I model solely for the joy of modeling....working on a model clears my head...the more complicated and intense the model the better I like it...I have no layout so my models are displayed on a shelf and if I came across the right local club or layout where my models would fit in (period/style wise) I would perhaps even give them away. I was just wondering if anyone else is into modeling similar to myself or do most of you model to populate a layout?. I'm working on my first SWSM (Railroad Camp) and as someone stated in another thread, in the forseeable future I will probably purchase any HO model Brett comes up with as the complexity of his models fit well with my 'head clearing'......completing a model seems to take me much longer (several months) than many of you as I have so many other things going on....I write books about Vietnam and continue to work (although the R word has begun to enter my vocabulary) so when I do 'spear' out some time to model I value the time greatly...thanks my story and I'm stickin' to it...Terry
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"The joy derived is the most important thing."
i'm in almost the same boat. (no pun intended) i've been building kits for years, and only have some benchwork up for an On30 logging rr. i'll bet there's alot of us on here that don't actually have any trains running.
i did however purchase a locomotive a short while back. i have hopes....
by the way, when i joined the nav in 75 i wanted to get into the seabees,but at the time it was a closed rate. i ended up as an operations specialist instead.
My purpose for modeling is to keep me busy. Retired, 74 yrs old, with severe spinal issues, so my mobility is very limited. Built an HO layout for my sons about 45 years ago. It consisted of a 4x8 sheet of plywood, dual oval, a couple of sidings, small mountains, a fake stream and a lot of "plastic" buildings. Some grass and dirt. Kids loved it. Kept it for a few years. When they grew out of it, away it went. Never had time before to further pursue the hobby. So now here I go. Started a year ago with small wood kit buildings to learn "how to" work with paints, glue, chalks etc. Never got the hang of it until I discovered Brett and his kits. A big learning curve, and doing better. Hope I don't mess up the rr camp too badly. All will be part of a layout (not yet started), not going to take to shows. Strictly for my enjoyment. Good luck with the kit.