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Sharing the Hobby with others

One of the fun things about model railroading which is pretty much a unique hobby is the sharing with others what you do in your spare time.  Sure there are other hobbies out there, but you do not hear as much about RC cars, Planes, golf and maybe fishing, but those hobbies or recreation are somewhat seasonal.  I suppose I could tell people I know I collect stamps or coins or build model air planes.  But the look on some people’s faces can be priceless when I tell them I am in to model railroading.

The hazy days of summer.

Well summer is here. Getting outside to enjoy the weather is becoming less enjoyable each and every humidex warning. The wife has the A/C running on full and wasting that just isn't in my plans. Getting inside to build models is.

My World in HO Scale

 

A Dose of Reality,  not to spoil the idea of model railroading as being a fun hobby, there is probably a couple hobbies that are about as expensive as model railroading: one that comes to immediate mind is rebuilding classic cars and the other RC model cars.  Mind you, I have been involved very heavily in model railroading since 1976 when I was stationed at Fort Riley and leased a house with a nice big basement. 

My World in HO Scale

One of the fun aspects of model railroading is sharing your work with friends and family. Model railroading encompasses more than the trains, the layout is the scenery, the towns, vehicles, whether you are modeling 2009 or 1959 – each item that you choose sets the tone of your layout – it’s your world.

Should take a week

So I am getting into the swing of adding all the old content. At the same time drumming up new content is going very nicely. Our facebook group is so active, it looks as if the non-active folks are getting sick of the "notifications" and leaving the group (20 so far). Oh well, my bet is they never would have joined in anyways.

You gotta start somewhere

The All new ModelersGuild has been started and slowly it will come to maturity but as the title says, You gotta start somewhere.

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