Egilman Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share #271 Posted March 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Canute said: A wide old modeler told me, many moons ago, to take some time to kick back a while, then just build something for yourself, without trying to to build the world's best "whatchamacallit". Gotta recharge the modeler's batteries, mate. Yeah, I surely got to do some recharging brother it's wise advice.... Last three either haven't been finished or failed..... The next few days the wife is priority one though... So I'll probably be off line for a bit while we get that sorted..... Been kinda a roller coaster the last few months.... Too many issues going on right now brother making demands on my life.... mtaylor, Edwardkenway, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 26, 2021 Share #272 Posted March 26, 2021 EG, sorry to hear of your frustration. I have walked away from models before to start a different project. When my head clears and my temperature comes back down to earth, I'll sometimes return to it and find it much easier than I had expected. Sometimes the subconscious figures things out when the conscious can't seem to. I struggled with PE in the beginning, but eventually you find a way that works for you - tools, adhesives, technique, etc. So stick with it, it will get easier and be more like second nature. I'm flying along on my 1/350 destroyer at the moment, having run through the PE learning curve gauntlet on the 1/700. That being said, I think buying resin or plastic deck items like the Veteran Models set you have is a very good solution. For me, the trickiest PE items were the deck items like the rangefinders, guns, etc. Much easier to just cut the piece off the resin plug and glue it on than have to do a million intricate folds for a PE item. Selfishly, I'm hoping you come back to this one as I always learn a ton from your posts. Every update is like class is in session, Professor EG is at the lectern. So, take some time off and hopefully you will regain the desire to pick this up again. If I can help out in any way to walk you through how I approach PE, I'm more than happy to, just let me know. I owe you a lot for all the help you have given on my builds, so it's the least I can do. lmagna, Edwardkenway, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted March 26, 2021 Share #273 Posted March 26, 2021 EG, family first, man. Take care of your lady. We'll be rooting around here, thrashing thru our various builds. Be well, my friend. mtaylor, lmagna, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted March 27, 2021 Share #274 Posted March 27, 2021 Take care and give a holler if you need anything. I'm just a little ways up the road. mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted March 27, 2021 Share #275 Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) As Ken said, family first, and don't worry 'bout us, we will still be here for you👍 Edited March 27, 2021 by Edwardkenway Important missing word "don't" Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted March 27, 2021 Share #276 Posted March 27, 2021 Same as all the other brothers have said - take care of yourself and your lady wife. OC. Canute, mtaylor, Edwardkenway and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 27, 2021 Share #277 Posted March 27, 2021 Real life takes priority, Egilman. And burnout is an issue in both real life and model building and cross-over is common. Do what has to be done first and then as you feel up to it, fiddle with the model. Eventually, things come back and fall into place. Meantime, we'll all just keep the faith and hope to see you soon. popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted March 29, 2021 Share #278 Posted March 29, 2021 here to echo what all has said.......I've had burn out issues too, as well as projects that get my goat sorry to hear your admiral has issues as well......I wish you well in that regard. take care of things man........look'in forward to seeing you continue mtaylor, Canute, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #279 Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 9:03 AM, Landlubber Mike said: EG, sorry to hear of your frustration. I have walked away from models before to start a different project. When my head clears and my temperature comes back down to earth, I'll sometimes return to it and find it much easier than I had expected. Sometimes the subconscious figures things out when the conscious can't seem to. Yeah it's something we all run into at some point, and yes I've been there where a solution to a problem will just jump into my head outta nowhere, it's really amazing how that happens..... but not until you have rested and slept on it a while... On 3/26/2021 at 9:03 AM, Landlubber Mike said: I struggled with PE in the beginning, but eventually you find a way that works for you - tools, adhesives, technique, etc. So stick with it, it will get easier and be more like second nature. I'm flying along on my 1/350 destroyer at the moment, having run through the PE learning curve gauntlet on the 1/700. That being said, I think buying resin or plastic deck items like the Veteran Models set you have is a very good solution. For me, the trickiest PE items were the deck items like the rangefinders, guns, etc. Much easier to just cut the piece off the resin plug and glue it on than have to do a million intricate folds for a PE item. Oh I'll get the hang of it, eventually... the size is mainly the issue just not used to working that small.... and some of it is pointless as well, I guess I forgot that from doing my F-104 cockpit, sometimes we have to relearn the lessons.... On 3/26/2021 at 9:03 AM, Landlubber Mike said: Selfishly, I'm hoping you come back to this one as I always learn a ton from your posts. Every update is like class is in session, Professor EG is at the lectern. So, take some time off and hopefully you will regain the desire to pick this up again. If I can help out in any way to walk you through how I approach PE, I'm more than happy to, just let me know. I owe you a lot for all the help you have given on my builds, so it's the least I can do. Oh I will come back to it, TF 18 has been a long term dream of mine, I'm going to finish it before I leave this world.... (as far as being the professor, there are people here who forgotten more than I know {chuckle}) I appreciate the offer to help, offered freely of course, you own me nothing brother..... If I have helped you in your modeling endeavors, I'm very happy.... Thanks my friend.... Old Collingwood, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #280 Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 2:54 PM, Canute said: EG, family first, man. Take care of your lady. We'll be rooting around here, thrashing thru our various builds. Be well, my friend. On 3/27/2021 at 12:41 AM, Edwardkenway said: As Ken said, family first, and don't worry 'bout us, we will still be here for you👍 On 3/27/2021 at 10:41 AM, Old Collingwood said: Same as all the other brothers have said - take care of yourself and your lady wife. OC. On 3/27/2021 at 12:45 PM, mtaylor said: Real life takes priority, Egilman. And burnout is an issue in both real life and model building and cross-over is common. Do what has to be done first and then as you feel up to it, fiddle with the model. Eventually, things come back and fall into place. Meantime, we'll all just keep the faith and hope to see you soon. On 3/29/2021 at 3:03 PM, popeye the sailor said: here to echo what all has said.......I've had burn out issues too, as well as projects that get my goat sorry to hear your admiral has issues as well......I wish you well in that regard. take care of things man........look'in forward to seeing you continue What do I say to you all..... Thank you it is GREATLY appreciated..... The Admiral is fine, and it did my heart good to see the hospital get a dose of the war department for once..... (but that's what you get when your doctors are a bunch of arrogant gods who know everything and nothing at the same time) Anyways, she is much much better and is her old self now..... Me, it's getting hard to be a care giver and a model builder at the same time, the demands get too heavy at times, so you have to drop one or the other and family come first as you all understand.... But I'm not giving up, just need something a bit less intense at this point, allowing a little more leeway in build tasks for interruptions..... I'll get it sorted my friends.... Being the young guy on the block here, it means a lot..... I can't tell you how much....... Landlubber Mike, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 4 others 5 2 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #281 Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 9:19 PM, lmagna said: Take care and give a holler if you need anything. I'm just a little ways up the road. Wow! Thank you brother..... Very kind, gracious and generous of you..... THANK YOU!!!! EG Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #282 Posted March 31, 2021 Ok, after a couple of days working this out I've decided to temporarily suspend this one... A good chunk of my time has to be devoted elsewhere.... I can't give it the attention it deserves and rather than do a half-assed job of it I'll wait till I can do it justice.... Not abandoning it, just putting it on hold till life gets stabilized a bit.... Thank you for all the likes and vibrant discussions... More coming in the future..... but right now I need to concentrate on smaller quicker projects.... Not what I really want but life will have it's way, nothing I can do about it but roll with the flow..... Sincerely thank you.... EG marktiedens, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 31, 2021 Share #283 Posted March 31, 2021 Glad to hear your wife is doing better. That's the most important thing Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted March 31, 2021 Share #284 Posted March 31, 2021 Definitely good news your good lady is well and that you still building even if it ain't your USS Gwin. Good luck for your future builds brother! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 31, 2021 Share #285 Posted March 31, 2021 Good news on your lady. No rush on the build. When the time is right, you'll know it and jump right back in. Old Collingwood, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted March 31, 2021 Share #286 Posted March 31, 2021 And you know We are here for you anytime you need us "Just shout" OC. mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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