Reverse Running -1
W
e've used
this column
in the past
to advise you to get
off the computer and
go do some modeling.
That's still true, model
railroading is more
than just talking about it online. You need to actually go do the
hobby, as well.
But what about the flip side: Can going online become a mod-
eling motivator?
Yes, it can.
Start a blog on the MRH website
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, for instance, and you can use
it to post your modeling progress. There's nothing like need-
ing something new to post as a motivation to go get something
done on the layout.
When you share what you're doing, you create a need to have
something to show for your efforts. Taking a model to a con-
vention or RPM meet is one way to "make yourself do some
modeling.”
Holding regular operating sessions is another way to get moti-
vated. When the guys are coming over soon, you want to make
sure the layout's running reliably, and you feel a need to show
progress, because you know they're going to ask!
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See August issue Staff Notes on making posts.
Reverse Running: How going online can help you get going
by Joe Fugate
Getting motivated
MRH-Oct 2013
