07-11-2012, 10:54 AM
Scene building for me. Wasn't always so however. I did love track planning and think it is very important to support not just operation but also the scene building (unless it is a diorama). If the track plan (and quality of the trackwork [and control system!]) aren't up to snuff, then I would lose interest before the scene building got very far along. Every time I completed a section of my railroad I loved operating for awhile, but always get bored after some period of time. I would love to have an actual operating session with several visitors but that really has never happened. I designed for both continuous running and lots of switching, with two industrial areas served by yards which thru trains stop at. I only run the continuous route when my grandkids visit prefering to run a local from a yard to one of the industrail areas. However, if I do that once a month that's a lot. Some of you may remember a thread I had on my engine servicing area. I was out of work and had lots of time! But it was a blast coming up with the scenes and creating them. My only regret is not having the ability to fully create what I see in my minds eye. So when I run into a problem where my skills or knowledge prevent me from doing so, I lose interest completely for extended periods of time. In the thread I mentioned, the last thing I wrote about was a passenger station. When I could not get the parking lot to look the way I wanted, I abandoned it! Lately though I've been working on one of the industries and I'm quite enjoying it again. Kind of can't wait to start the next industry so scene building is most definately what is lighting my fire now!