No - not raising the Rod Stewart debate again.
Again a pic from Adelaide Rail Museum (hopefully Chris will post a link to his pics soon, so much better than my efforts)
A list showing Celebs who share our hobby (if not the scale)
Do you know of anymore ?
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Can't see Roger Daltry there. He has actually contributed to the 00 Gresley Beat layout!
How on Earth did they miss out Pete Waterman? :no: Owner of "Just Like The Real Thing" - O-gauge model manufacturers :)
Don't suppose Adelaide Museum would be aware of Ben A, very much a British thing being a journo on the BBC, same goes for Peter Snow also missed out ;)
Paul
Peter Sellers had a model railway in his garage too :thumbsup:
I don't think it was 'Kato' though :D
Paul
Aaaah Neddy... nice piece of sacking you have there
???
Paul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_transport_modellers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_transport_modellers) - which has our Alan Cox listed too :)
Best regards
Michael
The Goons, Paul ;)
Before my time :D
Nice to see some more famous N modellers on that Wiki list :thumbsup:
Paul
Oooo, didn't realise we had some famous people in our midst. Learn something new every........ :NGaugersRule:
Quote from: Sprintex on July 11, 2014, 07:14:40 AM
How on Earth did they miss out Pete Waterman? :no: Owner of "Just Like The Real Thing" - O-gauge model manufacturers :)
Don't suppose Adelaide Museum would be aware of Ben A, very much a British thing being a journo on the BBC, same goes for Peter Snow also missed out ;)
Paul
Didn't say it was a recent list - this is Oz mate, where laid back is really laid back. ie not up to date !
A while back Peter Snow was interviewed by John Humphrys about his layout.
There was some good natured banter from Humphrys. I think it was a large 00 setup
and the his lineside detail and buildings were a bit iffy, but he enjoyed having fun and
seeing his trains whizzing round, and that's the name of the game.
Okay, perhaps fairly obscure to some, but the German conductor Rudolph Kempe (perhaps the ultimate Richard Strauss interpreter) was also a model railway fiend - German H0 unsuprisingly.
Looking at the Wickedpedia list, the mind just boggles at the thought of Hermann Goering playing trains :o
Quote from: newportnobby on July 11, 2014, 01:29:10 PM
Looking at the Wickedpedia list, the mind just boggles at the thought of Hermann Goering playing trains :o
Why though? Even German Luftwaffe Commanders need to do
something to relax at the end of a hard day's ordering-about :D
And yes, I had to Google him too ;)Paul
Presumably if Benito Mussolini was a railway modeller, he would have made his run on time!!
(p.s. for young 'uns - you had to have been around then to understand). ;D
If Bob Crow was a railway modeller his trains would have stayed in the station. :D
Quote from: Tom U on July 11, 2014, 02:07:38 PM
Presumably if Benito Mussolini was a railway modeller, he would have made his run on time!!
(p.s. for young 'uns - you had to have been around then to understand). ;D
]
MAJOR urban myth, that ...
There was only
one train he ever made run on time, and that was to get him back to Rome to accept the leadership ! He was
so confident that the "March on Rome" would succeed he
never went on it himself, expecting at best failure and at worst imprisonment for those marching (and yes, that's a sarcastic 'confident' ...).
To his amazement, the King basically gave up on the Prime Minister & summoned him - and he basically bribed / forced the train to get through on time (delete as you wish). The rest, as they say, is history ...
I'm sure (going back a bit) that Hughie Green had a layout.
... and he means that most sincerely, folks.
Do I get on it with having had 9 books published... :D :D :wave:
Why not ? If Herman Goering the famous Jairman and Benito Macaroni can get on it
I'm sure you'd be a great addition.
Assuming your books are rail related of course and not some guff
about Hobbits or Danny Baker playing footy on a Sunday. :D
Quote from: MikeDunn on July 11, 2014, 07:21:59 PM
... and he means that most sincerely, folks.
:laughabovepost: :smiley-laughing:
sorry Agrippa, they're all aviation related. does that still count.... :D
If Duncan Bannatyne or Lord Sugar were to decide I think the
answer is obvious......... :goodbye:
Quote from: Alex on July 11, 2014, 09:58:52 PM
sorry Agrippa, they're all aviation related. does that still count.... :D
I guess it would if they are about Laker's Sky Train ::)
Those of a certain vintage might remember TV personality Hughie Green who owned a railway worth an estimated £1,000. This at the time when a decent annual wage in the UK was not even that much.
Quote from: Sprintex on July 11, 2014, 02:00:35 PM
Quote from: newportnobby on July 11, 2014, 01:29:10 PM
Looking at the Wickedpedia list, the mind just boggles at the thought of Hermann Goering playing trains :o
Why though? Even German Luftwaffe Commanders need to do something to relax at the end of a hard day's ordering-about :D
And yes, I had to Google him too ;)
Paul
Er, point of order, Mr Moderator. Should Herman Goering be included under "famous modellers"? Wouldn't a new thread "Infamous modellers" be more appropriate? ;)
One more point about his railway. Large parts of it should still exist, I'm sure. His home, Karinhall, was destroyed by being blown up after World War Two and since they never removed the railway from it I would suggest parts could still be found, albeit scattered over a wide area. :)
Surprised Patrick Stewart wasn't on the list. After all, as Captain Jean Luc Picard he keeps saying "Engage"
:doh:
Quote from: newportnobby on July 12, 2014, 12:25:08 PM
Surprised Patrick Stewart wasn't on the list. After all, as Captain Jean Luc Picard he keeps saying "Engage"
:doh:
That even got a laugh from Mrs "H" :laughabovepost: she is a closet Trekkie.
Jerry
Awwww, you should let her out sometimes ... :worried:
Beam me up Scotrail................
Sorry about that
I'll get my spacesuit.....
Quote from: Tom U on July 11, 2014, 02:07:38 PM
Presumably if Benito Mussolini was a railway modeller, he would have made his run on time!!
(p.s. for young 'uns - you had to have been around then to understand). ;D
I can't remember whether this was a Mussolini story or some other
despot dictator supreme ruler:
But the ideal way to make the trains run on time is to adjust the clock to the correct time when it arrives...
the late Frank Sinatra had a very big set up - when clearing the estate Nancy sold the layout to - Rod Steward , who made his much bigger , i belive its a 125 foot basement.
The later than late Hughie Green had a large train layout , not scenic as he collected trains .
alan
Suddenly remembered this I posted last time this subject came up:-
One more little story (if I remember correctly) courtesy of Dr. Alex Moulton, the inventor of the rubber-sprung Moulton bicycle (who remembers them? ;D ). He also invented the rubber-doughnut springs used on the Mini instead of coil springs, and when he was first invited to meet Alec Issigonis (designer of the Mini), Jack Daniels (the chief engineer behind the Mini) and John Cooper (later of Mini racing fame) he was a little nervous. He arrived at Alec's house and was taken straight up to the attic where the aforementioned three 'important' men were happily playing with Alec's vast model railway whilst drinking merrily!! Apparently this was how most major design decisions were made during the Mini's conception :smiley-laughing:
Paul
Quote from: talisman56 on July 12, 2014, 05:37:30 PM
But the ideal way to make the trains run on time is to adjust the clock to the correct time when it arrives...
If trains run late on my layout I tie the little plastic station master to the track and run him over :D :uneasy: :laugh3:
Do fictional famous people count?
If so... Dr Sheldon Cooper.
Ok it's HO but he has declared a desire to have N.
Cheers
Kirky
Quote from: kirky on July 13, 2014, 08:01:32 AM
Do fictional famous people count?
If so... Dr Sheldon Cooper.
Ok it's HO but he has declared a desire to have N.
Cheers
Kirky
Bazinga!
;)
Quote from: kirky on July 13, 2014, 08:01:32 AM
Do fictional famous people count?
If so... Dr Sheldon Cooper.
Ok it's HO but he has declared a desire to have N.
Cheers
Kirky
He only wanted N because he could put the whole locomotive in his mouth.......... :hmmm:
Who is the fictional Dr Sheldon Cooper? :confused2:
Why not Sheldon Cooper, surely the greatest advocate of model railways on TV. :-\
One thing though, I imagine he only builds rope worked incline railways - after all he is always talking about "string theory"! :)
Quote from: Bealman on July 13, 2014, 09:45:57 AM
Who is the fictional Dr Sheldon Cooper? :confused2:
:worried: You ARE joking, aren't you?
Not at all. This particular mod Iives in Oz, remember. Is he a sorta TV personality like Stephen Hawking, or Rolf Harris?
But he's fictional, yes? :confused2: :uneasy:
I don't watch a lot of TV. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Bealman on July 13, 2014, 10:16:23 AM
Not at all. This particular mod Iives in Oz, remember. Is he a sorta TV personality like Stephen Hawking, or Rolf Harris?
But he's fictional, yes? :confused2: :uneasy:
I don't watch a lot of TV. :thumbsup:
Sorry Bealman. Dr Sheldon Cooper, played by Jim Parsons, is one of the stars in the hit US comedy show "The Big Bang Theory", which plays around the world and am fairly sure Australia shows it (hence my surprise).
He is a major advocate of railways, an expert in US railroad history, and was once an advocate of O gauge. He was then tempted to HO but has now settled on N gauge trains as the ideal modelling scale - because he can actually fit a "switcher" (shunting engine) in his mouth.
He also mentions several model shops in the area, some of which check out on the web so must be real.
If you get a chance to see it please do; it's about the greatest comedy on TV at the moment although it has just come to the end of the 7th series in the US/UK but repeats are on every day.
My knowledge of computers is limited but put "Sheldon Cooper/Big Bang Theory/ Model Trains" into the search engine - plenty on there to get a flavour of the situation.
To amplify a little bit...but probably more detail than this thread warrants - Sheldon is the central character in a group of extremely nerdy scientists/astrophysicists. Sheldon is borderline autistic savant in that he is brilliantly clever but has the social graces of a sledge hammer. My son is a computer science graduate, and says Big Bang Theory is about as real as it gets!! The first time you watch it you will think it is really silly - then you get addicted.
Quote from: D1042 Western Princess on July 13, 2014, 10:01:46 AM
Quote from: Bealman on July 13, 2014, 09:45:57 AM
Who is the fictional Dr Sheldon Cooper? :confused2:
:worried: You ARE joking, aren't you?
Just to back up George on this I also have never heard of Dr Sheldon Cooper and I
DO live in the UK - but then I've never felt the need to watch "The Big Bang Theory", the advertising trailers for it just didn't appeal to my sense of humour.
You can never assume that
everyone sees, does, or is interested in something because you are, despite the amazing number of sweeping statements assuming the same that we get bombarded with on TV and radio,
ie,everyone likes a party, we all look forward to the summer, who doesn't like chocolate?, etc ;)
Paul
Quote from: Tom U on July 13, 2014, 02:49:22 PM
To amplify a little bit...but probably more detail than this thread warrants - Sheldon is the central character in a group of extremely nerdy scientists/astrophysicists. Sheldon is borderline autistic savant in that he is brilliantly clever but has the social graces of a sledge hammer. My son is a computer science graduate, and says Big Bang Theory is about as real as it gets!! The first time you watch it you will think it is really silly - then you get addicted.
It has to be reasonably accurate from a science point of view or real top scientists and astronauts would not be appearing in it.
Also it is not widely known that Amy is a real life Dr and started as an advisor to the show.
Sorry, going a bit "off topic" there.
Quote from: Sprintex on July 13, 2014, 03:53:30 PM
Just to back up George on this I also have never heard of Dr Sheldon Cooper and I DO live in the UK - but then I've never felt the need to watch "The Big Bang Theory", the advertising trailers for it just didn't appeal to my sense of humour.
Paul
Same here, Paul...
Quote from: trainsdownunder on July 10, 2014, 11:42:53 PM
Again a pic from Adelaide Rail Museum (hopefully Chris will post a link to his pics soon, so much better than my efforts)
Here you go...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriseve1979/sets/72157645485298692/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriseve1979/sets/72157645485298692/)
Just one final note about that Sheldon Cooper thingy... yes we do get that programme here and I have actually seen the odd episode, however I still had no idea who it was.
As a retired teacher of physics, I found myself looking at the formulae in the background to see if they were authentic!
I guess the show makes physics look good to young people, but I never noted any significant increase in the number of kids signing up to do physics. In fact it's a problem at high school and tertiary level here - physics is viewed as 'too hard'
Anyway, off topic. :wave:
Getting back on topic (sort of) yes, Pete Waterman is a model railway enthusiast and his layout is superb, no doubt, but I wish he'd sort out his diesel loco headcodes. I've yet to see a picture of a train on his layout where the headcode comes close to matching the working! I have even seen pictures of a Class 9 goods train worked by a loco displaying the ROYAL train headcode on his layout! :confused2:
May be they were travelling incognito that day :D
Quote from: newportnobby on July 12, 2014, 12:25:08 PM
Surprised Patrick Stewart wasn't on the list. After all, as Captain Jean Luc Picard he keeps saying "Engage"
:doh:
Is that just before he works on the captains log...
Ahead factor 3, Mr Zulo! ;D
The engines cannae take it Captain!
Yer can't break the laws of Physics, Captain!
He said, on his phone.. :-[
Quote from: Bealman on July 30, 2014, 10:22:53 AM
Ahead factor 3, Mr Zulo! ;D
Questions - "Who is Mr Zulo"? :confused1:
"What is 'Factor 3'? :confused2:
What does this have to do with famous people who owned model railways? :confused1:
Quote from: Agrippa on July 30, 2014, 10:58:13 AM
The engines cannae take it Captain!
That's why you should put a Swindon built Diesel Hydraulic on it - those engines could take anything. ;)
Except the skin off a rice pudding apparently ;D
QuoteHowever, when it came to drawbar horsepower the Westerns were less capable than the equivalent diesel electric locos. O.S.Nock states "whilst the Westerns took their rightful place as fast and powerful locomotives it became evident that they were showing the same deficiency in actual power put forth at the drawbar as the [diesel hydraulic] Warships had done. The highest output that came to my notice was a sustained 85 mph hauling 560 tons descending 1 in 1320, which equates to 1500 edhp (equivalent drawbar horsepower)". This is 56% of power at the flywheel, whereas for a diesel electric one would normally expect a figure of 75 to 80%. A similar result was obtained when Clough & Beckett compared the performance of type 4 diesel locomotives (Classes 45/46/47/50/52) hauling trains up the ascent to Whiteball summit. They deliberately chose data to show each class in their best light and included a Western run which produced 1775 edhp but they still concluded that "without doubt the Westerns get the wooden spoon, certainly not what one would expect from units of 2700 bhp". The best performer was the Class 50, a 2700 hp diesel electric locomotive, on one run this achieved 2115 edhp.
Paul
:laughabovepost: :laughabovepost:
I'd love to see a book of anecdotes by drivers rather than trainspotters. I've come across that Nock quote more than once, and have the Clough & Beckett book on BR motive power performance kicking about somewhere, and as Sprintex points about above, neither are very kind to the Class 52s. On the other hand, I've read one or two comments by drivers about how strong these locomotives were, and of course Colin Marsden usually has good things to say about them too!
Both Nock and Clough & Beckett focus on speed, and use that as the be-all and end-all measurement of performance. But I wonder if that's valid. Why did the 'Westerns' have a good reputation at Foster Yeoman for working their heavy stone trains when compared with, for example, the more modern and far stronger Class 56s?
Cheers, NeMo
Surely a higher sustained speed pulling up a gradient would directly equate to how much power was available to achieve it? Fair enough acceleration from standstill isn't taken into consideration and this is possibly where a hydraulic may have a flexibility advantage over a DE, but it's like cars - everything is measured by usable power output ;)
Paul
Quote from: Sprintex on July 31, 2014, 07:29:49 AM
Surely a higher sustained speed pulling up a gradient would directly equate to how much power was available to achieve it? Fair enough acceleration from standstill isn't taken into consideration and this is possibly where a hydraulic may have a flexibility advantage over a DE, but it's like cars - everything is measured by usable power output ;)
One aspect we don't always appreciate with diesels is that the power at rail isn't the same at all speeds. Historically (i.e., 50s/60s era diesels) tended to have particular speed ranges at which they applied maximum power to the rail. Comparing the 52s with the 47s, Clough reports the 52 only reached maximum power at 55 mph, whereas the 47 reached its maximum between 30 and 80 mph, a much wider and more useful range. This is one piece of evidence he uses to support the idea the 52s suffered from having a Voith transmission that wasn't a good fit for the Maybach engine, effectively hamstringing them right from the start.
On the other hand, Clough does admit that the 52s were good at sustaining power at the rail for a very long time without problems (what he calls, rather obscurely, "low continuous rating") and this was ideal for moving the heavy stone trains. How this was different to contemporary diesels is unknown to me, but presumably the reason the 59s were eventually ordered by Yeoman was that in some way the late 70s-era diesels weren't as good (at perhaps, not improving upon the 52s' performance at the pace Yeoman wanted or needed).
In other words, it wasn't the hydraulic concept that was flawed, but the 'Western', which wasn't a particularly well designed one (as much as it pains me to say it). The slightly earlier DB V200s by contrast went from strength to strength, spawning all sorts of derivatives and upgrades that worked across Europe, and the modern Voith 'Maxima' is a veritable monster of a locomotive that could probably take down a 'Deltic' and still have space left over for a couple of 'Sheds' on toast! It must also be remembered that many (most?) modern DMUs in the UK have hydraulic transmissions.
Cheers, NeMo
Meanwhile, back in the 'Famous modellers' thread..... :D ;)
:offtopicsign: ;D
Thread had died off anyway ;)
Paul
I was thinking same thing (still on me phone :D), but didn't say nowt because its already 5 pages long.
Famous modellers?
The Rev. Peter Denny.
Quote from: Bealman on July 31, 2014, 09:51:44 AM
The Rev. Peter Denny.
Sorry George, I don't think that counts does it? Surely rev Denny is famous #for# modelling? I think the op was asking for celebs who share our hobby?
(Just keeping the thread alive:-) )
Cheers
Kirky
Most diesel electrics had a peak and a sustained power output rating. Put the needle into the orange too long and bad stuff happened to the traction motors. Hydraulics could generally sustain their power to the rail.
The 47s were also never as powerful as intended as the engines had to be downrated somewhat fairly early on.
Alan
Quote from: Sprintex on July 31, 2014, 06:08:23 AM
Except the skin off a rice pudding apparently ;D
QuoteHowever, when it came to drawbar horsepower the Westerns were less capable than the equivalent diesel electric locos. O.S.Nock states "whilst the Westerns took their rightful place as fast and powerful locomotives it became evident that they were showing the same deficiency in actual power put forth at the drawbar as the [diesel hydraulic] Warships had done. The highest output that came to my notice was a sustained 85 mph hauling 560 tons descending 1 in 1320, which equates to 1500 edhp (equivalent drawbar horsepower)". This is 56% of power at the flywheel, whereas for a diesel electric one would normally expect a figure of 75 to 80%. A similar result was obtained when Clough & Beckett compared the performance of type 4 diesel locomotives (Classes 45/46/47/50/52) hauling trains up the ascent to Whiteball summit. They deliberately chose data to show each class in their best light and included a Western run which produced 1775 edhp but they still concluded that "without doubt the Westerns get the wooden spoon, certainly not what one would expect from units of 2700 bhp". The best performer was the Class 50, a 2700 hp diesel electric locomotive, on one run this achieved 2115 edhp.
Paul
:veryangry: If it wasn't steam powered OS Nock never had a good word to say about it.
Perhaps you didn't see the recent contest between a Western and the, nominally, far more powerful 67 (on a train of similar weight) when the Western left the much newer loco far behind. I never take what authors say as "fact" when they rely only on "figures" such as that nonsense quoted above by Paul.
I mean no disrespect to Paul personally here but these figures do not give a proper showing of what the Hydraulics :heart2: could ACTUALLY do on the road.
I think this thread is drifting a millimetre or two off topic......
Quote from: Agrippa on July 31, 2014, 07:57:32 PM
I think this thread is drifting a millimetre or two off topic......
Maybe, but it's a lot more interesting now! Remember: the internet isn't a school exercise book; it won't run out of pages!
Cheers, NeMo
Quote from: D1042 Western Princess on July 31, 2014, 07:54:55 PM
Perhaps you didn't see the recent contest between a Western and the, nominally, far more powerful 67 (on a train of similar weight) when the Western left the much newer loco far behind...
Really? What was the incident? All due respect to the D1000 class, but it doesn't sound very plausible that it could beat a more powerful locomotive designed for 125 mph running!
Cheers, NeMo
Gawd, now the disiesel-heads are fighting amongst themselves ::)
Who's up for the next round ? Battery jobs or kettles :P
And can we please get back on topic ? If you guys want to argue about which smelly piece of tin-plate is better than the other, why not start your own thread, hmmm (so 99% of us can ignore it) ? Or just fight it out in PMs, keep it off the board entirely ...
To bring it back to the original thread . .
Although no-longer well-known, might I suggest that the Maharaja of Gwalior's (literally) Silver Service Table Train set definitely places that individual in the 'Famous Modellors'' category? If only because of his wealth, and position, the M'rajah was definitely 'Famous' at the time.
AFIKR the 'Silver Service' Train (which was actually, literally, solid silver in its construction), was 3rd-rail O-gauge (Basett-Lowke?) and capable of providing the degree of service that one would expect from an individual of such eminence, and to do so for a table setting of 60 individuals. I have not however ever been able to determine how it was controlled, or how it 'stopped on demand' when one was reaching for the Port, condiments or cigars. Possibly a reed switch or something similar would have been used, and no doubt someone amongst the membership will know.
Definitely in the category of 'they don't make them like they used to.
If the Maharaja created that it is most impressive!
Any pix?
Further post this thread was about famous modellers , not about people arguing about
long dead diesel locos .
So there you have it !
Agrippa:
Re: 'If the Maharaja created that it is most impressive!'
A good point, and thank you for making it. On reflection, I suspect that the answer would probably be no, not a 'Famous' modeller (a difference I had actually unconsciously alluded-to in with my reference to Bassett-Lowke). AFAIRecall, Maharajahs largely had others do things FOR them, rather than doing things themselves (a perk of the job) and I would doubt that the gentleman concerned would have the skills to work in silver, or the knowledge to wire a railway - even a third-rail one.
Therefore, no, the M'rajah would not make the list. Thanks for the comment and for making me think (always a good thing :) :) )
So, with the Maharajah removed, do we have any more famous ('real') modellers to add to the list?
Quote from: NeMo on July 31, 2014, 08:03:07 PM
Quote from: D1042 Western Princess on July 31, 2014, 07:54:55 PM
Perhaps you didn't see the recent contest between a Western and the, nominally, far more powerful 67 (on a train of similar weight) when the Western left the much newer loco far behind...
Really? What was the incident? All due respect to the D1000 class, but it doesn't sound very plausible that it could beat a more powerful locomotive designed for 125 mph running!
Cheers, NeMo
I draw attention to an article in the "Rail Express" magazine dated July 2014 (page 19).
Folks, the thread is entitled "Famous Modellers"
Let's stick to the title of the thread, please. Discussion of the haulage power of diesel, hydraulic, or clockwork traction is most definitely :offtopicsign:
Please stick to the thread. :thumbsup:
George
Quote from: Bealman on August 01, 2014, 02:16:32 AM
Folks, the thread is entitled "Famous Modellers"
Let's stick to the title of the tread, please. Discussion of the haulage power of diesel, hydraulic, or clockwork traction is most definitely :offtopicsign:
Please stick to the thread. :thumbsup:
George
Well said George. My original comment was intended somewhat light heartedly but the thread was then taken over as a general discussion on the merits or otherwise of various forms of traction.
In an attempt to get this back "on track" one more famous name in both the model, and "real", world is news reporter Ben Ando.
Has Gary Coleman been mentioned? (Child actor in Diff'rent Strokes)
Sadly died at age of 42 a couple of years ago.
This is what Wikipedia says about his modelling:
Coleman was an avid railfan, model railroader, and supporter of Amtrak. Coleman became interested in trains sometime before the age of five during his frequent train trips to Chicago in support of his burgeoning acting career.[45] Fans often saw him at stores specializing in model trains in areas in which he lived, and he worked part-time at Denver-area, Tucson-area, and California hobby stores to be around his hobby.[45][46] Coleman built and maintained miniature railroads in his homes in several states. One of Coleman's train layouts appears in the September 1990 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. Coleman is photographed on the front cover, with his "Rio Grande" layout. Coleman preferred to model in HO scale, but modeled in other scales, as well. One such model railroad was over 800 square-feet in size. Currently, at least one of his model railroads is being preserved in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[47]
Cheers
Kirky
Quote from: Only Me on August 01, 2014, 10:18:49 AM
No prize for that, Ben's already been mentioned in Post 3 lol :P
:-[ Sorry, I must have missed his name before. Mike Smith, who sadly died today after a major heart operation, was also a keen railfan but not sure if it extended to models.
Quote from: D1042 Western Princess on August 03, 2014, 10:00:17 AMMike Smith, who sadly died today after a major heart operation, was also a keen railfan but not sure if it extended to models.
Oh that's really sad, I hadn't heard till now.
Kirky
Hi all,
I'd like to nominate myself as "least famous famous modeller" mentioned in this thread!!
Shame about Mike Smith though; I never met him but people I know who worked with him said he was a decent guy. There are plenty of train geeks at my workplace - one of the cameramen I work with regularly is the chief signalman for an MRC in Watford where they run an O gauge (I think) layout spread throughout numerous rooms in a large house to a very strict timetable!
cheers
Ben A.
Was watching the "Celebrity Antiques Road Trip" last night and Ann Diamond was one of the celebrities (news and show presenter in the UK). I thought I had heard she was a model railway fan but she said herself she is a model railway nut and models the GWR in 00, wonder if we can convert her to N. ;)
Here's a link to her blog :thumbsup:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/annediamond/2013/01/my_model_railway_has_even_chan.html (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/annediamond/2013/01/my_model_railway_has_even_chan.html)
Paul
Digressing slightly from famous people who are railway modellers to railway modellers who are, or should be, famous, or maybe admired, at least within N gauge ranks, two that spring to my mind are Andy Calvert and Paul Martin, neither sadly, are still with us, but their inspiration lives on.
Quote from: Caz on September 16, 2014, 02:51:46 PM
wonder if we can convert her to N. ;)
She'd need a very big stool to read any news if we did that :-X
Ill second that I new them both quite well Paul and Paula were a bit closer to High Wycombe but I used to chat with Andy whenever I went up that way,I will never forget when we held a minutes Silence at the NEC for Andy you could have heard a pin drop as you say two outstanding N gauge modellers who will never be forgotten.
Bob
Back on topic . . .
Suppose we should add Steve Lamacq to the list now since he seems to have come "out of the closet railway room" ;)
Paul
Quote from: Sprintex on September 16, 2014, 10:08:08 PM
Back on topic . . .
Suppose we should add Steve Lamacq to the list now since he seems to have come "out of the closet railway room" ;)
Paul
Who? probably showing my age but never heard of him. ::)
You probably wouldn't have heard of him Caz, he's a BBC Radio DJ ;)
Paul
Never heard of him either. Last BBC djs I can name are DLT and Simon Bates!
What's a DJ? (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fc/hiding.gif)
(http://www.animateit.net/data/media/june2010/avatar.gif)
I certainly ain't heard of him. You heard of shock-jock Kyle Sandilands? :sick:
Aussie DJ. Ought to be demoted to something with the intelligence of a wombat.
'Cept they are 1767% smarter.
Quote from: Bealman on September 17, 2014, 10:28:17 AM
I certainly ain't heard of him. You heard of shock-jock Kyle Sandilands? :sick:
Aussie DJ. Ought to be demoted to something with the intelligence of a wombat.
'Cept they are 1767% smarter.
Was going to say that you shouldn't insult the wombats; far more intelligent.
Kind regards
Geoff
Now, now Bealman, as Chatty has pointed-out a comparison of Sandilands K. with a Wombat is a little tough on the Wombat; perhaps a Frilled Lizard might be more appropriate (with apologies to any FL's that might be watching). HOWEVER, the question must be 'Is he (Sandilands) a 'Famous' [Railway] modeller'?
If he is, well and good, and details would be appreciated, (to show that he has at least ONE redeeming feature), and if he's not, then no doubt the Wombats will get him (eventually...)
I looked him up on YouTube, seemed an annoying prat , but not much worse than
some of The galoots in the UK.
Btw , he's a lookalike for Kersey in the Cornish detective series Wycliffe.
Anyway I'm pretty sure he isn't a railway modeller so I've taken us off topic here. Sorry!
Back we go...
Quote from: Dorsetmike on September 17, 2014, 10:23:13 AM
What's a DJ? (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fc/hiding.gif)
(http://www.animateit.net/data/media/june2010/avatar.gif)
Used to be a donkey jacket when I were a lad :doh:
Quote from: Trainfish on September 18, 2014, 12:22:14 AM
Quote from: Dorsetmike on September 17, 2014, 10:23:13 AM
What's a DJ? (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fc/hiding.gif)
(http://www.animateit.net/data/media/june2010/avatar.gif)
Used to be a donkey jacket when I were a lad :doh:
I always thought a DJ was a dinner jacket (tuxedo for our friend across the pond) ;)
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Is Richard Branson not on the list he must have the biggest train set in the country! :D
The thread refers to modellers - the only things he ever modelled are his teeth :D
Quote from: A.Carter (BiG-T) on September 18, 2014, 06:36:25 AM
Is Richard Branson not on the list he must have the biggest train set in the country! :D
He doesn't own it though, nor did he build it ;)
Paul
Quote from: Bealman on September 18, 2014, 07:02:18 AM
The thread refers to modellers - the only things he ever modelled are his teeth :D
...and his beard...
:laughabovepost: :laughabovepost:
Oops forgot about that.
More famous modellers :-
Mr Spock
Pamela Anderson
Sid James
Henry VIII
Dr No
Julius Caesar
Basil Fawlty
Just made these up as the topic is running out of steam.............or diesel
You forgot yer mate:
Nothing is certain but death and taxes -Benjamin Franklin
He was responsible for all the catenary, yeah? :D ;)
Obviously a history buff ! I bet half the members don't get it!
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Paul
Geez that was quick.... computer not packed away yet then :D ;)
Quote from: Agrippa on September 19, 2014, 11:57:30 AM
More famous modellers :-
Pamela Anderson
I've heard of something called 00, but is there a DD gauge :goggleeyes:
I've heard of something called 00, but is there a DD gauge :goggleeyes:
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I thought this was a family forum............ :D
And there is of course '8' gauge (which can be very engauging BTW and is used extensively throughout New Zealand)
This is of course somewhat-wired of the mark, although it was used for rails in the very early days of the hobby...
But, so that no-one gets to railed-up, back to the topic...
Somewhat of a bump(!) and been discussed before but this popped up on Yahoo today.........
https://uk.celebrity.yahoo.com/post/132489127754/rod-stewart-loves-his-model-rail-and-says-other
Love the way he says 7 hours can just disappear while he plays with his trains :)
Obviously a history buff ! I bet half the members don't get it!
Agrippa, that is a really patronising and unnecessary remark.
Bill.
You're a bit late dude....... ;D
Rod Stewart was on the One show tonight with Jimmy Carr and was asked the question is it true when you are on tour you also hire a room for your train set, To which I replied for my scale model railway not train set, Jimmy Carr started taking the mick so he said lets drop that subject now. Strange but someone in my local model shop had only just told me about hiring a room on Tuesday, I was a bit sceptical about it.
Quote from: newportnobby on September 19, 2014, 12:46:06 PM
Quote from: Agrippa on September 19, 2014, 11:57:30 AM
More famous modellers :-
Pamela Anderson
I've heard of something called 00, but is there a DD gauge :goggleeyes:
Yes, it was called "Double Diamond", said to work wonders, and was popular in the 1960s and early 1970s! :beers:
Oh, look at the time - gotta go! (before someone throws me out) :goodbye:
:D
Quote from: lil chris on November 04, 2015, 11:34:56 PM
Rod Stewart was on the One show tonight with Jimmy Carr and was asked the question is it true when you are on tour you also hire a room for your train set, To which I replied for my scale model railway not train set, Jimmy Carr started taking the mick so I said lets drop that subject now. Strange but someone in my local model shop had only just told me about hiring a room on Tuesday, I was a bit sceptical about it.
Well done Rod Stewart. I've seen his model (sadly only pictures) and it's the kind of thing most of us can only dream about. Guess that's an advantage of having (by 'normal' standards) unlimited money.
Not sure if this has been mentioned but TV personality Hughie Green (you'd probably need to be around 60 plus to remember him) had a layout estimated at £1,000 back around 1970. You could (almost) buy a small house for that back then.
Rod Stewart's layout is cool, but why has it got to be American prototype?
He's spent so much time there, I guess.
Hi all,
In his autobiography (which is a very good read) Rod Stewart writes that he grew up next to the railway in North London and even in his late teens and early twenties had a track going aroind the edge of his bedroom where he would run Gresley locos wth teak coaches.
I think I have read that while his LA layout is US outline, he also has an ECML layout at his home in Essex.
I can sympathise with this - whenever I travel abroad I always find myself becoming enthused by the railways in the place I am visiting...
cheers
Ben A.
Ben
That's news to me, him having an ECML layout. But it doesn't suprise me, cos he's one of the boys!
Well that's blown it. I'm a Rod Stewart fan. Same age as me, loves football and model railways, put out great music, why wouldn't I be?!!