Boy oh boy! I know…I have a problem for that.[B)]
Welcome to the club nsclcctl. For me building is much easier mentally than painting. I enjoy building, but for me painting is a hastle. I only paint models so I can have the satisfaction of seeing them completed. I have to force myself to slow down and take my time while painting.
Berny13 is right, when painting has become tedious, take a break, find something else to do. Usually I’ll work on some 1/72 scale stuff just to clear my mind.
The tester plane os a good idea. I have alot of finished planes I could consider a tester plane. It happens to everyone once in a while.
'bout every third model i build turns to crap…so i plan accordingly and try and build from the bottum of my stack (it a large and ever expanding stack of kits)…i build these “discardables” with recless haphazard abandon! As it turns out these kits are the ones i learn the most on and have started turning into some real “keepers”
I don’t know if this will work for you but I force my self to take a break every 1/2 hour or so. It gives you a fresh perspective when you return and may stop you before you get in over your head. It works for me. I used try to jam on through and get done.