Yeah;
Here's another of my long winded paragraphs and then some. I got to thinking ( I Know, It'll give me a headache) How many of the folks I talk to here, live around me close enough that we could say hello sometime. What got me to this train of thought was ,Yes, the Museum.
We have Re-Opened with very stringent rules in place. It is working, But, I can't help but wonder how many Modelers that come through the Museum that are Ship, Plane, and Car modelers too!
Those that also are visitors, or forum members. My Postman says he delivers a great number of F.S.M. here in his route in New Braunfels ,Texas. Model RailRoader and Model Trains mags too! So where are you all at?
Could you let me know? I would like to put faces to names and maybe my modeling would be more fun if I had someone to talk about Models, about over a cup of Coffee or Tea. I definitely desire more contact than I have. It was so much fun when modeling friends could sit and chew the fat over Models, the Companies that put them out and techniques they use that could be observed first hand.
This is what I find is missing in modeling now. I feel like I am on an island and get messages in Bottles. I know, Covid-19, hasn't helped .But c'mon even a local phone call would be better than nothing. Building Models is fun, But if you want to try something new who is around to show you? Yes, I am 77 years old. That doesn't mean I am to old to learn, even from someone younger.
There's a local WoodWorker that does Cutting boards and flag recepticals etc. I have learned a lot about the tech has evolved, from him. Working, simply on wood is a whole nuther Ballgame than when I did it, Believe me!
I would also like to be able to stand in my work area( Even Masked) and show someone personally how I put a scratch Built ship together! The enforced isolation makes my individual liking that much more rare it seems. There are lots of Model RailRoaders around here. ,So, where is everyone else? In another country?
If you think for a minute, you will realize that Model Rail-Roaders have preferrences too. Some love just working on the trains( Weathering Etc.) Some like operating sessions( D.C.C),Large or Small scale, Doing the scenery or like me, The Infrastructure.
So if you read this Let me know in messages and maybe we can work around the Covid Thing and get together and talk Models.