customline Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Hey people, it's nice to find some ( maybe all ) of you on this forum. After SA went away I found that their forum eventually began to suffer and I got really involved in building. The need to share faded as I became obsessed with details and radical mods, experimenting with unfamiliar techniques. With 3 or 4 builds at a time going on, it became too much to build and to also document and then share my thoughts. I HATED TAKING PICTURES!! I decended into a sort of madness and began to isolate myself from the outside world......well, COVID had a lot to do with it too. I retired in November of 2019 and then COVID came along and it was a perfect storm.. while waiting for paint to dry I would scour Ebay for bargains... I was buying kits I would never build! Eagerly, I would be planning the next project.. I was opening kits and cutting parts from trees for no reason and removing engines for swaps and forgetting where I put them.. moving wheels and tires to other kits.....it was getting out of hand.. and then I realized two things. 1) I was accumulating a lot of extra parts (especially fenders.) And 2) I was running out of space for finished projects.....oh, and 3) I had a lot of busted kits. I have concluded that I need to slow down. So here I am, begging forgiveness and pledging to reform. One or two of you may remember me as "rustyroach". When I tried to sign up here, I discovered I had previously signed up as "customline" so I guess that's who I am now. I will answer to either one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Welcome to the forum Jim. It took me 6 years before I joined here, I sure found a lot inspiration and friends here. Looking forward to see your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Welcome back Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Welcome aboard Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Welcome back Jim, now lets see some builds😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 23 hours ago, customline said: I have concluded that I need to slow down I did just that a few months ago, I got rid of just about every kit and all junk I could, it was quite the relief ... I've slowed down to no more than 6 or 7 at a time!! Welcome back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Nice to have you back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 welcome back Jim.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Hope this forum reduces the stress and gives you some inspiration! Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Welcome back to the forum Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 Thank you all for the welcomes 🙂 and please give me a little time on the build photos- I am not crazy about photography. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 The main thing is you're back. I like your build styles in the pictures and look forward to seeing more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 5 hours ago, espo said: The main thing is you're back. I like your build styles in the pictures and look forward to seeing more of them. Thanks Espo, I got back in to this around 10 years ago or so. I have tried a number of different things but I enjoy the radical mods the most. Especially the cutting and scratch building stuff. Everything is an experiment. Sometimes they don't turn out so great but it's always what's next . 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Glad you found your way here. And life in general is way to maddening to let a hobby get the best of you. So take a deep breath, relax sit back and just build what makes you happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmodeler Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Hey Customline, I'm liking your builds , and always remember "there is no such thing as too many models, just not enough time". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Welcome back to this fantastic hobby Jim! Like you (and many of us...), I have accumulated way too much kit that I will never finish, I hate photo shoots and I love scratch building. There are a lot of great builders active on this forum, you will certainly find a lot of satisfaction in contributing and checking out the various topics of the hobby group. By the way, I really like your builds, they are beautiful work! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 59 minutes ago, AmericanMuscleFan said: Welcome back to this fantastic hobby Jim! Like you (and many of us...), I have accumulated way too much kit that I will never finish, I hate photo shoots and I love scratch building. There are a lot of great builders active on this forum, you will certainly find a lot of satisfaction in contributing and checking out the various topics of the hobby group. By the way, I really like your builds, they are beautiful work! 👍 Thank for the compliments, Francis, and the welcome. I hadn't stopped building; I just stopped sharing on the forum ( Scale Auto). I just needed to get back on line with y'all. Having 3 or 4 projects going concurrently, my focus was beginning to tank. I paint outside like a lot of builders do so I'm at the mercy of the weather. I'll run out of work while waiting to paint so to keep busy I'll start another one. I want to slow down and execute better. There is a lot of good information to be found here and I will put in my 2 cents when I think it will help. I see a lot of handles I remember from the SA forum. It's good to see them all again. There is some incredibly good craftsmanship and know-how here, we're in agreement on that! Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Welcome back! Your builds are really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Thanks, John B, I wish my wife thought so 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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