What's my problem?

[SuperStockAndy]

  On 11/23/2011 at 11:37 PM, brett said:

Don't sweat stuff, Don't compare stuff, Have FUN. If you compare your builds (or anything else in life) to what you perceive others to have , you are setting yourself up to a life of misery and a hobby you will never really enjoy. We will never really know the issues others have with their builds as we don't have their skill set, what they may find tricky might just be easier for us to do. Who Knows. Have the desire and drive to do better but most of all have fun.

I think that's my problem. I just don't even enjoy building anymore. It seems to be more of a chore to fix what I've screwed up. Honestly, Bare Metal Foil is a big part of it too. Little did I realize that the Ultra Chrome sucks. Luckily my sheet is about gone, so I'm getting the normal chrome next time which I hear is much better.

Thanks everyone.

[disabled modeler]

Hi Andy... Your supposed to enjoy and relax building models...just take your time working on them. The best advise I have ever heard is to treat every parts as if it were a model itself. The only one it has to please is you...if you get stuck or angry just take a break and think of do something else for a bit. You will get a different view of the problem and probably the answer to it too. The more experience you get the better your builds will be....just for the record I have never foiled a model before and I have been building for about 40 years.

[XJ6]

Well at least you put them back in the box...I just throw mine away

[SuperStockAndy]

Thanks guys.....I'm wanting to build more now.

[disabled modeler]

  On 11/24/2011 at 4:33 AM, XJ6 said:

Well at least you put them back in the box...I just throw mine away

I never through them away....if anyone is going to do that just send them to me Ill find a use for them.

[jbwelda]

hi andy, i didnt read through all the excellent posts here yet so excuse me if i mention something others may have:

i think it helps a great deal to think of each subassembly (motor, interior, chassis, body, etc) as a separate model in and of itself. then you have a near constant feeling of accomplishment at having completed something, and at least personally, that spurs me on to get more subassemblies done. my biggest problem and roadblock is actually final assembly for a couple of reasons: if you havent been building components separately, or even if you have but have been a bit 'whatever' in fitting them to each other, you can be in for some drastic last minute re-engineering to get things to fit. second problem for me is that i have to often cover up work that i have made look nice as a subassembly but in the final product that niceness is largely hidden.

but the fact remains: try to look at each subassembly as a model itself and you will avoid that "aw i am never gonna get this done" feeling.

oh yeah, and like others said: build for yourself and have fun. "perfection" is going to be overlooked by most viewers anyway but if youre like me, youre your own worst critic...i try to get over that.

[Evil Appetite]

I must have 100 kits that only need to be assembled. For some reason rather than do that, i'll start on a new build. Funny thing is, I always finish what i start...except..my kits. Might be a good way to keep myself busy during my cold northern ontario winter though