Bill,and Friends (not that Bill isn't a friend)
You've hit the nail on the head. When I got back into modeling in the
early 70's I lived in a single wide mobile home. I started with a small
workbench where I started putting together craftsman type kits and a Rex
Mogul. After my shelf was crammed with finished kits and I was well
into my 30's, I came to realize that I couldn't go much further.
I did what Bill did and invested in a house, with three mortgages and a
lot of fix up. A couple of years after that during a three week winter
vacation and many hours of S friends' time we had a scratch built S
gauge layout room above my garage.
Now, I've passed into my 60's and I can't imagine trying to do even half
of that all over again. Over the weekend I had to resolder a wire in a
control panel--I needed a little wire, solder, some tools and two
Advil's before I crawled down there! I'm still a pretty good "get with
it guy" but age takes it toll without permission!
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
>
> All,
>
> This post is not coming from a particularly happy place but it will
> hopefully stick with you this year and possibly inspire as well. I am not
> looking to generate a lot of replies. That is not my intent.
>
> If you are looking at the same benchwork for 5+ years now and even your S
> Scale friends can't notice your "progress" perhaps building that massive
> layout is not going to happen for you.
> Just do it. Get <<something>> started. Don't leave this world after 20
> years
> of PLANNING without seeing your trains run in YOUR HOUSE because of
> "analysis paralysis". I have already had my "moment" when I saw what would
> be my basement. I am really very fine with it all now.
>
> Let's compare every few months with some hopeful progress.
>
> 2 blasts on the whistle. Clear track ahead.
>
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
>
> .
>
>
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