discussion Unhappy Modeller needing to vent

[slupanter]

your not alone

i get really frustrated when things go wrong.....even worse when it happens several kits on the trot.......had a period last year when i actually binned 3 kits in succession cos they went so wrong, felt like giving up

what i do is go to my fave subject.......braille scale armour!.............do something simple and prove to yourself you can do it

btw........as much as i like aircraft i hate building kits of them

That is a good plan, after a break I will build something easy and just for fun

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

Please tell me there are others out there that have had this?

I thought only I had hours / days / weeks like that.
I love the quality of Dragon kits ............ have real problems with their instructions
I now like a lot the Academy models, maybe not as intricate , but a lot easier to decipher the instructions.

 

[Guest]

It depends on your temperament. We are all different & I do not think I can really give any advice.

For me I do get annoyed when things are not going quite right but my temperament tells me to get
at it finish it & get onto the next.

I could not start another kit until the one I am working on is finished & on the shelf ready to be photographed
for publication. I then go through a ritual of clearing up. Changing the Morton blades cleaning the airbrushes.
Then & only then getting out the next kit.

Others can work on 2, 3 kits at the same time. I just could not do that.

That is not a criticism but just to show the differences in the way we approach things. Nice to discuss a problem
but in the end there is only one person who can solve it. Never ceases to amaze me how we are all so different
in nature. Makes life so interesting.

Laurie

 

[slupanter]

Hey all!

I went to Hinckley model show and can home full of beans to model. I have started slow and now overloaded myself.
Thanks for all the advise

 

[Guest]

Great news Alex.

 

[Guest]

Alexander,
As all the other guys have said you are not alone, many on here that belonged to the old site are witness to me binning a Churchill Bridgelayer through frustration. I am now somewhere near to finishing a Chieftain Bridgelayer, and have been wrestleing all night (4 hours) just to get the tracks on - first one done in 2 hours - c/a'd to the wheels and on backwards !!!!!! Sorted out that problem, but the tracks would not go over the front idler wheel, WHY??? it was not untill I came to finally resting the model very carefully on its side that I saw the problem - a strengthening strip across the trackguard was preventing the track from going through the idler. I have cursed this model from day one of the build - I hate it - I have even given it a name 'Dog s ' - have sworn to finish it and leave it on the competition table.
So best advice, go sit in the toilet, have a good curse and cuss, then come out when you have vented and see everyone trying not to laugh, that will soon have you laughing.
Cheers, Mike.

 

[Guest]

Alexander,
As all the other guys have said you are not alone, many on here that belonged to the old site are witness to me binning a Churchill Bridgelayer through frustration. I am now somewhere near to finishing a Chieftain Bridgelayer, and have been wrestleing all night (4 hours) just to get the tracks on - first one done in 2 hours - c/a'd to the wheels and on backwards !!!!!! Sorted out that problem, but the tracks would not go over the front idler wheel, WHY??? it was not untill I came to finally resting the model very carefully on its side that I saw the problem - a strengthening strip across the trackguard was preventing the track from going through the idler. I have cursed this model from day one of the build - I hate it - I have even given it a name 'Dog s ' - have sworn to finish it and leave it on the competition table.
So best advice, go sit in the toilet, have a good curse and cuss, then come out when you have vented and see everyone trying not to laugh, that will soon have you laughing.
Cheers, Mike.

Mike , reading the bit about the tracks on backwards has certainly made me feel better after my T 38 cock up.

 

[Guest]

Mike , reading the bit about the tracks on backwards has certainly made me feel better after my T 38 cock up.

John,
Just about to put pics on the blog in a minute...

 

[Guest]

My opinion on this Is that everyone has been where you are now, and it isn't much fun, I completely changed tack and started building in other genres at present iam a gundam lover, secondly don't put so much preassure on yourself its meant to be fun. If it isn't working when your building put it down and walk away this usually works as well.

 

[minitnkr]

I sometimes just sit at the bench and ruminate on the work to be done or rearrange spares or research units not finished, or read a good book. This often restores the mojo for me. I still have large pcs of benchwork from my old HO RR layout, scale miles of track, over a hundred pcs of rolling stock & eight locomotives that I sometimes tinker with. PaulE

 

[Dave Ward]

It's ridiculous, when you think about it! It's a hobby, but you end up getting stressed out!
The pressure you put on yourself - and no-one else - leading to frustration!
I certainly have gone through this ( several times! ). I just walk away - for as long as it takes.
Listen to music, read - or just chill!
Dave

 

[Mickc1440]

If I'm getting stressed out with a model, like my second hand Merkava, I throw a couple of war gaming figures on the bench and leave the model well alone until I'm ready to fight again.

 

[minitnkr]

An example, just dithering about not wanting to paint so laid out Wespe & Hummel batteries to see how they fit & what was left to do on them. Killed an hour while SWMBO was applying war paint to take me out to dinner. PaulE

 

[Guest]

Well I'll give you a guess what I would do .:smiling3:

 

[Lee Drennen]

Nice Paul like the pics
John. Let me guess it has to do with fire. I’ve been reading this for awhile and I go through it when it happens I go out side work in the garden or go to the garage and play with my trains. If I have a model that really gets to me I put it away sometimes years before I touch it again. I have two right now that was put away and resurrecting one is the 1/48 Thunderbolt now it’s one of my favorite builds the second is the 1/48 P-40B I was so discouraged with both of these. What helps me is buying aftermarket stuff for them if they need it like decals wheels etc. like the rest are saying just walk away and enjoy life and build models for your enjoyment and fun

 

[PaulTRose]

It depends on your temperament. We are all different & I do not think I can really give any advice.

For me I do get annoyed when things are not going quite right but my temperament tells me to get
at it finish it & get onto the next.

I could not start another kit until the one I am working on is finished & on the shelf ready to be photographed
for publication. I then go through a ritual of clearing up. Changing the Morton blades cleaning the airbrushes.
Then & only then getting out the next kit.

Others can work on 2, 3 kits at the same time. I just could not do that.

That is not a criticism but just to show the differences in the way we approach things. Nice to discuss a problem
but in the end there is only one person who can solve it. Never ceases to amaze me how we are all so different
in nature. Makes life so interesting.

Laurie

i couldnt agree more with all of that!

i hate having something unfinished........i hate putting something back in the box half done to be restarted at some point later......feels like a 'fail'.....like to finish it even if it ends up crap and fit for the over flow box in the loft!

i also hate having 2 or more kits on the go at once...........i used to years ago, always had a main kit and it a little 'side' kit to keep me occupied whilst waiting for things to dry on the main kit......but i cant do it now..........combination of a small work place since we moved and a desire to try and up my game the last few years means im building less (but better quality).......besides which i find if theres several things on the go it feels like a production line.....and i have enough of that at work!!

when one kit is finished i always have a mega clean up......put everything away in its place, all the paint goes away in its storage boxes and sort out the paint for the next build....i hate clutter so always try and tidy away at the end of every session anyway

 

[Guest]

Hello Alexander,
only just seen your post so I am sorry to becoming in late on this, all the other guys have given you great advice, I myself got frustrated with the piddly plane kits and other small stuff so began to scratch build about 25 years ago. I build anything and everything I have a go at most things from a tank to a plane to space craft I even built a small castle once, but I have had many failures, times when the thing I was trying to build just did not look right feel right and was not right, just had to bin it an start over. I would advise take a short break from building , change scales and change subject, try to build something that is not what all the others are doing just have fun once more and enjoy the build no matter how it turns out. Our hobby should be fun I hope you find your inspiration and remember every one on the forum has been through this at one time or another and have come out the other side.

good luck pick up a new kit and go for it,

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

 

[Guest]

I have found a way of motivation that is when I need it.

I decided first that I would build at 1/48 a diorama of Afghanistan with all the military ware used there.
That gave me motivation to see it through. Plus many things to think of for instance building an
Afghanistan house. I did not falter in the 3 years it took me. 16 models in all.

When finished I decided that I would build similarly a Falklands one. That magic is still working.

Laurie

 

[slupanter]

Hey all,
I thought I would update, still have the blues with modelling but I love your posts.
I have done some building but I have found the biggest killjoy is Facebook of all things. Just kills my mood every time. Has anyone else found this?

 

[slupanter]

You guys are brilliant!
Just bluming great, all great advise.