rrinkerAnd remember, in the 40's you didn;t have simple styrene kits.
Yep, back in the day, it was all metal and/or wood..."Wasn't there a nightstand on the other side of the bed?" ~ housekeeping, in the morning.
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
Not only is Rod Stewart a wonderful entertainer, but a family man, a master craftsman and like all of us, their is that "kid" inside of us that just never grows up! He has his health, and to make a dream come true, God Bless him !!! :)
There seems to be pleny of photos and articles from MRR. But I cant find a single video of the layout?
Is there a reason why he doesn't want any videos taken?
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
mbinsewi ROBERT PETRICK Now I'm gonna have to go dig through the stacks of back issues to check. Anyone have the date? Dec., 2007, Dec., 2010, Feb., 2014, and June, 2017. I searched the archives. Mike
ROBERT PETRICK Now I'm gonna have to go dig through the stacks of back issues to check. Anyone have the date?
Dec., 2007, Dec., 2010, Feb., 2014, and June, 2017.
I searched the archives.
Mike
Hey Mike-
Thanks for the info.
June 2017, got it. I just had an enjoyable re-read. I don't have the earlier editions because I gave a big bundle of back issues to the local MakerSpace. I can't remember the '07 or '010 articles, but I remember the large bridge (by Custom Model Railroads) prominently mentioned in the '014 issue.
Robert
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ROBERT PETRICKNow I'm gonna have to go dig through the stacks of back issues to check. Anyone have the date?
My You Tube
Now I'm gonna have to go dig through the stacks of back issues to check. Anyone have the date?
Try July or August of 2016... maybe September
I know for certain it came out during the summer, but I’m not certain what year...
I frankly find it hard to beleove Rod will say the layout’s done, and completely stop adding to it though...
Regards, Isaac
I model my railroad and you model yours! I model my way and you model yours!
This layout is in the conversation of the best home layouts ever built. His structures are maginficent. As I understand he also designed it and its obvious a lot of planning went into it. It looks completely plausible as major US city.
I hate to quibble about one minor point but it seems to me the two way traffic in front of the station is going in the wrong direction. Everybody is driving on the left. A one way street might be more plausible there. On the bridge over the trainsheds, the traffic is driving on the right.
SPSOT fan riogrande5761 Rod Stewart's Railroad Completed Has he not heard? A model railroad is never done. Betchya Rod will find plenty of things to add to his railroad! Based of how much he is rumored to spend on his railroad, I bet he’ll keep building kits in hotel rooms! I’d theorize that Rod doesn’t consider it complete, but to a lay person (i.e. those people who know nothing about trains) it looks finished and he’s got to say something to that effect to setisfy them. Just a theory though, I’ve got ZERO idea how fame works!
riogrande5761 Rod Stewart's Railroad Completed Has he not heard? A model railroad is never done.
Has he not heard? A model railroad is never done.
Betchya Rod will find plenty of things to add to his railroad! Based of how much he is rumored to spend on his railroad, I bet he’ll keep building kits in hotel rooms!
I’d theorize that Rod doesn’t consider it complete, but to a lay person (i.e. those people who know nothing about trains) it looks finished and he’s got to say something to that effect to setisfy them. Just a theory though, I’ve got ZERO idea how fame works!
I don't recall exactly, but I think he addressed the 'never finished' issue in the article. The mis-quote is along the lines of " . . . it's true model railroads are never finished, but this one is."
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gregc up831 I find it amazing that he even had time to build models, especially while on tour. one of the articles explained how he brings trunk(s) with modeling tools and materials and works on structures in his hotel room and this helps him from getting bored. i thought the articles also mentioned he has someone at home that helps him with measurements while on tour.
up831 I find it amazing that he even had time to build models, especially while on tour.
one of the articles explained how he brings trunk(s) with modeling tools and materials and works on structures in his hotel room and this helps him from getting bored.
i thought the articles also mentioned he has someone at home that helps him with measurements while on tour.
This infomration was part of the original MRR article, IIRC.
I think of Stewart as an artist's personality. Go figure being a musician. I could see where he has help with the carpentry, wiring, and trackwork, since, IMO, those activities tend to be more linear/left brain applications.
Not that structure building isn't, but designing the scene and building the details seems more consistent with an artist's personality. Therefore, I can't see him wanting to hire out that aspect of the layout no matter how wealthy he is.
- Douglas
I see nothing but good coming from Rod Stewart sharing his beautiful creation.
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From what I have seen, I really think it is one of the most beautiful layouts in existance.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
up831I find it amazing that he even had time to build models, especially while on tour.
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
I'd think he's got plenty of downtime. He's not always doing a show every night of the week, and even when he is - I doubt he stays up super late partying like a (young) rock star these days, so he's probably up at a reasonable time int he morning after a show. Sound check, some practice time - he's probably got several hours a day with little to do. On days without a show to do that night, probably even MORE free time.
Rod Stewart is far from the only performer to work on models while touring on the road. Back in the October 1986 issue of MR< former editor John page relates the story of a visit by famous bandleader Vaughn Monroe to the MR offices back when he was editor. Mr. Monroe was probbaly at LEAST as famous in his time as Rod Stewart at the height of his popularity. Sotry relates how Monroe would assemble model kits during down times between shows, having a portable workshop built in to a leather valise which he displayed for the MR staffers. And remember, in the 40's you didn;t have simple styrene kits. And not just rolling stock - Monroe built locomotives in his hotel room as well!
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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I find it amazing that he even had time to build models, especially while on tour.
You guys are going to think I’m nuts, but when a person gets that kind of wealth and fame, they literally can’t go to the supermarket, etc. There’s just too many crackpots, people wanting your money or anything else from you, too many sycophants, and whoever they are, everybody wants something from you.
Personally, I laud Sir Rod for having a healthy outlet Like MRR. I’m sure it helps him stay level headed and sane.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
ROBERT PETRICK I was glad to see that Sir Rodney had a specially designed travelling workshop
Actually, its Sir Roderick David Stewart.
Cheers, Ed
BigDaddy York1 I'm wondering why some doubt that he did some of the work himself? Lot of times when people are worth $240 million, they have 'people' to do stuff like fly their plane, cook their meals, clean their homes, answer the door or do the Christmas shopping. If I had more money than everyone in this forum could possible spend, I'd hire someone in a heartbeat to finish my layout.
York1 I'm wondering why some doubt that he did some of the work himself?
Lot of times when people are worth $240 million, they have 'people' to do stuff like fly their plane, cook their meals, clean their homes, answer the door or do the Christmas shopping.
If I had more money than everyone in this forum could possible spend, I'd hire someone in a heartbeat to finish my layout.
I agree. If I had that kind of money, I'd hire 'people' to cook, clean, do the laundry, mow the yard, clean the gutters, etc so that I could finish my layout.
PS When I read the article, I was glad to see that Sir Rodney had a specially designed travelling workshop to set up in hotels while on the road. It was also easy to imagine him getting as excited as any of us to find a package from M B Klein on the doorstep when he got home.
I really admire him for embracing the hobby. Certainly not the stereotypical rock star after hours activity!
I recall in one of the MR articles that mentioned Sir Rod Stewart setting up a table in his hotel rooms while on tour and getting out kits to work on through the wee hours of the morning. I suspect he gets the same enjoyment and relief from the "stresses" of the day the same way many of us find in working on the models.
I also recall reading that Sir Rod (among others) made a pretty decent financial contribution to the model railway club that had models destroyed by vandals at one of the auditoriums in the UK.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-48332649
I admire him for that act alone.
[edit] I just may be a little biased, too, since Sir Rod seems to be a New York Central enthusiast
York1I'm wondering why some doubt that he did some of the work himself?
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
It disgusts and irritates me when people make fun of railfans and model railroaders like its some sort of stupid, uninteresting, and/or childish past time but yet if you start talking about other scale models, cars, woodworking, or many other things suddenly its impressive and a "real" hobby.
I get stuck with this feedback from people too, and its ridiculous how that one part of your recreation can destroy how people view you.
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
I know next to nothing about this whole issue, so my question is not meant as a challenge or anything like that.
I'm wondering why some doubt that he did some of the work himself?
York1 John
richhotrain doctorwayne My layout's nowhere near finished, but I can't think of anyone whom I'd ask to help work on it... Not even me, Wayne? Rich
doctorwayne
Not even me, Wayne?
Rich
Its my understanding that Stewart builds the structures.
Since there are so many, some of his acquaintences built some for the layout, but he built the vast majority of them. I think the big bridge in the first pic was a specialty item built buy someone else.
The carpentry work, wiring, and possible track laying was built by others. Stewart's specialty is the structures and the details.
Edit: What Randy said.
floridaflyerWhat Randy said
My first impression was "he must have had someone build it" The links all say that he claims to have built it. I will accept him at his word.
Why isn't he a member of this forum? He obviously has a lot he could teach us.
doctorwayne My layout's nowhere near finished, but I can't think of anyone whom I'd ask to help work on it...
My layout's nowhere near finished, but I can't think of anyone whom I'd ask to help work on it...
Alton Junction
What Randy said
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50403561
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10342191/sir-rod-stewart-model-railway/