Hey y’all-Question for y’all…I’ve been working on my 1/32 scale Hornet for a dang long time, It’s getting CLOSE to being finished, but I’m starting to get tired of working on it and there’s STILL a LOT to do…I only have a couple of hours a week to work on it, what with yardwork, laundry and errands on the weekends. Any suggestions on how NOT to lose interest in it? I’m looking forward to starting another project soon…
Work on a few kits at a time so you can shift focus every now & again, as boredom creeps up on you. That should work, OR, leave you with lots of nearly finished kits [;)]
I find it’s a good idea to have more than one project going at the same time. That way, if you get bored, frustrated, or whatever, you can put the kit in question down, and do something different. Believe me the end result will suffer if you work on something you’re bored with. After a day or two, and with a fresh approach, you can continue your project, and complete it with the confidence that you did your best. Good luck. Don’t forget to show us some pics.
dragonfly
I find working on multiple kits at once kills me. I lose interest twice as fast. What I do in these times of hardship, is simply put it down for a few days and come back. After all it is your kit you don’thave to set an arbitrary date on when it should be done. It is supposed to be fun afterall.
Just my two cents.
My best way of coping with that is what I call a ‘quick build’. Perfect example is my recent 1/32 Trumpeter F-105D that I’m building as a battle damaged bird. I needed to build something that was quick to give me a sense of accomplishment. So, I built a Tamiya 1/48 P-47D with Bare Metal finish. I got it done in about 3 weeks of about 4 hours a day. Now I feel energized enough to complete my Thud. I use this system quite often when I feel I’m getting bogged down or board.
Chris
Hi ga,
I’d say - why not lose interest ?
I’ve lost interest in some kits, just dropped them altogether for a while, and then picked them up again many months later. As long as you have a place to put it away in - there shouldn’t be a problem. I find it tough to force myself to enjoy something.
Chris
Depends on how bored you actually are with the kit - I’d recommend working on another kit or if you need a break entirely, shelving it and stepping away entirely to refresh.
When I get to that point on a kit, I usually go the route of leaving it alone for a few days, maybe read a book or something else, then when I come back to the kit, I have a fresh outlook, and I usually see something that I missed or needs correcting, too.
Sometimes I feel that way when I actually get to build a kit. I just put it down and do something else (i.e. Playstation2 or my XBox). Then I get tired of that and go back to the build.
Thats a very good question ! How to keep motivated to model ? Thats definately something i suffer from at times. Something that rekindeled my interest in my current project was obtaning an excellent book on my subject . Not only do i now have good references but i can read storys and learn information about my perticular aircraft. I’ve even decided to go with a different finish thats much more excitting to me.Another thing that might help you is sometimes you may be lucky enough to visit an airshow or an airforce base or perhaps a meusem where you can get an upclose an indepth look at the plane your working on.( Be sure to take your camera ! ) I remember watching some f-18s doing “touch and goes” at an airforce base in NSW Australia.They came in to land right above me as i watched from the car park… Very loud and very cool ! Also…getting involved with aftermarket parts to spruce the detail up a couple of notches offen helps ! Even if its some thing as simple as placards ( theres a nice one for the acadamey f-18 by the way ! from eduard. ) The smallest touches offen make the biggest differences to a finished product !Now if only i could spell then i would make some really nice posts. He-He - He ! Remember , focus on small sections at a time to stop you getting overwhelmed and you’ll get there in the end. hope this is of some help…Peter.
My answer runs the gamet from set it a side to work on another project at the same time. Paint on one, glue on another. It gives it time to cure . I am personally working about 5 project at once. I don’t know if anyone else feels like this, but I think part of the reason I find it hard to finish a model is it’s kinda sad to finish a project that has become a part of your daily life,or I’ve just gone stark raving mad.[D)][:P]
MOTIVATIONAL PUSH-UPS! GO GO GO ! DROP DOWN AND GIMME FIFTY!
just kidding. I usually chat on the forum to get the motivations up, or go read FSM
thats what i do and it works with me…also i have a stockpile of unfinished kits that are really close to being finished.
What I do is decide to finish it in a different nationality/color scheme then the one provided in the box.
This usually involves a “mouse hunt” for aftermarket decals, research on the net as to how others did it, buying a few nice referfence books, etc.
I am doing this with a Hasigawa BF2C, which I am making as a Chinese Hawk III.
It took me 3 years to find some nice 1/32 scale Chinese decals, but still I find it refreshing. And funny thing, this subject is now a “rave” whereas hardly no one else thoght of it three years ago!
Tom [C):-)]
Be careful about starting too many kits at once… I’m up to , well lets see, there’s the corsair… and the 105…and the mustang, … ohhh… and the Chevy… about…62!
im up to two mustangs, P-47, 41 plymouth, 71 dodge challenger, 50’s chevy truck, chevy bell air, B-17, F-18, Huey hog gunship, Stuka, F-4, F-14 F-86D…oh and repairing a f4f wildcat that the cat played with.