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This winter’s challenge will focus on one specific and a few broader categories giving members plenty of leeway when choosing projects.
- Let’s start with the specific modeling category: Stations: Passenger, Freight or a station that handles both. Many of us have one or more Station Kits on the shelf, so why not take one down and build it? If you prefer, design and scratch build one. Stations make great models for interior lighting and detailing, so go wild!
- Finish One Up. If you are like me, you have one or more projects that you have yet to complete. You could use this opportunity to pull it out, put it on your modeling bench and finally complete the job.
- Pick One In Your “Wheelhouse”. We know that there are members who focus their modeling attention in one or two specific directions. Martin loves to salvage O-Scale rolling stock. Lou just loves to ‘slice & dice’. Of late, I have been building models from old (often obscure) kit manufacturers. You get the idea. So, choose a project that is in your particular “Wheelhouse” and have at it.
- Try Something New. Tired of your "Wheelhouse"? Then take this opportunity to try something new. Model in a medium you haven't used before. If you usually model in wood, try modeling in plaster, styrene, or resin, for example. Your wheelhouse is modeling structures? Try modeling some motive power or rolling stock. Again, you get the idea.
You can start choosing and building immediately, and start posting when I open the Challenge Thread later this week in the Mike Chambers’ Craftsman’s Corner. (Yes, I’m once again starting the Challenge earlier this year as I’ve noticed some participants running out of time in the past.) We will still use April 15th as the end date of the challenge.
I’m hoping to see some new faces and all our ‘usual faces’ join in this year’s Challenge. Let’s have some fun.
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