How many projects do you guys have going on at a time? I’m pretty much a fall-winter builder for starters so my time is a little limited, that being said I usually have two kits going on at the same time, when I’m waiting for one to set/dry I move to the other project. Anyone else do this?
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Sort of. My build space limits me to about two.
Gary
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1 for me. My OCD won’t let me go any further until my current project is complete.
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Just one,unless it’s a especially big project.I did a 1/350 Akagi and a 1/16 Andy’s Tiger.Those were the only time that I stopped each to avoid burnout,and worked on something simpler,but those were the only times.
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For me there is no limit. I have all sorts of projects half complete. My modelling time is very limited, sporadic and usually short lived. As well, I don’t really have a dedicated area to work. When I run into an issue with a kit or hit a point where I need a large chunk of time to complete something, it gets put aside.
This has resulted in a fairly large number of started kits kicking around with each one being revisited every once in a while to slowly move forward. It’s not the most efficient way to go, but at least I don’t have to find a place for a bunch of completed models. 
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Many different projects going and any given time.
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Ahoy Demo. I usually have about four going at any one time and that is three too many.
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Four or five or more at a time.
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Idk I think with those of us that are limited on time it makes the most sense to have two or more so you can make the most of your bench time.
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That’s the spirit, that seems to me anyways, to be the most time efficient way to go, although 5 is a bit much for me, two- 3 tops for this guy.
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My rate of actual completion is about 1 in 5 
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One is enough for me. This allows me to completely focus on doing the best possible build.
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I’ve peaked at 3 projects at a time…
- Main project
- Side project while stuff is drying / setting
- Side project to practise a specific new technique
Any technique-focussed side project will usually sideline the main project, but always with the express aim of improving major project outcome rather than being a distraction.
Anything more than that would probably be counterproductive and irresponsible on my part, since there’s only maybe two weeks of the year where my hobby is so intense that I need to work on three projects to cover setting/drying downtime
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I guess it depends on what you mean by “going on”. Technically, I have 4 going right now but 2 of them have been sitting in a mostly complete state awaiting decals for several months now. I really need to motivate myself to finish them so I can get them off my bench. The other 2 I’m actually working on. I try to focus on one at a time but sometimes I’m at a break point and start my next project while waiting.
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Like the others, I usually have 2-3 projects going on at one time. Paint or glue drying, waiting for supplies, or loss of interest/MOJO all can stall a project so for me it’s best to have “many irons in the fire”
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I have more projects going at once than I would like. It gets overwhelming. At the moment I guess I have like two or three main projects going, but there’s a bunch of others that I haven’t worked on in a while.
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Too many. Pretty much translates into a Shelf of Doom for me.
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That’s my scene as well.
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I currently have two big 1/48 B-24J Liberators on my bench. This was after doing 3 Grumman cats of WWII in 1/72 (Wildcat, Hellcat, Tigercat). The most I’ve ever had on my bench simultaneously was 5 1/48 P-40s (Monogram, Trumpeter, Academy, Hasegawa, and Eduard - not the recent Eduard but a repop of some other mfg years ago)
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Well I’m pretty new ( after a 30 year pause) with only 2 complete builds and another one about half completed, and I’ve only done one at a time.
I have toyed with the idea of starting the second one while I wait for the next step, like putty or primer to dry. So far there has always been other components of the kit I can work on that keeps me focused on the one kit.
I’m not sure if starting a second kit would be healthy for me because I might just leave one behind. Also, there is only so much space on the bench.
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