Back in the 70's MR ran an extensive article on John and his rail empire. He had a lot of fun with it in addition to realism. Prior to plastic models, when everything was scratch built, he put a plastic model under a hot light and let it warp and partially melt, trying to make a point. The edge of his layout that had a model chain link fence, the fence posts were needles to keep people from laying hands or arms on top of it to admire his work. He also eschewed diesel engines. A visitor to his layout noticed a man in a noose, hanging off one of his bridges and just had to ask. John replied, "He was a diesel salesman".
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