Had the pleasure of meeting Chuck & Susie at their house and seeing the layout 25 years ago. Thanks for sharing this, brings back great memories. Wonderful people and beautiful toy trains.
Back in 1980, I was watching this documentary on one of the public stations it was the company Buda Shoes, I think that the company was in India, and the program was interesting, the discount shoe store Pic way carried all kinds of their products, one of the company executives was Dave Marchant, that name just stuck in my head, he flew here to the states, and the camera crew followed him all around the country, and low and behold, the next scene he was visiting shoe stores talking to the customers, and he was here in bluefield at Pic way, this guy came half way around the world selling shoes.
I had been collecting O gauge since I was 10 years old. Then I saw the CTT magazine in spring of 1989 with Chuck on the cover. When I saw the brass #54 I just fell hard for Standard Gauge. Now as I approach my 60th birthday I now have both O and Standard Gauge layouts. Thank you Chuck. 🚂
OH Baby what a fine layout and collection! I can remember being 6 years old and viewing volume 2 of TM videos with my Granfather. I developed an affinity for standard gauge trains that is just as strong today as it was in 1992. Thank you Chuck for the memories and glad to see that the adaptation of your layout is more astounding now than it was before!
Back in 1989 I bought my first Classic Toy Trains magazine and on that cover was Chuck’s Standard Gauge trains. Thank you Chuck for getting me started with Standard Gauge trains 😊 I have worn out that magazine. Now I have the video. Favorite is the #54 brass.
Wow this layout is fantastic, I love hearing all the stories and history! I'm 22 and been model railroading my whole life and just recently got into o gauge and discovered prewar stuff, now im doing standard gauge and I'm loving every bit of it
Enjoyed he multiple idiots o Chuck over the years. Some of he rarest pieces are on his layout. Wish hey had made more buildings. Not sure but maybe there's a art form to tinplate structures ha can return to the market.
Chuck is a true gentleman. His collection and layout are spectacular.
i still play with trains too also. love the " flight sim".
Had the pleasure of meeting Chuck & Susie at their house and seeing the layout 25 years ago. Thanks for sharing this, brings back great memories. Wonderful people and beautiful toy trains.
Hey Jeff, are you Realated to Dave Marchamt?
Hey Jeff, are you Realated to Dave Marchamt?
Back in 1980, I was watching this documentary on one of the public stations it was the company Buda Shoes, I think that the company was in India, and the program was interesting, the discount shoe store Pic way carried all kinds of their products, one of the company executives was Dave Marchant, that name just stuck in my head, he flew here to the states, and the camera crew followed him all around the country, and low and behold, the next scene he was visiting shoe stores talking to the customers, and he was here in bluefield at Pic way, this guy came half way around the world selling shoes.
I had been collecting O gauge since I was 10 years old. Then I saw the CTT magazine in spring of 1989 with Chuck on the cover. When I saw the brass #54 I just fell hard for Standard Gauge. Now as I approach my 60th birthday I now have both O and Standard Gauge layouts. Thank you Chuck. 🚂
OH Baby what a fine layout and collection! I can remember being 6 years old and viewing volume 2 of TM videos with my Granfather. I developed an affinity for standard gauge trains that is just as strong today as it was in 1992. Thank you Chuck for the memories and glad to see that the adaptation of your layout is more astounding now than it was before!
Chuck Brasher has one of the finest collections of Standard Gauge Trains.
Back in 1989 I bought my first Classic Toy Trains magazine and on that cover was Chuck’s Standard Gauge trains. Thank you Chuck for getting me started with Standard Gauge trains 😊 I have worn out that magazine. Now I have the video. Favorite is the #54 brass.
Wow this layout is fantastic, I love hearing all the stories and history! I'm 22 and been model railroading my whole life and just recently got into o gauge and discovered prewar stuff, now im doing standard gauge and I'm loving every bit of it
Chuck is a legend.
A wonderful collection, standard gauge is still alive and well today
Enjoyed he multiple idiots o Chuck over the years. Some of he rarest pieces are on his layout. Wish hey had made more buildings. Not sure but maybe there's a art form to tinplate structures ha can return to the market.
More running the trains and less talk sounds good in this scene!
Very nice. Less talk and more action would have been better.