Come on mike , didnt know I was that critical of your layout ,
Well until you throw me out
Motley Most people get help from other club members. So join a club in your area. But watch out who you invite to your home. I met some people online who offered to help me. And one guy was great. The other guy was more interested in critisizing my layout. One of those rivet counters. Since then, I have decied I don't need any help. I can do it all by my self.
Most people get help from other club members. So join a club in your area.
But watch out who you invite to your home. I met some people online who offered to help me. And one guy was great. The other guy was more interested in critisizing my layout. One of those rivet counters.
Since then, I have decied I don't need any help. I can do it all by my self.
thomas81z Come on mike , didnt know I was that critical of your layout , Well until you throw me out Motley Most people get help from other club members. So join a club in your area. But watch out who you invite to your home. I met some people online who offered to help me. And one guy was great. The other guy was more interested in critisizing my layout. One of those rivet counters. Since then, I have decied I don't need any help. I can do it all by my self. AKA blackz28
AKA blackz28
Alton Junction
Bravo,, NP2626!!!
I'm mostly a lone wolfer also. I an an electrical/electronics dunce though, so am lucky to have a couple of friends to advise or install for me. The rest I've done myself for the most part.
NMRA division groups meet in the evenings mostly, hopefull before your shift. Maybe you can try one if you havent' yet. They don't usually involve the dues, politics, rules of order, etc. that more formal clubs do.
Sometimes you can get a non-model railroader to help even though they could care less about your layout in gerneral. You probably won't convert them but a good lunch or dinner or beverage sharing or trades for work on their projects might give you the physical help you need. (Bench work,(carpenters) wiring, (electricians) etc.)
It's much nicer, of course to have the comraderie of fellow modelers over general population folks, but I started my layout about 5 1/2 years ago and I've received an amazing amount of helpful advice here that's not only kept me going through frustrations (you will have short periods of burn-out) and inspired me to get back to work. The members here really do provide a "virtual" helper/friend who can help you, just not physically pick up those 2X4s or help you plaster/resin your mountain range.
Glad you got your "2nd wind" back. I live in WA state and if you would like someone to occasionally talk model railroading with and keep you enthused (hopefully) feel free to drop me a line via "conversations" private messages.
Tell us a bit about your layout? Size, era, locale, scale...
Hang in there. Sometimes it's lonely but still very rewarding as a pastime. I know guys who post "anti-rivet counting" placards on their layouts ;-)
Jim
Raised on the Erie Lackawanna Mainline- Supt. of the Black River Transfer & Terminal R.R.