I thought that maybe a few topics opened up for discussion and opinions might be a good way to share with one another and help encourage more posts on the forum. Please everyone, open up your heart and express yourself openly.
My story:
When I retired, I knew that there had to be a hobby in my life or I would go stark raving mad. I thought for several months about it and realized that it had to be a hobby that I wouldn't get burnt out in after I became proficient in it. I happened to remember that I had tried HO modelrailroading back in the late 60's and not only loved it, but saw all the many different facets of it. This had to be the hobby of my choice.
Since I (re)started three years ago in MR I have loved it. I must admit that there have been a few times that I questioned my sanity to have started not only such an expensive hobby, but also one that takes many painstaking hours to do some of the most simplest of tasks. There have been moments that the financial accounting part of my brain has had catastrophic crashes when my thoughts have wondered into the expenditure columns. Then there was the times of unexplained depression that set in that caused a walkout and the Depot door remained shut for many days. How about the guilt I felt when I realized that as an avid fisherman, my boat hasn't been in the water since I started Modelrailroading.
Ah, but all joy of having your own little world to make it as you want: to rekindle old memories, to sculpt places you love, and to place your dreams in a three dimensional scene. And boy! How about designing and operating your own railroad. No, I do not regret choosing Modelrailroading as a hobby. I only regret not starting years sooner. Thank you.
My story:
When I retired, I knew that there had to be a hobby in my life or I would go stark raving mad. I thought for several months about it and realized that it had to be a hobby that I wouldn't get burnt out in after I became proficient in it. I happened to remember that I had tried HO modelrailroading back in the late 60's and not only loved it, but saw all the many different facets of it. This had to be the hobby of my choice.
Since I (re)started three years ago in MR I have loved it. I must admit that there have been a few times that I questioned my sanity to have started not only such an expensive hobby, but also one that takes many painstaking hours to do some of the most simplest of tasks. There have been moments that the financial accounting part of my brain has had catastrophic crashes when my thoughts have wondered into the expenditure columns. Then there was the times of unexplained depression that set in that caused a walkout and the Depot door remained shut for many days. How about the guilt I felt when I realized that as an avid fisherman, my boat hasn't been in the water since I started Modelrailroading.
Ah, but all joy of having your own little world to make it as you want: to rekindle old memories, to sculpt places you love, and to place your dreams in a three dimensional scene. And boy! How about designing and operating your own railroad. No, I do not regret choosing Modelrailroading as a hobby. I only regret not starting years sooner. Thank you.