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Post by tubbs on Jan 29, 2016 8:29:35 GMT -7
it has come to my attention that I have a lot... a LOT of started projects. projects that are well over 50%. I am a terrible finisher. way too many ideas floating thru my head that i have to do and then a build gets shoved in a box, awaiting finishing. I made it a point that when I got on this forum, that I would participate and join in the bracket racing and the MOTM. all that has done is given me more started projects because I build so darn slow and work on 6 at a time. then it's a new month and it starts all over. I have currently boxed up 3 projects on my bench to start 3 more for the past mentioned builds.
now, please, this is a "what would you do" type of question, not a "do what you want" type of question. I need a push and some backhands because I have been doing this for years and just cant get things finished. I would love to participate in things, but a lot of my builds don't fit into the criteria. does this make me a bad member? I don't want this to sound like a whiny post, but damn... I have to either start AND FINISH the new projects or get the old ones done and not worry about brackets and MOTM.
here are some of the many started projects, (take a look at the dates in the corner)...
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these builds are probably in the same state today. so c'mon guys. do I start new ones and push to finish them, or get the old projects out and get them on a shelf. |
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Post by tubbs on Jan 29, 2016 8:33:29 GMT -7
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Post by tubbs on Jan 29, 2016 8:36:14 GMT -7
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Post by tubbs on Jan 29, 2016 8:37:05 GMT -7
sickening, isn't it... I need help? even my wife asked me when I was going to finish something.... that's terrible.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 8:53:39 GMT -7
Lol oh no! Once the wife starts to provide input, you know it's getting bad. Same reason I don't invite my wife to the bench too often.
First I would love to see a lot of these finished. You have great skill Al, and taking your time is perfectly fine.
"What I would do" is take a look at the upcoming motm categories. I would prioritize which ones I really want to get into. Then build way in advance for those. I can tell you that my Crazy Taxi build along with what I'm entering next month for factory stock were finished since back in October and December. This lets me take my time and not feel so much pressure to finish. I do have a few started builds...well more than a few. But I'm rotating 3 builds right now. The 36 ford which is a just for the heck of it build, the eBay challenge 56 Chevy and my hot rod entry for April.
Now for bracket races, it might not be that big of an issue. This doesn't have to be a new build. As long as it fits the theme and hasn't already won a contest, you can enter it.
You're not a bad member. Participating doesn't on,y mean building, but also providing feedback to help the rest of us improve. Rest easy, man.
Worst case scenario, pick one of the builds pictured above and finish it! Contest or not!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 11:21:46 GMT -7
BOY DO I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I have some unfinished projects to , none quite as far along as most of yours . Actually only five that I started and have not finished. With the exception of one build that is not really a Automotive model. It started life as a small Garage Dio that my wife became interested in and it turned into a full blown 1/24 scale house / with Large Garage. Which has since stalled also.. Just seam to be in a real slump that is really tough to get out of. Have a lot of what I think are cool ideas for builds , but have yet to proceed with them.. I agree with Ice.. Don't worry to much about a contest just FINISH SOMETHING...That also includes ME..If it falls into a category for a contest that's a bonus. I can most defiantly relate to that idea , just to get started again  ?? GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND ME .....Tom / 60s era |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 11:25:09 GMT -7
P S .
Looks like some Great Builds you have started . Here's to us both getting something done LOL
Tom
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Post by Grandpabeast on Jan 29, 2016 13:50:20 GMT -7
Buddy we are all like that ! I currently have over a dozen ligament projects that have potential and about two dozen more that sorta went south so I never finished. I try to set goals. I will put a date that I need to get it finished buy and along with everything else I will make myself work on it a little each time Im at the bench. That is the nice thing about MOTM it does push you to get it done ( remember you can start it early if that helps ). Dont be so hard on your self. I have a 53 Buick Pro Street that I have been building for about two years and "if " I get it done Ill use it for the MOTM coming up but if not,,,,,,,well I will finish it later.
Here is a wild thought you could sell them . Or better yet, I belong to a local club that has a "closet" each month when we have our meetings members are invited to get something out of the "closet" . It is a swap system. If you take one out you must put one in. They must be complete kits and not just a box of scrap. and here is the catch , you dont get to look in the box till you choose it and take it out of the closet. Some members even wrap them so there is no telling what you will get. If it doesn't work for you you bring it back next month and swap it for something else. Some members will work on them a little and then swap, sorta sharing the build and then when a kit is completed you bring it in and show everyone what you did with someone else idea.
this also has spurred the traveling kit. One member buys a kit. He writes down suggestions on the direction of the build. He then does step one and only step one. He then sends it to another member. That member reads the suggested directions , adds comments and suggestions and then does the next step and only the next step. Then he sends it to another member. So on and so on until the member who receives it last finishes it and sends it back to the original owner.
I have wanted to do this for some time. You guys are like the best friends I never met and I would love to have a built model that each of you had a hand in. boy that would be an honor.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 15:07:23 GMT -7
There are a lot of great looking builds on the go there mate, this is the reason i stopped doing multiple projects, as i would get another idea, and box up the first one, and on it went..... Personally, what i would do is start with the one that is closest to being finished, or just start at the top picture. Get it finished, and then move on to the next one, if one looks like fitting in to a MOTM or Bracket race coming up, start with that one, finish it, display it, and then see if any more fit in somewhere down the track, and before you know it, you will be looking for more shelf space.  And no, this does not make you a bad member mate, just one that needs some guidance....  Look forward to seeing your next finished build.. |
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Jan 29, 2016 19:08:04 GMT -7
Al, no way are you a bad member. Your skills are freakin awesome man!
My advice, my push to you - put your builds in a circle, stand in the middle of that circle, turn 2 times to the right, one time to the left, open your eyes, the model you first lay eyes on, count to your right 4 models, and that's the one you finish - PERIOD. From there, repeat as needed, one model at a time, no contests, unless it fits.
The pressure to finish can be overwhelming. Instead, enjoy the creativeness.
And trade off Johnny Football at last for God's sake - that for sure will relieve some stress!!
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 29, 2016 19:36:02 GMT -7
I wouldn't worry, I only picked up the knife again in nov 2014 and I have a load of unfinished builds too. I've set myself the aim of completing 1 a month alongside my motm if they fit the brackets. The ones that don't fit a bracket are at the end of the queue but at the same time I change my mind half way through a build so..... One of my builds I stopped just because I couldn't get the paint colour I wanted and I cut up a rare kit for a lot of parts on it. I only found out it was rare after I cut it up, but what the hey, I'm not an italian car fan anyway, lol
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Post by 62pyro on Jan 29, 2016 21:00:01 GMT -7
Guilty as charged. My problem is too many thoughts and not enough time. |
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Post by tubbs on Feb 1, 2016 11:48:19 GMT -7
well, I never plan on doing multiple projects, it's the darn internet and my magazines. I look for research stuff on one project and I see something else. it's like the squirrel thing.
I do want to thank you all for your input, and it is just what I thought. I have to stop starting projects, put a few on the bench and finish them. KEEP EVERYTHING ELSE IN A BOX!!!
Tom, if I stood in the middle of my project and turned around, I'd have less projects and more parts!! I actually have a spread sheet with all my projects on it and they are numbered, I was thinking about putting all those numbers in a box and as I finish a project, pull a number, finish that one and so on, and so on. I think I will just take them like a few of you mentioned, from closest to finished and move on down the road from there.
it's funny, you never think you would accumulate so many started builds. it's an addiction I tell ya!! finish one or two a month like Stitch said sounds like a great thing. also when I get the model room all situated, all the projects will be in one area and everything else will be in another. have to leave them be.
and thanks for not making me the bad member. I have always tried to participate and I feel I haven't been doing my part. didn't really think I was the BAD guy, just not doing my part. I am sure you guys are up for a little more competition in the MOTM and brackets.
so, over the weekend, I packed up the new kits I was going to start, and pulled out the 60 starliner, a 69 coronet ragtop along with the 64 Plymouth I have on the bench at this moment and 2 of them will get done this month. the 69 ragtop will be a few months. it's going to be tough, but I think I can get it done.
again, thanks for all the replies and ideas. we will see how this month goes and move on from there. I raise my glass of diet coke and salute the best forum on the net and to a great bunch of guys.
have a great day,
Tubbs
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2016 18:57:33 GMT -7
I see nothing wrong with what you have going there ! I always have three or four,..... or five in rotation. Getting stuck on one build, then stressing about getting it done, does nothing for creativity. Sometimes walking away and then coming back to a build months later gives you a new perspective on it. That said, I see a lot of kitbash / scratch build projects there, and when you get stuck on those kinds of builds, there's nothing to fall back on. (instructions, build sheet, etc...) My suggestion, knock out a box stock real quick. It's straightforward, and as long as you don't mess up the paint, your golden. Then you get the satisfaction of finishing, and you can roll back into one of the other projects. Build 2 box stocks, see me in the morning.  |
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Post by tubbs on Feb 2, 2016 6:56:47 GMT -7
I see nothing wrong with what you have going there ! I always have three or four,..... or five in rotation. Getting stuck on one build, then stressing about getting it done, does nothing for creativity. Sometimes walking away and then coming back to a build months later gives you a new perspective on it. That said, I see a lot of kitbash / scratch build projects there, and when you get stuck on those kinds of builds, there's nothing to fall back on. (instructions, build sheet, etc...) My suggestion, knock out a box stock real quick. It's straightforward, and as long as you don't mess up the paint, your golden. Then you get the satisfaction of finishing, and you can roll back into one of the other projects. Build 2 box stocks, see me in the morning. you would see what's wrong if I showed you all of them!! and yes there is something to fall back on... more unstarted kits!!! you are correct Dr. Duster, I do have a .. a.. few .... ugggghhhh.... box stock..... Attachment Deleted builds planned... phew..... we will see if I can get thru them. thanks for the input. |
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Post by wheaton79chris on Feb 8, 2016 1:35:39 GMT -7
I'm the same way. I probably have 8-10 I've started and haven't finished. Now as far as people asking if I'm gonna finish some of them... Please read the small letters on the sign lol  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 19:25:58 GMT -7
Real simple answer give up and send me all of your kits parts etc.and when I get them I'll do the same thing as you. But I won't let it bother me after all it's just another addiction. And we are all hooked. I was the same way when I was building racecars and street rods the harder you worked the more you got and the less money you made I but you will get through it or burn out for awhile then go back to it and it's still the same go figure. Really just joking around with you I think you know that don't sweat it and have fun. Thats the big thing. talk at you later
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Post by warmachine on Feb 8, 2016 20:46:04 GMT -7
time to join asma/association of scale model addict's.........just fooling so many prostreet cars always a diorama of a rod shop then you park em there or do one a month till you finish them got the same issue go figure man haha
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Post by tubbs on Feb 9, 2016 5:37:56 GMT -7
thanks for all the advice guys, I am sure most of us, as you said, have been thru this. well, the bench as been cleared and I have 3 projects on it and that is all. I did pull out a 68 road runner and a 69 GTX last night, but put them back. I have till my next club meeting on the 3rd of February to get them done. the real temptation is that I am finishing up the rearrange of the model room and am going thru almost every kit for parts that don't belong. tough to keep them off the bench...
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