rob D2 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 13:05, cypherman said: Hi all, Do you not think that our hobby attracts more than a fair number of Rivet Counters and Pedants(Being a pedant is not a criminal offence in the UK). But we do seem to take a great deal of time looking into the smallest possible thing that has to be just so. Take the grade of track bed material and how many different forms of that we have. The size of the grains of sand, The colour and the texture. makes the mind swim. Plus it means we play out our god like fantasies with out having to exterminate the next door neighbours........ So yes I think it does affect us. It makes us the most mentally stable meglomaniacs on the planet....... lol Well, there are pedants in every area of life... Take up golf and see how they analyse every little bit of your swing etc. It’s not just in modelling . But everyone has their own standards - I don’t judge based on that . If you are happy pushing brio round the carpet so be it, if you want to model accurate dog poo from Yorkshire in April 1957 go for it ... ” rivet counters “ also , they are about in every walk of life , just termed differently . It is definitely part of it though to create your own world to escape into. My little layout Banford is a dump with fly tipped rubbish - it’s exactly the opposite of where I’d want to live which is why I built it ! I don’t want to go there in real life ( without an AK47 ) but I like the grittiness in model form . which is a different desire to the , oh so clean , 1930s O gauge GWR layouts you often see that look like a dream world of cleanliness - which I don’t think really existed , not an once of grease or dirt on the loco. But each to their own , we are all basically escaping from the reality of real life whilst recreating some of it . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted December 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 20/12/2020 at 21:16, rob D2 said: Well, there are pedants in every area of life... If you want to model accurate dog poo from Yorkshire in April 1957 go for it ... What day/month was that again? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I saw this thread and had a quick think.... Just for me, I suppose it must do; though I have never really thought about it. Any hobby or interest that one has maintained, even in many diverse ways, since before going off into the wide world of Infant school really has to have had some say in shaping how one thinks at the very least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 20/12/2020 at 21:16, rob D2 said: if you want to model accurate dog poo from Yorkshire in April 1957 go for it ... Dog poo back then was white and hard well it was here in Lancashire !!. Something to do with dog food ingredients (bone meal, calcium). Brit15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I think we can over think why we do stuff. One thing is certain though, with this diabolical and disastrous year, modelling has been one of the few things that has kept me sane . 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 On 21/12/2020 at 23:07, APOLLO said: Dog poo back then was white and hard well it was here in Lancashire !!. Something to do with dog food ingredients (bone meal, calcium). Brit15 White dog poo - there's a blast from the past. Thanks for the memory - I think.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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