Celebrity Train Layouts, Part 1- Frank Sinatra From:Dinah Manoff , James N. Harrell , John Martinuzzi , Debbie Allen , Harlan Jordan , TM Books , TM Books & Video ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TM Books
EAN: 7804846338326
Format: Color
Format: DVD-Video
Format: NTSC
Is Autographed: 0
Label: TM Books & Video
Manufacturer: TM Books & Video
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 60 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 750 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 25 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 530 hundredths-inches
Publisher: TM Books & Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-01-01
Running Time: 40 minutes
Studio: TM Books & Video
Product Description:
Celebrity Train Layouts - Frank Sinatra
Part 1
In 1995, Frank Sinatra sold his Rancho Mirage, California compound to Canadian businessman, Jim Pattison. Mr. Pattison kept with Sinatra estate just as Mr. "S" left it, including the train cottage. TM was granted exclusive rights to film the layout in July, 2002.
And now, for the first time, the Frank Sinatra train collection and layout in action. The layout is reminiscent of Lionel's legendary 1949 showroom layout. Frank duplicated the famous two-level station scene and also has a dog-bone-shaped upper level.
The action includes trains from all three Lionel eras plus the Sinatra collection in the museum-quality setting. Featured are a 225E Prewar freight set, 1950 Hudson with Irvington cars, UP passenger set from 1984, GS-2 Daylight, and original Girl's Train, the Hiawatha, and UP M10,000 set from 1935. You can almost see the Chairman of the Board sipping a drink and watching his trains run.
Bonus Material:- Chapter index
- Audio commentary by producers
- Text commentary
40 minutes.
Customer Reviews:
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
 Mr. Sinatra engineered a phenomenal train layout, 2006-12-22
At a visual level, it doesn't matter so much that this is Frank Sinatra's Lionel train layout; Turn off the sound, and I'm sure there are a few other collectors who would have the means to build a magnificent layout this way. But what adds so much depth to this wonderful presentation is learning the human story behind Frank's poor youth, and his desire to create later in life a collection of what he yearned for as a boy, yet could not afford. The layout is spectacular, and Frank insisted on keeping every train in tip-top condition so that any train, old or new, could be run for a visitor. This is a museum in more than one sense; the trains are certainly collector grade (and you get to see them all), but it also gives you pause to reflect on how a world-class celebrity would retreat from his stressful life to a small guest house that contained a youthful escape back to the streets of Hoboken.
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