Guest jim s-w Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 truth is, if someone is truly great at something they have never made it in their eyes. The next thing always has to be better than the last. Its a goal to strive for but always with the hope they never make it. If they truly did, what would be the point after that? Cheers Jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Should that be a switched b12 curved double slip in 00?! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 How do you know when you've (nearly) made it as a railway modeller? When someone comes up to you at a railway exhibition, slaps you on the back and says "Hey dood, I've been wanting to meet you for years". Then you discover he thought you was off The adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 7, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2012 Actually, Larry, you've probably arrived when ebay searches under Model Railways throw up this page! http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=goddard&_sacat=122601&_dmpt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&Product%2520Type=Rolling%2520Stock&_odkw=coaches&_osacat=122601&_trksid=m194&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSRCHX:SRCH 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 7, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2012 Actually, Larry, you've probably arrived when ebay searches under Model Railways throw up this page! http://www.ebay.co.u...K:MEFSRCHX:SRCH Theres some gorgeous stuff in that search but its our old friend Gostrude selling. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 7, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2012 Theres some gorgeous stuff in that search but its our old friend Gostrude selling. And the prices are way above what that sort of thing is going for at auction - my Lawrence/Goddard painted 'Ocean Mails' brake (admittedly with a slightly bent truss rod) cost me £120 hammer price, £141.60 in total, last week. The two GWR special saloons went a good bit higher so my proxy bidder didn't stay in the running but even so they went for much less than Mr Gostude is charging (but then he does have his, hmm, 'profit' to cover having in many cases bought the stuff at auction). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 It's the wheeler-dealers that have made it as "railway modellers"....... I'm at the wrong end of the business! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 It's the wheeler-dealers that have made it as "railway modellers"....... I'm at the wrong end of the business! Hang in there Coach, every dog has its day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Theres some gorgeous stuff in that search but its our old friend Gostude selling. That name came up this afternoon when I was with my Dad when we were looking at Frog Aircraft kits. It seems this seller's optimism knows no boundaries... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 8, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2012 It's the wheeler-dealers that have made it as "railway modellers"....... I'm at the wrong end of the business! Not much consolation, I'm sure, but this puts you in the same category as many famous artists, living in relative poverty, while their paintings sold for £squillions after their death! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmay2002 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 You know you've made it as a Railway Modeller when... .........................your obituary appears in the MRJ. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmanjack Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 There is really only one answer to this question. The answer is when your friends, family, etc complain that you 'play trains' too much or when you start counting bricks and rivets...!! Cheers, Gary. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37255 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 *bump* When you wake up to a text from a mate who's arrived at a model show to find a photo of one of your models in the show guide 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Not much consolation, I'm sure, but this puts you in the same category as many famous artists, living in relative poverty, while their paintings sold for £squillions after their death! Bloody true that! I've sold more paintings than Vincent Van Gogh did when he was alive........I'm just a hack. Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 You know you've made it as a railway modeller when, after a lifetime of opening RTR boxes, you wash your hands and the soap bubbles are square.... You know you've made it as a modeller when you join a forum and you discover you have enemies.... You know you've made it when your expertise is not undermined by a dose of common sense.... You know you've made it as a railway modeller when you can say you're wrong and know its right.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodshaw Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I'll have made it when my wife says I can have a whole room for a layout. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 *bump* When you wake up to a text from a mate who's arrived at a model show to find a photo of one of your models in the show guide But is that a model that you made or that you own? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 You know you've made it as a modeller when people view your layout for more than 30 seconds at shows. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 You know you have made it as a modeller when you look at your work and think "that is really good" rather than "I wish I had done that better". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) My experience of the best modellers is that they never think that. The next thing will always be better than the last one. They will always look for areas to improve, it seems to what drives them. Perhaps making it is like becoming an adult? A child becomes an adult when they stop trying to act like one, a modeller has made it when they stop worrying about if they have? Edited July 8, 2012 by jim s-w 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37255 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 But is that a model that you made or that you own? Somewhere deep down in its heart lies a rtr model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Hairs on the palms of your hands which are BR Blue, GWR green....... XF Edited July 8, 2012 by Xerces Fobe2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted July 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2012 When my wife and son say 'Hey, that's not a bad layout' about my attempts when they've both been to York and Ally Pally - it will of course never be good enough for me, but there are only so many hours in a day............................ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Having had a re-read through the thread, it occurred to me that, as I am my most severe critic, so that being asked by one of the top-notch modellers on RMWeb to make 'em a building is indeed recognition of having reached a certain standard. Having had ChrisF, Olddudders and Tim ask me to build for them has given me a boost to the confidence I have in my building building-skills. But I still fret that, as ChrisF, Olddudders and Tim are such nice blokes, that they are saying that the half-empty glass is actually half-full. Or perhaps I am still too self critical??? I think that should someone like Roger Daltry, Pete Waterman or Jools Holland (who only settle for the very best) ask me for a building - I'd be right chuffed F on the other hand, I am certain that if I were to be satisfied that I had "made it", I'd become complacent and my modelling quality (such as it is) would plummet 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim s-w Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Having had a re-read through the thread, it occurred to me that, as I am my most severe critic, Thats the thing though - most of the high end modellers think exactly the same as that and will make everything themselves or with a largish group of very close friends, in a sort of relationship built up over years if not decades. (Liverpool Lime Street) and as such wont normally consider buying stuff in. Dave Holts 'Delph' is probably an exception. (there always are) I guess what I am saying is if the mega-elite (whoever you decide they are) dont ask you for a building or anything then thats not a reflection on what you do, its a reflection on the way they approach stuff. Cheers Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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