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Roy Turner Scenery Clinic 780-4 (John Allen / Gorre & Daphetid part only)
This video contains the six and a half minute portion of Roy Turner's scenery clinic 780-4 that addresses the Gorre & Daphetid. Several slides are missing, but the audio has been left intact as it describes some of John's techniques.
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Jerry Drake's "John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid Railroad" Clinic 780-36
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This is the late Jerry Drake's NMRA clinic 780-36, created after John Allen's death. He was a good friend of John; most of the photos in this clinic were taken by him, except where noted. The photos can be viewed at: gdlines.org/GDRP/Visitor Photo Gallery/album/JDclinic/index.html
John Allen's clinic 780-20, "Optimum Use Of Space"
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Narrated by John Allen himself, the clinic is a detailed analysis of available space for a model layout, and how to determine it, using grids and colored paper squares to represent table area. Also included are numerous photos of John's Gorre & Daphetid to illustrate the concepts he presents. The slides can be viewed here: gdlines.org/GDRP/JA_Photos/album/OUS_Clinic/index.html
The Sarcastics at the Dugout, August 18 1989
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Track Time Title 1 0:00 Ed's George Bush Intro 2 1:12 She's Leaving Home 3 4:50 Prepatory Skool 4 7:50 I Got the Six 5 11:12 Rockaway Beach 6 13:32 Do You Wanna Dance 7 15:55 Planet Claire 8 20:34 Surf Medley 1; Wipeout 9 22:13 Surf Medley 2; Gimme Good Lovin 10 24:17 Surf Medley 3; Walk Don't Run 11 24:46 Surf Medley 4; Pipeline 12 26:11 Surf Medley 5; Batman Theme 13 27:36 Jersey Surf Party 1...
John Allen Clinic VV23 - Model Railroad Photography
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Narrated by John himself, in this NMRA clinic the maestro describes various tips and tricks for photography of model railroads.
The Sarcastics at John & Peter's 11/16/1985
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A Saturday "matinee", 3 PM start. Two full sets.
Taggart Transcontinental - 05/01/2022
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May 1 2022 runs on the Taggart Transcontinental.
The Sarcastics: "All Inside My Head", at the Swap-Meat, 08/28/1989
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From the Sarcastics First (and Last) Annual Picnic and Swap-Meat; original song "All Inside My Head".
Rail-fanning on Steve Witt's Model Railroad, Oct. 2 2021
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Rail-fanning on Steve Witt's Model Railroad, Oct. 2 2021
Taggart Transcontinental, Aug. 30 2021
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Taggart Transcontinental, Aug. 30 2021
Aerotrain Test on the Taggart Transcontinental, April 2021
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Aerotrain Test on the Taggart Transcontinental, April 2021
Taggart Transcontinental Branch line run Sept 2020
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Taggart Transcontinental Branch line run Sept 2020
Camera Car Taggart Transcontinental Main Line Sept 2020
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Camera Car Taggart Transcontinental Main Line Sept 2020
Reefer Madness on the Taggart Transcontinental, September 2020
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Reefer Madness on the Taggart Transcontinental, September 2020
The Sarcastics: "Everything to Me" at Grendel's Lair 10/01/1986
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The Sarcastics: "Everything to Me" at Grendel's Lair 10/01/1986
The Sarcastics: "No Brain, No Pain" at The Barn 05/16/1990
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The Sarcastics: "No Brain, No Pain" at The Barn 05/16/1990
The Sarcastics: "All American Boy" at Jaspers 10/29/1987
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The Sarcastics: "All American Boy" at Jaspers 10/29/1987
The Sarcastics: "My Big Bird" at The Barn 05/16/1990
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The Sarcastics: "My Big Bird" at The Barn 05/16/1990
Very cool to see John's Layout. Thanks for sharing.
I just got the notification for this-I know it’s going to be exciting! Thank you for sharing these clinics!
Who’s been hiding this gem all these years?
Absolutely incredible ! never seen such a fine presentation on Johns railroad! I will share this with my friend Howard Zane who im sure will love to see this ! Johns work brought me to this great hobby and I can tell you all of the modeling greats I know like Howard Zane and George Sellios were also inspired by the G+D . I have never heard john's voice which was also moving to me. I only wish I met the man
Glad you like it. But it is narrated by John's friend Jerry Drake, circa 1977. Here's another clinic presented and narrated by John himself: czcams.com/video/mcqlpLM_n2o/video.html
There is something mystical about the GD Line. It has always fascinated me since I became interested in model railroading. John was ahead of his time in so many aspects of the hobby and it's impressive what he was able to accomplish in an era when so much of the hobby had to be scratch-built, hand-laid, and otherwise constructed from any sort of available material. To say John was a genius doesn't even come close to describing what he accomplished and what he means to the hobby. He left us too young and the loss of the layout shortly after his passing was beyond tragic. Thank you for posting this video. It was very enjoyable to watch and see photos of the layout not previously published.
Thanks John Allen! That was a lot of great advice. You appear to be very knowledgeable on the subject. I would love to see your layout in person one day. You are a master modeler!
Unfortunately John Allen died more than a half century ago, and his layout was destroyed shortly thereafter in a fire at his Monterey home. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitby_Allen
@@neilblumberg3341 I know. I am paying my respects to the man who started the entire industry. His innovations are still staples of train layouts the world over. Part of his layout, though burned and with the smell of smoke, are at Kalmbach publishing's mains office with a few of the partially melted engines. Maybe I will get a chance to see them in person one day. I wish I could have met him. He seemed like a great guy from what I have read of him.
Thank you for posting this tribute to John Allen. His work inspired so many of us.
I never thought I'd hear John's voice. Well, that there's a welcome dimension.
Still a stunning layout after all these years! Hard to comprehend how much he modeled in a given space. I have the book and still thumb through it on occasion. It never disappoints!
It was an awesome layout. Thanks for sharing. Love the explanations from someone who actually operated on the layout.
Thank you for sharing this. ❤
Thank you very much, John Allen's layout inspired many modelers over the years as it was the absolute state of the art and still is.
I visited John when I was in high school. He explained that he modeled using a camera view in that what was close to the visitor was highly detailed, but what was in the distance was just done enough to look acceptable to the lens. As you look at his layout understand that when we visited he was just about to complete the mainline and he discussed what was next. He was a good person and gracious in hosting a couple of high school kids who rode bikes from Salinas after getting off the Daylight to visit him. I can remember his sense of humor as I pushed the button adjacent the subway station and watched min enjoy his joke as no train even arrived.
Very cool. Are you aware of my website "gdlines.org"? Lots of photos. We have a visitors gallery, it would be great if you could expand on your visit for addition to that. You can email me at "info at gdlines.org".
WOW ! Ze Master of every modeller, even if you don't like this time period or places represented, even if you don't want all your cave full, it's stay a REFERENCE and always magical ! even after all these years... don't know if light pictures have been reworked but quality is nearly perfect ! for them who know John's layout, you can easily say for each pictures where was your place in the cave room ! ETERNAL John Allen....Thanks for sharing : )
Beautiful asalways John Allan Presenta !
One man's incredible work of a lifetime, all lost. 😢
Charlie said "Mopars been doing it long before the SRT boys."
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that man was call The Wizard of Montery, he will never forget
Tell me more about your railroad. I'm also modeling from Atlas Shrugged.
Well, it's obviously freelance so I can run a variety of equipment, especially Gorre & Daphetid, who in my world has partnered with TT to share the limited and dwindling resources to keep the line open. Also have many tribute cars of model railroads (the NMRA Heritage cars, etc.). Northeastern local, I have Rockdale (Dagney's home town). As with the book, various anachronisms exist vs. reality. The rivet counters won't be happy - too bad. My build blog is here: witt-family.com/LayoutConstruction.htm
It's like a watercolor painting come to life!
Who is John Galt?
Whitney "Whit" Towers, a contemporary of John Allen's, had the well known Alturas & Lone Pine model railroad. In a promotional film for the National Model Railroad Association (circa 1962) titled "Wayfreight on the AL&P" a snippet involving a refrigerator car being spotted on a siding. Said car was lettered for the Marijuana Central and the car had the slogan "Route of the Reefers" as part of the livery. As to what happened to the car in the intervening 60+ years, I am clueless.
Mr. Allen was so far ahead of his time it was truly amazing!
Wow! Dude was a true artist. Would never have thought of atmospheric effects. Imagine if that railroad saw DCC and digital photography. Long live the Gorre & Daphetid!
This is perfection , everything else since only gets close . He did it when you had to make it all up from. scratch.
I too remember John's work in the modeler magazines. He set the standard for modeling for all time. Most of us only dabble. But to his credit, he was a professional photographer with an eye for best effect, and he could devote all his off-duty time to his passion, as he wasn't married and raising a family. Most of us have to wait until the kids are on their own and we are retired from our jobs to even consider a detailed layout, and still have to deal with the spouse's wants.
John Allen wasn't only a Master Builder and Modeler... he was a professional Photographer! Today, film is virtually gone. Kodachrome is gone and Ektachrome almost the same. The compensations need to be done in Photoshop or similar photo editing program.
WOW much of this I have never seen before !!! John's layout inspired so many of us babe boomers to push the limits on our modeling skills. The G & D will always be one of my Favorites !!!
The great late John Allen's Layout . Seeing it in Model Railroader Magazine when I was in Jr High school hooked me to the hobby. His floor to ceiling scenery was beyond belief. He also inspired Howard Zane and George Sellios as well as countless thousands of other modelers
If there ever was a model railroad hall of fame,imo John Allen and George sellios would be inductee 1 and 2...
Well, there sort of is such a thing. It is the National Model Railroad Association "Pioneers of Model Railroading." It includes John Allen and George Sellios as well as other notable modelers like Frank Ellison and Whit Towers. (It also has a lot of manufacturers and other movers and shakers in the hobby.)
Always great to hear Pierre Robert play this on 93.3 WMMR!
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Just fantastic to be able to see all the different views of the Gorre and Daphetid. And hearing John discuss his photography techniques is priceless.
It would be interesting if this film could be restored with color enhancement.
Or the original film transferred with modern equipment.
Beautifully done. A magnificent layout Thank you Brad
Nice find, and so good to see some things have been saved and are now preserved as a digital recordings and images. As the photographs tapes and film will eventually will all disappear from record. And to see these shared freely is just wonderful. 50 years since John Passed on... That's long enough for everyone who has recordings and photographs to keep cashing in on John Allen's life's work.
He mentions the "reciprocity factor" a couple of times and I've found not everybody knows what that means. (usually called "reciprocity failure.") It is where film emulsion in low light behaves differently and has lower and lower sensitivity with lower and lower light. The curve is non-linear. So back in the film days, you needed to learn this and not just use what your light meter said but add in more time for the time exposure to compensate for the "film reciprocity failures.". That's why so many time exposures made by people who didn't know this came out dark all the time. It is not applicable to digital cameras at all - yippee. They just have "digital noise" in low light - boohoo.
THANK-YOU! I never thought I would sit in on a John Allen NMRA Clinic in late 2022. I have often wondered what John would have thought of digital photography and editing software.
I am pretty sure he would have embraced it. Even in this video near the end he describes a distracting feature on a slide saying, "...the distraction in this one could easily be painted out on the slide with opaque. Then the whole sky would be a less disturbing black." That is one of the "old school" versions of photo "editing". There are also many tricks that can be done in the darkroom when making prints and I'm sure John Allen knew them and likely used them. One trick is to partially block the light from the enlarger with a card and slowly draw it away to make exposure more even if the negative has light falloff across it. Or moving a small paddle on a stick around over an overexposed area for a period. I would be surprised if he didn't use techniques like this at times. In his time, he was simply limited to the tools available and seems to use them all. He seems very focused on the final image and think he would use any means available to improve it.
People forget he was a photographer first and this clearly shows that.
No works in the English language to describe this other than WOW! Such a trip back in time! Thank you!
This is a real jewel! To hear John Allen's voice describe lighting and photographic techniques while viewing the immortal Gorre and Daphetid RR is beyond words! Thank you so much for posing this!
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I remember this layout from pictures of the past. Heartwarming
That is my dream model railroad I wish I had that talent
I love the G&D. I'm in the slow process of building a G&D themed layout. The G&D Sorethroat branch
It really is a shame we lost such an amazing masterpiece shortly after the death of its creator. Perhaps one day, some intrepid modelers, inspired by the surviving photographs and models, will band together and bring back what was lost in that terrible fire, perhaps with new techniques and technology to bring the Gorre & Daphetid Railroad back better than it ever was before. The whistle will blow once more
Someone is well on their way with doing EXACTLY that: czcams.com/video/JgQJV7eu4o0/video.html
I use the road name on my mountainous, bridge loving railroad on Railroads Online. I fell in love with Wescotts book on the railroad as a kid and have romanticized it ever since.