How long do you take?

[Guest]

Well....I'm a really slower modeller!! I' m like Andy (Sky Rider), I'm not talking about hours....must be months!!

I arrived here July of 2011 and only have finished 2 models.... Jeep SAS 1/6 and winter patrol....

Not!!!sorry!!! And one GB (sniper)!!!

I allways think I have to do more fast, but for the moment....

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I never meant to infer it was a production line, it was just a thought that6 occured after reading an article and it stating X amount of time to build, like all you I build to have fun and relax.

My Mustang car took me 2 1/2 years as I lost heart with it twice, the P-40 I just did took 2 weeks cos I loved it, so I see all your points

Adrian

[BarryW]

Thing that has interested me Barry about your reply. Not produced a 1/32. Produced 1/72 very quick in comparison to 1/48 which I seem stuck on at the moment.Have you also built 1/48 & is there any difference in time spent in general. Bigger pieces on the 1/32 but probably more detail. A little bit more difficult on the 1/48 as you are dealing with much smaller pieces but then probably much less in detail.

Have a Lysander so I think I will build that next as it is a 1/32 to find out. Also been saving it until I have more experience.

Laurie

Hi Laurie

I did do a few 48 scale aircraft as 'practise runs' before starting on 32 scale and found that I spent typically about 4 weeks on them

If you think about it, for instance, a primer coat on a 48 scale kit does not take much more time to apply than a 32 scale kit and the curing time is exactly the same.... Every time you need to mask up, you still have the same waiting time for a coat of paint to cure. Me, I leave the best part of 24 hours between coats of paint. As a result the painting and finishing time is about the same regardless of scale.

There is more build time with the extra internal detail of course and it depends on whether you are using aftermarket to add extra detail and there is a lot more of that you can do in 32 scale if you want to. There are also differences between kit makers if you are building out of the box, a new Tammy superkit or a Trumpy takes a lot more time for the internal work than a Hassy kit.

Not an easy one to answer that Laurie....

[BarryW]

A quick follow up to the above.

If anyone is thinking of moving up-scale to 32 from 48 or 72 then a Hasegawa kit makes a good starting point before getting a 'superkit'. It is a bit more straightforward than a Tammy, Trumpy or ZM, offers satisfying detail and accuracy and decent fit.

[flyjoe180]

For me it's much like many of you, a few hours here and there. The nature of my job involves shift work so I grab modelling time when i can. A simple 72 kit can take me a fortnight (or longer) working an hour or two a day/night. The 25 hours quoted by Keith above is probably close to the mark in man hours. Sometimes I will sit down, look at it and then procrastinate for so long that the time comes to go to work or bed and I have achieved nothing new of note. Real life and family stuff always comes first.