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| Name | Scales modelled | Prototypes modelled | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Allen | H0 | freelanced Gorre & Daphetid Railroad | |
| John Armstrong | O | ||
| David Barrow | H0 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | |
| Bruce Chubb | H0 | freelanced Northern California | |
| Leslie Eaton | N | Third Female MMR and author of NanoAnimation for Under $10 | |
| Frank Ellison | O | ||
| Cyril Freezer | Mainly OO | Editor of Railway Modeller 1950-1980 and a prolific model railway author. Died 19th May 2009 in his sleep. | |
| Al Kalmbach | |||
| Jim Kelly | N | ||
| Tony Koester | H0 | Nickel Plate Road | |
| Gerry Leone | H0 | The Bona Vista Railroad | |
| W. Allen McClelland | |||
| David Popp | N | New England prototypes | |
| David Rose | Live steam | ||
| Iain Rice | |||
| Cliff Robinson | |||
| George Sellios | H0 | freelanced Franklin and South Manchester Railroad | |
| Pele Soeburg | H0 | Southern Pacific, Union Pacific | |
| Whit Towers | |||
| Wayne Wesolowski | |||
| Linn H. Westcott | |||
| Bill Wright |
Celebrity modellers
| Name | Occupation | Scales modelled | Prototypes modelled | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Alexander | Austrian singer and actor | |||
| The Rev. W. Awdry | British clergyman and author of The Railway Series. Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. |
00 009 | Models are preserved at the museum at Tywyn | |
| Jimmy Barnes | Scottish-Australian singer | |||
| Tim Berners-Lee | British scientist and World Wide Web pioneer.</ref> | |||
| Kurt Biedenkopf | German politician | |||
| Claude Bolling | French jazz pianist | |||
| Tom Brokaw | American television journalist | |||
| Johnny Cash | American singer and songwriter | Made TV commercials and endorsements for Lionel Trains in the 1970s. | ||
| Winston Churchill | British politician | |||
| Eric Clapton | Musician | |||
| Gary Coleman | American actor | N | Employee of Caboose Hobbies in Denver, Colorado. Layout featured in the September 1990 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman. | |
| Phil Collins | British musician and singer | |||
| Regis Cordic | American radio personality and actor | |||
| Bob Costas | American sports journalist | |||
| Alan Cox | Linux developer | N Z | Also runs his own model kit business | |
| Richard Crenna | American actor | |||
| Roger Daltrey | British musician | |||
| Joe DiMaggio | American baseball player | |||
| Walt Disney | American film producer, animator and entrepreneur. | 7-1/4" live steam | ||
| James Doohan | Canadian actor | |||
| John Entwistle | British musician | |||
| Leopold Gratz | Austrian politician | |||
| Harper Goff | American artist, musician and actor | |||
| Hermann Göring | 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. | |
| Gene Hackman | American actor | |||
| Merle Haggard | American singer and songwriter | |||
| Tom Hanks | American actor | |||
| David Hasselhoff | American actor | |||
| Josef Hesoun | Austrian politician | G | ||
| Tommy Hunter | Canadian singer | |||
| Elton John | British singer, composer and pianist | |||
| Ollie Johnston | American animator | 5" and full-size live steam | ||
| Michael Jordan | American basketball player | |||
| Buster Keaton | American actor and film director | S | ||
| Ward Kimball | American animator | full-size live steam, collector of model railroad equipment | ||
| Gil Melle | American artist and musician | |||
| Vaughn Monroe | American singer and musician | |||
| Mandy Patinkin | American actor | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Italian racing driver | |||
| Jim Pattison | Canadian entrepreneur | Purchased Frank Sinatra's collection in in 1995. | ||
| Sam Posey | American racecar driver and sports journalist | H0 | Colorado Midland Railway | Author of Playing with Trains (ISBN 0812971264) where he describes his involvement in the hobby |
| Joe Regalbuto | American actor | G | Layout featured in the March 1993 issue of Model Railroader. | |
| Fred Rogers | American television host | |||
| Jim Scancarelli | American cartoonist | |||
| Gerhard Schröder | German politician | |||
| Frank Sinatra | American singer | Collector of Lionel and tinplate models. | ||
| Peter Snow | British television presenter | |||
| Bruce Springsteen | American singer | |||
| Tom Snyder | American television personality | |||
| Rod Stewart | British singer | 00, H0 | Grand Central Terminal, New York City | Layout featured in the December 2007 issue of Model Railroader |
| Donald Sutherland | Canadian actor | |||
| Patrick Swayze | American Film actor | The Swayze Express | "Ricky, Julian, look! It's the Swayze Express!" | |
| Bob Symes | British television presenter and producer. | |||
| Mel Tormé | American singer | |||
| Gerhard Tötschinger | Austrian actor, director and writer | |||
| Pete Waterman | British songwriter and record producer. | Also owns full sized locomotives and the model company 'Just Like The Real Thing'. Involved in the building of an 'O' gauge (7mm Scale) layout 'Leamington Spa' as featured in the Railway Modeller, December 2008. | ||
| 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. |
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)
- 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)
References
- ^ Eisenbahnfreund
- "Answers for young people - Tim Berners-Lee". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ NMRA - Why Build a Model Railroad?
- "Johnny Cash - Other works". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ Reynolds, Nigel (2007-10-24). "Rod Stewart is a model railway enthusiast". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
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- ^ Boyes, Roger (2007-02-08). "Sex and violence as life with model trains goes off the rails". The Times. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- Hermann Göring's Model Railroad
- Carp, Roger (May 2003). "Buster Keaton's Trains". Classic Toy Trains.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - "Model Railroader - March 1993 Contents". Kalmbach Publishing. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- "Allan Steiger". Neighbours: The Perfect Blend. Grundy Television Pty. Retrieved 2008-06-27.