Stokey Pete Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I wing it, and make a decision as soon as I’ve thrown away the empty boxes and sprues from the previous kit. As soon as the varnish has dried on the last part, I’ve got the next box out. LSP_K2 and AlbertD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 13 hours ago, RadBaron said: Often times, I've set up a plan for a build before I've even bought the kit. Lots of the time, seeing a new subject announced gets the creative juices flowing. Its a deadly expensive way of looking at the hobby. Why oh why can't I just be content whittling down my existing stash!? I sell one, then buy three. That certainly does change the math, just in the wrong direction. RadBaron, Derek B, MikeMaben and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 9 hours ago, BaldEagle said: One rule I always stick to is never start a new build before the previous one is finished. My house is too small to have loads of half-finished kits everywhere. Me too. Absolutely no exceptions to this rule, except of course for all of the exceptions,... which I can easily justify. Out2gtcha, MikeC, Derek B and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: I sell one, then buy three. That certainly does change the math, just in the wrong direction. I'm very guilty of that too Out2gtcha, Derek B and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 For me, the planning is the easy bit, the making, well, that is a different story! Derek RadBaron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I also tend to plan, then buy the kit for the idea. However I start to think about the next build towards the end of the current. Many a time I see a kit for sale on here and instantly imagine what the finished article would look like. Then talk myself out it MikeC and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Big projects sometimes burn me out and I can’t start another project right away. I may take weeks or months to start modelling after a largish project...like now I guess. sometimes I’ll even contemplate tossing the whole lot and just go fishing if I get a really bad burnout. (more often) it’s from kit to kit like Tarzan swinging on vines. Now that I think of it, since lay-off last October and the Covid lockdown I’ve burnt through about 23 kits. LSP_K2 and RadBaron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, chrish said: Big projects sometimes burn me out and I can’t start another project right away. I may take weeks or months to start modelling after a largish project...like now I guess. sometimes I’ll even contemplate tossing the whole lot and just go fishing if I get a really bad burnout. Exactly the same. I thoroughly enjoy the builds as I do throw myself into it, although I don’t model every day. But when I finish I very rarely start immediately. Last time it was probably 5 months between finish/starting..... chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I do only plan my builds... No time for real building, unfortunately. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billwinkes Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Before the kit I want to build is even produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I have a spreadsheet that contains my entire stash, hyperlinked to the AM and paints I want/need for each model. My build order is dictated by the order of the spreadsheet, but I plan and buy AM etc. for each kit many projects ahead. Trak-Tor and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 My process isn't nearly as organized as the OP's. I have many projects in a working rotation, all the time. I like to work on the one that intrigues me at the moment. If the mojo isn't there to work on a given kit, even if I've spent a lot of time on it already, I wrap all sub-builds up in toilet paper (!), put everything away in the box, and even write down notes to myself for the future. Sometimes I don't get back to a started kit for a couple of years! MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 I was all decided on my next build about a week ago and have since changed my mind 4 times. I guess when the day comes I'll just grab one and go. MikeC and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I usually start thinking about my next build while my current project is in work. By the time I am down to the last week or so of the current one, I know what I'll tackle next. I will only build 1 at a time, or they won't get finished. I have a few unfinished 1/48 scale models in the attic from trying multiple builds. I usually also end up buying 2 for each 1 I build. My current dilemma is I am out of display cabinet space, so I'll probably sell a few to buy a new display case. MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 My process is fairly straightforward. I buy the kits that interest me, watch out for aftermarket for it and buy what I want, then stick the lot in the stash. Once I've finished my current project, I decide what to do next, if I'm not taking a break, then change my mind a couple of times before going back to my original pick, and open it up. Once I've looked at all the sprues, I usually have an itch to glue something, 0r if not, I'll stick it back in the stash and think again. Once I've made a final decision, I'll start researching, starting with my books before I get on the interwebs. Then I'll get to building. Not convoluted at all, really. Cheers, Michael MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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