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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, May 22, 2006 12:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by gsetter
Hi Aline
Maybe some folks feel their skills aren't good enough and are shy to talk about it or ask questions.
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I believe most, if not all, forum members don't care what level of skills someone has and no one should worry about asking a stupid question.
[blue]If you don't know the answer there's no such thing as a stupid question... what is foolish is not to ask. ... Ask any woman whose partner refuses to ask the route in a strange town...[/blue]
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, May 22, 2006 12:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zgardner18
..... My wife still thinks that we are crazy, but I'm hoping to get her interested in helping me when it come times to build my layout when we move into our new home. We plan on having more kids and if I do get a daughter, then I will try to get her interested too.
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If I've learned anything about women, it's that they're good at details. With all the nit-picking that goes on around my home there's no small detail that goes un-noticed.
If you want your wife to get interested in the layout, ask her if she'd like to add details to a structure and place figures in and around it. Tell her it's kind of like a doll house, but smaller. Scenery can be a part of that too.
Then, when she's hooked, Explain to her that you can get more figures and details for less money, but they need to be painted. Maybe she'll take up that part of the hobby too. Remember if you want her to be crazy too, it has to be relaxing and enjoyable for her. Save all the frustrating and tedious stuff for yourself and the boy.
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Posted by cwclark
on Monday, May 22, 2006 2:50 PM
My wife's into MRRing...I tell her i need to go to the LHS and she takes me down there...[:D]...chuck
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, May 22, 2006 4:47 PM
I would of put the just kidding up front. :) hahaha
Man I love that Turbine. I don't model UP.
I ran my friends at a show last year. The sound was awesome. People asked me tons of questions which of course I did my best to answer.
I did really well until I was distracted by a beautiful blond in the distance and ran into the back of another train. Very embarrassed. No damage done. SP guys had a good laugh.
QUOTE: Originally posted by 8500HPGASTURBINE
1. They wouldn't be able to use nail polish on weathering rail cars.
2. Who would make supper.
3. How would you get anything done with all the complaining going on.
4. Can you imagine a new brass engine barreling down the rails and hitting a fake nail that fell off on the tracks.
5. Hand Cream on the airbrush would drive me nuts.
6. She's trying to get romantic while you have 3 pushers helping a 100 car coal train round a dangerous curve.
[:D]
Just kidding.
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Posted by tatans
on Monday, May 22, 2006 5:58 PM
Does anyone care if a hobby prefers men or women, each gender drifts toward their area of interest, it would seem not too many females are attracted to model railroading, hence the very few women in the hobby, I'm sure they would be welcomed at most organizations and probably rejected by a few jerks, If I, (a big strong hairy male) wanted to learn how to sew, I would go to a class on sewing, but NOT be surprised if I was the only male there, and would not care as long as I learned how to sew. welcome ! !
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QUOTE: Originally posted by alineb2
Why aren't there more of us out there with an intrest in this hobby?[?]
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It's the same reason that most men aren't into scrapbooking (The 2004 SIA survey on scrapbooking estimates annual industry sales at $2.551 billion, representing a 27.8 percent increase from 2001.) I've said it before; the mrr industry could learn a thing or two from the scrapbooking industry. My wife and her friend started their own scrapbooking business with "webisodes" www.kariandgina.com The only "webisodes" I've found for mrr are on the Model Railroader website - and those are mostly product demos. Let's face it guys, we need to stop being basement geeks (I include myself in that comment) and get out there and start evangelizing for mrr!!!
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, May 22, 2006 7:50 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 8500HPGASTURBINE
1. They wouldn't be able to use nail polish on weathering rail cars.
2. Who would make supper.
3. How would you get anything done with all the complaining going on.
4. Can you imagine a new brass engine barreling down the rails and hitting a fake nail that fell off on the tracks.
5. Hand Cream on the airbrush would drive me nuts.
6. She's trying to get romantic while you have 3 pushers helping a 100 car coal train round a dangerous curve.
[:D]
Just kidding.
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Gas,
You MUST be single! ROFL!![(-D][(-D][(-D]
We have had, and still have a few women in our club, and experience has show they are sticklers for the detail of still life. They really don't care (for the most part) what the difference between and GP-40 and a GP40-2. But they will remind you that the details of a scene, flowerbeds, dumpsters, cats, dogs,street signs etc. ALL have a place, and they will tell you where! As a soon to be remarried male, I say ENJOY it! Nurture it. Plus they might show you a new thing or two. I never used acylic craft paint until my ex dragged me kicking and screaming into a Jo-ann fabrics one day so she could buy some material. Since then I've found paints, chalks and dried plants all suitable for the layout all within easy reach, and open 7 days a week!
Nothing worse than becoming a grumpy old man growing old in his train room. [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, May 22, 2006 9:14 PM
My wife joined the local club with me and for the most part she is accepted however there are a few males who do seem to resent her presence as this is their territory.
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Posted by tcf511
on Monday, May 22, 2006 9:18 PM
My wife is interested in the hobby and helps me out. She has a good eye for detail and builds building kits. Twice at large train shows, she spent more than I did. God I love that woman.
Tim Fahey
Musconetcong Branch of the Lehigh Valley RR
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Posted by rolleiman
on Monday, May 22, 2006 10:15 PM
You guys with wives participating in the hobby of model railroading, I've a question.. Would they be interested if you hadn't introduced them to it? Or did they introduce you to the hobby (could happen [:D])??
Modeling the Wabash from Detroit to Montpelier
Jeff
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Model railroading (or atleast running trains) has been a family tradition for decades in my family. The HO pike I presently have, which was started in 1950 by my grandfather for my dad, used to be torn down in February and rebuilt in october. We used to fini***his thing on Christmas Eve. My mother and grandmother used to paint figures as the pike grew. They would also clean the structures and rolling stock while the men cleaned the locomotive and repaired the wiring. My mom used to help setup the sceens on the pike. She would place the people, houses and trees. My dad and I along with my 2 brothers would set the signs and vehicles around.
Since 1993, I've lost my grandparents, my dad and 1 brother (he's not dead...it's a long story and another forum). In 1999, my wive and I became parents of a girl. She is following in her dad's footsteps!! I come home now and she either says "are we going to run the trains tonight?" or "are we going to start the new layout soon?"
Hopefully, she will carry on the family tradition of Model Railroading!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, May 22, 2006 10:38 PM
I hope to get my girlfriend into the hobby. She asks alot of questions, but doesnt go near my layout. Shes very understanding, even when I am frustrated about an obstacle in my layout....but she put her foot down when I asked if I could wear my engineer hat to bed.
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Posted by bjshelbe
on Monday, May 22, 2006 11:40 PM
My husband & I are a team at mrring. When our last child left home, we had a heart to heart. I brought the subject of model rr up. That was in 1999. We haven't regretted that decision once. Our LHS loves to see us come. I love that steam & he is deisel so we are HO transition. Also love this forum. Lots of good help. Thanks. Been a member forever just don't say much.
Judy
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Posted by Anonymous
on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:41 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kbfcsme
Nothing worse than becoming a grumpy old man growing old in his train room. [:D]
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There's plenty. Really hope you never find any of them [:)].
Grumpy Old Railwayman. [:p]
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