Not sure if anyone saw this or posted it already. (Sorry in advance if anyone did)
Anyways I saw this article and thought it was pretty cool.
Best,
Ken Bianco Jr.
TrainWorld
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Interesting article...
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Had not seen that one. The major HO magazine had Rod on the cover recently.....along with a good story.
BTW....is that hat photoshoped or what!!!!
THANKS FOR POSTING. ROD IS AN HO ADVOCATE. GETTING INTO TRAINWORLD MIGHT CREATE MORE OF AN INTEREST THAN A MIKE WOLF APPEARANCE
STEVE
It was a good read. I'm not a big magazine guy, but it caught my attention on the news stand at the supermarket. He really does seem to enjoy the hobby - with his success I guess the sky's the limit in terms of what and how he models, but I didn't get the sense that he just pays people to build all of it for him. Pretty good stuff!!!
Can Mike Wolf sing???
Interesting article in the current MR mag. in that he builds alot of the structures while on tour, rents a separate room to serve as his hobby work area.
BTW....is that hat photoshoped or what!!!!
Looks like the whole thing is photoshopped to me. Thats fine if Rod Stewart likes trains....... I'd like to know more about the "cobbling together" of that photo
Can Mike Wolf sing???
I don't know, but Neil Young can, and play the harmonica and guitar at the same time. I guess that explains the "seamless" sound effects of TMCC/Legacy.
That is really cool Ken...thanks for posting!
Alan
We have our very own Rod Stewart here on the forum... can you sing Rod?
Interesting article in the current MR mag. in that he builds alot of the structures while on tour, rents a separate room to serve as his hobby work area.
From what I had read in the past Rod travels with two big trunks. One is tools and supplies the other projects under construction or completed while on the road.
This seems to be true as when he played White Sulfur Springs Greenbrier two years ago he had some trunks delivered that he made sure were handled carefully!! This per a WSS employee I know!
"Looks like the whole thing is photoshopped to me. Thats fine if Rod Stewart likes trains....... I'd like to know more about the "cobbling together" of that photo"
... RickO
Yea .... that "photo" is way wrong in every way. Lol.
When he was on 60 Minutes, he stated that the hobby is really relaxing to him. He has a couple glasses of wine as he works at it. 
(Only, its a couple of Budweisers for me)
about 15 years ago I visited Northlandz which is a huge ho gauge layout in Flemmington NJ. on the way out in the gift shop Rod Stewart had autographed the wall. Back then I did not know how into the hobby he was and merely thought he was looking for something to do between engagements.
Can Mike Wolf sing???
Never heard him do that. Maybe April at York??
On the other hand, THIS guy sure could!...
http://www.mendorailhistory.org/blog/?p=3201
...More my style for enjoyment, anyway. I surely miss that velvet voice.
But Rod is surely blessed with talent, that's for sure!
We have our very own Rod Stewart here on the forum... can you sing Rod?
Fraid not Sam. At least not well, and only after a few beers.
But I do like the hobby a bunch, and I have followed my namesake's train travels.
A few years back I was in Discount Hobbies in Dallas (since gone bye-bye) and when I checked out I handed the gentleman my Visa. He looked at it a moment and said "You're the second Rod Stewart I've had in the store this week." Turns out the other one had been in Dallas and I gather he makes it a habit to drop into train shops on his travels.
Rod
Silly me Rod: I actually thought that this thread WAS about YOU!!! I'm reading comments about the new issue of OGR, which I have not yet received, and thought that you wrote an article that was published in it.
Wonder how many others thought the same?
Write an article! 
- walt
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