I have a number of dilemmas; some are practical and some are my problem.
Local clubs can seem like a good place to try things out,learn, etc...
The local club here though is mostly HO.
They have a small N Scale layout, but so do I. Soon I'll have two.
Dues - $240/year may be cheap, but that's a couple locos or other needed stock.
Building and maintaining at the club. I enjoy working on my layouts, but for some difficult (to me) tasks I only have so much bandwidth, and I'd like to use that time/energy on my projects.
Finally. I've attempted to socialize with this group before. :goggleeyes:
I'm socially awkward enough as it is. It's too much dorkiness in one place!! :( I feel like a jerk but I can't handle the... oddness.
Anyhow. Just a discussion with the only people on earth I can run this by.
It seems that in the UK these clubs are a bigger deal and more successful.
Clubs have never appealed to me. There are two nearby, but my schedule doesn't really work with meetings, and frankly unless they were going to model exactly what I wanted (which I'd not expect) I don't see why I wouldn't just work on my own stuff.
I can talk about toy trains on here, or with various friends I've largely met on the internet.
Just doesn't do it for me.
Yes, I was a member of a club for 10 years, but then there were marriage issues and I became separated, and lost interest in the club. Even though my wife and I are back together these days, I never rejoined the club - the interest was lost. I know for a fact that some members have passed away, so I doubt the club even exists anymore. It was exclusively N gauge, too.