Publisher’s Musings
by Joe Fugate
Intimidated or inspired?
Looking at our reaction when
encountering excellent modeling
W
hen you see some especially well done modeling,
how does it affect you? Are you inspired to try to
raise your game on your modeling?
Or like some, do you feel intimidated and start entertaining
thoughts like: why try?
If you are someone who is intimidated, then if at all possible,
we need to figure out how to get you over into the camp
that’s inspired by good modeling.
First, it’s important to remember this is a hobby, not a do-
or-die competition. One of the things I especially appreciate
about the Railroad Prototype Modelers’ (RPM) meets is how
they focus more on modeling project show-and-tell rather
than contests.
Western culture, heavily influenced by the Greeks and their
sports/military competitions, seems to have developed a
sometimes unhealthy fetish for competition, allowing it to
permeate everything we do.
While there’s certainly value in healthy competition, there’s
a lot of life that should not be viewed through the mindset of
winners and losers.
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