Sad Loss of a Great Work

Sailor Steve · 11-06-18, 08:10 PM

I just stumbled on this video about the end of a legend. I'd never heard of it before, but to some people it's an old friend, and the end of it is truly a loss.

u crank · 11-06-18, 08:58 PM

Sad story for sure. As an older fella myself I can sympathize with that guy. Age creeps up on you. I have a brother who is a year younger than me. He has an extensive HO scale layout that like this one is heavy on the scenery and buildings. Almost all is scratch built. Similar time period and theme. His eyesight is not what it was and he has a lot of other age related problems. Don't we all. Because of arthritis in my left wrist my guitar playing has been cut back quite a bit.

Still it is nice that this layout will be shared in someways with others and live on. It truly is a work of art.

Thanks for sharing Steve.

Buddahaid · 11-06-18, 10:06 PM

Thanks, Steve, that really is a magnificent build, even in pieces sadly. I can't get over how great the painting is.

Jimbuna · 11-07-18, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Still it is nice that this layout will be shared in someways with others and live on. It truly is a work of art.

Very true

Mr Quatro · 11-07-18, 11:57 AM

Nice find Steve ... I really like his work bench area ...

http://jamestowntrains.com/layout-tours/steve-strebel

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Steve and his support group, The “O” Scale Guys, have spent more than 25 years building the 1930s era “O” scale RP&G in the attic of Steve’s home. The RP&G layout measures 18 by 36 feet and features over 140 scratch-built structures, many hundreds of feet of hand-laid track on hand-cut ties, a dozen bridges and trestles and hand-painted backdrops. Supported by spectacular scenery, the structures are the primary features on the layout. There are a dozen mines as well as several mills and town sites. The mine lower levels have been completed and two new mines have been added to the layout.

fumo30 · 11-07-18, 12:26 PM

What goes up, must come down.

11-06-18, 08:10 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sad Loss of a Great Work I just stumbled on this video about the end of a legend. I'd never heard of it before, but to some people it's an old friend, and the end of it is truly a loss. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-06-18, 08:58 PM	#2
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,565 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Sad story for sure. As an older fella myself I can sympathize with that guy. Age creeps up on you. I have a brother who is a year younger than me. He has an extensive HO scale layout that like this one is heavy on the scenery and buildings. Almost all is scratch built. Similar time period and theme. His eyesight is not what it was and he has a lot of other age related problems. Don't we all. Because of arthritis in my left wrist my guitar playing has been cut back quite a bit. Still it is nice that this layout will be shared in someways with others and live on. It truly is a work of art. Thanks for sharing Steve. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

11-06-18, 10:06 PM	#3
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,568 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Steve, that really is a magnificent build, even in pieces sadly. I can't get over how great the painting is. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

11-07-18, 12:26 PM	#6
fumo30 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 872 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	What goes up, must come down. __________________