This story came out a week ago, I'm surprised no one has commented yet?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rod-stewarts-private-model-railway-offlimits-to-bbc-film-crew-for-documentary-cant-stop-me-now-8682223.html

It's fine to be private of course, absolutely support that, he's not alone.

But I wondered if perhaps he's a little less confident in putting his modelling skills out there than his entertaining skills? - not that he would have anything to be ashamed of but he would not be the first modeler to feel their work was not up to public scrutiny or at least that of fellow modelers.

A google search give plenty of images including some of MR covers and it looks impressive to me. Interesting he feels more prestige from Model Railroader than Rolling Stone.

Perhaps Märklin should start sending him a complimentary Insider just to whet his appetite.

I'd ask if anyone has ever seen it but of course, if you had, you'd be sworn to secrecy anyway

Steve

I tried typing "rod stewart model railway" into google images and got all kinds of pictures of it. Looks like people have already scanned the pictures out of the Model Railroader article.

When the original article in the Model Railroader appeared and was reported in various newspapers, I got the feeling on reading some of the articles that the journalists would have loved to make their usual condescending remarks about playing with toy trains but, given the status of Rod Stewart, could not do so. Perhaps this is one reason why he wants to keep the press at bay.

Bob M.

There are many famous railroad modelers other than Stewart.

Check this out:

https://en.wikipedia.org...rail_transport_modellers


Gary

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Thanks for the article. I have seen pieces before, but it's a pretty impressive layout, not just in size but also in detail and design. I guess he has a lot of time in hotels to build models! I would love to see the wiring for this, it must be tremendous. Too bad there are no photos of the sections outside of the city. I do like the massive staging area, I wonder if that room is full of display cabinets?

-Brandon

So what your saying Goofy is Urban / Industrial America is ugly !! A few people might even agree with you, but that is what is modelled on the layout and it is VERY well done in my opinion
No need to shoot the messenger there

I would have thought you for one would like Rod's layout because he has "dirtied" (weathered) everything very well and in great detail
Goofy

When I was in the US 8 years ago, after just having been in Las Vagas, I set up my cousins Lionel track with an F7 on it in their office which has a round the wall desk in their Sedona Az home, and he mentioned that Sinatra had had a Lionel Layout in Vegas !

edit; I see in the Wiki List of "Rail Transport Modellers" That Frank Sinatra is on the list, also as we've seen in a thread on this forum IIRC that Neil Young is a part owner of Lionel Trains !!

Balls out for all NYC models !

Y