07-03-2011, 06:38 PM
Galen, not to upset you, but as far as I'm concerned folks here are friendly, they are Modelers of railroad equipment, and if anyone here cares to what degree they go to be a "master" I'm not one of them.
Regardless of what definition anyone puts on it, it is a hobby, past time, and done for enjoyment. If it becomes an obsession, then it becomes an illness.
Model Railroader magazine had a certain few folks that would apear in issue after issue during the years I subscribed, and few others could get on board. A lot of the contests had the same winners over and over.
If someones modeling is not just exactly what, then is he not a model railroader. Maybe he just "plays with trains", something I do all the time.
When it becomes a job, I'm out of it, but I've been at it since 1950 so I'm probably hooked for life. Why do we always have to hang titles on people. Maybe we should issue licences and if you can't pass the test then you can't be a model railroader at all.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Charlie
Regardless of what definition anyone puts on it, it is a hobby, past time, and done for enjoyment. If it becomes an obsession, then it becomes an illness.
Model Railroader magazine had a certain few folks that would apear in issue after issue during the years I subscribed, and few others could get on board. A lot of the contests had the same winners over and over.
If someones modeling is not just exactly what, then is he not a model railroader. Maybe he just "plays with trains", something I do all the time.
When it becomes a job, I'm out of it, but I've been at it since 1950 so I'm probably hooked for life. Why do we always have to hang titles on people. Maybe we should issue licences and if you can't pass the test then you can't be a model railroader at all.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Charlie