Art Curren - it's taken a long time to realize that I can assemble a kit without major alterations and lightnig will not strike.
Don Reschenberg - his work on some of the project railroads, along with his illustrations throughout MR in the '60's, really turned me on to the hobby, instead of just running trains.
Paul Larson, Linn Westcott, et al - the staff of MR from my first issue in January, 1960, really were a huge influence on me, and still are to this day.
Thanks to all - and to those who have followed.
First and foremost, Frank Ellison.
Second, Paul Larson.
Third, Linn Westcott.
Honorable mention, the LHS owner (name unknown to me) who had a really detailed HO engine terminal in his shop window. Also, a neighbor (Mr Nichols?) who first showed me (and a bunch of other kids) what an operating HO layout was all about.
Regarding those last two, I was a preschooler at the time. The stick got bent early.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Spacemouse....He's my hero!
Rotor
Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Dean Freytag
Allan McClelland
Tony Koester (Allegany Midland)
Joe Fugate
Jim Hediger
Mike Rabbitt
John Armstrong
John Teichmoeller
"Aggro" (The WeatheredMan)
-Ken in Maryland (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)
Mine were:
My Grandfather
My Dad
Allen McClelland
Bob Berger, C.O.O. N-ovation & Northwestern R.R. My patio layout....SEE IT HERE
There's no place like ~/ ;)
Malcolm Furlow
http://www.polyweb.com/dans_rr/blog/index.php/the-layout-project-ride-my-version-of-the-san-juan-central/the-san-juan-central/ forgot about this fansite for the San Juan Central
John Allen's G&D
Joe Crea's Pitkin Tram
George Sellios F&SM'
Bob Hegge's Crooked Mountain Lines
Lane Stewert's series of articles in the Gazette during the 1990's
...and
Chris Walas, Bob Baxter and Don Gage (all local large scale guys) and Dave Fletcher (not so local Kiwi) who's online classes taugh me all my scratchbuilding sorcery skills
Most of these guys have no fansites outside of the John Allen website already mentioned.
The large scale guys can be found at http://www.4largescale.com/
Have fun with your trains
Linn Westcott
MALCOLM FURLOW
John Allen
John Olsen
George Sellios
My father & the Model Railroad at the Santa Susana Station!
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
John Allen (G&D)
Bruce Chubb (Sunset Valley)
Allen McClelland (Virginia & Ohio)
Tony Koester (Allegheny Midland)
Joe Fugate (Southern Pacific) If you have not visited Joe's website, I would highly recommend that you take a look.
JIM
Jim, Modeling the Kansas City Southern Lines in HO scale.
loathar wrote:My Dad...
Got a pic?
A few of the ones mentioned, for me:
John Allen, Dave Frary, Art Curren, Joe Fugate, John Olsen(Olson?), (not sure of his first name) Wagner (Eric? Scott? - wrote MRR'ing articles in Boys Life magazine and came up with the 4X8 layout that was my very first layout I started), Linn Wescott, Jim Kelly, Malcolm Furlow, Iain Rice and probably some others who don't come to mind at the moment. (And yes, those are in no particular order). And that's not counting several helpful and friendly LHS owners I've dealt with along the way...
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Not in any particular order
John Olson
Dave Frary
Bob Grech
Allen McClelland (spelling?)
And lately.....
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
http://gearedsteam.blogspot.com/
Who was your biggest model railroading influence?
Got a link to a website showing their work, or maybe a pic or two?
I'm not looking to see a big back-patting session here. I just want to recognize quality craftsmanship and maybe get some inspiration.
I have a couple of people that I would list as having an impact on my modeling.
Like many, my first influence was John Allen, but I was also influenced by three others as I grew into the hobby. George Sellos' Franklin & South Manchester Railroad made an impact, and well as the Reid Brothers Cumberland Valley System. Lastly, a friend of mine, Ed Kapuscinski, has a couple of great N scale layouts.
So thats me.......how about you?