Hi Andre;
I dabble with a couple of modules in HOn30, Maine 2
ft.
It consumes more money hobby money than time overall.
I could never stick to the narrow gauge as a single
theme because there is not enough variety. All
equipment is home road, only a couple of paint
schemes, etc. Standard Gauge is far more interesting
in that regard, with the ability to model a piece of
equipment from essentially any railroad that
interchanged with the rest of the North American rail
net.
I think there is a lot more variety in structure
modeling possible too, some of those Colo. NG
buildings fit right in as older buildings elsewhere,
but try to fit Pine Canyon Donut shop into your 19th
century narrow gauge line!
Pieter
--- Andre Ming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
>
> Speak, oh Top S-Head...
>
> > ...Andre is looking for a sign from above as what
> to model.
>
> (LOL. I like that.)
>
> > The late Jack Amerine (sp?)....
>
> <snip: a hauntingly familiar tale of acquistion and
> stagnation>
>
> > .... His interests were so fragmented that there
> was no time to actually
> > do
> > anything!
>
> Lots of trurth to that. I know I don't have the
> time to devote to two
> different themes. Just this week, I put in 61 hours
> in the hot cabs of
> various Alco's earning a living. Once home I don't
> have a lot of oompah to
> work at a hobby bench or layout. (That will change
> as the weather cools,
> perhaps.)
>
> So... IF (and that's an interesting word)... I
> absolutely, positively, HAVE
> to have a layout built to high degree of completion.
> Then I need to "FOCUS",
> as you put it.
>
> You also were astute to realize that my two
> interests cannot be merged in a
> congruent fashion. It will need to be one or the
> other.
>
> Part of what is driving me to settle/find a solution
> for this is my lack of
> time. I have the gut feeling that whatever I pursue
> really needs a goodly
> supply of RTR stuff that requires minimum attention
> (weathering) before it
> can be placed into service.
>
> I'm not going to get that in 1890s Colo NG, nor am I
> actually going to get
> it in S scale UNLESS I make myself happy with what
> little RTR there is
> available. (Goodbye KC Terminal SW's/S2's, goodbye
> Frisco GP7's, Mopac
> RS3's... you get the idea.)
>
> Perhaps part of my quandery is that I still "think"
> like a modeler... when
> in reality I ceased being a genuine "modeler" some
> time ago.
>
> Ah, the tangled webs we weave.
>
> Perhaps if the lion's share of the equipment needed
> for "X" theme could be
> had in RTR, that frees up my time/energy for the
> things you can't purchase
> RTR: The layout.
>
> > Find something you like and STICK TO IT!
>
> Great idea... UNLESS one is stuck liking a couple of
> "somethings". <g>
>
> It has been correctly mentioned that "focus" and
> "sticking to it", etc, is
> only important IF you want an operating layout in a
> high state of
> completion.
>
> I THINK I would still like a nice layout... but when
> I start looking at
> piles of parts, or project engines/rollingstock that
> need heavy
> modification... my bravado begins to falter.
>
> So, yes Bill... you bring up some very valid points.
> I agree with them.
> Unfortunately, in my case, I'm having to redfine
> just what effort I'm
> actually WILLING to exert in order to have some type
> of layout.
>
> By the way, what is the Gray Team and an SPF?
> Enlighten me, oh Master
> S-Head.
>
> <g>
>
> Andre Ming
> Lost In Patootey
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>
Pieter E. Roos
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