Does your significant other, if you have one, help you with your modeling efforts? Mine supports my hobby 100 % by encouragement, Christmas gifts, Birthday gifts, and just being there when I need an opinion.
Mine is just waiting on me to get the trackwork done so she can start on the scenery. I need to have it done by x-mas when shell be out of class and need something to do. She does buy me things once in a while and has some of her own rolling stock.
I don't have a significant other. I'm old fashioned and have a WIFE. I love her and she sometimes puts up with my railfanning. We have been married for 43 years. My significant other would be my dog if I still had one. Signed, the curmudgeon of the north.
It's always great to have someone to share a hobby or interest with, and provide that support we all need at times. I guess we are all very lucky to have that one special person at our side. Bill
My wife tolerates my hobbie. She helps me when it comes time for scenery and weathering in that she as a great artistic eye and can tell me when something looks good or if its not quite right. She usually doesn't buy me any train specific stuff for presents (that's when Santa comes by unbeknownst to my wife). As my wife says, "Its better that you blowing your money at the bar." Eric
I agree! My wife has always supported me in my RR hobbying. Now well into the 33rd year of doing so! Boxcab E50
Toleration would be the word I'd use too - but supportive in the fact that she knows it makes me happy
My wife keeps urging me to quit fooling around with this dumb computer and get back to working more on my new layout. I have been doing what I can on it. She is still buying steam engines so I may have to build another roundhouse for the extras. Oh well, I can live with that!
I tried to make a post. Actually I wrote a big detailed post about the dark side of supportive wives. Trainboard ate it. So Maybe if I get enthusiastic I'll retype it. *sigh*
My wife of 23 years is supportive of my hobby, but not in a hands on manner. She rarely comes down to the dungeon (basement) to see what I am doing. However, she will encourage me to "go spend some time downstairs on the trains." WHen I told her I might switch over to HO, she told me to do whatever made me happiest. (that didnt mean blank check however) She has her quilting and I have my railroad. When we are out and about, we will stop in quilt stores and hobby shops equally. As long as neither one of us damages the family budget (which is run on a shoe string), we can spend as we see fit. Extra money(such as my doing a wedding or funeral, her doing extra babysitting) is presumed to be for the hobby. It's a great balance. I don't care a whole lot about quilting, but have helped cut fabric and pick out designs. She has helped my railroad mostly by staying out of the way...but she knows when I am happy, I am easier to live with. (that's a whole 'nuther subject) Jeff The Augsburg & Concord Railroad (a freelanced shortline in central Illinois) Visit us on the web: http://www.pegnsean.net/~revnjeff
My wife supports me in my hobby. She says it is sort of like supporting the space program by paying taxes.
To me, model railroading is a form of therapy. When I get busy working on a project, radio playing some classic rock or good ol' fashioned Texas country (or NEW-fashioned, for that matter), I tend to forget about what's been bugging me. This helped me a great deal when I went thru a divorce from my first wife in 1987. Wife number 2 (and final) supports me, and has on occasion chased me upstairs to do something to get me out of her hair. At the very least, she tolerates my hobby, and knows that when I tell her I'm out chasing Katy, I mean the railroad, not some floozy down the street. It's like that last chapter in the book of Proverbs, the wife of noble character. I'm both blessed and deeply humbled to have her in my life, and will do all I can to make me worth of her.
My wife is very supportive, she comes to shows (brings a book), comes railfanning (brings a book) and is very supportive. And I have always encouraged her to buy books. <g> We are halfway through a new addition on the house, 17 x 40, her support? The basement is to be finished, suspended ceiling and all, just for trains. I have to have a couple shelves and a rack to hang our snowmobiling gear on, and the rest is for trains. Mrs. Toxie is very cool.
Model Railroading is indeed therapy. The Mrs. supports me and encourages me to spend time on the hobby but she does not work on the layout. She has given me a few kits over the years. However, she consulted me before buying them! Essentially she supports me because she knows... 1.) Where I am 2.) It is theraputic for my pysche. 3.) We have a "chunk" of the household dedicated to layout space, modeling workbench, and MR "schtuff" storage. 4.) The layout is a great focal point from time to time when we want to have folks over. 5.) She has never once complained or mentioned any $$$$ spent on the layout. Life is good.
My wife of 36 years is very supportive of the hobby so much so that she has developed an interest in N scale for herself.All those years of leaving Model Railroader in the bath room finally paid off. She has gone to shows, layouts, clubs,and swap meets with me for years. It's always a pleasure to have her along incase I need a little extra money.She would rather have me in the basement where she can keep an eye on me I think; besides I'm always around for those projects she thinks up. We can't wait to get started on her layout. Now if she only went into HO with me,hummm?
my soon to be wife apprecite and encourage me in my endeavour, it takes a great woman to survive 2 scale change in less than 2 year. and beside if she didnt like " them little train" she wouldnt have granted me a 6 by 8 space in the now rebaptised entrance hall/train room btw: my woman know what a shay is, does yours? hehe thought id brag a bit
