I was just wondering about how much time everyone spends modeling per week, I know this varies a lot depending on each persons situation, I can usually get an hour in before work, maybe 2 hours after work, but not always, and not everyday either, and of course a little more time on the weekends, I figure I probably spend anywhere between 12-20 hours per week on this hobby. I know thats a big gap, but some weeks I’m a lot more into it than others.
Let’s see, only during my weekends (and that’s if my days aren’t going to be taken up by training) but my days off are pretty open, sometimes I may spend in upwards of 10 hours a day on my days off. Let’s figure about on average 25 hours a week?
The number of hours per day at the workbench varies and depends entirely on about 7000 different things…
Averages about 15 per week - not nearly enough.
I agree…the time will vary greatly depending on the model, point in construction, outside influences, etc.
Generally, I spend 3 to 4 hours per day at the bench. During a recent three day stretch, I spent 36 hours at the bench. When you figure in 8 hours of sleep each night, that means I spent only 12 hours AWAY from the bench, but that’s an extreme rarity.
What with work, the gym and my motorbikes I get about 10 hours per week. Would like to do more though, just not enough hours in the day.
I think we would all agree with that!
at this point in time i spend about four hours every other day or so at the bench. soon though that may change.
joe
Being retired, I have more free time than most. I would guess about 30 hours a week during cold weather & less during golfing weather.
Regards, Rick
I dunno. with schools and ttests and all mebb 10-12 hrs a week.
before i moved to this apartment, i would spend an avg. of 8 to 10 hours a week, but now i do zero!! pondering an affordable silent air source. later.
Not enough, for sure . . . . Unfortunately, it seems to be much easier to just sit at the computer, checking out this site, and ordering more models!
-Jonathan
12 hours a day, 7 days a week either modeling, or sculpting. [:D]
During a light week, maybe 5 hours. During a heavy week maybe 30 hours.
-Dave
I know that feeling, model kits sure do accumulate a lot quicker than they get built!
I spend on average 20hrs per week as my job of policeman allows me to do bit by bit during the day, when the kids are at school.
easy life eh!!!
I spend about 15-20 hours a week actually modelling. Another 10-20 a week is spend buying at my LHS or surfing various modelling forums.
Im lucky if I get 4 to 5 hrs. a week. Not near the time I want to spend on building
Thad
Uhhhhh…no comment. Actually, I have only myself to blame on most days. [banghead] It’s getting better though.
I usually try to get in a hour or two every day. But since I am on call 24/7, there has been an instance or two that I had to jump and run(like the time I just filled up my airbrush with metalizer and got a call for a truck up on the interstate).
Say salty, have you considered using compressed nitrogen for an air source? Since it is a dry gas, you don’t need a water trap. There is some expence at first, like an oxygen regulator that will need a nipple conversion to fit the bottle, and the rental on the bottle itself. I have the large bottle, and have been using the same one for about a year and a half with out having to exchange it.
Hmmm! Here is a breakdown of my typical week lately.
168 hours in a week
- 60 for work = 108
- 56 for rest and wife time = 52
-12 for dinner and afterwork meetings with clubs and organizations = 40 - 8 for church and fellowship with freinds anf family=32
-14 for chores and honeydo’s = 18
-7 for dog and wife time = 11 - 10 for house and car repairs = 1
- bathroom breaks = Time I Have left to Model.
Scott