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| Subject: | Re: In a Slump |  |
| Date: | Oct 18, 2006 |
| From: | Matt Rinke | |
I have been in a slump now for almost a year... I do not let it bother me, as I still enjoy researching and looking at what other modelers have done. When the motivation comes back, so will I. It's a hobby, not a job, family, etc. Remember what is important (as my better half always reminds me). Previously, when I have been in a slump, something simple, OOTB usually works to get me back on course, like old Airfix kits, old Tamiya kits, or WWII Monogram aircraft kits from the seventies. I don't worry about anything while constructing it (extra detail, counting rivets, etc). Just building a kit utilizing basic skills. By the time I hit the painting stage, my motivation has returned and some of my best finishes are on those kits, as opposed to more costly and involved DML, newer Tamiya, Hasegawa kits. This is probably due to the fact that my motivation peaked at the finishing stage on those older kits rather than in the construction phase with the newer "super kits". Dont's worry about the slump; cruise the net and do some research into obscure subjects (World War II Hungarian Armor, a Panzer IV in Syrian markings, Kazakhstan T-72s, World War I Imperial Russian Aircraft, the possibilities are endless)... That also helps. The typical fare can also cause burn out
Been there,
Matt |
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 | In a Slump - Mark Dunck - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Mark Seding - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Steve Anderson - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Philippe Blumenthal - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Gary Cooper - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Join the crowd... - Jason Burch - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Glenn Bartolotti - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: In a Slump - Gazza Hollett - Oct 16, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Clair Greenwood - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: In a Slump - Gary Cooper - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: In a Slump - Clair Greenwood - Oct 18, 2006 |
| . . . It's a hobby... - Andrew Herbert - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: It's a hobby... Yah I Agree! - Michael Wawrow - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . What I do - Tim Streeter - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: What I do - Gazza Hollett - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: What I do - Paul A. Owen - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What I do - Gazza Hollett - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What I do - Tim Streeter - Oct 20, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Paul A. Owen - Oct 17, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: In a Slump - Mark Dunck - Oct 20, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: In a Slump - Paul A. Owen - Oct 20, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks Paul and... - Mark Dunck - Oct 20, 2006 |
| . . . Don't pressure yourself - Roy Chow - Oct 18, 2006 |
| . . . Re: In a Slump - Matt Rinke - Oct 18, 2006 |
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