I got tired of building, maintaining, and repairing RC airplanes, so I decided to give a stagecoach a try. With a little bit of success, I then tried a San Francisco streetcar, and liked the results. Then came a few trams, and other “different” subject types. My collection grew, but not necessarily my skill set. To improve my skills/finishing techniques, I joined a plastic modelers group - because many of those builders do superb finishing work and I hoped to learn from them - and I have. But I also learned many of those “builders” are afraid of ship building due to planking, rigging and the unknown - or they never really built models, they only assembled and finished the plastic kits. Cost wasn’t the deterrent, it was “fear” of failure.
I haven’t found any local clubs that focus on wooden models, but SoS is a great source of information. I‘ve built a few ship models, but I really enjoy the variety of subjects I’ve built over the years, most of which still present building challenges. I also don’t have the room in my home for many of the ships discussed here. I would welcome seeing other subjects discussed, but that isn’t the focus of this forum. I say you should build what you think you’ll like and try to keep challenging your skill set.
Back to the stagecoach question, I say Go 4 It! Worst case is you’ll end with a “bad model” or an expensive box of kindling.
I haven’t found any local clubs that focus on wooden models, but SoS is a great source of information. I‘ve built a few ship models, but I really enjoy the variety of subjects I’ve built over the years, most of which still present building challenges. I also don’t have the room in my home for many of the ships discussed here. I would welcome seeing other subjects discussed, but that isn’t the focus of this forum. I say you should build what you think you’ll like and try to keep challenging your skill set.
Back to the stagecoach question, I say Go 4 It! Worst case is you’ll end with a “bad model” or an expensive box of kindling.
