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a ModelersLife

by Lionel Strang

All modelers have a life but what do we know of it. This podcast is as much about the people in model railroading has it is about the hobby itself. I've met so many interesting people in the hobby over the years I decided it would be fun to share their back stories with everyone else. So come along with me, Lionel Strang as we discover just how many fascinating folks there are in this great hobby of ours.

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#19
all-time peak
8
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Episode 288: David Popp

#43 trending · Hobbies

David Popp has brought knowledge and joy to model railroaders around the world for well over two decades, with his deep his enthusiasm for the hobby, and his ability to m

Sep 4
1 h 11 min

America 250 Locomotive Celebration

The N.C. Transportation Museum, Trains Magazine, White River Productions, Scale Trains, Virtual Railfan, and Jack & Audrey Harris are excited to present the America 250 L

Aug 24
1 h 46 min

Scott and the Judges

It was a beautiful morning in Chattanooga, Tennessee home of this year's NMRA national convention, the Scenic City Express. The trains were running, the vendors selling a

Aug 14
1 h 20 min

Chris Wehman and the NMRA Layout Tour

Another successful NMRA National convention has come and gone with one of the major highlights being a chance to operate on Chris Wehman's fabulous N Scale Norfolk Southe

Aug 2
1 h 26 min

Wallace Locomotive Works

Wallace Locomotive Works is a small manufacturer specializing in 3D-printed detail parts and accessories for model railroaders. Rather than producing complete locomotives

Jul 25
1 h 27 min

ViewerMail Flight #138

Once again, it's time to answer our voluminous ViewerMail we gathered together some of the greatest minds in the AML Nation to carefully evaluate each piece of mail with

Jul 16
1 h 27 min

Episode 287: Andrew Keeney

It's another exciting episode of "a ModelersLife" and this time we travel to the great state of Michigan to visit with Andrew ("Andy") Keeney, a highly respected HO scale

Jul 6
1 h 13 min

Blair Kooistra Still on the Road

The thirty-seven epic road trip continues… Starting from his home in Texas, he traveled through the Midwest, Appalachians, and Northeastern United States, photographing r

Jun 25
1 h 10 min

a Visit With Ken Patterson

Ken Patterson is one of the best-known personalities in model railroading today. He is a professional photographer, modeler, and media producer who has been published ext

Jun 16
1 h 20 min

ViewerMail Flight #137

  It's time for another exciting edition of ViewerMail where every episode starts with hope and ends with somebody discovering there's a much more complicated way to ac

Jun 8
1 h 30 min

Episode 286: George Taylor Returns!!

George Taylor has been hanging around the AML Nation almost as long as the modeler simply known as "Kelly." We've travelled a lot of miles with George through the years a

Jun 1
1 h 12 min

Episode 285: Bob Ginger

Bob Ginger is a well respected model railroader known for his detailed N-scale layout work and realistic operations-oriented design. He earned the prestigious Master Mode

May 25
1 h 16 min

Episode 284: Dustin Whitten

Dustin Whitten is a full time 1:1 railroader that's also an HO scale model railroader known for his coal-hauling Appalachian-themed layouts. His current layout was featur

May 18
1 h 11 min

World Record with Andy Zimmerman

Andy Zimmerman is well known in the model railroading community through his work with the National Model Railroad Association, as the Standards & Conformance Director. An

May 11
1 h 22 min

Dave Owens and NERPM

Long time friend of the AML Nation, Dave Owens stops by to bring us up to date about this year's Northeast Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet or NERPM (excuse me) as the re

May 4
1 h 14 min

Episode 283: John Gardiner a.k.a. G4

This week, we hear from G4, aka Doctor G4, Notch 11, aka John Gardiner IV. G4 is a long-time friend of the podcast and a valued member of the AML Nation. In this sprawlin

Apr 27
1 h 17 min

Episode 282: Tom Holley

When speaking with a third-generation railroader, that usually means he or she comes from a family where railroading has been passed down through the generations, and in

Apr 20
1 h 03 min

A Visit With Gordy

Gordy Robinson is a well-known figure in the hobby of model railroading, particularly through his involvement with the National Model Railroad Association. He has served

Apr 13
1 h 25 min

Whole Bunch of Stuff

When you've got a whole bunch of stuff and you need someplace to put it, where else would be more suitable than a Monday morning podcast. We get the gang together to intr

Apr 6
1 h 26 min

Kooistra Road Trip-Part Three

It's part three of the Blair Koostra epic 37 day journey across the northeast with camera and hand. One can only hope to achieve the mastery with a camera that Blair has

Mar 30
1 h 09 min

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