New Haven Neil
trains bikes camping kayaking red wine.....more tr
6 mostly..... except for jobs I do for other people.
Informal poll: What's your build style?
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stevedenver
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It must be weatherproof and robust. and, often lights!!!! cool lights for interest. and sometimes, glow in the dark paint -like on out door lamp shade-invisible at a times, until everything off and total dark, then tell tale glow. Just fun for me. Sometimes I have used UV LEDs to light station clock, or, light the glow paint-
I don't let my work stay outside too long, Colorado is high UV and temp swings are extreme over the year. My stuff gets handled and changed around a lot.
I will chose a building, car, subject from a photo, plan, etc and imitate it.
Sometimes I will see something as I travel around Colorado , New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and will mentally stash it, or use my phone for photos to help later.
Sometimes I do get an 'original' inspiration as well.
My models are almost always very detailed and always compatible in size and feel to Pola.
I like well proportioned details and square lines, clean and more subdued paint-the eye picks it all up and I cannot stand oversized window frames, etc.
i start, and become engrossed, finishing in one go, one day, typically. They have gone well past midnight when im enthralled.
i started in wood, but now use heavy plastic, and styrofoam for adobe and stucco.
I am, I think, rather good with hand tools, tiny things, and precision, (compared to what i see as the average, but not as to the pros-like mrs peel, a talented amateur LOL) but, i will only do the work necessary to be functional, and robust and good to look at. That is to say, I am the opposite of meticulous and planned. I consider myself almost slapdash in some ways. But what I build is solid, and nice to look at as far as my eye goes.
I have a lack of patience and free time. And as much as I love trains and modeling, deep down, compared to outdoor activities, and exercise, I try to keep my time investment reasonable. I could turn into a guy at the bench, very internalized and oblivious. And out of shape.
I simply believe in get the job done, and I needn't be perfect, just close enough to make me happy. I am always pressed for time. I am also prone to analysis paralysis, so I try to execute.
Because of my mental immersion, I find when I build, it is a return to childhood and it is a great mental vacation from my work. Typically soft music occasional cuppa, isolation, very internal. I love having a finished new toy to use, asap. I have no unfinished projects. i start and the thrill is the final toy.
I don't let my work stay outside too long, Colorado is high UV and temp swings are extreme over the year. My stuff gets handled and changed around a lot.
I will chose a building, car, subject from a photo, plan, etc and imitate it.
Sometimes I will see something as I travel around Colorado , New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and will mentally stash it, or use my phone for photos to help later.
Sometimes I do get an 'original' inspiration as well.
My models are almost always very detailed and always compatible in size and feel to Pola.
I like well proportioned details and square lines, clean and more subdued paint-the eye picks it all up and I cannot stand oversized window frames, etc.
i start, and become engrossed, finishing in one go, one day, typically. They have gone well past midnight when im enthralled.
i started in wood, but now use heavy plastic, and styrofoam for adobe and stucco.
I am, I think, rather good with hand tools, tiny things, and precision, (compared to what i see as the average, but not as to the pros-like mrs peel, a talented amateur LOL) but, i will only do the work necessary to be functional, and robust and good to look at. That is to say, I am the opposite of meticulous and planned. I consider myself almost slapdash in some ways. But what I build is solid, and nice to look at as far as my eye goes.
I have a lack of patience and free time. And as much as I love trains and modeling, deep down, compared to outdoor activities, and exercise, I try to keep my time investment reasonable. I could turn into a guy at the bench, very internalized and oblivious. And out of shape.
I simply believe in get the job done, and I needn't be perfect, just close enough to make me happy. I am always pressed for time. I am also prone to analysis paralysis, so I try to execute.
Because of my mental immersion, I find when I build, it is a return to childhood and it is a great mental vacation from my work. Typically soft music occasional cuppa, isolation, very internal. I love having a finished new toy to use, asap. I have no unfinished projects. i start and the thrill is the final toy.
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AustrianNG
Director of my railway
I am closest to category 1. (It's an OCD thing).
Once I've got the idea in my head it gets done with no let up except meals work and sleep.
The conversion of my live steam Mh6 was one such project.
Once I've got the idea in my head it gets done with no let up except meals work and sleep.
The conversion of my live steam Mh6 was one such project.
korm kormsen
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2. I build in spurts, then quit for a while
3. When the muse bites I'll drop whatever else I'm working on for the new project, complete it (or not), then go back to the old one. - eventually...
the point is, a hobby is supposed to be fun.
it is fun to build, let's say, a window after a new method. but it is definitively boring to build a dozen windows, that look alike.
3. When the muse bites I'll drop whatever else I'm working on for the new project, complete it (or not), then go back to the old one. - eventually...
the point is, a hobby is supposed to be fun.
it is fun to build, let's say, a window after a new method. but it is definitively boring to build a dozen windows, that look alike.
stevedenver
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isn't that Vaselated??LOL
