As you found out, as your skills increase, the standard keeps getting raised. You can either go with it or fight it like some others on this list. Everyone's different, and for some of us, good enough isn't always good enough. I have a modeling friend who said that you have to redo everything you did that's older than 10 years because your skills increase. That is a little extreme, but he does make a point.
If you do your best work on your current project, over time your layout quality will increase. Eventually, you may wind up redoing or replacing some of the older stuff. It's either that or hide it on a shelf or under the layout, or dispose of it. Many of us go through this. For example, I just built a model of Durango depot within the past year, for the second time. The first one was probably 20 years ago. Dave Heine Easton, PA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Lane Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:33 AM To: PRR Modeling; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: Pennsylvania Railroad; S Scale Model Railraoding Subject: {S-Scale List} redoing older models I have started to decal my first N5 Cabin Car in possibly over 20 years also for PRSL as # 239. The last time I did a N5 was the first Cabin I ever finished in about 1991. http://www.lanestrains.com/Cabin_Car_Photos/PRSL_N5_227.jpg With the new effort it has more details, better decals even though they are from my X29 set as a decal bash, benefits from better photos and 20+ more years of modeling experience. I brought 227 up as a reference. I was pretty proud of it at the time I finished it but it is undoubtedly going to be parked next to and compared to 239 when it is done. 239 is going to look different than 227 when they should look pretty much the same. How do you stop yourself from doing that - comparing old to new? Have you spent much time redoing older models because they do not match your most recent project and current standard, or do you keep it as is for a record of your older modeling? I am notorious for starting a project and it goes back in the box not finished. That pile of "in progress" models is quite large. This N5 came from a group of 5 cabins almost ready for paint but not worked on for about 6 years so at least they are getting worked on again! 227 would have to be a dunk, blast and almost a complete redo. So the one force I have are many projects not finished at all stopping me from doing much rework. Thank You, Bill Lane!
