Anyone remember "Harold the Hobo" posts

I remember but like you do not recall the details. It was quite a while ago. I also seem to remember an article in the magazine...??

Donald

Hi guys I'm the one, was off here for several years but finally retired and can spend more time on the layout and here. I'm glad you remember Harold, I had fun making the videos.

I'm going to try to get the video on here.

Harold

My g-d this is awesome!

Thanks Hawkshaw

Ray, thank you for responding and reposting one of your videos.  Your layout and the video as well as the song are every bit a fabulous as I remember.  The details on your layout are absolutely gorgeous.  I am glad  to see you and your layout still doing well.

I hope you will continue to share more of Hobo Harold's adventures.

Congratulations on your retirement.

Happy railroading,

Don

Cool concept. Music, social aspects, photography... it could be all over the place yet nicely grounded by him.

Maybe Harold could travel to other layouts too; it's not like either of you are glued in place. 

Remember the re-mailed/traveling box cars 😁  (at least replacing Harold with a new Harold would be cheaper than an unreturned car ) 

Harold is welcome to visit Fortescue any old time.   

Mitch 

That was great.......a real by-gone era, masterfully depicted!

Peter

Thanks for liking this video, I got the idea for this after seeing Harold's twin brother on Norm Charbonneau's layout and was very impressed.

Mitch, Harold will only travel by boxcar, maybe he could find that traveling boxcar but it seems as though he would rather walk.

Here is Part 2 of Hobo Harold on youtube:

Gee, l think Harold came to our backdoor in 1944, and my mother gave him a cheese sandwich.  Good modeling!

Did Harold hang out with Clyde Coil?

Chuck you may be right

I'll have to check this out later, a bit busy at work this morning. Funny, my grandfather never mentioned being a hobo and didn't travel the rails. Now, my paternal grandfather, he worked for the pipeline for some time in his life and traveled all over the country I think in the early 19 teens into the 1920's, I'd have to ask my sister or my aunt to get exact timeline. Oh what steam those eyes saw I would to have loved to heard.

Dave, would like to go back in time for just a little while.

very good !! 

Thank you ray  

sidehack posted:

Dave, would like to go back in time for just a little while.

Yeah, me too. I was not even 2 when my paternal grandfather passed away, and have no memories like my siblings have of him. I did however get a great opportunity before my sister got married to talk with my late brother in laws' Uncle Frank. Now there was a great man who had very great stories, and was well versed and could talk to anyone about anything. He was in the Navy just after WWI and worked in some sort of factory with Hoppers that would mix things(and industrial accidents he told me about). I think about how some of us model buildings and largely you never see inside. I wonder what I would do if I were modelling a factory and it's inner workings, not sure if I would want my workers anywhere near or on top the Hoppers where they might fall.

Maybe this is why Harold is out walking?

sidehack posted:

Thanks for liking this video, I got the idea for this after seeing Harold's twin brother on Norm Charbonneau's layout and was very impressed.

Mitch, Harold will only travel by boxcar, maybe he could find that traveling boxcar but it seems as though he would rather walk.

Here is Part 2 of Hobo Harold on youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJPD_uyLpyo

I have to say that was one of the saddest songs I have ever heard.Reminds me of they found a man froze to death.In the rail yard in my home town.There was a abc store next to the tracks.Guess he thought hard drink will keep him warm.But at a 6 degress and the wind blowing 20 to 24 mph.

Yikes! that is sad

       very cool videos Ray !!  really liked them

       awesome layout !!   very nice !

Here is Hobo Harold part 3...still on his layout journey.

Excellent work Roy - although that looks like a lot of fun so maybe it's not work!

Sean that's how I keep my sanity, work or fun I guess it doesn't matter.

Happy ending! Hobo Harold has resurfaced! Thanks, Ray, for your excellent videos. What is the song and who is the artist in the first video? ( I haven't had a chance to look at the other two yet.)

Most enjoyable!

-Greg

Part 4 of  "Harold the Hobo"

These four videos have been one of my favorites ever posted on the forum.

It makes one thankful for what we have and wonder if that could have been me.

Doug

Incredible urban scenery! The streets, gutters, sewer drains, weeds, brick wall posters. That is really amazing work. You are quite the artist!

Thanks Doug and ToyBoy for liking my work but it is a lot of fun not work (most of the time)