Greg@mnrr
Section Hand
I was happy to see on the cover of the October 2018 issue of Model Railroader magazine featuring an article center on Operation on John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid model railroad. The article has several photographs of the G&D that I haven't seen and gave me a different prospective on the layout in a way not shown in prior articles written about John Allen. The first panoramic photograph of the layout is striking and shows the control panel of G&D with the layout in the background.
This model railroad was an inspiration to me and it was the book written by Lynn Westcott Model Railroading with John Allen, that after I once read this book in 1981, that I returned to model railroading with a passion.
I have an December 1981 issue of Model Railroader that featured the G&D railroad. The cover photo of the Squaw Creek High Bridge of this issue and the surrounding scenery showcases Allen's modeling skills. I read this magazine so many times that I actually worn it out and had to purchased a replacement magazine at a swap meet several years ago. The former copy of the magazine could hold only so many pieces of cellopane tape.
It's hard to believe the numerous skills Allen had to possess to be able to create this magnificent railroad in the years prior that we now have the modeling products like ground foam, car kits, weathering materials, tree making kits, craftsmanship structures and so many other products.
I know Montanan on the Forum was fortunate to have been able to actually have the great opportunity to have operated on the G&D and Chet has shared some of his experiences on the G&D with the Forum members. The late Andy Sperandeo, a former editor of Model Railroader magazine has done a video on MR Video Plus that recounts his operating experiences on the G&D.
I can't forgot the work of George Sellios and his Franklin and South Manchester Railroad or Howard Zane's Piermont Division and the influence they also had on myself and my model railroading.
What model railroaders and their layouts have made impressions on you and influenced your modeling?
Thanks.
Greg
This model railroad was an inspiration to me and it was the book written by Lynn Westcott Model Railroading with John Allen, that after I once read this book in 1981, that I returned to model railroading with a passion.
I have an December 1981 issue of Model Railroader that featured the G&D railroad. The cover photo of the Squaw Creek High Bridge of this issue and the surrounding scenery showcases Allen's modeling skills. I read this magazine so many times that I actually worn it out and had to purchased a replacement magazine at a swap meet several years ago. The former copy of the magazine could hold only so many pieces of cellopane tape.
It's hard to believe the numerous skills Allen had to possess to be able to create this magnificent railroad in the years prior that we now have the modeling products like ground foam, car kits, weathering materials, tree making kits, craftsmanship structures and so many other products.
I know Montanan on the Forum was fortunate to have been able to actually have the great opportunity to have operated on the G&D and Chet has shared some of his experiences on the G&D with the Forum members. The late Andy Sperandeo, a former editor of Model Railroader magazine has done a video on MR Video Plus that recounts his operating experiences on the G&D.
I can't forgot the work of George Sellios and his Franklin and South Manchester Railroad or Howard Zane's Piermont Division and the influence they also had on myself and my model railroading.
What model railroaders and their layouts have made impressions on you and influenced your modeling?
Thanks.
Greg
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