12-20-2013, 04:46 AM
Rod Stewarts visit to George Sellios outlined in the most recent issue of MR more than likely wasn't his first. If you had seen the very first spread MR did on Stewarts layout a few years ago, the article mentioned
Stewrart tried put the same level of detail into his layout as Mr. Sellios did on his. Looking at some of the pictures from that article, you would of thought George himself did the modeling. It also stated that Stewrat had a couple of building kits from Sellios's company on his layout.
Maybe the Mindenhiems, Koesters, and Thompsons don't have the same celebirty status as Rod Stewert, Frank Sinatra, or Mel Torme, but they are celebirties in the model railroad community. MR saw to that. We as hard working middle class people tend to forget that with the celebirties scheduals of personel appearences, concerts, and movie shoots, like us that work hard in an office, or a factory, also need time to "decompress". Model railroading is that escape away from the bright lights. To us Sinatra, Torme, and Stewart are big time celebs, with "a really cool hobby."
Also, us folks here in the United States also forget that different parts of the world have different cultures. When we see pictures of a modellers layout from another part of the globe, we tend to forget that modelling a "chicken in a bag", might be the norm from his country, but would have an American modeller on the phone to the ASPCA. It also works sthe opposite. A moldeller from that counntry sees we modleled a "prostitute on the corner", might have him gasping for air and thinking "How does he get away with that?" Different country, different cultures.
JWB you were right in voicing your opinions about Mindenhiem. As an American, you have that right. I think everyone, no matter where on this big blue marble lives, has that right. We just have to take each opinion with a grain of salt.
Besides...I won't want to see Mindenhiem swinging naked on a wrecking ball....
Stewrart tried put the same level of detail into his layout as Mr. Sellios did on his. Looking at some of the pictures from that article, you would of thought George himself did the modeling. It also stated that Stewrat had a couple of building kits from Sellios's company on his layout.
Maybe the Mindenhiems, Koesters, and Thompsons don't have the same celebirty status as Rod Stewert, Frank Sinatra, or Mel Torme, but they are celebirties in the model railroad community. MR saw to that. We as hard working middle class people tend to forget that with the celebirties scheduals of personel appearences, concerts, and movie shoots, like us that work hard in an office, or a factory, also need time to "decompress". Model railroading is that escape away from the bright lights. To us Sinatra, Torme, and Stewart are big time celebs, with "a really cool hobby."
Also, us folks here in the United States also forget that different parts of the world have different cultures. When we see pictures of a modellers layout from another part of the globe, we tend to forget that modelling a "chicken in a bag", might be the norm from his country, but would have an American modeller on the phone to the ASPCA. It also works sthe opposite. A moldeller from that counntry sees we modleled a "prostitute on the corner", might have him gasping for air and thinking "How does he get away with that?" Different country, different cultures.
JWB you were right in voicing your opinions about Mindenhiem. As an American, you have that right. I think everyone, no matter where on this big blue marble lives, has that right. We just have to take each opinion with a grain of salt.
Besides...I won't want to see Mindenhiem swinging naked on a wrecking ball....
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I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.