Thanks To (Fill in the BlanK)

[gabeusmc]

As some of you know, I love to pick other people minds and get there opinions about this and that. This post is to alow everybody to thank the people that have influenced there layouts. 

First I like to Thank Tom Johnson. His INrail layout, that serves only Grain elevators, influenced me to build layouts that mostly serve Grain elevators.

Cody Grivno showed me how to ballast(to bad i don't use a lot ), and has also teached me a lot through his articles in MR

Grudingly my non-modeler older brother ( hes 19 I am 16) who is critical of all my work making me want to do better.

Also Lance MIndheim. His layouts based on miami have showed me how i don't have to detail every little tiny thing to make a great layout, just detail the noticable things.

I could go on and on. How about you

Thanks  

 

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

I feel my mentor and motivator is Cliff Powers.

Thanks Cliff for all you have done and setting the bar so high.

Your modeling is amazing.

Johnboy out.......................... and standing in awe.     

[CSX_road_slug]

I'd like to thank Jim Hediger and [the late] Dean Freytag - their articles about modeling steel mill structures restored my excitement for this hobby after a long 'sabbatical'.

[MisterBeasley]

Thanks to George Selios.  I had the opportunity to visit his Franklin and South Manchester layout this fall.  His attention to detail and the level of his modeling have inspired me to put in more time and effort on my own work.  Just seeing his layout has made me a better modeler.

[tstage]

gabeusmc

This post is to alow everybody to thank the people that have influenced there layouts.

Well, I guess I have to thank the employees and staff of the New York Central.  Otherwise, I wouldn't have a prototype to model.

Tom

[secondhandmodeler]

I guess I don't have any special inspiration from Model Railroader contributors.  My biggest influences have been from members here on the forum.  The two that come to mind are Jon Gant and Dr. Wayne.  Jon's Chicago scene helped me with ideas for an overgrown, gritty, industrial area behind a city.  Dr. Wayne has a nice blend of details and weathering that don't overpower a scene.  Just some details added here and there with light weathering makes for a realistic setting.    There are many others on this forum that have inspired me, but those are the only two that I have specific folders on my computer for saving their pictures!  Though I don't have nearly the layout that those folks have, trying to emulate what they've done helps me improve.

[Grampys Trains]

I'd have to thank my wife for not putting up much of a fight over my hobby and pretty much taking over the basement. Also, Kalmbach for publishing so many helpful books and their magazine. DJ.

[gandydancer19]

 John Allen was my inspiration, but without MR, I wouldn't have been able to follow his progress.  So I too am going to have to thank Kalmbach for publishing so many helpful books and Model Railroader.

[willy6]

The Model Railroad Shop in Piscataway,N.J..Back in the early 60's,i got a dollar a week allowance if i did my chores and once a month my dad would take me there to spend my $4.00. The staff and the in store layout are fond memories. A great insiration. A visit to that hobby store is on my bucket list.

[Texas Zepher]

gabeusmc

This post is to alow everybody to thank the people that have influenced there layouts. 

The author's of Practical Guide to Model Railroading.   When I was a child and we were dirt poor this "book" was my only connection to model railroading until the seventh grade.  I memorized it, I wore the cover off.   It provided the inspiration that got me from my toy MARX train set to real model railroading.  It spanned the gap until I discovered the Model Railroader and Model Railroad Craftsman magazines where McClelland and John Allen became the inspiration.   I would not be half the model railroader I am today without these men.  The authors are Kalmbach, Westcott, Page, Wagner, Adams, and O'Hearn.

[twhite]

My initial thanks would go to John Allen, Bill McClanahan and Linn Westcott for showing a then teenager the absolute wonders of scale model railroading.   And remember, those were the days when HO gauge wasn't supposed to stay on the tracks (and a lot of it didn't!), LOL! 

These days I get my inspiration from a lot of the people on this forum--some really amazing modeling out there, people.   

And though I don't know if he's posted on this particular forum, W.L. Rogers of Ft. Collins CO has built one of the most amazing mountain layouts (SP in the Oregon Cascades) I've seen since John Allen.  Absolutely astonishing!!  If you want to see it, catch Youtube and type in SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD IN THE CASCADES. 

Tom

[shayfan84325]

I'm grateful to Linn Westcott and John Allen for inspration, and to a fellow whose name I never knew - he was working on the Denver club layout (basement f the Colorado Railroad Museum) one evening in about 1977 and he took the time to teach me to hand lay a turnout when I was just a kid.  There was something about his combined skill and kindness that I'll never forget.  His lesson was dead-on, too; in about 20 minutes he taught me all I needed to know about hand-laying track.  Without him, I might never have learned it.

[Sailormatlac]

I would thanks three people:

First, my father who made a everlasting impression on me when he he ran his trainset only once when I was 3 years old.

Second, my high school librarian that let me borrow over 5 years the same book authored by an obscur frenchman called Daniel Puiboube. The book was generic, but enough for a teenager, the title was "Les trains miniatures"...

Third, but most important, my English teacher, when I was 12 year-old, that discovered my interest in trains and encouraged me to start again. I never stopped since then.

There's a lot of other folks and authors, but I wouldn't have known them without these three people.

Matt

[Medina1128]

I'd like to thank Model Railroader magazine for the tips and ideas, especially the Cody's Office series. I'd also like to thank the guys at the "brick and mortar" guys at Show Me Lines, in Grandview, MO. They keep their prices reasonable and if they don't have it, they WILL get it for you. I know, I could buy it all online, but I like to support our (reasonably) local train shops.

[oldline1]

First & foremost I would have to thank my Father & Grandfather for sharing their love of trains & model railroading with me and always prompting me to try something new. Second, thanks would have to go to the very kind and understanding owner of Baltimore's City-Wide Hobby Shop who never seemed to tire of my many questions when I'd camp out there every Saturday, all day, year after year while growing up. Next would be a super thanks to Joe Luber, creator of Pro Custom Hobbies. He was not only my friend but taught me to custom paint which has brought me many years of fun and extra money. He also taught me the meaning of "good enough" which helped ease my stress when model all these years. His "gotchas" were always something to look forward to. Model Railroader, RMC, Railroad & Trains magazines were always there with new ideas, trains and excitement. The many model railroad "heros" like Lynn Westcott, Irv Schultz, John Allen, Jack Work and many others deserve a huge amount of thanks for their inspiration along the way too. Good topic! Roger Huber