May 1st and be SURE to see the 2013 kit, HAHA, saves some nerves

So what is everybody hoping for then ? Any favourite buildings (house, caravan, house boat...) ?

Oh dear, so lots of new gray hair every year from the nerve strain I suppose I think they could at least tell us the exact release date (and spoil the fun but so what) - only joking of course. The bad thing is you have to check the site daily not to miss anything important...trick to create customer loyalty, lol

Is there always so much suspense before the new kit comes out ?? And no sneek peaks ? Hope they won´t reveal it only on the 30th, lol

Hey welcome !! So you´re expanding too, lol. That was fast work with your albums, I just had a look, they´re fab !

I´m in Hamburg in the North of Germany / Europe but I wish I was somewhere else right now (it´s soo cold here with snow and strong winds, quite unusual for the end of March and everybody seems to be fed up with this long winter... )

Thanks Claudia for the welcome. Do you also have German origins (or is the name common in the US too ?) Yes, I live in Hamburg and you´re most welcome here for a stay. Have you seen this appetizer for the miniature model railway display ? http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/ I think Jeremy is interested too. So yould come together, lol Thank you Tracy ! Well, I´m patient And of course your daughter´s wishes come first...she´ll be so proud her dad built her a doll castle !

Yes I have and I had a great time (though it was a long time ago in the 90s) - I visited NYC and Washington DC. Would love to come back one day ...

Vielen Dank Susan ! Great to hear about your German background, so you´re sort of bilingual. Your Garfield project sounds very interesting, I´ll have to have a look at your album...see you soon Thanks for the welcome, Tracy !

Good luck with the sale, it´s a great house and your room setting is fab ! Too far away from me though...(I´m on the other side of the pond)

You never know if your brother stays long enough ...

Thanks Gloria, hopefully it will

Thanks Sue, I´m impressed with your excellent German !! Thanks Jo, from what I´ve seen of the gallery so far the work of the members is fantastic and very inspirational ! Thanks for the tip Holly ! Thanks Sergio, glad to meet you here too (to everybody else: I´m also a member of a UK forum...practises my English and I´m curious to see any US / British differences and similarities ! Thanks Morgan, you are really tempting me ! Look forward to the kit (read somewhere it will be out in April ?) Hi Debra, Berlin is really exciting. Have you been visiting your stepson ? If you´re planning to, you´re most welcome to stop over in Hamburg (a harbour city, 2nd largest town in Germany) ! Hi Jeremy, sounds like a super idea to build a whole Bavarian village, look forward to pics !! And yes the Miniatur Wunderland (a miniature railway exhibition) is def worth a visit ! Hope you manage to stop by here soon ! Here´s a link for everybody else who should be interested http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/

Thanks Holly, Gail, Karin and Mike for your friendly welcome ! Forgot to say that I´m interested in modern stuff as well as kitsch/Biedermeier/Reutter items, will try to create an album as soon as I know my way around here...

Hello everybody, I´m Claudia from Hamburg/Germany/Europe and I´m looking forward to chatting with other mini enthusiasts I like the American style open back houses and look forward to the new Spring Fling kit (though I haven´t any plans to enter the competition - due to lack of time and above all creative talent, lol). But I like to see other people´s creations... Will have to take a look at the gallery / albums now. See you soon and take care ! xx