Did you get teased as a kid for being a model railroader?

[Anonymous]

yes i still do becuase i am still in school

[Anonymous]

I didn't mention it at school for that reason however now I am at uni I do (I'm doing civil engineering so it is even an advantage).

Some people have raised their eyebrows however once they have seen my layout and run a train no-one has ever reacted negatively about it again.

Much like my friends Citreon 2CV. Everyone laughs at it until they have a ride in it - then they laugh with it!

2CVs rock!

neil

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I was teased - until I saw the sense in not mentioning my hobby to classmates - sad to have to do this, but a whole lot less hassle. As I mainly hang out with computer "nerds" now, it's not a problem - they can see how much skill, effort, time, etc goes into modelmaking. May have "converted" a few as well...

[steveblackledge]

I got some stick at school like most kids in the UK, but it was worth it, i take my kids to see the Trains and they love it, they saw a Steam special excursion on saterday morning near home, two Locos on the point thrashing up the grade, to say they loved it is an understatement, i hope they take after me and go into the worlds greatest hobby, its better than hanging out on street corners causing agro. I am also trying to re-educate my fellow workers i work for Paccar in the UK at it's new PDC, they think i am totally nuts for "playing trains" as one of them says, to which i answer why not join me in the Worlds greatest hobby !!!
GREAT
steve
steve

[cpcolin]

Only a few close friends in high school knew I was a model railroader. I went to an all boys Catholic highschool "Go, go Gordon go" so I kept my mouth shut about a lot of stuff. I was really into cycling so people thought it was cool when I would bring in magazines with Greg LeMond in them to school.

[brothaslide]

QUOTE: Originally posted by orsonroy

. . . .and was the captain of the rodeo team, so I think I intimidated that out of most people!

Rodeo team - that's cool!!!!

Out here in Southern CA, many of the coast high schools have surfing teams. Carlsbad High has the US High School National Champion Surf team - Dude!!!!!!!

[lupo]

GOOD TOPIC BROTHASLIDE,
I read it and it really hurt me, because some of the guys got picked on this weekend over ??nothing??

I was not teased for MRR when I was a kid,I think mainly because the vicar in the small village I lived was a well known MRR and he had a huge layout on the attic of his house where his son, and friends ( I was one of them ) spend many years playing and having fun.
and at that time you did not pick on the vicars son . . . .

[orsonroy]

I never got teased for model railroading. Of course, I was also on my high school's fencing and rifle teams, and was the captain of the rodeo team, so I think I intimidated that out of most people!

[Anonymous]

I get teased all the time!

[Anonymous]

Nope! Every one of us in the neighborhood had model trains. Of course, back then, Lionel, Marx, and American Flyer were the big names - O-scale, naturally. We didn't run on each others' tracks, though.

[eastcoast]

I was in a very tight circle of friends (3 people) , everyone else I left at
the school doors. A friend who lived across the street had a MRR and we
had something in common. But I never discussed my personal life with
many others anyway. Since graduation, I married and became an active
advocate for MRR and Operation Lifesaver, my results have been good
thus far. I did not attend my reunion, and am still trying to find my lost
friends who have spread all over the USA. I miss them.

[brothaslide]

I was reading another thread that mostly students were on and they were mentioning that they didn't talk much about model railroading with other students becuase they didn't want to be teased. It reminded me of when I was a kid, I didn't talk much about Model Railroading either for the same reasons - plus I was in the marching band - the double nerd threat! (I was cool in band - I used to drum major like the bands you saw in the movie Drum Line.)

For all the students, it all works out. High school, and the people you went to high school with, become less and less signifigant as time goes on. I've been happily married for almost 14 years, have two wonderful daughters, active in my church, and own my own business. Life is good and model railroading is fun!