03-24-2010, 06:35 AM
Galen,
I don't know about everyone's feelings on this line, but here are some more of my opinions, not good ones either.
When I was painting the SW-7 for the LBCV Railroad (full size) I had 4 very reliable helpers and we got the job done. None of these helpers, nor I, were members of the "historical society" that was going to run the railroad. There were 140 members of this group, of all ages.
When the prep work was all done I was presented with several paint diagrams that were the "winners of some contest. I told them that the member that did the most work could chose the scheme, and since there was no one that did any work, I selected the colors and the paint. At that point I was kind of angry with them all. We worked 20 hours a day for the last 4 days to get the job done, and finally had help putting the lettering on.
The model railroad clubs around here, and historical societies, always have some great people, but there are always a certain few that think they know everything, are rivet counters, (The war reenactors call them stitch counters), and want to run the show. I don't want or need to associate with these people.
I'd rather do my own thing and meet with my friends that are there when we need each other.
The people I mean are the ones that have to be 10 feet in front of the photo line when a steam engine does a run-by so they get the best picture, and theirs always is the best because nobody is blocking the view.
These people are the ones that ruin the train shows too. They are obnoxious, overbearing, rude, self-centered,and many times are unwashed clods that think they are God's gift to the industry. They are legends in their own minds.
I'd just as soon stay home.
Charlie
I don't know about everyone's feelings on this line, but here are some more of my opinions, not good ones either.
When I was painting the SW-7 for the LBCV Railroad (full size) I had 4 very reliable helpers and we got the job done. None of these helpers, nor I, were members of the "historical society" that was going to run the railroad. There were 140 members of this group, of all ages.
When the prep work was all done I was presented with several paint diagrams that were the "winners of some contest. I told them that the member that did the most work could chose the scheme, and since there was no one that did any work, I selected the colors and the paint. At that point I was kind of angry with them all. We worked 20 hours a day for the last 4 days to get the job done, and finally had help putting the lettering on.
The model railroad clubs around here, and historical societies, always have some great people, but there are always a certain few that think they know everything, are rivet counters, (The war reenactors call them stitch counters), and want to run the show. I don't want or need to associate with these people.
I'd rather do my own thing and meet with my friends that are there when we need each other.
The people I mean are the ones that have to be 10 feet in front of the photo line when a steam engine does a run-by so they get the best picture, and theirs always is the best because nobody is blocking the view.
These people are the ones that ruin the train shows too. They are obnoxious, overbearing, rude, self-centered,and many times are unwashed clods that think they are God's gift to the industry. They are legends in their own minds.
I'd just as soon stay home.
Charlie