Okay, not really a struggle, but a deterant. I’ve just gotten okay from my mother to utilize the shelf going around the top of my room for train purposes. I was left with plenty of options of how to take this, but I eventually setteled on a double line HO working diorama. I’m still trying to figure out what to model, which isn’t a problem because I have so much other work to get done first, such as re-encforcing the shelf, buying plexi glass, tube lights, and what not.
Anyways, the struggle I am seeing with this, is…I have another in-progress layout, and then starting some dioramas for next years county fair.
So my real struggle is, congestion. I figured I’d complain.
Though, any suggestions on what would be a good era/line to model?
I think it’s natural for a modeler to have several projects going at once. Just about every modeler I’ve ever known does this. I think it has to do with not wanting to quiet those creative juices when they start flowing. The trick is knowing when you need to complete one before you start another. Every modeler is different. Sounds like you’re about there, for you.
As I stood in the middle of my trainroom yesterday and looked around, I saw no less than 5 areas I’m working on simultaneously. I like it that way… keeps me from getting bored. I agree though that when crunch time comes you have to prioritize and finish a project that really needs doing, i.e. one that is holding you up from getting to another one. Like… the retaining walls under my bridge so that I can get to laying the bridge track… [:)]
You guys are really efficiant. I could never cut back to just 5 projects at a time. I have trouble staying at 5 different hobbies at a time.
I liked bridges, tunnels, steam engines and logging. That determined time and terrain for me. By the use of “wormholes” I was able to connect my many different locations and eras with bridges or tunels.
I’d reccomend you model whichever era you want to. A lot of persons your age I’m sure would want to model the modern era since this is the era that you’re familiar with. I plan on modeling my future Frisco layout in the late 50’s, not because I can remember much about that time (I’m 53 and was just starting grade school), but because that was the later part of the transition era and thus I can have both steam and diesel locos, which I think is a common reason many model the “transition” era.
I have not done much lately (still wondering were my door is lol) But I have 2 layouts right now. A n scale and a Ho. Do you like Maine Central there pretty cool.
