Overview of the Piermont Division Model Railroad
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The Piermont Division is one of the most artistic layouts in our hobby. Its builder, Howard Zane is a graduate of the famous Parsons School of Design. He has worked professionally as a painter, sculptor, and industrial designer and this training and talent are apparent everywhere on this masterpiece layout. This HO railroad runs through the Apalacians coal mine country of the 1950’s. The Piermont leases equipment for many eastern roads because Hoawrd can’t limit himself to a favorite prototype. Since he retired in 1987, Howard has devoted much of his time to building and rebuilding this layout. In fact, his basement has been expanded twice already to handle this massive railroad.
Allen Keller is with Howard Zane in his basement layout room. Howard has been an artist for many years, but to him model railroading is the ultimate artform, and nothing has been as challenging. Allen Keller goes on to show the ways the layout of the railroad has changed throughout the years through to the current version. Watch more from Allen Keller’s Great Model Railroad series in the Model Railroad Academy archives.
The Piermont division is one of the most artistic layouts in our hobby. It's builder, Howard Zane, is a graduate of the famous Parsons School of Design. He has worked professionally as a painter, sculptor and industrial designer. His training and talent are apparent everywhere on this masterpiece. This H O railroad runs through the Appalachian coal mine country of the 1950s.
The Piermont leases equipment from many eastern roads because Howard can't limit himself to a favorite prototype. Since he retired in 1987, Howard has devoted much of his time to building and rebuilding this layout. The basement has been expanded twice already to handle this massive railway. Hi, I'm Allen Keller, and this is Howard Zane, the creator of the ever expanding, highly artistic Piermont division. Howard is model railroading the ultimate art form for you?
Allen, I've been a painter. I've been a sketch artist, illustrator, sculptor. Nothing I've ever experienced in the art world has been as challenging as model railroading. Yes, it is the ultimate expression. This is the original layout that we documented in volume 12.
It was hard to access because of all the duck-unders. This is how the layout, with the second edition, looked back in 2003, in volume 44. Now that edition is finished and the original section is completely changed. We'll spend most of our time on the new areas. Let's go now to Bond.
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