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The linked article said that he spent "thousands" on it.  More likely it was thousands of thousands.  There was an extensive article in Model Railroader several years ago about his layout.  It said that he took modeling supplies on the road and rented an additional hotel room so he could work on buildings between concerts.  Disassembling and moving the layout from LA to England will be quite an undertaking.

In the English music world, former recording exec and promoter Pete Waterman has been creating huge modular O-scale layouts that are displayed in large venues (such as cathedrals) around the UK each summer.  Also, singer Jools Holland (never heard of him, but apparently he's quite popular in the UK) is very active with model and heritage railways.  There was even a British TV show where groups competed to build model railways.  Lots of great exposure for the hobby on that side of the pond.

Interesting! The pictures I've seen of Rod's layout are spectacular.

I've thoroughly enjoyed Rod's music over the decades. There are gems on YouTube from way back when Rod was singing with the Faces. Ronnie Wood, Rick Lane, Ian McLagen, and Kenny Jones, along with Rod's unique vocals, were truly an electrifying and energetic experience to see. The group's live performances were amazing. I'm very thankful that a bit of those years has survived via YouTube. SO much talent in all of them.

I trust Rod's retiring from touring?

Andre

@Mallard4468 posted:

The linked article said that he spent "thousands" on it.  More likely it was thousands of thousands.  There was an extensive article in Model Railroader several years ago about his layout.  It said that he took modeling supplies on the road and rented an additional hotel room so he could work on buildings between concerts.  Disassembling and moving the layout from LA to England will be quite an undertaking.

In the English music world, former recording exec and promoter Pete Waterman has been creating huge modular O-scale layouts that are displayed in large venues (such as cathedrals) around the UK each summer.  Also, singer Jools Holland (never heard of him, but apparently he's quite popular in the UK) is very active with model and heritage railways.  There was even a British TV show where groups competed to build model railways.  Lots of great exposure for the hobby on that side of the pond.

Not to mention Phil Collins, famous lead of the band Genesis (and soloist), who is a huge model train fan, even having taken off from recording sessions from time to time to work on his train layout.

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Rod has just ended his 13 year performing residency in Las Vegas, so I'm guessing this is probably it. At 79 you can only stand in front of speakers for so long. I'm not quite there yet.

John

Nope. It was recently announced that Rod has extended his Vegas residency through 2025 (at least). He says he's having too much fun to end it!

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@laming posted:

I trust Rod's retiring from touring?

Andre

Nope to that as well, happily. His tour schedule is currently going into 2025.

By the way, the article doesn't say he's getting rid of his layout. It's really only talking about what he'd like to do with it when he no longer has it. He mentions not having it in his will, so it sounds like he's just planning for the future.

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