Winter

For me it's winter. Up here in Minnesota you can get a bad case of cabin fever over the winter months. The railroad helps keep me sane.

Summer months I tackle tasks that can be done off the layout outside on my back porch, like making turnouts, building structures, etc.

I only have one modeling season.

I only have one modeling season, but it lasts 12 months.

I work on mine all year and do whatever I feel should come next.

I started in January with the benchwork and now have the benchwork completed and the 3D backdrop almost completed.

Next will be mounting the turnouts and switch machines on hard board in preparation for the track laying.

Ditto what Will said

In Florida we have four seasons: Hot days every so often (Fall), Still have some hot days (Winter), Man, it's hot (Spring), and WHY IN THE HECK DID I MOVE TO THIS HELL ON EARTH! (Summer).  Think I'm kidding?  I had to run my air conditioning 318 days last year!

Enough complaining.  I model all year round as most of the time my train room is air conditioned and it's TOO HOT to do anything outside.  Oh, there I go complaining again......sorry!

All year round

I work on models all year round, I have a finished basement.

Carpeted, insulated, dry.

Cool in the summer, in the winter I use a small heater.

All Year

My layout and workbench are in my garage. im in Florida so I insulated the garage and put in a window AC. I do more in the cooler months though. I agree with Rick on the Florida  seasons. 

All Year Round Also

I model all year around. My layout room is carpeted, and has a dropped ceiling. I am lucky in that my basement is 9' deep so you don't feel confined. Heated and I do get AC down there also, but I have to close the vents as it can get pretty cool. And it is very light with three 4' x 6' windows along the back wall, which let in a lot of light so it really doesn't feel like a basement. I am not a hot humid weather kind of guy, so I enjoy being down there in the humid Michigan summers.

Richard

When money allows.

I have been out of my season for some time now, but I am hopeful. 

My new layout will be in the garage but in the summer it is just to hot, so little gets done. The plan is to insulate, seal the floor, and add AC so the summer heat will not effect my efforts. For smaller projects I do have a dedicated room in the house.

So my season is any time of year.

Little bit all year

My season is all year long, but with working 10 to 12 hour shifts on the 1 to 1 scale Union Pacific, and family obligations, there is very little time for model railroading. Here in Texas, like Rick mentioned about Florida, it's hot almost all year around, so I prefer to stay inside air conditioned space. I use modules anyway so the temporary layout can be set up in the game room.

Depends on the weather.

Like others here, I live in Minne-snow-ta. Winter time, for me, is benchwork and scenery time. My basement layout is in a room that gets cold, but space heaters are my friend. Summertime is when I work on rolling stock, motive power, and any scenery I can bring upstairs to work on in my little workshop next to the computer desk. This also happens to be twenty feet from the window AC unit.

Spring and Fall are usually split between both depending on the weather and other projects. Right now, I've got a scratchbuilt passenger car half built, along with a Magic Trains steam locomotive that I'm modding to On30.

All Year

Layout is in a spare bedroom so model year round. 

Now, living in Arkansas, certain tasks that have to be done outside like air-brushing I usually avoid during the summer.

Joe 

When time permits

I have the 'heat and light proof' room in the outside tin shed. We do not have snow at all, however the motivation to go out there on a cold winters night can be hard after working all day.

I find that once daylight saving starts I tend to do more outside in the room. Espically on hot summer days with the a/c on.

A portable modelling desk inside allows me to do specific little tasks when time permits.

Florida seasons incorrect

Rick and all

I grew up in South Florida born in WPB, lived there most of my life (now in mountains of NC). I must correct your seasons in Florida...there are two seasons in Florida...Summer and July. 

Or you could also define the two seasons as Hurricane Season and the rest of the year..

Bill Michael

All year

here in southern Oregon. At 4200 ft elevation we have 4 distinct seasons, but have the train room insulated & heated for winter......

I really identify with the

I really identify with the comments about heat. I also can say that days have seasons too. We have dark with mosquitos. Then we have the other two seasons morning and evening with mosquitos. Last we have the fourth of daily seasons late morning through late afternoon, very hot no mosquitos.

For me all year is railroad season.

Fair weather modeller??

Hi all

My problem is the weather in any season - especially when this is my modelling room.

Question - does this make me only a "fair weathering" modeller? 

Modelling season?

All year round.

Tony in Victoria, Australia

All Year Long

Here in Central Texas, we have about 9 months of summer (it seems) so most of the time it gives us an excuse to stay indoors & work on our layouts in air conditioned comfort.  During the other three months, we don't feel like doing anything else, so we go back to working on our layouts (in between naps)....John

All Year

Being in South west Mo. I do it all year. Prime time is mid winter when it is coldest and mid summer when it is hottest. when the weather lightens up I start finding excuses to get out side, but still put in modeling time.

Jack

All year - but...

I too, am fortunate to have a finished basement, so I model all throughout the year. However, I also fly R/C airplanes - and that puts a dent in model railroading time during the summer (and sometimes the winter if it's dry!)

-Joe

All year but...

There's always a but... In the summer it becomes very sporadic due to my wife working in the school system and her being home all the time and my working from home. When I have down time I tend to spend it with her. Always have something on the go though.

What is this "season" of which you speak?

The stock comment on seasons in central California is we have climate instead. What we really have is micro-climates, where it can be in the high 70's at DaveB's house while I'm shivering in the fog a couple of miles away. This can happen at any time of the year. But any effect by the weather on modeling time is very rare. It can get a bit warm in my attic workshop, but I manage to tough it out.

pqe

Mostly when the snow flies

The vast majority of my modeling is during the winter months. Up here, global warming or not, is October to early April. Just heading out on a trip to southern Ontario to stock up on modeling supplies.  Got to get my GE 70 tonners all done by spring.

tim 

Seasons, hmmm

Here in Hawaii it rains nearly all the time. Summer it can be very warm and muggy as well. Finding model building time is when the outdoor chores are done when the weather breaks and it's not to hot in the train room. 

Early morning or late afternoon seem to be my most productive times to work on the layout. January or February can be really nice so doing projects on the lanai is particularly enjoyable.

I often commute to work on my bicycle so it eats a lot of my free time but it is the only chance to exercise and saves spending money on gas (really expensive here) for more railroad projects!

All year, well sort of

The retirement regiment has been 2 months in Florida, October through December.  The other 10 in Indiana.  Florida time was special projects.  This year, we are trying 4 months in Florida. October through January.  Stuff down there requires some attention, so will modeling will be at a minimum.  Summer's are always a trade between being outside and the modeling.  Usually ends up 60-40 in favor of outside.  Trains are a passion, just not the only one.