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Learning about yourself in the hobby.
When I started this hobby 3 years ago, I was so excited to build my first layout. Well, as many of you probably know, that process takes longer than you thought. Especially, when you have to acquire all the tools and materials to make and paint things. I found that I started rushing things and getting frustrated on my first layout because I had no place to run trains. Not to mention getting kicked out of the kitchen tables and living room build sessions. 🙂 I would get impatient having all these nice trains and no where to run them. That is why I started building my second layout in the office 3’x6′ layout. This greatly improved my ability to enjoy the hobby. I wonder if anyone else in the hobby had similar revelations that helped keep them from quitting the hobby and allowed them to progress and enjoy it more? What are some of the suggestions you may have to people getting into the hobby?
DaveAtLittleton, zak98 and 5 others5 Comments-
here’s an idea, join a local club. They can probably let you run your trains on their layout , while you build yours. Also other members there maybe able to to give some help building your layout, in areas you may not be so knowledgeable or skillful.
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@casey-jones Great idea! I have been looking around at the various clubs. I get to meet some of them at the local train show every year.
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For some reason I could not post this reply/comment. Maybe too many words!? 😀 Anyway, here is a screen cap of my reply/comment.
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@zak98 Love the feedback and tips.
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My layout is in the loft so I can’t just play with it when I like so I make small dioramas to display trains on as well as keeping a hornby playtrains set under the sofa
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