mrhmag.com - August 2011 Nick Muff interview

mrhmag.com - August 2011 Nick Muff interview - the FULL 30 minute version

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Check out scenes that were omitted from the original 6 minuter version of the Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine interview of Nick Muff. This is a bonus video from the August 2011 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine - mrhmag.com

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@hammlybammly3654 2 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet this man last weekend. He invited my coworker and I to see his basement. We had no idea what he had down there, but I could have stayed there for days!!! It is so amazing! He's such a nice man. Very inspirational to see someone take their passion so far. I feel very lucky to have had that opportunity. He is still working on his models and having a great time!

@randysaueracker8489 10 жыл бұрын

I am absolutely amazed at the level of sophistication in this layout, but what really gets me is the F7 cab. Truly unique model room. Well done!

@prowordsmith 11 жыл бұрын

Close-ups of the station and surrounding area would have been great. I also would like to have seen inside the engine cab.

@hestheMaster 6 жыл бұрын

Damn impressive layout and 1:1 train modelling as well. Dr. Muff is crazy ,but crazy like a fox. I once bought a bunch of slides on Ebay from him so I guess in a way I helped him to build this tremendous miniature world he created. Way to go Dr. Muff!

@geraldstokes5661 10 жыл бұрын

I must say Nick, what a beautiful work of art you've created, Thanks for sharing this awesome creation...Cheers

@NgaiOlaudah 9 жыл бұрын

Mr. Muff: you, too, sir, ARE A VERY FINE AMERICAN ARTIST. This is museum quality MASTER WORK, deserving as well to be shown to the world. Thank you.

@caseyjones745 6 жыл бұрын

More, more, more! I could watch hours of the detail in this layout and the cab. Thanks for sharing.

@theaveragerailfanner7447 8 жыл бұрын

wow the F7 cab is a pretty neat idea Nick!

@mjdart54 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this treasure, fantastic!

@roberthunerberg1509 Жыл бұрын

A absolutely amazing layout and his love of the Kansas City Southern!!!

@joevidal7616 6 жыл бұрын

OOOOOOOoooooohh Myyyyyyyyy!!! this has got to be one of the most incredible works of modeling I have seen, amazing job!!

@Willysmb44 6 жыл бұрын

I've read about this for a while now, sure would love to see it in person someday. Amazing model and 1:1 scale work!

@fredfinke2583 6 жыл бұрын

I was raised just east of KC in the 50s and 60s and I was in love with trains. The fidelity is amazing and the animated Western Auto sign plus the P&L building with the changing colors really brings back fond memories. Frisco and MoPac were my favorite lines but KCS will now earn a place in my memory book.

@efitter7 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing layout! First rate, great job! Thanks for sharing.

@MrSteve666999 10 жыл бұрын

OMG thats under his house!! unbelievable. Well done fantastic!

@BCSJRR 2 жыл бұрын

He had the F7 lowered into a "new" basement, then built that part of the house over it. Good luck if it ever needs to come out from there!

@BCSJRR 2 жыл бұрын

I happened to select Kansas City Confidential on amazon prime as the night's video pick and at the beginning of the movie I took one look and said "that's the Kansas City Union station that Nick Muff modeled" His mode of the station was so good the real was instantly recognizable!

@billbaio6662 10 жыл бұрын

Terrific!

@AllSortsOfStuff58 10 жыл бұрын

I'm speechless.......

@caligrownSRH 11 жыл бұрын

Whats, no look inside the cab!!!!!

@retrainrun 11 жыл бұрын

I first read about this 15 or so years ago, and back then I thought what a awsome idea!! if you could afford it. And now seen the video and listening to the man that did it it's like... I,m dreaming. Thanks for sharing this fantastic story and layout with the world! :)

@Jensmetts 11 жыл бұрын

Real nice Video. That would be awesome to see. He done some amazing work.

@MartoNscale 11 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video.

@prprijs 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing! The work of a life time.

@ronb2943 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@Modelrailroad10 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, way too cool

@SGTDUPREY 11 жыл бұрын

awesome story about the F unit cab, I wish I could find one. That's also an Amazing layout.

@MrSd40jk 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@bgm-1961 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, during the Union Station discussion, a little camera movement to get closer to the station would've been very interesting.

@polish_sniper_f1332 8 жыл бұрын

amazing...

@pacbeltrr38 6 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant piece of incredible!!!! What I wouldn't give to have something half that nice.... Carmine 🚂

@lynnmiller8919 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work. I especially enjoyed the passenger car reproduction and of course the F unit.

@Rdrake1413 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@kevinboatman7716 9 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!

@modelrrfan51 10 жыл бұрын

Great layout, big KCS fan here also.

@jacksonrailfan3179 10 жыл бұрын

Wow.....

@coplini 4 жыл бұрын

Nick you are the best

@MrSd40jk 10 жыл бұрын

So cool.

@PeterNGloor 9 жыл бұрын

a masterpiece

@scott4152 11 жыл бұрын

MAD MAD skills,

@22megaton29 9 жыл бұрын

KCS runs through my home town of Wylie TX with so other Northfolk south trains every now and then They also run in Mexico

@railfanatroseville3454 4 жыл бұрын

THIS DUDE HAS AN ENTIRE F UNIT IN HIS BASEMENT!! HE IS THE ~KING~ OF MODEL RAILROADERS!

@BCSJRR 2 жыл бұрын

Not an entire F-unit. Just the cab... But still, talk about over the top! Just remember to use ear plugs if he's going to blow the horn while you're down there.

@BIkeManBen 9 жыл бұрын

sweet!!

@prowordsmith 11 жыл бұрын

AHA! I'll bet there was no cameraman on the shoot! But why not shoot B roll after the interview and edit in more close shots?

@246spyder 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 30 minutes of talk. Why not get up close and personal with the layout and still talk. Gee, whata let down.

@borntonature3658 7 жыл бұрын

Wow

@bobbyreynolds1972 11 жыл бұрын

This is so cool, I want a Capital Limited or Chessie Steam Special car mock up for my basement. I would like to be able to build the Baltimore train station that nice too.

@SFICA9 10 жыл бұрын

This is impressive but I've always wondered why there is a disconnect in the railfan community. Real locomotives are rusting away at museums in America and there's hardly any money to be had for restoring them. Yet there are plenty of people (including Frank Sinatra back in the day) who have spent huge sums of $$$ and tons of time on models of trains only.

@MotoCrazy66 9 жыл бұрын

It's easier.

@ACLTony 9 жыл бұрын

Sad reality is that the costs of restoring prototype locomotives and passenger cars is mind boggling high. A major setback for many groups has been if a desired locomotive or car was donated by the railroad (rare but does still happen) that same railroad will either not want to move it on its rails due to deteriorated mechanical condition, or the railroad's brass is paranoid about liability (CSX is a good example) and the default answer is an automatic "NO". For the railroad that says yes the charges levied are quite high. Moving equipment by over-the-road truck often involves wide flatbeds, city/county wide load permits, route surveys for obstacles, liability issues, etc that, again, involves high costs that even rich celebrities balk at. Imagine paying $100,000 just to properly prepare a deteriorated locomotive to move to a museum facility. Then having to spend an additional $100,000 to restore to "Static Display" condition or spend $1,000,000+ to restore it to mechanical operating condition that is FRA Compliant! Most museums and tourist railroads don't have that kind of capital on hand, which is why they have to be very selective. Hence why in so many cases we've seen beautiful pieces of railroad history either allowed to rot or is cut up for scrap.