main frustration

[orsonroy]

My biggest frustration is not enough time! I've got 30+ steam engines that need to be built/superdetailed/painted/redetailed, as well as dozens of resin freight cars, AND a layout to finish building! And I'm lucky to squeeze in 30 minutes a day for the hobby [:(]

[Anonymous]

$$$ ...but isn't that everyone's main problem?

From a purely modelling viewpoint my biggest frustration is when I'm driving track nails (either for roadbed or track) and there's a particularly hard section of wood directly below which causes the wee little track nail to bend and buckle. DOH!

When I build my extension...I will definitely be using a higher grade of plywood.

Trevor

[CNJ831]

Product availability! I am currently building a large urban scene and quite a few of the really large, downtown-type of structure kits I had planned to employ in kitbashed fashion I find are now out of production. This has forced me to a longterm search of eBay listings, often with considerable waits between the surfacing of the desired kits...then the hassle of trying to be top bidder. You'd be surprised how very few kits of large urban structures are currently on the market.

CNJ831

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4664challenger

i fix the track so it won't derail..then it derails somewhere else![banghead]

Wait until you run that new steamer over the same track. Those babies will find
what you over looked.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4664challenger

mine is when i have an engine derail..i fix the track so it won't derail..then it derails somewhere else![banghead]

I hear ya on that one, although (knock on wood) I've licked derailment problems - track is kinda rough. There's some swaying motion side to side as the trains go over the rough areas, but hey, I model a shortline, so it is really somewhat prototypical. ;) SO its not really a frustration at all.

Funds (or lack thereof) and not enough room are my two sources of frustration.

Kevin

[cjcrescent]

Biggest frustration I have is ......Not enough room.

[NZRMac]

My main problem is rushing into making mistakes and re-doing it to make it right.

I haven't planned enough and the track won't always fit in the space I have, I've expanded three times!!

I bought a cheap Bachmann 2-6-0 and it gives me trouble with stalling.

Ken.

[mikebonellisr]

the constant fiddleing, adjusting,tweeking.I'll have a good operating session,everything will work perfectly.I'll put the layout to sleep,the next day i'll have problems with it.Most of the time it's with my motive power and usually with the steam engines.I can't seem to get all the trains to run perfectly on all the track,all the time.I'll have a problem with a engine,fix and adjust for that,then that seems to cause another problem with a engine that ran great untill i fixed the problem with the first engine...and so on,and so on.....

[trolleyboy]

Funds the main problem but also wiring I'm just not good at it.If you look underneath the layout you'd be scared. Rob

[Anonymous]

i have to also agree with the funds

[rrinker]

My main frustration is not having enough funds to just get everything I need. Of course, having to proceed slowly is actually probably a GOOD thing, but it IS frustrating at times.

--Randy

[Anonymous]

there are a lot of frustrations with model railroading.. all the pain..blood...and ibuprofen that are taken to complete it are mind numbing..but its worth it..I think that all of us have countless problems with our layouts at times. but what the main problem that you have with your layout? mine is when i have an engine derail..i fix the track so it won't derail..then it derails somewhere else![banghead]