What Bob said :) Wish I would have started my layout 20 years ago.
Roy Inman From: Bob Werre <[email protected]> Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:11:57 -0500 To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} redoing older models 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. > Everyone¹s different, and for some of us, good enough isn¹t always good > enough. I have a modeling friend who said that you have to redo everything > you did that¹s 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. It¹s 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 ³in progress² 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! > > > > > > > > > > >
