List of rail transport modellers
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[edit] Notable within the model press
| Name | Scales modelled | Prototypes modelled | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Allen | HO | freelanced Gorre & Daphetid Railroad | |
| John Armstrong | O | ||
| David Barrow | HO | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | |
| Bruce Chubb | HO | freelanced Northern California | |
| Leslie Eaton | N | ||
| Frank Ellison | O | ||
| Cyril Freezer | Editor of Railway Modeller 1950-1980 and a prolific model railway author. | ||
| Al Kalmbach | |||
| Jim Kelly | N | ||
| Tony Koester | HO | Nickel Plate Road | |
| Gerry Leone | HO | ||
| W. Allen McClelland | |||
| David Popp | N | New England prototypes | |
| David Rose | |||
| Iain Rice | |||
| Cliff Robinson | |||
| George Sellios | HO | freelanced Franklin and South Manchester Railroad | |
| Whit Towers | |||
| Wayne Wesolowski | |||
| Linn H. Westcott | |||
| Bill Wright |
[edit] "Celebrity" modellers
| Name | Occupation | Scales modelled | Prototypes modelled | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alexander[1] | Austrian singer and actor | |||
| The Rev. W. Awdry | British clergyman and author of The Railway Series. Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. |
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| Jimmy Barnes | Scottish-Australian singer | |||
| Kurt Biedenkopf[1] | German politician | |||
| Claude Bolling | French jazz pianist | |||
| Tom Brokaw[2] | American television journalist | |||
| Johnny Cash | American singer and songwriter | Made TV commercials and endorsements for Lionel Trains in the 1970s.[1] | ||
| Winston Churchill[2] | British politician | |||
| Eric Clapton[3] | Musician | |||
| Gary Coleman | American actor | N | Part owner of Caboose Hobbies in Denver, Colorado. Layout featured in the September 1990 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman.[2] | |
| Phil Collins[2][3][4] | British musician and singer | |||
| Regis Cordic | American radio personality and actor | |||
| Bob Costas | American sports journalist | |||
| Richard Crenna | American actor | |||
| Roger Daltrey | British musician | |||
| Joe DiMaggio[2] | American baseball player | |||
| Walt Disney[2] | American film producer, animator and entrepreneur. | 7-1/4" live steam | ||
| James Doohan | Canadian actor | |||
| John Entwistle | British musician | |||
| Leopold Gratz[1] | Austrian politician | |||
| Harper Goff | American artist, musician and actor | |||
| Hermann Göring[5] | German politician and military leader | |||
| Rick Green | Canadian comedian and writer | |||
| Michael Gross | American actor | N | Model of the Month Award in the March 1992 issue of Model Railroader.[3] | |
| Gene Hackman | American actor | |||
| Merle Haggard[2] | American singer and songwriter | |||
| Tom Hanks[2] | American actor | |||
| David Hasselhoff | American actor | |||
| Josef Hesoun[1] | Austrian politician | G | ||
| Tommy Hunter | Canadian singer | |||
| Elton John[2] | British singer, composer and pianist | |||
| Ollie Johnston | American animator | 5" and full-size live steam | ||
| Michael Jordan[2] | American basketball player | |||
| Buster Keaton[6] | American actor and film director | S | ||
| Ward Kimball | American animator | full-size live steam | ||
| Gil Melle | American artist and musician | |||
| Vaughn Monroe | American singer and musician | |||
| Mandy Patinkin | American actor | |||
| Riccardo Patrese[2] | Italian racing driver | |||
| Jim Pattison | Canadian entrepreneur | Purchased Frank Sinatra's collection in in 1995.[4] | ||
| Sam Posey | American racecar driver and sports journalist | |||
| Joe Regalbuto | American actor | G | Layout featured in the March 1993 issue of Model Railroader.[5] | |
| Fred Rogers | American television host | |||
| Jim Scancarelli | American cartoonist | |||
| Gerhard Schröder[4] | German politician | |||
| Frank Sinatra[2] | American singer | Collector of Lionel and tinplate models. | ||
| Peter Snow[3] | British television presenter | |||
| Bruce Springsteen[2] | American singer | |||
| Tom Snyder | American television personality | |||
| Rod Stewart[2][3] | British singer | 00, HO | Grand Central Terminal, New York City | Layout featured in the December 2007 issue of Model Railroader |
| Donald Sutherland[2] | Canadian actor | |||
| Bob Symes | British television presenter and producer. | |||
| Mel Tormé[2] | American singer | |||
| Gerhard Tötschinger[1] | Austrian actor, director and writer | |||
| Pete Waterman[3] | British songwriter and record producer. | |||
| Daniël Wayenberg | Dutch pianist and composer | |||
| Anders Wejryd | Archbishop of Church of Sweden | |||
| Neil Young | American singer and songwriter | Part owner of Lionel Trains. | ||
| Frank P. Zeidler | American politician | Foundation member of the National Model Railroad Association. |
[edit] Fictional modellers
- Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) had a Lionel layout. He was noted for setting trains on a collision course, then blowing them up with explosives.
- Bobby Baccalieri (The Sopranos) has a layout in his garage.
- Richard Channing (Falcon Crest) had a model railroad in his office.
- Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (Chicago Hope), played by real life model railroader Mandy Patinkin.
- Joe Heffernan, Doug's Father on The King of Queens entered a competition in one episode.
- Steven Keaton (Family Ties), played by real life model railroader Michael Gross.
- Reverend Timothy Lovejoy (The Simpsons) has been portrayed in several episodes running model trains in his basement.
- John Patterson (For Better or For Worse) has a garden railroad.
- Mary Ellen Rogers (Leave it to Beaver), (Wally's Girlfriend)'s Dad has an American Flyer layout in her basement in one episode.
- Wallace and Gromit have a model railway which is central to the plot of The Wrong Trousers.
- Mr X & his archenemy Glowface {The X's} are model trains fanatics.
- Allan Steiger (Neighbours)[6]
- Red Forman (That '70s Show) fights with his brother over their old train set after their mother dies, ultimately ending up with them.
- Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Eisenbahnfreund
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o NMRA - Why Build a Model Railroad?
- ^ a b c d e Reynolds, Nigel. "Rod Stewart is a model railway enthusiast", Telegraph.co.uk, 2007-10-24. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b Boyes, Roger. "Sex and violence as life with model trains goes off the rails", The Times, 2007-02-08. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ Hermann Göring's Model Railroad
- ^ Carp, Roger. "Buster Keaton's Trains", Classic Toy Trains, May 2003.
