Just wondering and I’m sure I will get all kinds of answers due to size and detail and etc… But on average how long do you think it takes you to do a model ? I’m still fairly new to modeling and sometimes I’m all game then it sit’s there for a month or 2 then back at it !!!
Anyone else in the same boat as me ??? I figure for me to do a model accurate and with a busy life style as mine " work / kids / etc… " I figure it takes me atleast 6 months ! Some of these kit’s /models I see on here are pain staking accurate and detailed out of the Wazoo - these thing’s must of taken for ever to do unless your retired or do nothing else but model !!!
For my own models the answer is simple anywhere from one week to one year .I keep building like I am building for a client , then I wise up and say"hey, wait a minute here" Then I build just for me.That means sometimes Straight out of the box . It then becomes FUN again. tankerbuilder.
I could say I can complete a new model every friggin day, assuming I don’t stop. The don’t stop part that’s the problem isn’t it.
Just finished an 88 that was mostly done about a year ago Minus the wheel sections that is.
In the last two weeks, I have polished off some lingering tasks that have been lingering since the 80s
But I have also polished off a few kits that have just been sitting unbuilt in the stash as well. Did an Italeri M3A1 Scout Car in 2 days through to assembly. Now it needs to get friendly with the airbrush.
Absolutely finished, completely done, decaled the whole deal, heck that rarely happens around here.
I used to average a kit every couple of months. Life’s become much busier. Now it takes 6 months or more. Pulled 2 72nd scale kits out of the stash back in February, a Tomcat and a Vaark as a dual build. Both were already started. I guesstimate I’m close to half done with the project.
Way too long, months on end. It would help if I have a dedicated work area where everything could be left until the next session. Without 2-3 hours to model there is not much point at this current time to even bother.
‘Weekend Madness 2010’ was very therapeutic for my affliction. The Mrs. vas very understanding & let me model all weekend! Finished just under the 48 hour deadline logging 20 hours spent on a 1/44 scale 38(t)
The original parts count including PE was about a dozen. I added 28+/- for a total of 40 parts. NO AM all scratch building old school’
Some scratch building & kit parts shown below VVV
Here is the 38(t) Display base made AFTER the Weekend of Madness:
I rush too much and it shows in my builds. Usually, a couple of weeks, but I’m getting better and taking more breaks along the way. I’m not into super-detailing and build with only a few AM parts.
6 months. Two of those months I ignore the model, one of those months is when I fix the latest improvement when it was already done & I couldn’t leave well enough alone.
Several months, due to parts count…either provided in the kit or ones I make or convert. I obsess over the basics like filling seams and making sure the finish looks good. I try to make sure surface detail is properly represented. For me, this approach is relaxing and fun. Of course, life’s other activities don’t always allow for a daily session either.
Often it takes me about 3 months per model. But during hollidays the building time can come down to two weeks.
To speed things up a bit I do multiple builds that use the same colours so I can airbrush them the same time. That way I average about 5 to 10 models a year.
