In my opinion there is no shelf of shame. From every project i have learned something new and my skills got better. And modeling is my hobby not work. So i only do what i want to do.
Oddly enough, it was while procrastinating that I found this video! My problem is that I start one project and then start looking at ideas for others. Then I start buying up bits for those ideas and the original is still sat there. I'm beginning to run out of time before I move too, so, maybe, just maybe, I should shelve the lot and come back when I've moved and my slate is a little clearer....
Having a few kits on the go at one time can be beneficial, especially if they are at different stages. One being assembled, one being painted, and maybe another at the weathering or super detailing stage. That gives you variety and can help with procrastination.
Mojo is critical. I have 1/32 Whirlwind that 90% complete until I noticed glue fogging in rear interior canopy. I know how to fix it but fear of stuffing it up has prevented me from moving on. The result, I put it on the shelf of doom and started a Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire then life caught up. Will not start another or buy anything new until these two projects are complete. Time will tell. Thanks for sharing Harry. Great video.
Maybe that is your problem. By saying you won’t start anything else, but not fixing the ones you have, you have created a wall. A new kit could increase your enthusiasm to bet back to the work in progress, then all builds will get done?
For me it was diorama rabbit holes of increasing complexity. Last month I separated in my mind completing the model from the creation of the diorama and finished 4 in progress shelf hangers. I agree, find the door through the wall.
I have three shelf of doom kits I finished this year. Two were the same airplane (Gloster Gladiator) but different kit manufacturers. These were shelf queens for several years because of me dreading getting the upper wings mounted and doing the rigging. I finally tackled the wing mountings over a period of days with half hour sessions and then repeated the process with the rigging. All of a sudden, I had these two done and I could mount them together (in flight) which had always been my plan. They look cool in my display shelf flying as a pair in formation. The other S.O.D. build was a Monogram F-80 Shooting Star that had several paint failures, some major parts break loose, and needless to say a gradual disinterest in working on it. However, the scheme I had originally chosen for this plane was particularly attractive and I still wanted to have it in my display. After the last paint failure, I just had no desire to strip it again and risk more breakage. I resolved instead to simply light sand the paint and finish the build, not worrying so much about perfection (i.e. make it a five footer). The painting worked out this time, and the finished model actually came out quite nice in the end.
Thanks for addressing the phenomenon of procrastination so thoughtfully and entertainingly; I’ve been meaning to address my own for a long time 🤪 maybe now I’ll finally get around to it … I like the idea of rewards; chipping In something extra when you complete a model could become a thing!
A great T.U.G. Harry! I hit the procrastination wall when it comes to painting and weathering my armour models. I think this due to my love of the build process, and then I come to the point when the different assemblies that I have been painstakingly putting together require painting. I am not an accomplished airbrush user, and I tend to hesitate because of this I think, so I am prone to starting another kit instead. Procrastination at its best right there. As a result I have a lot of unfinished kits waiting for attention. Your take on this subject makes a lot of sense, and you have prompted me to try and push back against that habit, and make an effort to create my models ‘start to finish’ projects. Cheers mate!
I have tried to one kit ‘start to finish’ but it simply doesn’t work for me. I need variety so, if I need a break from a kit I am losing interest in, there is another project to keep my mojo working and creativity flowing. Ideally this is 3 kits. One started, one being painted, and one having super detail. At least that is the plan.
Thanks for this vid Harry, I really needed this. Lots of positive explanations of how & why I'm struggling with my italeri Australian truck from hell. Especially browsing catalogues for a 'Fun Kit' for the stash as a reward 😀
"Harry the Zen Master of Glue" sounds like a good T-shirt logo . Great T.U.G subject today Harry , lost my mojo this year with shifting house and having an op that has taken longer than expected to recover from . I think a reward is my new aim to get things moving again . My wife keeps saying why are you buying another model you are never going to have time to finish them , well now i can ask her what reward is on offer if I start finishing them .
Brilliant video many thanks. The reward system works for me. Swimbo has two rule for me modelling, when you finish it where are you going to put it. Don't by and start a new project until the present one is finished. It works !!!😂😂😂
I understand about painting, really enjoy the challenge of putting the older Airfix kits together just hate painting. Working on the PS Great Western at the moment.
Painting is a necessary evil in modelling LOL. I don’t look forward to it, but once I am painting, I must admit I do have fun with it. How is the moulding on the GW? Is yours the new re-release of the classic kit?
@@HarryHoudiniModels it's the new release but they haven't cleaned up the moulds so lots of flash and warping, but I am enjoying the challenge. I have also just finished the re-release of the SRN1 hovercraft
There was someone commenting on a vid that said they just assembled models for therapy and just packed them up for storage after putting together, no painting at all.
Oddly enough, procrastination can come from fear too. Best to plan, but not suffer from analysis paralysis 💜👍😊 I tend to scatter gun, often lots of projects on the go, then I can't always get the detail parts🙄🙄💔 I try to do ten minutes each day, to just keep it going - my main model is a railway, quite a multifaceted commitment 😳😳😲💜✌️ I blow hot and cold about painting but such has won me competitions and I've had articles published. Unlike most I'm not keen on acrylics, I had to change to them for health reasons, they're more pleasant to use, but they nearly always disappoint me, cheese me off, that happened last night with some brush painting I really should have dusted the airbrush off for😕 I'm going back to basics and instead of lots of fancy special effects paints etc, I'm mixing my own tones, cracking on with it, going back to old weathering staples, much easier and more satisfying too💜✌️👍🤞 I'm sorry to hear about your arm, glad it's on the mend, I've got issues with my hands - amongst others - very frustrating 😲😕💜💔💜✌️👍
I usually only build one model at a time. The times I have started two at a time was if they were related to each other and I was making a diorama or I was waiting for paint or supplies needed to finish one of them. Having multiple models in various stages of completion would drive me nuts. I like to concentrate on one job before moving on to the next.
I have a 1/48 HB F-100D that I keep putting off. I think it's because of how the wings plug into the fuselage. I worry about getting the dihedral wrong. For me, the incentive is having another piece in my buildroom I can admire and let tell me it's story. I hope to finish this year!
You can never get it wrong if you just build for yourself and ignore rivet counting from others. Be fearless and just build your models anyway you like. You spent your money on them, so just have fun.
Luckily for me I’ve never lost my mojo and I’ve been building models since the 60’s, yes I have some models that get to me and the desire to keep with it can wain but my system, developed over decades, works well for me and the enthusiasm is always good, that’s not to say it’ll work for others. I think modellers need to find a place where the modelling keeps the interest going, I think having a model that gives grief is needed sometimes as it can give you a big mojo boost when completed. Model on Harry
You are right. My best builds have been when I was challenged to fix or improve them. Although there is a frustration limit where I just say bugger it, and box the sucker up for another day. Thanks for checking in Sarah-Jane
I went to another model show today and didn't buy anything. Not that I'm taking control of my hording kits. I just didn't see anything I couldn't live without.
I find masking a problem as well. One thing I have found is to do it as early in the build as possible, to get it out of the way, as it were. Then I don't have the thought of having to do it hanging over me. Doesn't mean something else that's difficult won't come up as well, of course.
In my opinion there is no shelf of shame. From every project i have learned something new and my skills got better.
And modeling is my hobby not work. So i only do what i want to do.
Very pragmatic Peter. An excellent way to look at it.
Oddly enough, it was while procrastinating that I found this video! My problem is that I start one project and then start looking at ideas for others. Then I start buying up bits for those ideas and the original is still sat there. I'm beginning to run out of time before I move too, so, maybe, just maybe, I should shelve the lot and come back when I've moved and my slate is a little clearer....
Having a few kits on the go at one time can be beneficial, especially if they are at different stages. One being assembled, one being painted, and maybe another at the weathering or super detailing stage. That gives you variety and can help with procrastination.
@@HarryHoudiniModels While true, I only have room for one project at a time fight now. I'm easily distrac......
aren’t we all… Oh look a squirrel….
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Mojo is critical. I have 1/32 Whirlwind that 90% complete until I noticed glue fogging in rear interior canopy. I know how to fix it but fear of stuffing it up has prevented me from moving on. The result, I put it on the shelf of doom and started a Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire then life caught up. Will not start another or buy anything new until these two projects are complete. Time will tell.
Thanks for sharing Harry. Great video.
Maybe that is your problem. By saying you won’t start anything else, but not fixing the ones you have, you have created a wall. A new kit could increase your enthusiasm to bet back to the work in progress, then all builds will get done?
I was going to procrastinate, but I think I'll do it tomorrow.
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow David LOL
Just keep a space open on the shelf for it. That motivates me most of the time. Good subject.
Thanks matey, glad you enjoyed it
For me it was diorama rabbit holes of increasing complexity. Last month I separated in my mind completing the model from the creation of the diorama and finished 4 in progress shelf hangers. I agree, find the door through the wall.
Those pesky rabbit holes are a problem… good to see you worked your way out of them Mark
I have three shelf of doom kits I finished this year. Two were the same airplane (Gloster Gladiator) but different kit manufacturers. These were shelf queens for several years because of me dreading getting the upper wings mounted and doing the rigging. I finally tackled the wing mountings over a period of days with half hour sessions and then repeated the process with the rigging. All of a sudden, I had these two done and I could mount them together (in flight) which had always been my plan. They look cool in my display shelf flying as a pair in formation.
The other S.O.D. build was a Monogram F-80 Shooting Star that had several paint failures, some major parts break loose, and needless to say a gradual disinterest in working on it. However, the scheme I had originally chosen for this plane was particularly attractive and I still wanted to have it in my display. After the last paint failure, I just had no desire to strip it again and risk more breakage. I resolved instead to simply light sand the paint and finish the build, not worrying so much about perfection (i.e. make it a five footer).
The painting worked out this time, and the finished model actually came out quite nice in the end.
Looks like you have already found ways to break procrastination Carl. Good problem solving.
Thanks for addressing the phenomenon of procrastination so thoughtfully and entertainingly; I’ve been meaning to address my own for a long time 🤪 maybe now I’ll finally get around to it …
I like the idea of rewards; chipping In something extra when you complete a model could become a thing!
Simple tricks for simple minds Paul, and surprisingly they work.
Oh, phew I dabble in the hobby. It is keeps me entertained. A model kit is like reading a book.
An interesting analogy Robert.
I recently bought an airbrush for the first time and started working again on a kit I hadn't touched in over a year.
That’s a good way to break the fug… add a new element that gives you incentive to start working on your projects again.
A great T.U.G. Harry! I hit the procrastination wall when it comes to painting and weathering my armour models. I think this due to my love of the build process, and then I come to the point when the different assemblies that I have been painstakingly putting together require painting. I am not an accomplished airbrush user, and I tend to hesitate because of this I think, so I am prone to starting another kit instead. Procrastination at its best right there. As a result I have a lot of unfinished kits waiting for attention. Your take on this subject makes a lot of sense, and you have prompted me to try and push back against that habit, and make an effort to create my models ‘start to finish’ projects. Cheers mate!
I have tried to one kit ‘start to finish’ but it simply doesn’t work for me. I need variety so, if I need a break from a kit I am losing interest in, there is another project to keep my mojo working and creativity flowing. Ideally this is 3 kits. One started, one being painted, and one having super detail. At least that is the plan.
Thanks for this vid Harry, I really needed this. Lots of positive explanations of how & why I'm struggling with my italeri Australian truck from hell.
Especially browsing catalogues for a 'Fun Kit' for the stash as a reward 😀
Yes you must have fun kits to balance those that challenge our sanity!
"Harry the Zen Master of Glue" sounds like a good T-shirt logo . Great T.U.G subject today Harry , lost my mojo this year with shifting house and having an op that has taken longer than expected to recover from . I think a reward is my new aim to get things moving again . My wife keeps saying why are you buying another model you are never going to have time to finish them , well now i can ask her what reward is on offer if I start finishing them .
Could work, or she may not talk to you for a week. Never push a SWMBO into a corner, they fight back LOL
Great to see your on top form 👍 your videos always put a smile on my face.always build for fun Harry happy modelling old boy
Good on you Anthony, glad you liked the video
Brilliant video many thanks. The reward system works for me. Swimbo has two rule for me modelling, when you finish it where are you going to put it.
Don't by and start a new project until the present one is finished.
It works !!!😂😂😂
Your SWIMBO is wise and you should heed her words grasshopper.
@@HarryHoudiniModels always. 😂😂😂
Nice one Harry. Thanks for another thought provoking video.
Glad you enjoyed it Alister
I understand about painting, really enjoy the challenge of putting the older Airfix kits together just hate painting. Working on the PS Great Western at the moment.
Painting is a necessary evil in modelling LOL. I don’t look forward to it, but once I am painting, I must admit I do have fun with it. How is the moulding on the GW? Is yours the new re-release of the classic kit?
@@HarryHoudiniModels it's the new release but they haven't cleaned up the moulds so lots of flash and warping, but I am enjoying the challenge. I have also just finished the re-release of the SRN1 hovercraft
There was someone commenting on a vid that said they just assembled models for therapy and just packed them up for storage after putting together, no painting at all.
@scurvy8895 that is a perfect approach. Just do the bit you like, then ignore the rest. No stress. No expectation.
As always.. a good one HH. Good thoughts..
Thanks Malcolm….. I try to have good thoughts…. but hehe
a good TUG will fix your boredom Harry
I pull one off regularly Sammy
@@HarryHoudiniModels don't we all Harry
Oddly enough, procrastination can come from fear too. Best to plan, but not suffer from analysis paralysis 💜👍😊
I tend to scatter gun, often lots of projects on the go, then I can't always get the detail parts🙄🙄💔
I try to do ten minutes each day, to just keep it going - my main model is a railway, quite a multifaceted commitment 😳😳😲💜✌️
I blow hot and cold about painting but such has won me competitions and I've had articles published. Unlike most I'm not keen on acrylics, I had to change to them for health reasons, they're more pleasant to use, but they nearly always disappoint me, cheese me off, that happened last night with some brush painting I really should have dusted the airbrush off for😕 I'm going back to basics and instead of lots of fancy special effects paints etc, I'm mixing my own tones, cracking on with it, going back to old weathering staples, much easier and more satisfying too💜✌️👍🤞
I'm sorry to hear about your arm, glad it's on the mend, I've got issues with my hands - amongst others - very frustrating 😲😕💜💔💜✌️👍
Thanks Muso… and yes fear like boredom or frustration all zap the mojo.
I usually only build one model at a time. The times I have started two at a time was if they were related to each other and I was making a diorama or I was waiting for paint or supplies needed to finish one of them. Having multiple models in various stages of completion would drive me nuts. I like to concentrate on one job before moving on to the next.
Some people have focus and can do that. I tend to multitask everything, so only doing one kit at a time would drive me mad LOL
I have a 1/48 HB F-100D that I keep putting off. I think it's because of how the wings plug into the fuselage. I worry about getting the dihedral wrong. For me, the incentive is having another piece in my buildroom I can admire and let tell me it's story. I hope to finish this year!
You can never get it wrong if you just build for yourself and ignore rivet counting from others. Be fearless and just build your models anyway you like. You spent your money on them, so just have fun.
Hi Harry. Pretty sure you can airbrush that paint if it's thinned properly.
Thanks for the tip.. I will give it try on a paint mule first with spare airbrush… just in case it goes horribly wrong
Luckily for me I’ve never lost my mojo and I’ve been building models since the 60’s, yes I have some models that get to me and the desire to keep with it can wain but my system, developed over decades, works well for me and the enthusiasm is always good, that’s not to say it’ll work for others. I think modellers need to find a place where the modelling keeps the interest going, I think having a model that gives grief is needed sometimes as it can give you a big mojo boost when completed. Model on Harry
You are right. My best builds have been when I was challenged to fix or improve them. Although there is a frustration limit where I just say bugger it, and box the sucker up for another day. Thanks for checking in Sarah-Jane
Haryy my Modelguru ^^ Harry the Zenmaster of Glue
Your mantra for today: Ohm many models sri Tamiya Thin!
That BSG Viper you have in a blue box, is it a Revell kit?
I think it is… do you want it?
I went to another model show today and didn't buy anything. Not that I'm taking control of my hording kits. I just didn't see anything I couldn't live without.
That was very brave… but you have a good idea “could I live without it”? We often don’t ‘need’ new kits, we just ‘want’ them.
My procrastination comes from tasks I don't particularly enjoy. Masking is a big one. Have to just buckle down and force myself to do it.
Batman, Zorro and Jim Carrey should be an inspiration John
I find masking a problem as well. One thing I have found is to do it as early in the build as possible, to get it out of the way, as it were. Then I don't have the thought of having to do it hanging over me. Doesn't mean something else that's difficult won't come up as well, of course.
LOL great video
Glad you liked it Jeff