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Nov 13, 2019 · The 74-year-old singer, who once had a hit with a cover of Tom Waits' song Downtown Train, put the model city together in an attic at his home in Los Angeles.
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Rod Stewart's 1:87-scale railway features five-foot skyscrapers, period locomotives, a river, ship, power station, and tiny passengers in period dress. It takes up almost the entire third floor of his Beverly Hills mansion. Stewart reported that the idea of the railway model and cityscape came from the tracks near his boyhood North London home. He ...
Stewart described to the BBCthe minutia that was necessary in crafting such an intricate work. "You start off with a grey. And then you add a little concrete color, so every paving stone is slightly different...And the cracks have to have some black chalk...and then you add a little bit of rubbish in the gutters, you add a little bit of rust here a...
Despite its scale, the model was allegedly pretty ad hoc. "None of it was really planned," Stewart said. He added that he "just winged it." Stewart's wife, photographer Penny Lancaster, also helped with some of the model landscapes. Her photos acted as a sort of reference for Stewart's layout. Often the couple would stop somewhere to take pictures ...
Learn how the rock star spent 23 years building a realistic replica of post-war Chicago and New York railway systems in his Beverly Hills mansion. See photos of his intricate and detailed model, which features sound effects, period locomotives, and tiny passengers.
Mar 14, 2023 · After 26 years, the veteran rocker finally lets the world see his breathtaking completed model railway - a 124ft spread depicting an entire US city and inspired by the view from his childhood...
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Oct 29, 2007 · Learn how the rock star built a 1,500-square-foot model railroad inspired by 1940s New York in his Beverly Hills home. See photos and read his interview with Model Railroader magazine, the world's best-selling hobby publication.
The singer built a 1,500-square-foot model of a US city inspired by Manhattan, featuring many buildings, bridges, and trains. He shared the finished product with Railway Modeller magazine and talked about his hobby on BBC Radio 2.
Nov 13, 2019 · The rock star unveils his Grand Street and Three Rivers City, a 1,500-square-foot model of an American city in the 1940s, inspired by his love of railroads. The model features sound effects, skyscrapers, bridges, a Celtic FC-liveried coal wagon and more.
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Nov 13, 2019 · The singer unveils his massive and detailed model of a US city, set in the 1940s, with hundreds of buildings and vehicles. He says he is addicted to the landscape and scenery modelling, and was inspired by American railways.
