Jace, Well nobody can argue with the idea that you do what you want,
when you want, and how much you want. But I believe the jest of Bill's
note, was to do things when it's best to do them. When it comes to
building a layout in a portable society--someplace back in Model
Railroader you will see a wonderful layout built by Steve Amatrono (I'm
sure I've murdered his name) of San Antonio, Texas. Steve is a career
military man, so his layout moves with him, and it is a wonderfully
built Sn3 layout. Besides that he is a frequent contest winner and
custom finisher. Once you've achieved a certain level of success you
can put all those skills to work helping others as an armchair modeler,
but you can also go into the next room and ship some freight!
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
>
>
> Dear Bill
>
> I appreciate you mean well in your urging, and it is where you are in
> the hobby. It may even be beneficial to some who read
> it to change their priorities. Consider, however, that (odd as it may
> seem) there are those who derive entire satisfaction from
> the planning, even if most or even all of it is never achieved. For
> such the model railroad hobby is sufficient as creative thought
> and prospective process, just as the theoretical ideal is for an
> individual to master trackwork, electronics, structures, scenery, building
> locomotives and rolling stock (and for the past generation or two,
> prototype operation) all essentially equally. An ideal rarely attained.
> One of the dangers of focusing on that ideal--still more if one
> actually realizes it for oneself--is that one can become condescending
> to other
> model railroaders whose preferences and emphases lie elsewhere. I
> think all of us, whether skilled across the board or gifted only in a
> few chosen specialties, or even purely armchair-level, need the
> periodic reminders that each finds his own level of gratification--and
> that
> can be enough.
>
> Am I objective in this? Probably not. My entire adult life I have had
> to relocate every few years, the longest single tenure was six years,
> and I also can mention the externals which can impede progress in
> getting a scale model railroad up and running--chiefly, of course,
> career and
> family life (and health concerns, happily, have not been among mine
> but are not unheard of for many). But I also have seen many instances
> where others have had stronger desires and given building a railroad
> higher priority and succeeded despite similar circumstances to mine.
> axiom that "people find time (and other resources)
> for the things that are really important to them."
>
> Jace Kahn
>
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