Not to counter what Dave is saying, but there comes a time when there's
less energy, less time, and dimmer eyes. At that point it can become
fustrating, because you can't model as good as in the past. At that
point you have the choice of having someone else complete your models,
you accept lesser work from yourself or you give up with a closet full
of treasures.
I've had several really close friends who have put off building their
dream layout till they retire. Much of that is a reasonable
thing--bigger retirement home, maybe a long distance move, better
technology, less work pressure or maybe one of the kids promised to
help. However, with the retirement age being increased your stamina
will not--and as far as I know they don't make a little blue pill for RRing!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 6/20/12 10:38 AM, David Heine wrote:
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
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!
