One of my favourite things is to listen to someone talk about something they love, the way their eyes light up and they become kid-like will never grow old. It was only fairly recently that they let people be diagnosed with both adhd and autism, and the community has found there's a notable overlap. May you always find something interesting in the worlds you live, both big and small.
I'm blown away by your attention to detail and devotion to model railroads over all these years, and I love the little everyday scenes you incorporate into the layout.
Thanks. Not to belabour this, but one of the reasons model railroading can become a lifelong activity is that there are so many facets to it. I've learned about the history of railways, industry, cars, advertising and, fashion, as well as civil engineering, and architecture. I've learned electronics, carpentry, fine art, airbrushing, painting, creating scenery... Because it was interesting to me. I mentioned that roads are not black they're 50 shades of grey, but then there's the question of what did roadsigns look like in the 50s? Noticing that none of the roads had yellow lines. Traffic lights were different. Telephone booths and hydrants and newspaper boxes...
I found my passion in aviculture! Converted a room into an indoor aviary. Bought every supply one piece at a time... if I had $2 to spend I would get just one more piece of wood. Parrots need mental stimulation which requires me to make toys and foraging trays on the regular. I have learned how to use power tools and have built some fun and creative elements! I converted n entertainment center into a safe cage! I garden for my birds, I get out into the woods for their branches, and as any bird owner will tell you... I also vacuum daily😄
@@rickgreen4131 It has led to a variety of crafts... like I taught myself how to crochet from you tube to make them rope and wooden bridges! I have had to study metals to learn what is safe, Soundwaves to learn how to block my neighbors from hearing them, their psychology, unique healthcare needs, nutrition, the habitat and country of origin! I can't believe how many subjects and skills I have learned about since I brought them home!
This is me with my 3D printer. I got it a month or so after covidity started and promised myself I'd clean the basement and "make a space" first. That took until the first part of June. Once I got it into place, I started using it and it work well. Then I started tinkering, and it went down hill. Then I got it working. Then it had issues again. I tell people, "It's like a motorcycle. Yes, you can have lots of fun with it, but you also might spend a weekend or two taking it apart because 'something isn't right', but then you have a good time again for awhile." Even when all I'm doing is making sure the print surface bed is leveled off to get a good print, it's calming for me. I might not actually produce a print, but the mere "tinkering" and understanding the machine more and more gets me into that same zone.
Thanks. (Confession, my hands are not particularly steady and I tend to rush. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally knocked over a bottle of paint or glue!) Second confession, as my skills improved I went back and redid earlier efforts, adding more detail, weathering them, and adding interiors.
@@rickgreen4131 Both are things I can empathize with. My worst was dumping a can of polyurethane directly onto the circular saw next to the table. So, so sticky.
I started doing crochet during the pandemic but before I knew I had ADHD. It's honestly helped me out so much. I love making clothes because it's a repetitive movement that can still be interesting because I'm using my own creativity to create my pieces. Also helped me not be on my phone during online classes
I have knitted in the past and I recently discovered crochet, although my first and only project has been 1 hr crochet slippers and the number of times I got the counts wrong for me they're like 10 hr slippers .... but hey I get there and my attitude is it's only for 'productive' fidgeting, and the fact that you're doing your own creations is amazing, so more power to you.
A state of patience. I love that! I have hobbies, but only reading can draw me in to that state of patience to the point I'm unaware of the world around me or that voice in my head that tells me to hurry up. I prefer books, but sometimes my brain won't engage. Research almost 100% will. Tripping through rabbit holes is something I wish I could get paid for. I'd be a gazillionaire 😄!!! Your city, the whole thing, is beyond amazing. WOW!!!!! Maybe one day, you'll do a whole tour!
I do get paid to research :D the only problem is remembering to stop! - there is always something more interesting to look into. (although I'll never need to know about how passivisation keeps a cold press juice machine hygienic or what the debt collection recovery laws are for debts over 6 years old - they still pay me to find out) 🤣
I love love love this! Rick,,it's A- MMAIZIIING!😃😃😃 I'm obsessed with miniatures and you have created a HOLE WORLD! Thanks for sharing your "SECRET GARDEN" with us! Very inspiring!
@@rickgreen4131 Rick thanks very much for replying to my comment. It's nice to see other people's work to get idea to improve my Channel. Take Care & Stay Safe.
Great timing. I’ve had a lot of of stress in the past few weeks. While I’m still awaiting professional help, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky brings me joy. It’s by far the game I’ve sunk the most hours into out of all my games. It’s a randomly generated labyrinth game, meaning infinite possibilities for problem solving. I’m particularly fond of the dungeons that don’t let you bring items so I have to get out of difficult situations with whatever I can find. Not to mention the writing in this game is great and has been a major inspiration for me.
I love your model building!! You've put so much thought into it. I love hobbies, sometimes collecting new hobbies is the hobby. Knit, crocheting, embroidery, cross stitch, baking, graphic design, video editing, soap making, gardening, decal making. I'm very good at keeping myself busy and not having time to clean.
When your railroad system looks like yours, I should hope you want to show it off and not keep such excellence to yourself! hehe Looks amazing! You explain how things interact with each other very well!
This is what reloading/handloading ammo is for me. I can afford to buy ammo, but making it relaxes me and gives me a sense of accomplishment well beyond any monetary value. Suffice it to say I could earn a lot more per hour in other ways, but it isn't about money.
Thanks! I bought a bunch of vintage magazines at a flea market years ago and got all these wonderful signs, logos, adverts, and images from the 40's and 50's.
Model railroads are amazing and a source of parenting regret. My son was obsessed with trains from infancy. We built a base railroad that is on hinges to fold up to the wall when not in use. One birthday we got him a bunch of modeling supplies. Then they sat and collected dust until my son was no longer into railroading. I feel like we failed at keeping his passion alive.
I would let that one go. People's passions come and go. Like most guys I did very little model railroading between the years of 'Discovering Girls" and "Having Kids." I tried to get my son interested but he was drawn to building figures for Warhammer gaming and online games. (Which, I was pleased to learn, involve a lot of social interaction with friends.)
After spending the last few hours messing around on the internet, I was going to be useful. As I cleared out my email box, I read the Friday Funnies and found this. You make me laugh. You teach me about this condition we share. You make me realize that I am not alone. But today, in addition to a reconnecting me to my childhood love of model trains, you have shared with me an important message I needed. Yes, there is a difference between tuning out and tuning in. Hobbies have so many benefits to our brains and our lives in general. Thank you. I’m off to dud-at off the sewing machine.
I've just recently reignited my long-held interest in model railroading. You do a great job of explaining why I am finding it helpful for dealing with "Life, The Universe, and Everything," - not to mention some health challenges. Thanks, Rick.
Sandro!... Sandro!... This is your subconscious speaking! Or perhaps your Guardian Angel. You are getting sleepy. Verrrry sleepy. You are going to the model train store... you are spend a months salary.... you are coming home... you are clearing out all the furniture in the living room... you are building a huge model railroad... You are suddenly awakening and wondering where your family went and why there's a years worth of newspapers outside your front door...
My grandfather had the same hobby along with making children's toys and painting. He worked on his huge train set up until his passing last summer. It's really a great hobby.
What makes it so enduring is that there are so many facets, topics, niches, and areas that people can explore. When I get bored with structures I work on locomotives or rolling stock, or scenery, trackwork, vehicles, figures...
3 years ago I discovered crochet. I've never been interested in being fast at it, though I could be. To me there is nothing more calming and soothing than finishing work and all my chores for the day and being able to sit down on the couch, with a movie or audio book playing in the background, and just "mindlessly" crocheting. I've never been able to explain to people why I find it so soothing; rick, you explained it for me 🙂
This is one of the things that prevented me seeking help. My hobby is my business which is engineering in every form. I assumed if I could learn all this stuff that I couldn’t be ADHD but it’s the hyper focus that has allowed me to learn massive amounts of skills in a short time. I have lots of started projects that I dip back into and finish when the fancy takes me. Love the railway as I do any machines or detailed builds I also recognise how you pointed out the gap that was mistake as I do with my work but actually nobody would have noticed or thought less of it (we are our own worst critics)
That is really cool. Thank you for sharing. My hobbies have largely been in the fiber arts. Spinning, knitting, crocheting, felting. But it's been hard to start anything lately...but I do still have videogames
I was watch a video by _nerdforge_ where she did a 1-10-100 hour challenge. Her work is generally fantasy focused so the thought came to mind to comment if she could do another challenge focused on increasing the realism in each increment on the same model. Realism is something we take for granted in the art we observe. I used to think that almost everything in movies is inaccurate but I’ve come to learn the amount of prep and research that goes into even the most basic work. It’s not perfect but it’s still really inspiring.
There's a great series on Disney+ called 'Light & Magic.' It's the story of George Lucas's company, 'Industrial Light and Magic.' They show the models and effects that they did for the Star Wars movies, Indiana Jones, and scores of other films. The sad thing is that gradually the models are replaced by CGI. Computer generated images. Most of these talented legendary animators and artists don't make the transition from modelling tools to a keyboard.
I love your model railroad, and wish I could collect and make one myself. I have been fascinated with them since I first saw Farther Haley’s collection when I was about 10 years old. Yeah, I remember his all too black roads, and trees and balls and bright green sawdust as grass. This was over 40 years ago. I wonder what you would do if you ever got a 3D Printer to make your own buildings, etc. My hobbies today are Native American beading, peyote stitch lanyards and bracelets. Loom beaded bracelets, belts, headbands. I am trying to get the hang of appliqué however my thesis has taken precedence over that learning at the moment. I also love doing 3D beading I have made trinket boxes, a lighthouse and other small things over the past few years. I also crochet and will do needlepoint birth announcements for friends and family.
Wow, that is a lot of activities. But of course hand skills in one area help in another. And yes, 3-D Printers are changing the hobby. In some ways it's great because you can create anything and everything that isn't available from the model making companies. I do like messing around with found objects. I've made some wonderful heavy industrial machines out of dollar store toy robots!
@@rickgreen4131 Copenhagen Central Station has a model railroad set up that you can make run for like 5 Danish Crowns. But honestly yours looks better and more fun. There are historical train journeys in the summer, especially around the time that Hamlet is playing in Kronborg Castle. There is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I digress. I do things that are patterns, and concise, it is the autistic in me. I prefer certain beads in peyote stitch because they lock together nicely.
@@Stormbrise And there are some amazing 'huge model railroads' you can visit. I actually worked part time on the Little Canada attraction in Toronto, and of course the greatest of them all is Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg. Check RUclips.
Mine is fishing. There's nothing more calming to me than waking up early in the morning, grabbing a thermos of coffee, grabbing my fishing gear, and heading to a lake or river nearby and casting a line.
Your models are beautiful! I have a similarly paradoxical hobby that requires extreme precision and accuracy, traditional hand-bookbinding! It's so slow and methodical, but hands in in a very satisfying way 😌
I get it. It's not that I get myself into a state of concentration and then start, it's that I sit down, settle in, and start. And gradually I slip into a state of concentration. But I also think it has to be something that interests you. I started to build a doll house full of furniture many years ago but never finished it.
Music is always a good release, and I would like to devote more time to it, though. This is particularly true because I want to learn another instrument other than the saxophone.
I know so many musicians who can play multiple instruments. I myself am a world class Tamboreener, Cow-Beller, Kettle Drummer, Finger Snapper, and Hand Clapper.
Yes. As I mentioned above, I started building a doll house, thinking it would be similar. I got great results... but lost interest and never finished it.
@@rickgreen4131 And of course the 1950's were such a visual era with the classic automobiles, bright fashions, wonderful ads, heavy industry, steam engines... and railroads were really at their peak, soon to be whittled down and often driven to bankruptcy by trucks for freight and cars for passengers.
Hi Rick, thanks for these videos. One of my hobbies seems to be coming up with short haiku like observations. This one is my latest: You don't have to be normal to want to be good. You don't have to be good at too many things to give your best. Enjoy. (and in tru brain fashion I posted this comment against the next RWTK autoplay youtube clip, ignore that one :) )
I thank the universe for "Prisoners of Gravity" … because that work of genius forever put you on my radar Rick, and that awareness is what eventually lead me to "A.D.D... and loving it" and to getting a diagnosis at the age of fifty one (much better late than never). That diagnosis is the first step along a path that will significantly change my life for the better. You continue to help me out in this life and I am in your debt. Maybe one day I will be able to repay you for your service. Thank you for your work and efforts. ~ Mike (a long-time fan).
Hey Rick. Great seeing your layout! Love all the details and mini-scenes. I took up model railroading again after a long absence around the start of the pandemic and it’s been a great help. Plus I’ve gotten so much done on it! Thanks for the tour.
I could never make model Railroads, but I LOVE looking at and watching them! You have my great admiration for cultivating such a skillset! My current hobbies are simply reading and writing, but I'm trying to cultivate some threadcrafts.
After about say 48 years, i recently discovered that i like collage (would be great if i had the energy to actually do it.) At one point in time i came real close to being diagnosed with adhd-pi & pdd-nos but back 1982 they didn't want to label me, kinda wish they did...being that I'm unemployed, still live with my mother and at the moment can't afford to get re-accessed (there maybe a disability lawyer in my future...) (Just got my Autism and ADHD-C Diagnosis...finally...)
Collaging is so much fun, and very therapeutic if you create collages that capture how you're feeling or what's upsetting you. Before you get glue and cardboard tell everyone you know that you'll take all their old magazines!
When writing essays or reports, I need to listen to songs that I'm so familiar with it's not funny. Usually starting with Eminem and the 8-mile soundtrack
I love your train set. It reminds me of the set my dad made that took up a good part of the basement. Do you do tours of your train set? or bring parts of it out to model train shows?
I've got add I love hyperfocusing on things I'm interested in and having a nice cuppa coffee in-between I can create the most beautiful and creative things
Photography was my thing, and then PTSI took it away. It's been hard to even look at the boxes of camera gear. I miss being able to just edit for hours, or review new lenses and bodies
Rick, I'm a huge fan. I was your garden variety ADHD kid growing up (and still am, but medicated), and I've been a big fan ever since I tuned into Dr. Demento in the early 80's on a Sunday night, when my parents thought I was asleep. In elementary school I was the go to guy on all things "The Frantics". I could recite chapter and verse any skit from 4 on the Floor, and I still could if I was given the opening lines. Now I have a family of my own in the Waterdown area and I am a model railroader. If you're ever in the area can I buy you a grande non-dairy decaf with coconut foam and a pretentious amount of cinnamon? Your pal, Wilhelm
I'm also a writer, and I started making miniature things during the lockdown. I'd always wanted to get into the hobby, but I never allowed myself to do it, putting all my energy into my work. My problem is that once I get started on making a thing, I want to put all my energy into THAT. Switching tasks/focus has always been very stressful to me! How do I portion my brain??
Any advice on not hating your hobby when u r stressed out bcoz d end product or process dont live up to a certain standard? I sing for fun, but I also have a song cover channel. I find my singing practice so stressful at times bcoz i struggle to get some of d parts right. I just wanna try my best n as i "fail" i become more n more frustrated n upset. Sometimes i end my singing sessions more unhappy than b4 i start. Not sure how to balance between having fun n wanting to improve it as a skill. My hobby stress me out so much that i'd avoid it for an extended period of time. :/
You mention 'a certain standard.' What is the standard? Or rather, who's standard is it? My advice? Lower your standards. Seriously. If I tried to make every video or comedy skit I've written as good as or better than what I've done before I'd have quit decades ago. I know it looks impressive, but up close there's a lot of gaps and mistakes. There are model railroads out there that mine just don't compare to. So I don't compare to them. (Google singer Rod Stewart's Model Railroad. Incredible. Same with the Franklin & South Manchester) For me it's an ongoing learning process, developing my skill. I view every model I make as an experiment. I rarely build them exactly as the instructions say, and I add all kinds of details. And I"m never perfectly happy with them. That's the curse of everyone who does something creative. Try to see that what matters are not the results, but the process, the refining, detailing, and trying out different things. Imagine raising a child to be 'perfect.' You'd be so stressed you wouldn't enjoy their childhood at all. And probably, they wouldn't either.
@@rickgreen4131 love this Rick. Thank you. I've been slowly learning watercolour for years and I'm now (or at least currently) at a point where if I make something I don't really like in class I can just see it as another step in the road. But also I can be satisfied with something while still being able to see what I can do better in future. But it was reassuring to read what you wrote about your own model because to me it looks incredible! I've always loved miniatures, they're really satisfying somehow. Makes me want to build my own 😂
I'm coming to retirement and wondering what will be my hobby...well, I have several, but will be that hobby, well what can I afford to do, or will I have space to do, or what new hobby can I discover... am I ramblling?
Well to relieve stress I make a bed out of duc tape and plywood I also build. Seats with duct tape and cender blocks only thing I fine wrong with that no padding for butt so as a man I am taking my wife best towel folding it up and duct taping it for a seat we are pulling for ya
One of my favourite things is to listen to someone talk about something they love, the way their eyes light up and they become kid-like will never grow old.
It was only fairly recently that they let people be diagnosed with both adhd and autism, and the community has found there's a notable overlap.
May you always find something interesting in the worlds you live, both big and small.
My granddad Keith is loving this.
May he rest in peace
I'm blown away by your attention to detail and devotion to model railroads over all these years, and I love the little everyday scenes you incorporate into the layout.
Thanks. Not to belabour this, but one of the reasons model railroading can become a lifelong activity is that there are so many facets to it. I've learned about the history of railways, industry, cars, advertising and, fashion, as well as civil engineering, and architecture. I've learned electronics, carpentry, fine art, airbrushing, painting, creating scenery... Because it was interesting to me.
I mentioned that roads are not black they're 50 shades of grey, but then there's the question of what did roadsigns look like in the 50s? Noticing that none of the roads had yellow lines. Traffic lights were different. Telephone booths and hydrants and newspaper boxes...
Nothing like being understood 🥺
“I’ll know!… I’ll know!!!”
Love art. I can get lost for hours.
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Another great video, Rick! I love your train world!🚂
A fantastic hobby - and that you have maintained for decades! It's a beautiful piece of work you've done.
Hi Rick, long time no see. Nice layout, it's your party and you do as you like 👍
If it helps you focus, please do 🙏
I found my passion in aviculture! Converted a room into an indoor aviary. Bought every supply one piece at a time... if I had $2 to spend I would get just one more piece of wood. Parrots need mental stimulation which requires me to make toys and foraging trays on the regular. I have learned how to use power tools and have built some fun and creative elements! I converted n entertainment center into a safe cage! I garden for my birds, I get out into the woods for their branches, and as any bird owner will tell you... I also vacuum daily😄
LOL! Awesome! You entertain them and they entertain you!
@@rickgreen4131 It has led to a variety of crafts... like I taught myself how to crochet from you tube to make them rope and wooden bridges!
I have had to study metals to learn what is safe, Soundwaves to learn how to block my neighbors from hearing them, their psychology, unique healthcare needs, nutrition, the habitat and country of origin! I can't believe how many subjects and skills I have learned about since I brought them home!
This is me with my 3D printer. I got it a month or so after covidity started and promised myself I'd clean the basement and "make a space" first. That took until the first part of June.
Once I got it into place, I started using it and it work well. Then I started tinkering, and it went down hill. Then I got it working. Then it had issues again. I tell people, "It's like a motorcycle. Yes, you can have lots of fun with it, but you also might spend a weekend or two taking it apart because 'something isn't right', but then you have a good time again for awhile."
Even when all I'm doing is making sure the print surface bed is leveled off to get a good print, it's calming for me. I might not actually produce a print, but the mere "tinkering" and understanding the machine more and more gets me into that same zone.
Respect to your small scale skills.
Thanks. (Confession, my hands are not particularly steady and I tend to rush. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally knocked over a bottle of paint or glue!)
Second confession, as my skills improved I went back and redid earlier efforts, adding more detail, weathering them, and adding interiors.
@@rickgreen4131 Both are things I can empathize with. My worst was dumping a can of polyurethane directly onto the circular saw next to the table. So, so sticky.
@@unclesunbro1577 Ugh!
Your own oasis. Your elaboration illustrates the value. I need a hobby. This persuades me.
I started doing crochet during the pandemic but before I knew I had ADHD. It's honestly helped me out so much. I love making clothes because it's a repetitive movement that can still be interesting because I'm using my own creativity to create my pieces. Also helped me not be on my phone during online classes
Finding something repetitive that demands a bit of focus but not too much is why we fidget, doodle, pace, etc.. Having music in the BG helps.
I have knitted in the past and I recently discovered crochet, although my first and only project has been 1 hr crochet slippers and the number of times I got the counts wrong for me they're like 10 hr slippers .... but hey I get there and my attitude is it's only for 'productive' fidgeting, and the fact that you're doing your own creations is amazing, so more power to you.
I've considered trying to learn crochet. 😀
I started learning crochet in 2019 and diagnosed with ADD in 2016. It is so relaxing for me. I have baby blankets and dishcloths.
@@HCoons1975 please, do. It's a wonderful hobby that leaves you with beautiful handmade pieces. Also, it's great to practice patience haha
A state of patience. I love that! I have hobbies, but only reading can draw me in to that state of patience to the point I'm unaware of the world around me or that voice in my head that tells me to hurry up. I prefer books, but sometimes my brain won't engage. Research almost 100% will. Tripping through rabbit holes is something I wish I could get paid for. I'd be a gazillionaire 😄!!! Your city, the whole thing, is beyond amazing. WOW!!!!! Maybe one day, you'll do a whole tour!
I do get paid to research :D the only problem is remembering to stop! - there is always something more interesting to look into. (although I'll never need to know about how passivisation keeps a cold press juice machine hygienic or what the debt collection recovery laws are for debts over 6 years old - they still pay me to find out) 🤣
@@kateedwards3097 that's awesome!!!
I love love love this! Rick,,it's A- MMAIZIIING!😃😃😃 I'm obsessed with miniatures and you have created a HOLE WORLD!
Thanks for sharing your "SECRET GARDEN" with us! Very inspiring!
A Secret Garden? I like that!
Awesome work Rick
Thanks!
This awesome video!
Rick enjoyed your latest video you done. Thanks David.
Thanks!
@@rickgreen4131 Rick thanks very much for replying to my comment. It's nice to see other people's work to get idea to improve my Channel. Take Care & Stay Safe.
I love your railroad city! I think I could stare at it for hours. Great job! I haven't found my hobby/thing yet or I haven't noticed what it is...
My suggestion is the same one I told my kids: Try Everything Once and See What Sticks.
Great timing. I’ve had a lot of of stress in the past few weeks. While I’m still awaiting professional help, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky brings me joy. It’s by far the game I’ve sunk the most hours into out of all my games. It’s a randomly generated labyrinth game, meaning infinite possibilities for problem solving. I’m particularly fond of the dungeons that don’t let you bring items so I have to get out of difficult situations with whatever I can find. Not to mention the writing in this game is great and has been a major inspiration for me.
Wonderful. I love the creativity that the role playing games demand.
Throwing knives and axes is as close to meditation as I can get. I'm watching this whilst doin leatherwork.
Lovely work Rick
I love your model building!! You've put so much thought into it.
I love hobbies, sometimes collecting new hobbies is the hobby. Knit, crocheting, embroidery, cross stitch, baking, graphic design, video editing, soap making, gardening, decal making. I'm very good at keeping myself busy and not having time to clean.
Ha Ha Ha! My wife is a master gardener and now that we have a bigger yard this year is going to bring a cornucopia of fresh veggies.
When your railroad system looks like yours, I should hope you want to show it off and not keep such excellence to yourself! hehe Looks amazing! You explain how things interact with each other very well!
Thanks. We had a bunch of people come through the house years ago and they were wide-eyed. It was wonderful.
@@rickgreen4131 I can believe it and bet YT doesn't do it enough justice.
This is what reloading/handloading ammo is for me. I can afford to buy ammo, but making it relaxes me and gives me a sense of accomplishment well beyond any monetary value. Suffice it to say I could earn a lot more per hour in other ways, but it isn't about money.
I can afford to buy ammo. But I spend it on trains! LOL
♥ Thanks for showing your trains. You talk so much about them, and I love to see the detail and little scenes throughout. The old A&P is awesome, too.
Thanks! I bought a bunch of vintage magazines at a flea market years ago and got all these wonderful signs, logos, adverts, and images from the 40's and 50's.
This is amazing! I've been hoping you'd show of your trains. Thank you!
Thanks. All the videos I'm making now are based on our Patron's requests. So many topics I wait to get to!
Thank you for sharing such a big part of yourself with us! I enjoyed my time watching and learning about your lifelong hobby. C
Thanks, Catherine. Even I'm amazed at all that I've created.
Thanks Rick!
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.
Model railroads are amazing and a source of parenting regret. My son was obsessed with trains from infancy. We built a base railroad that is on hinges to fold up to the wall when not in use. One birthday we got him a bunch of modeling supplies. Then they sat and collected dust until my son was no longer into railroading. I feel like we failed at keeping his passion alive.
I would let that one go. People's passions come and go. Like most guys I did very little model railroading between the years of 'Discovering Girls" and "Having Kids." I tried to get my son interested but he was drawn to building figures for Warhammer gaming and online games. (Which, I was pleased to learn, involve a lot of social interaction with friends.)
You never know he may start it again as an adult reminiscing his childhood, I did with my Sindy dolls when I had a daughter
After spending the last few hours messing around on the internet, I was going to be useful. As I cleared out my email box, I read the Friday Funnies and found this. You make me laugh. You teach me about this condition we share. You make me realize that I am not alone. But today, in addition to a reconnecting me to my childhood love of model trains, you have shared with me an important message I needed.
Yes, there is a difference between tuning out and tuning in. Hobbies have so many benefits to our brains and our lives in general. Thank you.
I’m off to dud-at off the sewing machine.
Thank you so much for your words 🥰 and for showing us your amazing hobby!! ❤️
You're welcome! The words came easily. The trains took a bit of time.
Me too! You are a well loved man Rick Green!
I've just recently reignited my long-held interest in model railroading. You do a great job of explaining why I am finding it helpful for dealing with "Life, The Universe, and Everything," - not to mention some health challenges. Thanks, Rick.
I had to keep pausing to have a better look at this mini city. So cool! In awe of your talent.
Thanks. It's a half century (with some breaks) of building models.
There it is. The video I feared the most. Must. Not. Buy. Model trains!
Great work! The video as well as the models ;)
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Sandro!... Sandro!... This is your subconscious speaking! Or perhaps your Guardian Angel. You are getting sleepy. Verrrry sleepy. You are going to the model train store... you are spend a months salary.... you are coming home... you are clearing out all the furniture in the living room... you are building a huge model railroad... You are suddenly awakening and wondering where your family went and why there's a years worth of newspapers outside your front door...
@@rickgreen4131 no please don't! I've got a wife and kids!
@@rickgreen4131 😂😂😂😂😂
My grandfather had the same hobby along with making children's toys and painting. He worked on his huge train set up until his passing last summer. It's really a great hobby.
Amen you to all of this.
Hear hear!
Such a cool n fascinating hobby. Very imaginative n requires so much effort n skill. Respect ♡
What makes it so enduring is that there are so many facets, topics, niches, and areas that people can explore. When I get bored with structures I work on locomotives or rolling stock, or scenery, trackwork, vehicles, figures...
3 years ago I discovered crochet. I've never been interested in being fast at it, though I could be. To me there is nothing more calming and soothing than finishing work and all my chores for the day and being able to sit down on the couch, with a movie or audio book playing in the background, and just "mindlessly" crocheting. I've never been able to explain to people why I find it so soothing; rick, you explained it for me 🙂
This is one of the things that prevented me seeking help. My hobby is my business which is engineering in every form. I assumed if I could learn all this stuff that I couldn’t be ADHD but it’s the hyper focus that has allowed me to learn massive amounts of skills in a short time.
I have lots of started projects that I dip back into and finish when the fancy takes me.
Love the railway as I do any machines or detailed builds
I also recognise how you pointed out the gap that was mistake as I do with my work but actually nobody would have noticed or thought less of it (we are our own worst critics)
That is really cool. Thank you for sharing. My hobbies have largely been in the fiber arts. Spinning, knitting, crocheting, felting. But it's been hard to start anything lately...but I do still have videogames
Yes. For me it's Sudoku and Wordle.
I was watch a video by _nerdforge_ where she did a 1-10-100 hour challenge. Her work is generally fantasy focused so the thought came to mind to comment if she could do another challenge focused on increasing the realism in each increment on the same model. Realism is something we take for granted in the art we observe. I used to think that almost everything in movies is inaccurate but I’ve come to learn the amount of prep and research that goes into even the most basic work. It’s not perfect but it’s still really inspiring.
There's a great series on Disney+ called 'Light & Magic.' It's the story of George Lucas's company, 'Industrial Light and Magic.' They show the models and effects that they did for the Star Wars movies, Indiana Jones, and scores of other films. The sad thing is that gradually the models are replaced by CGI. Computer generated images. Most of these talented legendary animators and artists don't make the transition from modelling tools to a keyboard.
I love your model railroad, and wish I could collect and make one myself. I have been fascinated with them since I first saw Farther Haley’s collection when I was about 10 years old. Yeah, I remember his all too black roads, and trees and balls and bright green sawdust as grass. This was over 40 years ago. I wonder what you would do if you ever got a 3D Printer to make your own buildings, etc.
My hobbies today are Native American beading, peyote stitch lanyards and bracelets. Loom beaded bracelets, belts, headbands. I am trying to get the hang of appliqué however my thesis has taken precedence over that learning at the moment. I also love doing 3D beading I have made trinket boxes, a lighthouse and other small things over the past few years. I also crochet and will do needlepoint birth announcements for friends and family.
Wow, that is a lot of activities. But of course hand skills in one area help in another.
And yes, 3-D Printers are changing the hobby. In some ways it's great because you can create anything and everything that isn't available from the model making companies. I do like messing around with found objects. I've made some wonderful heavy industrial machines out of dollar store toy robots!
@@rickgreen4131 Copenhagen Central Station has a model railroad set up that you can make run for like 5 Danish Crowns. But honestly yours looks better and more fun. There are historical train journeys in the summer, especially around the time that Hamlet is playing in Kronborg Castle. There is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I digress. I do things that are patterns, and concise, it is the autistic in me. I prefer certain beads in peyote stitch because they lock together nicely.
@@Stormbrise And there are some amazing 'huge model railroads' you can visit. I actually worked part time on the Little Canada attraction in Toronto, and of course the greatest of them all is Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg. Check RUclips.
so lovely to see your hobby, i do woodworking and sewing and gardening. it's very much a way to slow down when my mind is built to be on the go.
Mine is fishing. There's nothing more calming to me than waking up early in the morning, grabbing a thermos of coffee, grabbing my fishing gear, and heading to a lake or river nearby and casting a line.
Your models are beautiful! I have a similarly paradoxical hobby that requires extreme precision and accuracy, traditional hand-bookbinding! It's so slow and methodical, but hands in in a very satisfying way 😌
For sure. The precision required doesn't demand my focus, it lures me into a state of focus and concentration.
You are an amazing Artist!! So talented, dear Rick!!💜
It looks great!!
That's fantastic! So detailed. I wish I could concentrate to that degree.
I get it. It's not that I get myself into a state of concentration and then start, it's that I sit down, settle in, and start. And gradually I slip into a state of concentration. But I also think it has to be something that interests you. I started to build a doll house full of furniture many years ago but never finished it.
Music is always a good release, and I would like to devote more time to it, though. This is particularly true because I want to learn another instrument other than the saxophone.
I know so many musicians who can play multiple instruments. I myself am a world class Tamboreener, Cow-Beller, Kettle Drummer, Finger Snapper, and Hand Clapper.
GRETA VIDEO RICK!!! GREAT MODEL TRAIN PROJECT!!! I LOVE EVERYTHING!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. THANKS FOR SHARING!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH.
is it because it's something that you like, therefore stays focus due to your liking?
Yes. As I mentioned above, I started building a doll house, thinking it would be similar. I got great results... but lost interest and never finished it.
@@rickgreen4131 And of course the 1950's were such a visual era with the classic automobiles, bright fashions, wonderful ads, heavy industry, steam engines... and railroads were really at their peak, soon to be whittled down and often driven to bankruptcy by trucks for freight and cars for passengers.
Hi Rick, thanks for these videos. One of my hobbies seems to be coming up with short haiku like observations. This one is my latest:
You don't have to be normal to want to be good.
You don't have to be good at too many things to give your best.
Enjoy.
(and in tru brain fashion I posted this comment against the next RWTK autoplay youtube clip, ignore that one :) )
I thank the universe for "Prisoners of Gravity" … because that work of genius forever put you on my radar Rick, and that awareness is what eventually lead me to "A.D.D... and loving it" and to getting a diagnosis at the age of fifty one (much better late than never). That diagnosis is the first step along a path that will significantly change my life for the better.
You continue to help me out in this life and I am in your debt. Maybe one day I will be able to repay you for your service.
Thank you for your work and efforts. ~ Mike (a long-time fan).
Wonderful
This is great!
Rick, thanks for this amazing tour of your model railroad hobby.
Hey Rick. Great seeing your layout! Love all the details and mini-scenes. I took up model railroading again after a long absence around the start of the pandemic and it’s been a great help. Plus I’ve gotten so much done on it! Thanks for the tour.
Thank you. I appreciate your vulnerable act of sharing your hobby.
Just WOW! 🙌🏻
I could never make model Railroads, but I LOVE looking at and watching them! You have my great admiration for cultivating such a skillset!
My current hobbies are simply reading and writing, but I'm trying to cultivate some threadcrafts.
Between a Steel Box car with Andrews trucks vs a steel braced wood car with Archbar trucks....oh yeah, RR hobby folks know the difference.
Its our version of a secret handshake. LOL
Awesome!!!
Thanks for sharing the video of your hobby. It's a great layout! The NYO&W caboose at 1:08 is a cool find. 😀
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, Rick 🙂👍🏿
I was glad to see this video on your Miniature Railroad Hobby. I have been following you for years now and often heard you make reference to it. 😊
This is so brilliant!!!
Thanks! Look on RUclips for Rod Stewarts model railroad. Oh, to have that kind of money!
I LOVE IT!!!! (I love model railroads.)
After about say 48 years, i recently discovered that i like collage (would be great if i had the energy to actually do it.) At one point in time i came real close to being diagnosed with adhd-pi & pdd-nos but back 1982 they didn't want to label me, kinda wish they did...being that I'm unemployed, still live with my mother and at the moment can't afford to get re-accessed (there maybe a disability lawyer in my future...)
(Just got my Autism and ADHD-C Diagnosis...finally...)
Collaging is so much fun, and very therapeutic if you create collages that capture how you're feeling or what's upsetting you. Before you get glue and cardboard tell everyone you know that you'll take all their old magazines!
@@rickgreen4131 first i have to go through the mountains of cutouts in my bedroom that has accumulated there for over 20 years...
B-U-TIFUL❣ LOVE your train world. I totally get it. Still looking for the "thing" that will absorb me. Thank you for sharing 😊
I shutter at golf, too!
When writing essays or reports, I need to listen to songs that I'm so familiar with it's not funny.
Usually starting with Eminem and the 8-mile soundtrack
How much for the whole tour? Where can I buy tickets?
I love your train set. It reminds me of the set my dad made that took up a good part of the basement. Do you do tours of your train set? or bring parts of it out to model train shows?
I love your channel
very cool! I love it
I've got add I love hyperfocusing on things I'm interested in and having a nice cuppa coffee in-between I can create the most beautiful and creative things
Photography was my thing, and then PTSI took it away.
It's been hard to even look at the boxes of camera gear.
I miss being able to just edit for hours, or review new lenses and bodies
Rick, I'm a huge fan. I was your garden variety ADHD kid growing up (and still am, but medicated), and I've been a big fan ever since I tuned into Dr. Demento in the early 80's on a Sunday night, when my parents thought I was asleep. In elementary school I was the go to guy on all things "The Frantics". I could recite chapter and verse any skit from 4 on the Floor, and I still could if I was given the opening lines. Now I have a family of my own in the Waterdown area and I am a model railroader. If you're ever in the area can I buy you a grande non-dairy decaf with coconut foam and a pretentious amount of cinnamon? Your pal, Wilhelm
I really really dont get puzzles. I have never ever been able to finish one😮 but i do like sculpting 😊
I have three-mults
I'm also a writer, and I started making miniature things during the lockdown. I'd always wanted to get into the hobby, but I never allowed myself to do it, putting all my energy into my work. My problem is that once I get started on making a thing, I want to put all my energy into THAT. Switching tasks/focus has always been very stressful to me! How do I portion my brain??
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Any advice on not hating your hobby when u r stressed out bcoz d end product or process dont live up to a certain standard? I sing for fun, but I also have a song cover channel. I find my singing practice so stressful at times bcoz i struggle to get some of d parts right. I just wanna try my best n as i "fail" i become more n more frustrated n upset. Sometimes i end my singing sessions more unhappy than b4 i start. Not sure how to balance between having fun n wanting to improve it as a skill. My hobby stress me out so much that i'd avoid it for an extended period of time. :/
You mention 'a certain standard.' What is the standard? Or rather, who's standard is it? My advice? Lower your standards. Seriously. If I tried to make every video or comedy skit I've written as good as or better than what I've done before I'd have quit decades ago.
I know it looks impressive, but up close there's a lot of gaps and mistakes.
There are model railroads out there that mine just don't compare to. So I don't compare to them. (Google singer Rod Stewart's Model Railroad. Incredible. Same with the Franklin & South Manchester)
For me it's an ongoing learning process, developing my skill. I view every model I make as an experiment. I rarely build them exactly as the instructions say, and I add all kinds of details. And I"m never perfectly happy with them. That's the curse of everyone who does something creative.
Try to see that what matters are not the results, but the process, the refining, detailing, and trying out different things.
Imagine raising a child to be 'perfect.' You'd be so stressed you wouldn't enjoy their childhood at all. And probably, they wouldn't either.
@@rickgreen4131 love this Rick. Thank you. I've been slowly learning watercolour for years and I'm now (or at least currently) at a point where if I make something I don't really like in class I can just see it as another step in the road. But also I can be satisfied with something while still being able to see what I can do better in future.
But it was reassuring to read what you wrote about your own model because to me it looks incredible! I've always loved miniatures, they're really satisfying somehow. Makes me want to build my own 😂
Hobbies are nice but time management to be involved is important. I get to focussed on hobbies I can lose track of time.
Ok .. I understand that I am like Monk, the T.V. series, and need assistance... How do I go about getting it?
I'm coming to retirement and wondering what will be my hobby...well, I have several, but will be that hobby, well what can I afford to do, or will I have space to do, or what new hobby can I discover... am I ramblling?
Did those little signs come in handy the ones I sent you
DCC layout?
Amazing layout as well, LOVE your detail as a fellow train modeler
No. Maybe someday. The power is all old school.
@@RickHasADHD same with my old layout and the one to come sooner than later
Well to relieve stress I make a bed out of duc tape and plywood I also build. Seats with duct tape and cender blocks only thing I fine wrong with that no padding for butt so as a man I am taking my wife best towel folding it up and duct taping it for a seat we are pulling for ya