How much time do you spend at the model bench when building each time?

[slusher]

I spend 2 1/2 hours a day..

Edited July 31, 2024 by slusher

[gotnitro?]

I try to spend at least an hr a few times a week 

[hedotwo]

Pretty much every day from maybe 930am til 430pm.  Breaks for lunch and exercise walks.  Great to be retired ?

[bobss396]

1 hour ago, hedotwo said:

Pretty much every day from maybe 930am til 430pm.  Breaks for lunch and exercise walks.  Great to be retired ?

That is about what I was doing for almost a solid year. Now I have a car project going and it is summer. I'm doing a lot outside as of late. I even have a clear-ish dining room table, my kids are after me to do some house cleaning... not that it needs it...

I was juggling many projects, insanity now that I step away from it. I need to focus on ONE AT A TIME going forward.

[Daddyfink]

Currently, not much at all 

[Ace-Garageguy]

These days, 15 minutes if at all...which is rare.

[Tim W. SoCal]

As much as possible but not nearly enough... Too much of life's responsibilities getting in the way.

[stinkybritches]

If I'm lucky I will get about an hour a week.

[Mike 1017]

I am also retired. I spend 4-5 hours a day building

Mike

[JollySipper]

I usually work on something until I need to wait on things to dry......... About 10 or 15 minutes at the time, several times a day.

[larrymoo]

2 to 3 hours a week usually late at night

[THarrison351]

About an hour and a half to two hours a day during the week and a bit longer on the weekends depending on other obligations

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

It's almost always on the weekends. I might grab a few minutes in the morning during the week. I can spend several hours each day on the weekend. Kids are now gone and my wife and I tend to be homebodies some weekends after we both are out driving around for our jobs all week and the last thing we want to do is jump in the car.... -RRR

[iamsuperdan]

Not enough. 

I might get in an hour a couple of times a week.

 

[stitchdup]

It varies from week to week for me. recently its been most of the day and has been for about a month but i'll prob have a break next week as my neices are home on holiday. I have got 6 cars and a tractor going to be complete in the next couple days

[Mattblack]

Probably about 30 to 45 minutes at a stretch max, from once a month to 3-4 times a week.

[DJMar]

Usually I work in small increments - gluing this, priming that, sanding this other thing - a few times a day, 4 or 5 days a week. On average, probably around 2-3 hours in a week.

Every so often I will bust out a marathon (for me) session, and sit there for a couple of hours straight, working on everything I have on the bench.

[Oldriginal86]

I usually run down the basement, glue or paint something then back upstairs. I did make time over the weekend to paint most of the parts to finish my Nova gasser.

[HomerS]

Directly proportional to which family member I'm avoiding!

[Nacho Z]

I typically manage 1 to 2 hours on the week nights and a little more on the weekends.  I make it to the bench most nights.  We are empty nesters, have a small house and yard, and I’m not much on watching TV.  

[Musclecarbuilder]

8 hours ago, DJMar said:

Usually I work in small increments - gluing this, priming that, sanding this other thing - a few times a day, 4 or 5 days a week. On average, probably around 2-3 hours in a week.

Every so often I will bust out a marathon (for me) session, and sit there for a couple of hours straight, working on everything I have on the bench.

I do the exact same thing.

[shoopdog]

I usually spend 2-3 hours a day every day, it’s great to be retired.

[atomicholiday]

I get about an hour in a couple of times during the week, then weekends it varies.  Anywhere from none to all day.  Just depends on what the wife has planned.

[Keef]

Usually I get a few minutes in the evenings during the week. On weekends I’ll get up at my normal work time and head downstairs with coffee and work on stuff for anywhere from a couple of hours to most of the day, depending upon what I have to do around the house.

[James2]

I have no set days or times. And the time I spend is usually in proportion to what I'm working on and how the weather forecast is. I tend to build more in the winter and paint whenever possible. Also, I try not to have more than three maybe four models going at any given time.