Skills: What are you BEST at?

[fiatfan]

My best skill is reading what everyone else has done! [:D]

Tom

[Anonymous]

I voted "Jack of all trades, master of none."

I've done a bit of everything at some point. I'm probably best at painting and weathering if nothing else.

I've done some decoder work, its not to bad unless you put something in front of me that makes me want to work on something a little less stressful like a nuclear reactor.

Sometimes I really like detailing locomotives, what little I've done that is. I've always preffered starting out with something very detailed already vs something that needed tons of detailing. I don't know why.

Alvie.

[Anonymous]

Jack of all Trades with my strongest point being scenery. Once I get charged up, there's no stopping me.

[darth9x9]

I love to do benchwork and wiring. I am decent at scenery but it takes me a it to get motivated. One thing is for sure, I know my limitations and I eagerly accept suggestions/tutoring whenever a 'master' is offering.

[Roadtrp]

Dreamer.

I look at my layout and see how it will look 10 years from now. I hope my talents will someday catch up to my dreams. Even if they don't... it’s been fun in the meantime.

[:)]

[willy6]

I say wiring and track laying, My wife says drinking a beer and staring at the layout trying to figure out what to do next.Her famous words are"you gonna fini***his thing someday?"

[Anonymous]

I am an armchair modeler and good at trackplans. I'm not bad at rolling stock kits and benchwork.

[fec153]

yankee- I've never been that lucky. Had to file the flash on every door . Congratulations.
Phil

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: yankeejwb- thats bs. takes that long just to get the flash out of the door bottoms that lock them to the sills.
phil

Well, seeing that I did it two weeks ago, I guess I'd have to disagree. Plus, there was no flash on the bottoms. Maybe I got lucky and bought an exceptional kit. But it was less than two minutes [:D]

[fec153]

Oh- in answer to the question- I am best at track cleaning.
phil

[fec153]

yankeejwb- thats bs. takes that long just to get the flash out of the door bottoms that lock them to the sills.
phil

[Anonymous]

I can assemble an Athearn boxcar in the car coming home from the hobby shop (wife driving) in under 2 minutes [C):-)].

[Dayliner]

It's all about playing with trains ( and I use that term advisedly, soberly, discreetly, reverently, and in the fear of God), and I learn whatever skills I need to make that happen.

[rexhea]

I am better skilled with the wiring or the electronic/ electrical and very comfortable with DCC. But, I spent over 40 years getting paid to work on and teach such things. This certainly doesn't mean there isn't more to learn. On the contrary. While I understand the technical aspects of DCC, applying it to it's full potential is still an area I must work on.

Benchwork construction would be my next skill. I love working with wood and have the proper tools which goes a long way. All the rest of the list are skills I have to learn as I go. Some I have never done at all before becoming a Model Railroader.

[mustanggt]

I'm mostly good at electrical stuff, but I do mostly everything (albeit not the best) But im only 16, and im still learning[:D]

[twhite]

Accompanying classical singers on the piano, especially if they're red-headed Austrian sopranos. Oh, you mean MODEL RAILROADING--sorry, got carried away ,there for a minute. I think I'm a jack of all trades and still learning most of them. One thing I seem to do pretty well--not SUPERB, thank you, but pretty well--is scenery. I've just done my first batch, the Yuba Pass section of my layout, and everyone that has seen it seems pretty impressed (actually, me too, though I think in my case the term is more 'surprised' than 'impressed.'). Right now I have some other things to do before I do any more scenery--such as finishing re-laying track on a couple of portions (I have had as many line changes over the past year as my prototype Rio Grande put up with before Union Pathetic took over and screwed them), putting in a gigantic viaduct, making sure that my electrical connections are solid, the usual things one does to make sure that their model railroad is functioning at least as well as they want. Frankly, what I want to accomplish is a really SPECTACULAR mountain railroad where my friends and I can watch trains to our hearts content. I'm getting there. VERY slowly, I might add.

[on30francisco]

I'm good at scratchbuilding structures and rolling stock out of wood.

[AggroJones]

I can weather a pre-built structure fantastic. But I'm not really good a creating structures, especially complex ones. Thats one area where I don't flow well.

[Anonymous]

I am really good with non-manmade stuff. Trees, rock, mountains. But you get hands on the prototype, and I suck. Walls, details, roads, are all something I am still working on.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by emeraldisle

Me!!!!! Well let me tell you guys the truth, I'm the best skilled of all of this bunch, YA married 33 years to the same sweet little thing, and I can skate out of the "HONEY DO LIST" with the skill and finesse of a seasoned veteran. Hows that for skill?????[:D][:D][:D]

You should write a book on escaping the infamous 'To Do' list. I predict a bestseller. [:D]

There's a lot of talent here. I'd pay someone to build benchwork and do wiring for a larger layout!

[vsmith]

Kitbashing and detailing #1, but poor at weathering (at least I think so) OK at structures , so so at scenery and I HATE wiring!!!

You are your worst critic![;)]

[Anonymous]

Me!!!!! Well let me tell you guys the truth, I'm the best skilled of all of this bunch, YA married 33 years to the same sweet little thing, and I can skate out of the "HONEY DO LIST" with the skill and finesse of a seasoned veteran. Hows that for skill?????[:D][:D][:D]

[AggroJones]

I concider myself the "Weather Master".

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by joekc6nlx

Asking lots of questions of my club! I get lots of feedback every session on my ballast-laying skills, but unfortunately, I can't repeat them in a family-oriented forum. I like laying track, but since most of our layout is already down, I have just tried to do whatever I feel is in my capability.

I'm not gutsy enough (yet) to try hand-laying track, mainly because I'm just not that patient with myself.

I don't have the necessary tools to do painting, repairs, etc. but once I start getting back on my financial feet, I'll start buying those tools.

I don't have the room at my house to build a decent layout, especially since I can't hang anything on the walls (landlord would go ballistic). So, whenever I find a decent job, buy (or rent) a house with a basement, I'll start building a much larger HO layout. I have to! My SD80MAC won't take 22" curves!

Broad curves--my dream. Don't feel too bad, joe. Lots of us don't have the room we'd like. Doesn't stop me from dreaming of the day that I will though.[:)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by michaelstevens

[8D]
I voted for "wiring" -- although I hate it [:(], my electrical work has (so far) turned out to be 100%reliable -- which has, I guess, to be the measure of your skill.
[:)]
This being my third house move (and therefore my third layout) in the last 20 years -- I guess that I've also become pretty skilled at benchwork and tracklaying.
[:)]
Perhaps now that I've got most of the track and wiring done, I'll get the chance to hone the other skills.
[:D] -- say S.C.F. how come you didn't list "operating" [?][:D]

Good question! Yet another reason I should have included 'Other'. Whoops![:o)]

[Anonymous]

Asking lots of questions of my club! I get lots of feedback every session on my ballast-laying skills, but unfortunately, I can't repeat them in a family-oriented forum. I like laying track, but since most of our layout is already down, I have just tried to do whatever I feel is in my capability.

I'm not gutsy enough (yet) to try hand-laying track, mainly because I'm just not that patient with myself.

I don't have the necessary tools to do painting, repairs, etc. but once I start getting back on my financial feet, I'll start buying those tools.

I don't have the room at my house to build a decent layout, especially since I can't hang anything on the walls (landlord would go ballistic). So, whenever I find a decent job, buy (or rent) a house with a basement, I'll start building a much larger HO layout. I have to! My SD80MAC won't take 22" curves!

[michaelstevens]

[8D]
I voted for "wiring" -- although I hate it [:(], my electrical work has (so far) turned out to be 100%reliable -- which has, I guess, to be the measure of your skill.
[:)]
This being my third house move (and therefore my third layout) in the last 20 years -- I guess that I've also become pretty skilled at benchwork and tracklaying.
[:)]
Perhaps now that I've got most of the track and wiring done, I'll get the chance to hone the other skills.
[:D] -- say S.C.F. how come you didn't list "operating" [?][:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by BRAKIE

I am a whiz at maintenance,scenery,advance prototype layout designs,operations,track laying and detailing..My weakest point is wiring.Never could get into it so I used Atlas controllers and selectors before going DCC and I still use selectors in my engine service area.I can get by in other ares but I am not the best at it.

Brakie mentions DCC in his reply. It would be good to hear from others who feel confident in this area. I've often wondered how comfortable many modelers are with DCC as opposed to non-decoder equipped locomotives or DCC operation in general.

[Anonymous]

I'm learning as well, but soon I plan to get a few rolling stock kits and try my best. [;)]