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Notable within the model press

Name Scales modelled Prototypes modelled Notes
John Allen H0 freelanced Gorre & Daphetid Railroad Died 6 January 1973
John Armstrong O freelanced Canandaigua Southern Railroad Died 28 July 2004
Eric Bracher HOn3, Sn3, On3 Narrow gauge & shortline railroads Magazine article writer & contributor, NMRA Master Model Railroader #23 (of 500+), founder of Rio Grande Models, Ltd.
Frank Ellison O freelanced Delta Lines Died 30 September 1964
Cyril Freezer Mainly OO Editor of Railway Modeller 1950-1980 and a prolific model railway author. Died 19 May 2009.
Nobutaro Hara 1 gauge and others Worldwide Part of his extensive private collection, including a 310 sq. metre 1-gauge layout, forms the Hara Model Railway Museum in Yokohama, Japan, died 5 July 2014[1]
Al Kalmbach O Freelanced Great Gulch, Yahoo Valley & Northern R.R. First publisher of Model Railroader magazine, died 1981
Jim Kelly N
Tony Koester H0 Nickel Plate Road Accomplished model railroad author for Kalmbach Publishing and former Editor of Railroad Model Craftsman.
W. Allen McClelland H0 The Virginian and Ohio Railroad
George Sellios H0 freelanced Franklin and South Manchester Railroad
Whit Towers HO scale freelanced Alturas and Lone Pine editor of NMRA Bulletin for many years, died 12 June 1999
Wayne Wesolowski
Linn H. Westcott editor of Model Railroader for many years, died 8 September 1980

Celebrity modellers

Name Occupation Scales modelled Prototypes modelled Notes
Peter Alexander[2] 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 Died 21 March 1997
Sebastian Bach[3] Lead Singer Skidrow O Scale Collector
Jimmy Barnes Scottish-Australian singer
Tim Berners-Lee[4] British scientist and World Wide Web pioneer.
Kurt Biedenkopf[2] German politician
Claude Bolling French jazz pianist
Tom Brokaw[5] American television journalist
Warren Buffett Investor [6]
Johnny Cash American singer and songwriter Made TV commercials and endorsements for Lionel Trains in the 1970s.[7][8]
Winston Churchill[5] British politician
Eric Clapton[9] Musician
Gary Coleman American actor N Employee of Caboose Hobbies in Denver, Colorado. Layout featured in the September 1990 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman.[10] Also made a railway-related adventure movie called On the Right Track.[11]
Phil Collins[5][9][12] British musician and singer
Manuel De Peppe Italian actor singer arranger producer songwriter O G He collects Subway and Trolley Models
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
Anne Diamond[13] British journalist
Joe DiMaggio[5] American baseball player
Walt Disney[5] American film producer, animator and entrepreneur. 7-1/4" live steam
James Doohan Canadian actor
Ed Dougherty Professional golfer O Has a Lionel layout which was featured on an episode of "Tracks Ahead".
John Entwistle British musician
Leopold Gratz[2] Austrian politician
Harper Goff American artist, musician and actor
Hermann Göring[14] German politician and military leader
Rick Green Canadian comedian and writer Member of a Model Railroad club in Toronto
Michael Gross American actor N Model of the Month Award in the March 1992 issue of Model Railroader.
Gene Hackman American actor
Merle Haggard[5] American singer and songwriter
Tom Hanks[5] American actor Reportedly working on a layout based on a Freelanced Southern Pacific Line
David Hasselhoff American actor Garden Railroad in G Scale
Josef Hesoun[2] Austrian politician G
Tommy Hunter Canadian singer
Elton John[5] British singer, composer and pianist
Ollie Johnston American animator 5" and full-size live steam
Michael Jordan[5] American basketball player N Scale N Scale layout based on the Chicago and North Western
Buster Keaton[15] American actor and film director S
Ward Kimball American animator full-size live steam, collector of model railroad equipment
Gil Mellé American artist and musician
Vaughn Monroe American singer and musician
Satoshi Nakamoto[16] Japanese-American physicist and cryptographer
Mandy Patinkin American actor O - Lionel Noted Lionel collector and operator, his home layout is modeled based on places from his childhood with locations named for family members.[17]
Riccardo Patrese[5] Italian Formula One driver 0 H0 collector Märklin 0 gauge
Jim Pattison Canadian entrepreneur Purchased Frank Sinatra's Rancho Mirage, California Lionel collection in 1995.[18]
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
Sally Jessy Raphael American television host Z Owns Marklin Z scale trains which operate on a layout housed in a briefcase[19]
Joe Regalbuto American actor G Layout featured in the March 1993 issue of Model Railroader.[20]
Fred Rogers American television host
Jim Scancarelli American cartoonist
Gerhard Schröder[12] German politician
Frank Sinatra[5] American singer Lionel and tinplate models Maintained in Sinatra's train cottage at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Transferred to Jim Pattison when the cottage and house was sold in 1995.[18]
Peter Snow[9][21] British television presenter
Bruce Springsteen[5] American singer
Tom Snyder American television personality
Ringo Starr Beatles drummer
Rod Stewart[5][9] British singer 00, H0 Grand Central Terminal, New York City Layout featured in the December 2007, December 2010 and February 2014 issues of Model Railroader
Donald Sutherland[5] Canadian actor
Bob Symes British television presenter and producer.
Mel Tormé[5] American singer
Gerhard Tötschinger[2] Austrian actor, director and writer
Pete Waterman[9] 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 Canadian singer and songwriter Part owner of Lionel Trains.
Frank P. Zeidler American politician Foundation member of the National Model Railroad Association.

Fictional modellers

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Bangor Model Train Convention's Keynote Speaker".
  4. ^ "Answers for young people - Tim Berners-Lee". World Wide Web Consortium. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o NMRA - Why Build a Model Railroad?
  6. ^ "Profile of Warren Buffett". The New York Times. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Johnny Cash - Other works". IMDB. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  8. ^ Vincent, Alice (2 July 2013). "Rod Stewart and other famous model train fans". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e Reynolds, Nigel (24 October 2007). "Rod Stewart is a model railway enthusiast". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Table of contents: RMC 9 1990". The Model Train Magazine Index. Kalmbach Publishing/Trains.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082849/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_47
  12. ^ a b Boyes, Roger (2007-02-08). "Sex and violence as life with model trains goes off the rails". The Times. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  13. ^ "Here goes - the Diamond Railroad!".
  14. ^ Hermann Göring's Model Railroad
  15. ^ Carp, Roger (May 2003). "Buster Keaton's Trains". Classic Toy Trains.
  16. ^ "Bitcoin Community Responds To Satoshi Nakamoto's 'Revelation' With Disbelief, Anger, Fascination". Forbes. March 3, 2014.
  17. ^ Simon, Bob. "Mandy Patinkin". http://www.cbsnews.com/. 60 Minutes. Retrieved 17 November 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  18. ^ a b Celebrity Train Layouts, Part 1 – Frank Sinatra, DVD, TM Books & Video, 2003, 40 minutes. ASIN B0000E3J8F
  19. ^ "Say, is that the Glacier Express".
  20. ^ "Model Railroader - March 1993 Contents". Kalmbach Publishing. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  21. ^ "Peter Snow shows John Humphrys his model railway". BBC. 2010-12-03.
  22. ^ "Big Bang Theory, Model Trains and Aspergers and Autism", CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision, Sept, 30, 2011
  23. ^ http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1951/outofscale.html Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "Allan Steiger". Neighbours: The Perfect Blend. Grundy Television Pty. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  25. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348150/trivia
  26. ^ http://www.filmsite.org/clos.html
  27. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le3PQyrk0ww

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