Who inspires you ?

[Anonymous]

Well, I'm old enough to remember John Allen, Ed Ravenscroft, etc., but the greatest influence on my and/or greatest inspiration would have to be (in no particular order) David Barrow, Jim Senese, Jim Six, Jeff Wilson, Allen McClelland, Tony Koester, Jim Hediger, John Pryke, Andy Sperando, Chuck Hitchcock, plus others.

Ed

[on30francisco]

Linn Westcott, John Allen, George Sellios, and Malcolm Furlow have inspired me the most. I like Linn Westcott's approach to the hobby - growing a railroad - and use that approach myself. I am very impressed with the other three people's modeling skills and techniques.

[Anonymous]

I think everyone in the hobby does. I am able to get ideas from seeing someones model, or their entire layout. When I go to a trainshow I get ideas from all different people in all different scales. I take their idea and run with it, try to either be as good as them or find a way to improve on what they have started.

[wt259]

IN no order, at all: Allen McClelland, Dave Barrow, Chuck Hitchcock, Eric Brooman, Tony Koester, Jim Hediger, Jim Kelly, Mike Rose, Jim Six and Dave Hussey. I do tend to like the western roads, especially ATSF.

[willy6]

Jeff Wilson, although I have not heard anything about him lately.

[darth9x9]

I would have to say the most influential been Howard Zane since I see his layout most every Wednesday night. Then I would have to say Tony Koester, Allen McClelland, and Dave Barrow after seeing their work published.

[CP5415]

Hmm, people that inspire me huh?

Well, first & for most would have to be my dad.
He was the one who started me on being a train nut in the first place.
Second would be the many people I've exchanged ideas with through the WWW.
Third, would be my freind David Garon. It was he who really opened my eyes to the detailing aspect of the hobby.

Gordon

[3railguy]

For me, John Allen by a landslide followed by the likes of Bill McClannahan, John Armstrong, Paul Mallory, and Dave Frary..

[lupo]

other forum members

[jwmurrayjr]

In addition to Lou Sassi, Dave Frary and many other "professionals" I get a lot of inspiration from guys on the forums. You know, "the little guys", like Steve Turner, Don Gibson, Mellow Mike, Dale Latham, Jon Grant, ...heck I can't remember them all.

Thanks guys!

[CBQ_Guy]

Thought of a couple more...

John Armstrong (how could I have missed him!), Bruce Chubb, Mike Rose, Andy Harman, Jim Six.

[twhite]

My late cousin, *** Gregory. He was always hauling a big-eyed kid around the Sierra Nevada so that we could sit at Emigrant Gap or Norden and watch those big SP cab-forwards plowing through with freight, passenger and reefer blocks. He was a very careful, patient Master modeler who infected not only me, but his sons with the railroading bug. After ***, I'd say John Allen. I mean, who else back in those wonderful Paleolithic days of the hobby had pigeons on the roof or used a Stegosaurus (I think her name was Gertie) as a yard loco? The guy was brilliant and he had fun! Oh, and Aggro, yes, you do RULE! Everytime you show that AC-5 on your posts, I drool!
Tom

[Anonymous]

George Sellios, enough said; Tony Koester, love the weathering of his hoppers and structures look faboulous; Mellow Mike, he demonstrates mind boggling realist freight car weathering; Aggro Jones, a fellow steam-head and fantastic weatherer; Joe Fugate, brilliant inspiring scenery; and Phil Gazzono, he's got lots of technical knowledge to get things done.

And Jack Parker, his "total package" layout makes you want to turn Enpee!

[railman]

Most of the above, and especially the venerable book "101 Track Plans." We had an old print of this book I must have read a hundred times.