Rod Stewart's Railroad Completed

[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!

[ROBERT PETRICK]

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!

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."

Now I'm gonna have to go dig through the stacks of back issues to check. Anyone have the date?

Robert 

[John-NYBW]

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]

ROBERT PETRICK

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...

[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]

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

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

[Motley]

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?

[TheK4Kid]

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 !!! :)

[Medina1128]

rrinker

And 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.