Admittedly I feel some relief when I finish. [:p] However, I get a little blue that I’m finished with this project. [V] Moreover, I get to move on to another new model . [:)] So do you generally feel: 1. Relief- your finished with this model from hell . 2. Joy- now I get to display it. 3. Sadness- that this project is finished and I don’t know what to do next.
That’ll depends on if I liked the way it looks or not…
I’ve never felt sadness … because there’s always another one around the corner.
It is nice to sit back and admire a job well done … to enjoy something that you have created. And of course with some kits there is a definite sense of relief that it’s finished. These would be the ones that have driven you crazy through every step of the build.
i build mainly cars and trucks and have just reasonatly got into armor …but hell yes im glad to get one done and enjoy it ,then off to the next one to drive me crazy!
I’m with Shermanfreak - I’ve never felt sadness, because the modeling will never end! [:D]
Joy, pride, relief, confidence (that the next model will be even better).
And always, a little reflection on what I’ve learned from this kit and what I can do to make the next (fill in the blank: ship, aircraft, starship. . . ) better. [B)]
I get a great deal of satisfaction with every model that I complete. Next to paint and decaling, Displaying and sharing my work with others is my favorite part of this hobby. I love to step back and look at the models in my display case.
Every one has a story to tell in its construction. Every model represents a part of history that I enjoy studying. I enjoy answering questions about them when we have company. I always look forward to adding another model to my collection.
Darren
That feeling of accomplishment, then that nagging feeling of “Did I finish it?” “Is it really done?” Then its anticipation because its onto the next project.
Mike
I usually go through a brief period of elation and relief followed by…“Boy, I could have done that better”, “That doesn’t look right”, “Why did I do that”, “Ooooh, there’s a seam I missed”, etc. [:p][:I]
I just tend to be really hard on myself. Maybe that’s why I have such a hard time finishing a model. Anyway…we’ll leave that to the therapists. [:p]
Ray
must be a saskatchewan thing, thats exactly how I feel!
Generally I just feel nauseous from inhaling too much enamel and laquer fumes.[xx(]
I don’t know. It’s been so long since I finished one that I can’t remember how it feels!!! [:p] [:D]
Really,I’m like most of the others. At first it’s elation that it’s done, then I start admiring it and finding all the flaws and beat myself up. Then I get over it and make mental note to self to not leave the cockpit out of the next plane…[:p](didn’t really do that!)
Eric
I feel like I haven’t finished it, because I always find possible room for improvement in my technique an a hand and in the detail of the model on the other…
Ciao
I don’t think I’m ever really done with one, because when I look at them later I always want to add something to it.
I just finished my first diorama with figures and when it was done I felt proud of what I had done. But now as I sit and look at it doubt starts to enter my mind could I have done it better. Family says it looks great but the doubt is still there.
It feels good to know that you have done it. And I always take note of the things that I have done right and wrong.
Then I try to make the next one better.
But as most of you guys said…it never ends.
I burn the clothes that I’m wearing and sit crying in the shower for an extended period of time.
If you believe that, I have a 1/1 German U-boat kit to sell you…
I’m usually like the others: excited, relieved, and mostly critical of my own work. My wife says they look good, but she also says that aside from magazines, there’s really no other modelers around here to compare work to.
demono69
… I feel like flying it around the room going ssssshhhhhhhhwwwwwww!!! Or rolling it across the table going vvrrrrroooooommmmmmm!!! Or push it across the bath tub going ba-rooooom! ba-roooooom! Of course untill the paint is dry I just get down close to the table and look at it from low angles.
Don’t we all?
The wife would roll her eyes and say,"one of the few times it’s not like pulling teeth to get guys talk about “feelings!”[:p]
Usually, I feel a combination of pride and relief. One of the reasons I have so many unfinished kits is that I get burnt out on them before I can accept their appearance as anything but embarrassing, so I end up putting them aside “for later” while I work on something else.
There have been other reactions over the years. A few examples…
“For an experiment, that turned out pretty well.” ( my 1:72 MiG-15 )
“Now I just have to put it on the stand and it’s…wait, How did the cement separate there?!” ( USS Excelsior )
“I’m glad you like it, but it’s not for sale.” ( OK, not a first reaction, but what I was stuck saying for about 2 months after putting my Eagle from Space:1999 on display at the local hobby shop. )
“Finally got the ^$#^%$ done, now what?” ( The shuttle from Armageddon. Didn’t even really want the thing, but someone chose it for a competition between us. I had made the challenge so he picked the kit. )
I couldn’t even find my way back to “normal” with the Hubble!
I just have to be careful that I don’t over build the kit.
Sometimes I don’t want to stop building a particular kit because I am enjoying it so much.
Yes I also feel blue when I finish a kit because I know that I will have to pay a fortune on pe and detail sets for that next kit.LOL
When I’m done restoring a vintage Aurora model I just smile and say at last my dream has come true, it looks better then the box art. It takes me about 30 or more hours when restoring one vintage model. I place the model in my office and smile everyday. I think back to the day when Aurora was #1.
When my students get done with a model they just say, COOL![8D]
Dale