tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post6405541586144403190..comments2024-03-28T08:32:05.600+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Railway modelling without the baggage ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-22668545140001450742011-04-10T19:24:38.494+00:002011-04-10T19:24:38.494+00:00I don't think any house needs a wooden bowel ....I don't think any house needs a wooden bowel ... :-)Michael Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740155011466713811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-51588871403288754342011-04-10T16:51:20.780+00:002011-04-10T16:51:20.780+00:00Phil,
You've lost me with your comment re ...Phil,<br /> You've lost me with your comment re 'sanctioned creativity'. What makes making greetings cards <br />'sanctioned' and railway modelling 'unsanctioned'? And 'sanctioned' by whom exactly? We model railways because that's the subject which interests us. Likewise, my wife makes greetings cards because that interests her and brings her into contact with likeminded people, just as our hobby does for us. And why would you seek to teach people to make anything if they are not interested? Much better to teach people in our hobby how to improve their skills. I ran a short course in my model railway club to teach members how to scratchbuild wagons and vans in plastikard. We all enjoyed it and everyone had nice models to show for it. If the great unwashed want to waste their lives watching television, then so be it. Anyway, must dash, there's a programme on the box I want to watch!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />TerryTerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-40581031489667541472011-04-10T11:40:57.711+00:002011-04-10T11:40:57.711+00:00I couldn't agree more. The message we need to ...I couldn't agree more. The message we need to get out to the popular and uninstructed world at large is the that of he transferability of the skills acquired in the hobby: Woodwork, electronics, soldering, painting etc. The other thing we have to do is convince the world that we're not all computer nerds that update our blogs at 6:55 on a Sunday morning!Chairmain_Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872472759381107863noreply@blogger.com