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Re-live Happier Times Through Scale Modeling One leisure activity which stimulates both mental and physical activity is scale modeling whether you are talking a model railroad, modeling cars and planes or ship building. Many senior citizens have thrown in the towel when it comes to modeling when it comes to scale modeling begging off because of failing eyesight, nervous hands or lack of skills. Most give up before they start as Senior Citizen Debilitated, a malady that creeps into our lives along about the time retirement becomes a reality. On the contrary, modeling, even in the smaller scales (I am 71 and prefer N Scale) tends to sharpen your skills and helps you develop work-arounds when edges start getting hazy, or you need to thread a needle. I use table-mounted magnifiers which allow me to keep both hands free for precision work. The trade-off is modeling projects give you an opportunity to rebuild parts of your history. Remember back to what it was like when railroads were king or what your first car was like. You can model it today and bring back those memories. Recalling my early years got me started on a model railroad that recreated some of my happiest times growing up in rural Vermont. I have learned so much from the pass-time researching the construction of a covered bridge, or planning the interior of a grist mill. As a scale modeler you will learn and re-learn many of the activities you thought were in the past. Soldering, painting, wiring, structural design, planning and photography. If this gets you to thinking about how you might get into modeling on a small scale check out the many free resources at scale-modelers-handbook.com Article by: Reg Hardy from Vermont
Leisure activities to keep you busy during your retirement. |
