Just wondering if there are any known famous modellers out there (maybe lurking on this site even). By famous I refer to famous for other reasons, such as actors, musicians, etc?
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Hip_Priest
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Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:39 PM UTC
mikeli125
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:08 AM UTC
I'm sure Ringo Star has model railways thats why he done the voice overs for thomas the
tank engine oh and I think gary newman dabbled I remember him being asked on a saturday kids tv program to build a model plane or the fact that he had his own
tank engine oh and I think gary newman dabbled I remember him being asked on a saturday kids tv program to build a model plane or the fact that he had his own
PorkChop
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:25 AM UTC
Eric Clapton does cars.....
Kelley
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:36 AM UTC
Kurt Schilling the Cy Young Award winning pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks is an AFV modeller. A year or so back when the Diamondbacks were in town, and had an off day, he showed up at the local hobby-shop to check it out. I wasn't there but heard about it from a couple of guys who were.
Mike
Mike
kkeefe
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 05:16 AM UTC
Neil Young (of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young) is big into trains.
Merlin
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 06:59 AM UTC
I read years ago that Andy Williams builds WW1 aircraft :-)
All the best
Rowan
All the best
Rowan
TankCarl
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Posted: Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:28 AM UTC
Micheal Gross who played the father on "Family Ties" does HO scale railroading.I think he got a model of the moth for a train station he scratch built. (++) 
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RobH
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 04:29 AM UTC
Mike Myers, I've heard, makes models (of what I don't know), and Peter Jackson of LOTR fame, is into WWI (mainly memorabilia ANZAC stuff) and on the Perry Twins website theres a movie of him being taught sculpting.........
Rob
Rob
almonkey
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 07:18 AM UTC
gary newman was on tiswas and because he had a pilots licence, chris tarrant gave him an airfix spitfire to build before the show ended. to make it more interesting chris threw away the instructions. this was somthing i remembered ever since and today it paid off!! does this make me a full on anorak?
Merlin
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 07:30 AM UTC
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gary newman was on tiswas and because he had a pilots licence, chris tarrant gave him an airfix spitfire to build before the show ended. to make it more interesting chris threw away the instructions. this was somthing i remembered ever since and today it paid off!! does this make me a full on anorak?
Hi almonkey
Most definitely :-)
Join the club... my Andy Williams contribution dates back to Scale Models, somewhere about 1973...!!! :-) :-)
Ah Tiswas.... those were the days!!!
All the best, and wearing my anorak with pride...
Rowan
blaster76
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 07:42 AM UTC
How about Madonna.....she tries to model being a person #:-)
Merlin
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 07:59 AM UTC
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How about Madonna.....she tries to model being a person #:-)
Ouch!!! That's harsh...
She does her best.... Bless!!! :-) :-) (she'll manage it one-day...)
All the best
Rowan
mj
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 08:57 AM UTC
There’s a very old thread on RMS about this topic. You can pick it up here:
RMS post
It mentions, among others, Clint Eastwood and John Belushi.
Mike
RMS post
It mentions, among others, Clint Eastwood and John Belushi.
Mike
john17
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 09:31 AM UTC
Michael Gross is a big time railroad guy. I work for Walthers, the train company. Michael Gross is actually the spokesperson for "The World's Greatest Hobby" campaign ran by Kalmbach, and backed by Walthers and other manufacturers. He toured Walthers last year, and seemed more excited to be here than we were to have an actor here. LOL He's a very warm and genuine person. We've also had Rod Stewart here. He's a big time train guy. I've heard John Travolta is as well.
John
John
KiwiDave
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 03:00 PM UTC
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We've also had Rod Stewart here. He's a big time train guy.
Which reminds me New Zealands own Rachel Hunter has done quite a bit of modelling....
Saw Gary Newman on the Brit 'Top of the Pops' the other week with some weirdos. He looked like he was still wearing the same mascara.
Regards Dave
DutchBird
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 05:11 PM UTC
The producer of the Betales, forgot his name, is also into trains,, both the models, and the original. Supposedly he also has a lot of models in his office. And as he said:" With a lot of these artists comning into my office seeing my models, most of the conversation goes about them, and when I mention I have the real ones as well, that is all that is talked about." names he mentioned: Rod Steward, Bruce Springsteen, George Michael, IIRC Elton John...
Hollowpoint
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Posted: Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 05:31 PM UTC
I'm a legend in my own mind. Does that count? 
Probably not.
Ever notice all the car models on the home set of the "Home Improvement" sitcom? The IPMS Journal used to give regular updates on whose models were showing up there. Apparently, Tim Allen (Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor) was quite a car model nut and chose some of the best to appear on the set.
Probably not.
Ever notice all the car models on the home set of the "Home Improvement" sitcom? The IPMS Journal used to give regular updates on whose models were showing up there. Apparently, Tim Allen (Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor) was quite a car model nut and chose some of the best to appear on the set.
modelcitizen62
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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 10:55 PM UTC
Seems I remember years ago that Garry Trudeau, the Doonesbury creator, co-authored a book on diorama modeling.
MadMax
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 06:31 AM UTC
thomas the tank engine? Thomas der panzer-motor? lol
MAD_DUCK
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 04:01 PM UTC
Phil Collins is into trains and Mel Tormea (SP) built WWI planes
Vince
Vince
BroAbrams
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 04:41 PM UTC
I know that Queen Mary (of England) was famous for her lust for miniatures. She even had a record maker build her a working phonograph with records that was only an 1"X1".
Rob
PS It was Jim Belushi who did car models, not his brother John.
Rob
PS It was Jim Belushi who did car models, not his brother John.
GIBeregovoy
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 09:53 PM UTC
Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell... oh wait, they're super models... #:-)
almonkey
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Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 02:12 AM UTC
reminds me of a joke by alexi sayle "i went out last night with a super model......it was an airfix spitfire!"
User_789
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Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 05:22 AM UTC
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reminds me of a joke by alexi sayle "i went out last night with a super model......it was an airfix spitfire!"
Actually, we have here on Armorama, that joke as a slogan...
tazz
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Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2003 - 05:52 AM UTC
yes Neil Young owns half of lionel trains comapny
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