Between Projects: what do you do?

[David Spencer]

Lag the boiler's condensation pipe, and swap the living room light fitting.
Partyyyyyy!

 

[Viking Bob]

Away from figures, I like to go to the local RSPB reserves, we have plenty around where I live, take the camera and snap away. Great to get away and talk to like minded people.

 

[Oda]

It's always back to back for me.from one project straight to the next.Being a professional nurse in a methadone clinic and father of a 7 year old princess does not leave much free time so I always steel away time from my sleep in order to keep modelling.

Oda.

 

[David Spencer]

Thanks for the replies, gents.
Great photos, Bob (the Reed warbler has one of the best calls in nature!).
I imagine Oda could tell some hair-raising stories.

 

[Viking Bob]

Thanks for the replies, gents.
Great photos, Bob (the Reed warbler has one of the best calls in nature!).
I imagine Oda could tell some hair-raising stories.

They certainly have, the goldcrest is a close 2nd

 

[cinimod]

Between the occasional painting of figures my main hobby is airgun benchrest target shooting and tinkering with air rifles. I collect spring guns from the 80’s and 90’s and refurb them to my individual tastes
I also make wooden things in the shed of dreams…..…dom

 

[sd0324]

In between painting my hobbies lean towards shooting. I do pistol and three gun competitions and long range precision rifle shooting. My wife and I also spend a lot of time traveling, mainly to the American West.

Steve

 

[sd0324]

Between the occasional painting of figures my main hobby is airgun benchrest target shooting and tinkering with air rifles. I collect spring guns from the 80’s and 90’s and refurb them to my individual tastes
I also make wooden things in the shed of dreams…..…dom

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Well now, those are all beautiful and fascinating. I love those wooden stocks, classic.

Steve

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Reading mostly - military history and spy novels primarily.
Rick

 

[PLG]

I'm a bit of a 'jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none' switching from sculpting busts, 54mm figures, 1/35 afv's and 1/285 scale micro-dioramas and often have more than one project overlapping at any one time. One the plus side this means that I always have a number of different projects so no time to get bored; the down side is I am ok at most but not great at any.

Outside of modelling, my other source of enjoyment is woodworking. Mostly smaller projects (often bases for models! My biggest project was a couple of years ago - this full size bar billiards table:

Peter

 

[Marcin Morawski]

For me, the modeling season is only the winter months. From spring, whenever the weather allows, I spend time at the boules court.
In the past year, my greatest success was participation in the Polish Grand Prix final (triplettes), the best 12 in the country, and my wife and I play as semi-amateurs.
Second place in the regional qualifiers, our second team was 4th.

You can watch one of our matches on YT, but I warn you, for those who are not familiar with it, it may seem terribly boring.

 

[garthj]

I think outside of the hobby, life takes over, work, kids, holidays, housework and gardening etc...and of course research through books, museums and battlefield visits. Merry Christmas to all!

 

[Steve Ski]

Yall got some great options. Summer months are spent outside working to get ready for winter, as we spend all winter wishing for summer, HA! Na, not that bad really. I love making saw dust and building stuff in the shop, and of course my lovely bride always has something for me to do on the house or in the garden. Never a dull moment.

But I so like Malc's idea, food and sleep, HA!

 

[marta]

I have started more than a dozen of projects at the same time. So I'm never between projects;p I'm drowning in them all the time. Plus when I'm bored, I tend to start even more fresh ones.
Not to mention I very rarely finish anything;p

 

[Billy Dickinson]

Fiddling with my two Royal Enfields. Had to sell my Harley as it was getting too heavy and I am getting too old (turning 70 this year) so down graded to something lighter and smaller. Other than that, it’s being tempted to buy yet another figure/ kit. Living alone (divorced) means there is no one to complain that you’re spending too much on ‘those things’. Spending weekends with my friend Celia.

Other than that, listening mostly to classical music, mostly Radio 3. Oh and watching Youtube
Billy

 

[sd0324]

Absolutely beautiful.

Steve

 

[William Gibbs]

Likewise….

 

[sd0324]

Very nice!

Steve

 

[David Spencer]

Absolutely beautiful.

Steve

Lovely bikes. The traditional styles are so nice.
I hope you get out on them before long (not much fun, cleaning all that chrome in winter).