01-17-2009, 07:21 PM
I hope you change your mind.
Long time ago, I had a website featuring my layout. On it were pics of my two modern locos, SD70 painted like a NH GP9, and C44-9W painted like a NH U25B. I had taken my time painting as acurate as I could, and placing the decals, in the same spot as the New Haven did, as acurate as I could with modern diesels.
Well...a member from the NH Historical scociety, found my website, posted a thread calling my work "groaners" (A groaner, is a comercially sold model, with, in this case, New Haven paint and markings, on a model that the NH never had protypically. Ex: Gunderson Deep Well Maxi-IV cars, with NH reporting marks..or Thomas The Tank Engine, painted like NH's I-5)
My pride was hurt. Even though all the replies were, "They look great!"..."I think the NH would paint their GE's that way if they were still around." I couldn't do anything layout wise for a couple of months. Even called the guy a few choice expletives.
After a couple replies, knocking down the guy that origially posted the thread, he wrote a public apology to me.
Now my feeling is, a little critizism, makes me a better modeller.
Long time ago, I had a website featuring my layout. On it were pics of my two modern locos, SD70 painted like a NH GP9, and C44-9W painted like a NH U25B. I had taken my time painting as acurate as I could, and placing the decals, in the same spot as the New Haven did, as acurate as I could with modern diesels.
Well...a member from the NH Historical scociety, found my website, posted a thread calling my work "groaners" (A groaner, is a comercially sold model, with, in this case, New Haven paint and markings, on a model that the NH never had protypically. Ex: Gunderson Deep Well Maxi-IV cars, with NH reporting marks..or Thomas The Tank Engine, painted like NH's I-5)
My pride was hurt. Even though all the replies were, "They look great!"..."I think the NH would paint their GE's that way if they were still around." I couldn't do anything layout wise for a couple of months. Even called the guy a few choice expletives.
After a couple replies, knocking down the guy that origially posted the thread, he wrote a public apology to me.
Now my feeling is, a little critizism, makes me a better modeller.
Torrington, Ct.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.
NARA Member #87
I went to my Happy Place, but it was closed for renovations.