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[wheaton79chris]

Hi my name is Chris, I have an addiction to this website. It has my attention all day everyday. I find myself not completing a kit but watching others builds. Is this a bad addiction?

[Futurabat]

Hi Chris...i'm a plastihollic too. If this sight has your attention to the exclusion of all else then yes...it's a bad thing. All things in moderation. And yet...i'm here nearly all day too.  

[Lunajammer]

I've noticed that without moderation, it seems like people trash out for a year here. Then after overloading, disappear.

[wheaton79chris]

Thanks guys. Just that some of the stuff absolutely amazes me. The scratch building and details are more than I have ever even considered trying. I must say (and no offense to anyone else) my favorite builds are Dr. Crankys

[MAGNUM4342]

Yes, but you're also new here, and there's an overriding urge to "catch up". Then there's the thing where one thread leads into another, then someone mentions something that leads to a search and...oh my god! Next thing you know it's four in the morning, there are only about a dozen guys on, all bleary eyed with a cup of coffee in one hand and the mouse in the other clicking blindly away...is there a support group for this sort of thing?

[wheaton79chris]

Hold on getting more coffee

[Hollywood Jim]

Thanks guys. Just that some of the stuff absolutely amazes me. The scratch building and details are more than I have ever even considered trying. I must say (and no offense to anyone else) my favorite builds are Dr. Crankys

 

If your favorite builds are Dr. Crankys, then your addiction is something to be concerned about; you really have a serious problem.

 

The only cure is to build something like Cranky would build...............

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[Futurabat]

If your favorite builds are Dr. Crankys, then your addiction is something to be concerned about; you really have a serious problem.

 

The only cure is to build something like Cranky would build...............

 

Just make an appointment to see the doctor!    

[wheaton79chris]

They might throw me in the padded room

[wheaton79chris]

Really would love to learn the weathering and stuff like that though

[Futurabat]

If you want to learn weathering, then Cranky's the guy! Although that isn't a fair statement.  There are alot of stellar modelers here at weathering, he's just the one I think of first. Most of the guys here are really cool and are willing to share thier knowledge. If you see something you're curious about you could pm them, but if it's a thread here, just ask on the open board and we can all benefit.

 

I guess what i'm saying is, don't hesitate to ask any questions. There are always a dozen or more guys willing to give you thier thoughts. What you'll come away with is several different techniques to try and you can settle on what works best for you. It's the diversity of the board that I love.  

[mikemodeler]

No need to worry about an addiction unless you have piles of WIPs , a couple of hundred kits still sealed, more paint and detail items than you know what to do with and you still decide to visit here instead of your workbench!

 

Me, I figure you have to fill your time with something and this has been the one hobby that is the cheapest and easiest to sell the wife on! 

[wheaton79chris]

Mike about six WIPs and about ten sealed and paints brushes and several sets of sandpaper and blades. And my wife still lets me buy more

[Harry P.]

Chris, PM sent to you.

[Dr. Cranky]

If you want to learn weathering, then Cranky's the guy! Although that isn't a fair statement.  There are alot of stellar modelers here at weathering, he's just the one I think of first. Most of the guys here are really cool and are willing to share thier knowledge. If you see something you're curious about you could pm them, but if it's a thread here, just ask on the open board and we can all benefit.

 

I guess what i'm saying is, don't hesitate to ask any questions. There are always a dozen or more guys willing to give you thier thoughts. What you'll come away with is several different techniques to try and you can settle on what works best for you. It's the diversity of the board that I love.  

Jacen is right, we all learn from a variety of sources.  Nobody has the weathering market cornered, so to speak.  I learned from some of the best people out there the likes of Bill Borgen, Ken Hamilton, Hollywood Jim, Pat Covert, Mig Jimenez, Mr. Scratchmod, Adam Wildner, Chuck Doan, Marc Reusser . . . the list would extend for a couple of pages.

 

In order to come up with good ideas, you have to study other peoples' work, soak it in.  And yes, there's also a level of copying and mimicking . . . Shakespeare said it best:  NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.

 

But you want to keep an open mind, learn, and have fun.  It's the journey, not the final product.  And you have to remember that INSPIRATION IS A TWO WAY STREET!

[uncle potts]

No need to worry about an addiction unless you have piles of WIPs , a couple of hundred kits still sealed, more paint and detail items than you know what to do with and you still decide to visit here instead of your workbench!

 

 

 

Ummm....guys....I think I might have a problem......?!?

[wheaton79chris]

Thank you Doc. I have been attempting to watch your YouTube vids but my phone is soooooo slow. I grew up in a salvage yard so rust has always been a friend of mine and playing on all the oldies growing up is a cherished memory

What problem Potts were here to listen

[mikemodeler]

Mike about six WIPs and about ten sealed and paints brushes and several sets of sandpaper and blades. And my wife still lets me buy more

 

If that is all you have, then no need to worry about an addiction. That sounds like a typical weekend for many of us! 

 

Seriously though, some of us tend to buy several lifetimes worth of models and me personally, I have started to "thin the herd" as I am realizing that my building pace is about 1/10th of my buying pace!

[CJ1971]

I think there's a difference between having a hobby & becoming a hoarder... I think the guys who've got more than several lifetimes worth of kits are actually hoarders & really will never be able to build them all, particularly if they have several ( 10-15 ) of the same kit. If you have more than, let's say a couple dozen kits, then you've become a hoarder...
As far as visiting this site & others, spending more time on them, then actually building, you need to set a time limit. Say 2 hours tops. Look at the stuff that give's you ideas etc & aids your skill, then get to the bench.... No point in hoarding all those kits if you're not spending time building at least 1 of them ;-) Lol
Cheers Cliff

[uncle potts]

 No point in hoarding all those kits if you're not spending time building at least 1 of them ;-) Lol

 

Agreed, so to the workbench I go..........