I was just wondering if I’m the only dingy model railroader out there. I have to get in to the right mode to work on several things for my HO layout. I really don’t like to paint with my airbrush, don’t know why. But once I get going I really get after it and keep it up for days at a time. It’s the same way with painting figures and installing lighting in my vehicles. To me it’s very tedious but when I get going I find it hard to stop.I recently got into installing LED lighting in my vehicles. It started with an old army truck that one of my great grand daughters found in the street and ask me if she could put it on my train layout. It was 1:87 scale and because I said “yes” she wanted to do it to it, I told her it needed to be painted first and she said “so paint it so I can put it with the trains”.
Two months and 13 vehicles later I’m still stuck working on vehicles. I have arthritis flare ups that ding my ankles that prevents me from working on my layout, when that happens it’s work bench time. That’s when I get hooked on tedious stuff that normally I really don’t want to do. Is it just me or are there others out there like me. Maybe it's just old age.Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
I have always been a binge-builder.
I go through phases of resin kits, locomotive conversions, decals like crazy, then painting in huge batches for weeks.
Once I built TOFC flat car conversions for about four months straight.
I never know what the next all-in activity for my hobby will be.
For me, this is normal.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I'm somewhat like that. I will find one thing that needs doing, and then do everything related to it.
My problem is the stretch of leaving things undone. Right now, the layout has not had anything done to it for two months. On the other hand, the house, the garage, and the yard are getting full attention.
What I wish I would do is to do some yard work, some garage work, and some layout work. However, it doesn't seem to work that way. It's all or nothing on a single project.
York1 John
I tend to do one thing at a time, build a structure or do some electrical work or pick an area to landscape. My Arthritis was/is so bad I was the show and tell exhibit at a Rheumatology conference in Vancouver. I have that under control now but some days I just sit and watch my trains do laps. I am very good at multitasking but tend not to do it in the train room.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Maybe it’s not old age, thinking back I’ve always been somewhat of a binge builder too. But it does seem worse now.Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
I multi-task, because I get to those "let it dry" periods when I can't proceed for a while. I'm also a guy who takes a month to build a four-walls-and-a-roof plastic structure, because I like to paint all the exterior details, mortar all the brickwork, light the interior, create interior floors and walls, and make every building a unique model.
I'm retired. Time is no object.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I suspect I am the odd man out because I work on one project at a time until it finished then move on to the next.
I tried working on several different projects but,couldn't get anything done.
However.
When I was building several BB kits then I would paint all the frames,trucks wheel face and weights as one project.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Definitely in spurts! Haha, and sometime the real world gets in the way,,,
Cid (Memphis, Tennessee)
I binge as well.
Build a kit, suddenly I've built 10
Instead of weathering 1, I weather 8 cars
Started chopping roof walks off to "modernize" and 15 cars later...
I had roughly the same pattern when I painted wargaming figures. Big projects when the mood hits, then on to something else.
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I guess I binge too. I'm pretty much like Mel describes himself, except I'm not retired, don't have arthritis (yet), or put lights in cars. But I do things in waves like that.
And usually in the spring, as outdoors projects can be tackled, I lose interest in working in the layout room. Dan
RR_MelI was just wondering if I’m the only dingy model railroader out there.
Geez Mel! I must be in pretty good company! I model exactly the same way! I procrastinate for months and then suddenly I'm doing all sorts of things. I hesitate to get my airbrush going, but when I do I love the results. I held off making signals for my new layout for weeks, and then in two nights I had them mostly assembled.
I refuse to offer explanations for my malaise. That would be too revealing!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I see I’m in pretty good company guys. Thanks for your input. My case of binge work seems to be getting worse but maybe not.I really hate the idea of working on my HO figures because of the brain strain but once I get started I don’t stop until I have a large group of them sticking in a eraser.You guys have made my day, thanks a bunch.Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Given that I work full-time, I have to concentrate time. What I find is getting going is often challenging, but once I start, I can go for awhile. It makes sense to economize certain activities (e.g., painting, weathering, etc.). I don't see the value of doing a large chunk of scenery since I don't want the paint to dry before adding the ground foam.
Glad I'm no the only one who takes breaks from trains. Mine are the weekend b/c get the kids to bed later. Not going to work on them after 11pm!
Yea, ... I get "in the mood" and start decaling everything I can get my hand's on !
It usually end's with 8 or 10 car's completed ..... or the decals run out ....
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Little TimmyYea, ... I get "in the mood" and start decaling everything I can get my hand's on !
I have spent many full days just applying decals.
It is a great way to spend a day off. You need to take breaks so you can respond to forum posts as the setting agent dries.
You can put a favorite movie(s) in the DVD player and let it run.
On decal days I have watched the entire Godfather Saga, All 7 (or 8) Harry Potter films, or Star Wars episodes 1 through 6.
Decals are wonderful.