Hey friends, so I was curious how you guys go about this. Generally I stick to one build at a time, but if I hit a snag, waiting on a product before I can continue, I’ll futz with something from another project. Add in a 4 year old, who I hand off a lot of my builds to, to destroy within 36 hours of finishing; it changes the tide a bit lol. Right now, I have a P-40, Mitusbishi Zero, Refueling tanker, B-25 and Corsair; I hop between. Hectic for sure, but it definitely keeps that “bordem period turned, let’s rush a few things” in check. What say you? Assuming more than one, what’s the highest number of builds you had going at once? Happy Monday guys!
Funny that you ask this question as I am pondering it as well right now. Normally I place all my efforts into one kit at a time. Now I have tossed my hat into several group builds within this forum. That has taken me to a different level that I am not use to being at; working multiple kits at once.
One involves a large amount of scratch building, another with a large amount of after market detailing, and one being built straight from the box. I do not have a real answer for your question, but I am eager to see the other responses that follow.
v/r,
Ben
Currently I’ve got a bit more than usual. I usually have 3 or 4 projects going.
Tamiya Ducati panigale - at the decal stage
Hasegawa 1/48 f-14 - solving fuselage fit issues
Minicraft 1/144 ec-121r - filling and sanding
Roden 1/48 t-28b trojan - ready to close up the fuselage
Tamiya 1/48 wildcat - interior parts base painted.
Like others, I get to a stage on a kit that needs to dry/set etc so I’ll set that asside and move on to another one. Sometimes, like with the f-14, I just get frustrated and dont want to think about it for a bit.
I typically stick with one kit at a time. I have puilt two P-39’s at the same time, it was a double aircraft kit. I assume if I ever go to build two of the same type of aircraft again I could do them both at once.
I do plan on building a 1/72 C-130 as “Fat Albert” in the future, and to keep me from screwing up the paint like I did the last time I’ll have a 1/72 F/A-18 Blue Angels Hornet to work on while I’m waiting for paint to dry. I don’t see myself building more than two kits at a time. I just don’t have the space on my desk for anymore than that. Really don’t have space for more than one, lol.
101st ?
If so , you are da man ! 82nd too ! that’s where my Brothers proudly served . Now , as to multiple projects . I do this ALL the time . Why ? Well , being the Vice - President of Modeling at the new braunfels Train Museum breaks up my bench time for my projects .Not thinking I’ll start something different and then realize I already have a project going . T.B.
1/72 Maquette B 307 about 25% done.
1/144 Revell Flower class corvette about 25% done
1/64 Revell Yacht America about 50% done
1/9 Italeri Norton 750 Commando a week or two left on it.
1/350 Trumpeter CV-2 USS Lexington long term SOD
1/350 Trumpeter CV-8 Hornet long term SOD
Not too bad for me.
I work on one kit at a time. I don’t like to work on multiple kits otherwise, I’ll lose interest.
One at a time.A couple of times I had two,I started something while waiting for an AM part,but thats it.
Life has gotten in the way… These are the "Currently stalled " project’s piled up on, and around my workbench.
Revell 1/72 scale Type VII sub. 75% complete
Revell / Monogram P-61 Black Widow 10% complete.
AMT 65 Chevell station wagon 90% complete
AMT 66 Galixy 90% complete
AMT 1925 Fruit T ( two almost complete kit’s ) both 50% complete.
Monogram Slinster dragster 75% complete
!/87 scale caboose/combine 50% complete ( I’v been working on this, off and on, …for the past 10 year’s or so.)
Glenco U.S.S. Oregon 10% complete ( this is my own personel hell ! been trying to get this mess fixed since 1997 .)
Oooh, let’s se the chevelle wagon!
OK.
Give me a minute …
My “digital photography” skill’s are not the greatist ( read “Crappy” )
You can view the rest of the “Out of Focus” ," Too much Flash" picture’s here…
Somebody , let me know if this link work’s. ( first time I have tried this. )
That’s cool. Best looking wagon Imho. Coming out nice too. Link works BTW. Thanks for posting
I usually have at least 2. While something is drying on one can work on other. I might consider doing more if they were the same kit. i.e I have quite a few A-7 kits that would all have the same paint scheme.
I currently have 8 going at once in 1/48 scale. 4 P-47D’s - 2 of which are Razorbacks, a P-47M, 2 P51B’s - one with a vacu-form Malcolm hood, and the Tamiya fuel truck. The P-47’s are all being done in different paint scemes from the 56th and will be displayed together. The fuel truck is going to be displayed with one of the P-51’s.
At the moment, I have a wide variety of underwing and belly fuel tanks done for all of them, all the cockpits and a couple pilots done, 5 red P-47 nose cowlings with engines and props done, 4 of the P-47’s wings have been modified with brass gun barrels, some fuselage modifications have been completed on the P-51’s for resin replacement engine exhausts, and the fuel truck is in the final stages of completion. Pretty close to buttoning up the planes and performing a long paint session. They all have different paint schemes, but many of the colors are the same, so I’ll have to spend some time figuring out the best order for spraying.
I’m building Monogram, Tamiya and Hasegawa kits, and it’s interesting to see the differences between manufactures. They all have errors, and, for all the extra money the Hasegawa kit cost, it is barely more complicated than the Monogram ones.
In the past I used to just focus on one kit at a time, but every now and then I would build two at once. In this case there’s a theme for the displays, and it just made sense to do them all at once.
And I like that approach as well, Rotor.
I tend to model as an excuse to buy books, or at least I model to physically encounter what I read about. So once you start to model P-47s. the 56th, or other wise F4U’s, Fletcher Class DD’s and the Pacific ETO, there’s a lot of value in the library that can be built on the shelf or online.
GMorrison
I agree. Reading and doing research on each project is my favorite part. In fact, the research usually leads to other projects I’d like to do. I have quite a library, but the internet has been a great boon for additional pictures and information.
Ay !
It’s a Chebby Mon ! My fave wagon for a modern car !
Hey " G "
Guess what ,? Besides my Naval design time and ship duty I rely heavily on Jane’s for a lot . Now as to plans ,well , I use multiple sources including my own library . Most plans I have done myself and rescued after these many moves over the years .
My exposure to Fincantierri and their techniques let me inject some modernity to some . There are many paper What Ifs? T.B. Many are partial hull designs and mentally designed deckhouses go there . Sorry no hard copies .
I have 3 going now, the most is 5. I do finish projects all the time. Before, I had every thing done. That was odd, to have models done at once. I always have kits in various stages. I never like have nothing going on.