At the risk of getting myself into trouble....

[blunc]

  On 7/23/2023 at 12:38 PM, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

More often than not I start a WIP and it gets very few views and comments. At that point, I figure hardly anyone is interested so I just let the WIP languish. I'd rather spend time at the bench than posting up anyway...... -RRR

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I have WIPs that have (and still do) languished for decades, not due to comments or views....but mainly because of "non-hobby" events or I haven't quite sorted out certain aspects of the build.

I hope you don't stop posting your WIPs because of a perceived lack of views, the "lurkers" will be most disappointed and builders will lose the chance to be inspired by your work.

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

  On 7/23/2023 at 3:38 PM, blunc said:

builders will lose the chance to be inspired by your work.

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Thanks for those kind words, I just haven't been inspired at all much this year.

There are many other things going on that have sapped my inspiration and motivation. I'm hoping this is temporary. -RRR

[Bills72sj]

I am one of those who love to take a vision and work through all the obstacles to completion. Sometimes things do not work out as planned. Over the past few years, I have switched to doing batch builds where I take on multiple versions of a similar subject simultaneously. The disadvantage is that doing 4-5 at the same time does take longer but, solving a problem on one, solves the problem for the rest as well. When some sort of failure actually occurs, I still have the remaining builds to keep me motivated and moving forward. Once they have been completed, I then have the time and the motivation to eventually complete the "Set". My 1st batch build was four 70-72 Challengers. They got done because, I did not stray into parts fabrication, and I was still using rattle cans. My 2nd batch build was two White Freightliners each of a different configuration. They stayed on track due to being very motivated in the vision. I then started five Chevy's. I completed the four 70-72 Chevelles but struggled with my 70 Pro Street El Camino due to the complexity of the build. I still pick it up every so often and perform a task ot two now and then. After that I did four 67-69 Mustangs. This is when I transitioned to an airbrush. Three got done and the last one is limping along as it had paint issues to deal with. It too, gets a task or two accomplished from time to time. Presently, I am working on four big B-body Pontiacs. Here it has been slow going as life has been very busy this Summer with a new job. I am also attempting to step up my game thanks to inspiration from Steve G. and the quality of his builds. Doing that level of detail on 4 builds at once is time consuming. However, I have four very nicely painted and detailed bodies so, these will make to completion. This is only one of my hobbies. I work one them when I feel like it. I NEVER sit down to build when I look at the next task as a chore.