MPi-KM Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Anyone else have the lack of motivation to finish a model. I'll get really into starting a model, then for whatever reason just quit. I haven't completed a model in years, just lots of started ones. Maybe I should see a phycologist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Sometimes, without a clear "picture" (mental or actual) a build will stall when the idea that spawned the build has been accomplished or is forgotten. Sometimes a builder gets overwhelmed by tasks which are new or tedious. Do you keep magazines or photos on your computer of builds you want to do? Keeping notes or photos to reference helps me since I havemore projects in process that I can count on my fingers. Lastly, it's okay to not finish a build as long as you are not bothered by that. Edited April 19, 2015 by blunc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 my cousin could finish a model in 45 minutes. no paint, no decals, no deviation from the instructions. may as well be doing the Jumble by my thinking. but he was happy to add it on the shelf. diffr'nt strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 When I can't finish a build, I just go and dig in the boxes for something interesting, maybe an engine block or a frame. Paint it, clean it, make it look nice, set it aside for a later project. It's a good mind-limbering exercise for modeling block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Right now, I have 6 in process builds. 3 are Farley close to box stock, the others are quite involved, 2 resin conversions and 1 big bash up project. I'm new at using resin body conv. so for me that's a big stumbling block. The bash up is a first for with graphing a completely different rear section, resin motor. For me, I don't want to rush these. I want them to be my best. Even if it takes however long to finish. So a lack motivation exists on these. I need to be in the right mind set and level headed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Oh yeah. I made a promise to my self not to start another model until I finish most of my 'projects. If I get bored with one of them,at least I can go to another and do something to it. I figure that eventually I'll gett one done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yep, finishing is one of my great problems as well, I'm a wonderful starter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I have had it happen to me a few times but i plan to pull those out and finish them. i have so far finished what i have started since. Its something that each person has to work through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The only real thing that kills my drive to build is trying to find parts or a certain kit for the build...gets old after a lot of time goes by looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yep, finishing is one of my great problems as well, I'm a wonderful starter though. Same problem here. In fact, about half my kits are started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 For me lately it's been a lot of nagging real-life stuff getting in the way of me being able to sit down and enjoy building. Several minor health, personal and financial issues have combined to kinda kill my interest in doing much of what's not absolutely necessary. Funny thing is, when I force myself to make some bench time, all the BS disappears for a while, and I enjoy myself. It's just getting started each session that's tough right now. I'm also trying to break a long-standing habit of making fun and creative starts on projects, and then putting them aside to start something else when some technical difficulty arises. I have plenty of real work to do in my life...model building isn't that much fun when it gets to be work too...recently, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 for what it's worth, your builds do generate a following and everyone appreciates the posts & pictures when you get 'round to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 For me, my ideas are ambitious but frequently outpace my skills. I can't seem to stick to just the parts in the box and eventually I hit a wall where I can't make an acceptable fix and end up shelving the build. I'm trying to make a concentrated effort to stick to one project start to finish, it's just hard because I have so many ideas floating around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I build one kit at a time . I may study a kit for a couple of years deciding as to how I'm going to use it . Because dioramas are my main focus , try staying on task for a couple of years as in the case of my stuff, there are no aftermarket pieces . Yes, all the maps , gasoline pumps , everything in my restaurants and service station builds are mine exclusively . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceMan Collections Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I have a lot of started kits as well. Something that has worked for me the last couple years building the same exact kit in two or three different ways. That way I try a few different things that would normally cause me to put away the one kit because I can't incororpprate the new idea that pops in my head. One usually gets my interest more than the other two and I end up finishing 1 of the 3 kits at least. I've finished a few more that way than trying to build one at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 it it makes ya feel any better, until last Thursday, my last completion was in 2006!! a lot of my wip's are anywhere from a couple hours to a couple days for completion... the one I just finished had been sitting, painted, detailed*, just mocking me on the bench for at least 4-5 years... one evening I felt like building sumptin... how 'bout a hotrod motor?? perfect... pulled a PartsPak Caddy and had at it... as I was building the motor, got to thinking about a body [Flintstone 25/34 from Toledo a long time ago], chassis and stuff... checked the stash and found a Switchers 25 T donor game on... that was the beginning now all I had to do was finish it!! here in lies the rub... I was stuck on 2 areas/items, throttle linkage for the 4 97's and roof slats of balsa... and back and forth...finally found/saw a pic of the same carb/manifold I was using but, the kit doesn't have any real spacing 'tween the carbs, so...no linkage wound up taking out the roof slats also, anyway, point being, while I had not finished anything, I was indeed building, well, starting kits all along... * don't go nuts or it'll make you crazy... hmmm, seems it doesn't like the direct addy on the pix, won't load.... oh well, it's on FB in the Model Cars group... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Oh yeah. I made a promise to my self not to start another model until I finish most of my 'projects. If I get bored with one of them,at least I can go to another and do something to it. I figure that eventually I'll gett one done. I made that same promise to myself this year.I have so far finished 4 kits in the last month.Two of them I opened and only had a few thinks to do and they were done.I honestly don't know why I get to that point and put it away.I told myself I need to finish 3 more before starting any more or go back to my other hobby's.We will see how that works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake69 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I only have three kits that I've started and not finished, all the others I have completed or never started. All three halted kits have one or two things that went wrong and stopped me cold in my tracks, so I put them away for later sorting out. I'm pretty meticulous about finishing my builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 let's separate "lack of motivation to build" from "uncompleted kits". you can not have the former, and plenty the latter! it's really apples and oranges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I build so slowly it's impossible to tell if I'm motivated or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I was going to finish up a build yesterday(a Fujimi Nissan 300ZX that I've been hacking at for a few years now) but couldn't when I realized I've lost the front valence.Ah well, back into the box it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I also build extremely slow, I started an AMT Peterbilt wrecker last April and its still just a chassis on wheels!. I don't build as much as id like but I can also find myself at work thinking all day about doing this or that to a kit.....only to get home and have no motivation!, That said the biggest killer for me in stalling a project or losing interest is paintwork issues !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 There are a few different scenarios here.... First there is "this model is going so well, I just know I'll screw it up on the next step!" then there's "I'm having so much fun with this build, if I finish it then it will be over!" and finally... "If I finish this model, the Earth may spin off it's axis and the entire human race will be in peril!" I don't get anything done first quarter of every year... I've got another little project I work on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 That funny Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The biggest killer for me is the study I'm doing at the moment. Can't wait for this week to be over. Then I shoukd be able to play with my models. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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