Unfinished Business!

[Ybrossculpts]

Hello Planteers,
Just on a lighter note....

I'm afraid I'm an excellent procrastinater, I started off on this forum hoping to post (on a sort of regular basis) my attempts at producing some nice little figures, painted and or sculpted.
But what I've found a year out, aside from having no bloody time, dealing with all the usual family dramas (four school aged daughters) as well as your own I decided I wouldn't start a new project until I'd finished the current one off, not a bright idea. The reason being is that I didn't want a pile up of half finished figures and kits, also it's supposed to have been an incentive to finishing the job, it's becoming a lot clearer now that I'm not getting a lot done.

So I just wanted to see what the PF members take is on this dilemma, am I just a procrastinating fool who needs to pull the proverbial finger out?
Maybe some of you have been in the same situation at different times? Any advice could (possibly) be taken, maybe if I get some time I may even read the replies
Cheers
Chris.

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[Nap]

Hi Chris ,

I also have great plans to just do one at a time .....but...jst looking over at my bench I have 4 no now 5 on he go so I suppose it's all about time management , family obviously comes first but we all need our own time doing whatever we choose IMO .

No magic or instant answer really ...just try and ignore the there on the bench ...l.do....NOT...lol

Nap ...confused and surrounded by resin

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

I want to conquer the world! ..But as, 'Sir Nap-a-Lot', indicates, focus and finish one at a time.

Regards,

Mark.

 

[theBaron]

I have several projects running at once, including some figures I first started before I moved to my current house, which was in 2002. I have a number of scale models in progress, too. This year, our model club chose as our annual build theme, "Shelf of Doom". We each picked one or two projects we had started in the past, and then let sit, and we swore to finish them this year. I picked three, finished two, and am working on the third. And I have others that I will add to the queue. I find this theme to be an excellent encouragement to resume work and finish some things.

And the more I finish, the more space I clear on my bench, and then I can get back to some of my figures. It's like an archaeological dig, as I work down through the layers. "Hey, here this is! I started this back in 2006!"

Prost!
Brad

 

[Wayneb]

Just move on something.Even if it's the slightest bit.Keeping the train of thought on one project even when tempted to start another keeps me from loosing interest.Even if I think what I'm working on is not turning like I want;I think , oh well....just keep plugging away and see what happens.
Sounds easy but if you got kids.....a whole different ballgame.......Anyway;stick with it if you can.
Regards,
Wayne

 

[peedee]

Stoffy someone says on here now and again, do something for at least one hour each day at your workbench.
For what it's worth, I finished one figure 2 years ago that I started 23 years before.
So, by that standard any procrastinstion as you see it is more likely just a 'maturing' of your creative process....and loving your family.

All the best,

Paul

 

[Mat Lambert]

Hi Chris,
A common feeling I think and I certainly have it often. I haven't come up with any magic tips to over come it other than either just starting something new that you're into or give yourself a kick in the pants and just get on and do a little on the model you've got a bit bored with. If you make a start, even fiddling about with an old model I find I pick up interest. I have realised (just about) that what l mustn't do is just freeze and think/plan about future projects - time's too short and there are too many models to be making!
Cheers
Mat

 

[Dan Morton]

....

what l mustn't do is just freeze and think/plan about future projects - time's too short and there are too many models to be making!

I think Mat's got the answer - at least it is for me!

Don't over-think and under-do.

If you are really, really bad about procrastination, I'd consider putting that motto on one of your walls very prominently.

Family comes first, last and in the middle - always. But "Family" includes you. You can't take care of them unless you take care of you!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Mat Lambert]

Don't over-think and under-do.

That's a great caption Dan - and spot on for this thread.
Cheers
Mat

 

[Dan Morton]

Some days I think I shoulda been an ad man. Naw...not really.

All the best,
Dan

 

[Ybrossculpts]

Don't over-think and under-do.

Dan[/quote]

I think I should get that on a tshirt, that pretty much sums me up. Oh well onwards and up wards, or is it sideways?

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[billyturnip]

What works for me is some serious inspiration, usually books in my case but the internet, films and tv also work. Having said that with a young family and constraints on your time it's easier said than done.

 

[Seraphim]

I also have a little son and a fulltime job und not so much time for the Hobby. And sometimes when I have the time I don´t have the motivation. During big projekts (building dioramas; which I really love but you sometimes don´t see any progress if you don´t have enough time) I often make some little fast figures without big bases, not trying to improve the blending skill etc. just to paint and have fun, to just get something done and find the love for the paint again. I guess it´s at times just about staying in touch (hope these are the right words) with the Hobby, so you can always come back to it when life lefts you more time.

And yes am also a queen of unfinished wips... I guess some of them will always be unfinished.

 

[peedee]

"And yes am also the queen of unfinished wips....I guess some of them will always be unfinished".

LOL you already sound just like the rest of us !

Best wishes

Paul.

 

[Andrew Perren]

I've found it helps to give myself a free pass on the guilt when a WIP stalls. So what if it goes unfinished! I've paid for all my stash, what I do with them is my business. I've already got more stash than I can build before I kark it. So if I'm not in love with what I'm working on then park it up and move on. Sometimes you come back to it later - sometimes not.

It can be strangely empowering to remind yourself that you are the boss not the kit.

 

[peedee]

I've found it helps to give myself a free pass on the guilt when a WIP stalls. So what if it goes unfinished! I've paid for all my stash, what I do with them is my business. I've already got more stash than I can build before I kark it. So if I'm not in love with what I'm working on then park it up and move on. Sometimes you come back to it later - sometimes not.

It can be strangely empowering to remind yourself that you are the boss not the kit.

HOLY CRAP !

This man's a genius...a guru ...a soothsayer.
Where have you been hiding on this angst ridden forum ?

Paul

 

[Andrew Perren]

This man's a genius...a guru ...a soothsayer.
- LOL - not if you ask my wife.

Where have you been hiding on this angst ridden forum ?
- Sorry, there was a line at the snackbar.

 

[peedee]

Lol love that...

I had genuinely never thought what does it matter though.
...doh!
From now on I just don't care anymore.

Paul.

 

[Ybrossculpts]

I've found it helps to give myself a free pass on the guilt when a WIP stalls. So what if it goes unfinished! I've paid for all my stash, what I do with them is my business. I've already got more stash than I can build before I kark it. So if I'm not in love with what I'm working on then park it up and move on. Sometimes you come back to it later - sometimes not.

It can be strangely empowering to remind yourself that you are the boss not the kit.

Well, I'm feeling alot better about my inadequacies and I'll be cancelling my next psychology appt. Who needs to pay an overpriced quack when I have you guy's to help with the therapy!

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[Ray Stout]

I always have 2-3 figures on the go at the same time. I just tell myself, "That's a great flesh-tone, so lets not waste the left over paint", and that salves any guilt you may have. You know paint's like Mustard, The manufacturer makes his money on the paint left on the palette, not on what you use!!! Ray