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Thanks everyone, and I hope those who are in the same or similar situation as I are also able to rekindle the "fire" and keep going.
Thanks everyone, and I hope those who are in the same or similar situation as I are also able to rekindle the "fire" and keep going.
Just hope its not an electrical fire. lol
The hobby is something that can keep you going for decades.
It occurred to me that your reality setting in experience is why we have so many people introduce themselves on this forum then after a while fade away and disappear. We keep a core membership and a bunch of newbies only a fraction hang of which stay around to become core members. I've seen ambitious plans presented here I really wondered how it would get accomplished, then fade away. This hobby does take some commitment in time, money, space and even in your relationship with a spouse and most don't realize it right away. The good part is you can leave it alone and it will wait for you. Don't give up Tony, just re-think it a little.
G'day Tony....Is a layout ever actually finished ?...I wonder......No joke , as much fun in running trains for me is "getting to the running trains" stage...I think the journey is truly as much fun as the destination...I was a bit like you.lot's going on but not really getting anywhere..One day about 15 months ago I looked at my partially built first layout and said 'Nah..this isn't happening how I want" so within a day or two I'd dismantled my buildings , ripped up the track and scenery and suddenly had a pretty much bare board again...as a stopgap I hunted out some old BachmannEZY TRack...ran a decent loop around just so I could run a train for fun...Then during summer back in Jan/Feb I began elevating the benchwork and began planning out the new and improved layout..Now I'm happier but doubt I'll ever completely finish it. cos' What do I do then ?.build another one I suppose ......Cheers Rod
I feel that Rodney has probably hit the nail on the head. A layout probably is never finished. I started mine over 20 years ago. I had a plan which I have pretty well stuck to, but over the years, ones skills improve and changes will probably always happen. I haven't ripped out the entire layout, but there are sections that just didn't look right and some track was removed, or moved, to make the layout work better. I had about a ten year period when almost nothing was done, mainly due to the lack of hobby shops and modeling supplies. Now that e-retailers have filled the gap, I have been able to move forward, but there area areas where improvements can be made. As I mentioned, ones skills to improve and ones standards can change. The hobby is something that can keep you going for decades.
i know i have 4 or more projects going on at one time, at various stages of completion. they say it has more to do with my various concussions that have diminished my ability to stay on one task, as i used to finish one project before the next. i call it short attention span theater, my girlfriend calls it annoying.