How to stop model building burn out?

[greymack]

Hi guys just wondering how most of you stop building burn out before it turns into a problem? If there is a section about this in the forum please point it out thanks.

[David G.]

To stop model building burn-out, I stop building models... for a while.

It's a hobby, not a job. Do something else until the desire comes back again.

David G.

[Foxer]

I'm 100% with David.

[2002p51]

I switch to trains for awhile.

[Cool Hand]

I find building a quick simple curbside or a change of subject helps me prevent burning out or loosing interest.

[Fat Brian]

I either change subjects like switching to armour or aircraft or I just stop for a while. I play video games or something until a project burrows it's way back in to my consciousness.

[Greg Myers]

Try something in a diecast kit, quick and easy, or maybe just a prepainted kit, quick, easy, fun and looks good when you finish.

[moparmagiclives]

I find myself lurking around here waiting for the right spark to ignite the fire again.

[Chuck Most]

^All of the above, except for trying out scale railroading. Don't have nearly enough space at my place for that!

[CadillacPat]

Just go outside and look around.

There's lots of stuff going on every day.

CadillacPat

[george 53]

You burn out? I've been at it for over 50 years, an I still haven't. Don't take it so seriously, It'sa hobby, meant to relax you an set you at ease an comfort you. When it doesn't I guess you can just walk away for a while. As long as nobody else shares your room, it should all be right where you left it. Good Luck!

[Ace-Garageguy]

I've been burned out for a couple of weeks now. Not the first time and surely not the last. Read a book. Go for a hike. Work on something entirely un-related to model cars. Just give it a little time....the desire to get back to the bench will always return eventually.

[brad4321]

First, I remind myself I do it for fun. If it feels like work, I stop. If I have no interest in a current project, it goes off to the side for a bit. I almost always desire to return to it eventually. And most importantly, I don't limit myself to one genre. I will build planes and jets and cars and tanks of all kinds and in all scales.

[Austin T]

For me I detail something like a small HO scale car or doddle some ideas up.

Edited September 18, 2012 by Austin T

[Sixx]

Just go outside and look around.

There's lots of stuff going on every day.

CadillacPat

I agree with you Pat!!! Get outside...there's nature out there!!!

[crazyjim]

I've never experienced model building burnout and I've been building since 1958.

[Skip]

Let's see, get off 12 hour a night graveyard shift; been on nights for the past five months started out as 10 hours then the contractor got "slightly" behind and went to 12's. Eat, sleet work, the weekends are for my wife and family. Should be off and back to "normal" 8 hour days by the end of the month.

So not model burnout, just plain old burnout, I do my net surfing from the roadside on my iPhone. That would be why I comment on a whole lot of stuff and maybe come off a tad bit "grouchy" normally I'm pretty mild mannered; oh did I mention that I've got half a dozen striping jobs that fortunately customers are really understanding... One of these day soon I'll be massaging the styrene again!! The ideas are floating, no time to execute!

[jcbigpaw]

I usually only get burn out when I'm deep into a long build. I've found the best solution to be pushing it aside and building a quick kit pretty much straight from the box. I think some times you just need to finish something to move you again.

[rel14]

I like to hop in the motorhome and go to a race, or turkey rod run, it gets the blood moving again..

[tubbs]

sort parts, rearrange things, go thru some kits you had sitting for a while, read some magazines (or do the internet thing) for some fresh ideas. get chipolte......

i wish that was my problem. i am motivated to go to the model room, just easier to plop my butt on the couch with the family and watch "the Voice"..... if it aint sports, tv stinks and i still sit there, then i fall asleep. at this rate i will never get more projects started!!

[Dr. Cranky]

It's been said before. Take a break, recharge, clear your head, get some inspiration by going to car shows or a model car show.

[Deathgoblin]

Play some video games (PC or console), or build models of something else. I typically switch to resin anime kits when I want to do something different. And also translating game books from Japan for a game a friend and I are playing.

[slusher]

IT's only happen to me a couple of times and l took a break..

[greymack]

Hi guys well all of you have some great ideas and the building burn out only lasted a couple days.Since a friend of mine request I build him a garage diorama well that kicked me back in gear. So this should be rather interesting.

[W-409]

I find myself from the Drag Racing Models section of this forum, all of the great builds there (just like the Army Vega FC and John Teresi's Daytona PM). After few minutes of looking those outstanding builds, I'm already running back to the bench!