charlie8575 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It doesn't stress me out or anything...I just have a VERY low temper. I try my hardest not to break things... I used to be very quick-tempered. I can be under the right conditions, still. I found model building, especially as I got older, helped curb a lot of that. And like Harry said- if a project causes you that much irritation, find something else to do for a while, and contemplate getting even with the project. To paraphrase my Woods Fabrication instructor in college, the late Dr. Luther Tabor, "Remember, Charlie, you have to outsmart the plastic." Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Are model cars SUPPOSED to fly? Matt I don't remember ever throwing a model against the wall, but I do distinctly remember crushing a beautifully painted '65 Impala convertible body in my hand once. Oh well, that was a VERY long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It doesn't stress me out or anything...I just have a VERY low temper. I try my hardest not to break things... Try getting some counseling.Maybe try a different hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Are model cars SUPPOSED to fly? Matt I've tried with RC cars.........I'm half decent at flying into myself with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOBBS Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I can say I used to get frustrated at times back in my younger days. It was especially hard for me to miss finishing up a project for an artificial deadline like a show. It never failed that if I pushed too hard or got upset I'd end up screwing up whatever I was working on and have to start over or repair it. Like most of the guys here have said you just have to recognize your limits and walk away if you have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 There was one time that I had the opposite happen: dropped my finished model on the floor and it broke, anger of course ensued (then of course a rebuild, luckily it was one of my simpler builds). I dropped a finished model on the floor once - right after I had photographed it, so at least I have a record of it. Parts everywhere, some of which I still haven't found. I couldn't find it in myself to be really upset about it - things happen - but I don't plan on doing it again. I just put the pieces in a box. Maybe it will get put back together one day, but more likely I'll just use parts of it for something else. I feel like the process of building of a model is the important part - once it's finished, it's done - on to the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 i get mad sometimes but i listen to relaxing music to break that mood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yes it does happen but if I get frustrated then I put it aside for another day,gives me time to hash out a solution to the problem!Smashing a model in anger I have never done because that is a total waste and the problem is you and not the model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) Now if I'm working on somehting and drop a small part or an important screw or nut on the floor, then I say things that can't be posted here Tell me about it! I drop everything I touch! And Silken, part of the reason I was mad was because my radio wouldn't stay in tune Whenever I would walk away from it, I could only hear static Edited July 12, 2011 by Android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yes, I sometimes get very angry making models. Either at my own clumsiness or the stupid design of a model where nothing fits. I've never actually thrown one at the wall, but I've been very close and have ritually binned a few that obviously were never intended to be assembled. I know that walking away from it is smart but it's not always an option in the heat of the battle. I admit, though that I'm too easily angered. For example the suggestion that I'm "obviously doing something wrong", that I need "counselling" or should "try another hobby" would already irritate me slightly. Making model cars is also for unbalanced and irrational psychos like me! Peter Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Moparman Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Are model cars SUPPOSED to fly? Matt EDIT: Are hobby knifes SUPPOSED to fly? Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine440 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Me,angry noooooo never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) For example the suggestion that I'm "obviously doing something wrong", that I need "counselling" or should "try another hobby" would already irritate me slightly. I agree Me,angry noooooo never! If you don't want that, I'll gladly take it off your hands :lol: Edited July 12, 2011 by Android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I know exactly where you are coming from, while now I do try to just put it away & go back to it later, I at times find it very hard to do, I haven't destroyed anything in awhile (seems my cat Freckles "the Destroyer" will do that for me), but just a few years ago (around '05-'06), I put my fist up against my 1970 Roadrunner (forgot now what caused it)totally destroying the body, I was lucky enough, I do have another one, still in the box waiting to be built. I have a "long fuse" but it seems to burn fast ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
made007 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 If I get to a point where things are not working the way I want them to, I just stop and leave it alone for a while. It's a hobby... it's supposed to be fun, not a hassle. Remember? i learned to do that, but at first, yup i wanted to brake it, its a hobby of patience an dedication, so you must learn to take it easy, and in the end it pays, cause youll see youll become a better builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 "SOMETIMES I GET REEEEEALLLLLY ANGRY!!!!" Just kidding. This was done as a joke some time ago for another thread, so sorry to the folks that saw this before. I just thought it fit in... I dare you to do that to your best model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 "SOMETIMES I GET REEEEEALLLLLY ANGRY!!!!" Just kidding. This was done as a joke some time ago for another thread, so sorry to the folks that saw this before. I just thought it fit in... No need to turn this into a flame war. The scary thing is Mark was so mad he did this by just glaring at it! In the future use you powers for good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 When I was a kid, that was a normal part of the building process! My friends and I would build the models, then "crash and burn"... Oh, to be 12 again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yeah Mark, don't come in here and flame up the place :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake87 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I just keep trying, then when it's like "c'mon... seriously" I just go to a different part of the model to work or stop for the night, cool down and try again the next day with more patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I don't get angry, but I do sometimes get quite frustrated. That's when I get up, go into the music room, grab a guitar, and play some blues. Instead of looking at a problem as being a problem, look at it as a challenge to raise your modeling skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I also sometimes get up, go into the music room, grab a guitar...... and throw that at the wall!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 "Hulk can't glue on rear view mirror! Hulk smash model!" More like Hulk smash sleeper!!! When I started the sleeper conversion on my STILL ongoing (and STILL stalled ) custom truck, it looked like this. After it made me say things that would make not only sailors but truckers as well blush , it looked like this. It took me a month to rework it, but actually in the end I was happy I threw it across the room, it came out better the second time around!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 After almost 40 years as a woodworker, a little piece of plastic has no power to irritate me. Wood, on the other hand, has a mind of its own, and is sometimes downright evil! After all that practice on something REALLY frustrating, modeling is pure pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I really had to think about this for a minute. I guess I don't get angry a models. If a issue gets to be too big for me, I box it and move on. I have 300 boxed projects now.. HULK SMASH!!!! Love it tho. Yes, back when I was Younger, I have set models on fire and some I blew up. I also rebuilt the ones I blew up and done it again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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