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                        Is It Finished Yet?

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                        paulnchamp
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Warwick, RI
                        Posted by paulnchamp on Friday, November 21, 2003 10:14 PM
                        They could go on forever sometimes, but I've finally learned to recognize the point where I have to say, "This is as good as I'm gonna get it."
                        Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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                        RAF120
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Friday, November 21, 2003 5:35 PM
                        My models will be finished when you pry them from my cold dead fingersDead [xx(]
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        cassibill
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by cassibill on Friday, November 21, 2003 2:07 PM
                        Finishing a model must be like achieving nervana-you go around in circles, fixing this and that, ocassionally mess up really bad and start over, and when it happens it's oh-so-goodBig Smile [:D]

                        cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Friday, November 21, 2003 12:41 PM
                        I am not familiar with the term finished or completed a model. Confused [%-)] Is that something new? Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] A new concept of model building? When did this start?

                        Berny

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 21, 2003 10:43 AM
                        Only with armor, when I build a car or A/C I know when I am done and don't feel compelled to mess with it ever. But the few armored pieces I have done I constantly mess with. A little more dry brushing here, try some pastels here, add a gas can..... Armor never ends.
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Friday, November 21, 2003 9:10 AM
                        Done? Finished? Wow, what a concept! Wink [;)]
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, November 21, 2003 7:11 AM
                        Heck, I still tinker on models I "finished" 10 years ago!
                        For better or worse...Wink [;)]
                        ~Brian
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                        styrene
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: The flat lands of the Southeast
                        Posted by styrene on Friday, November 21, 2003 6:16 AM
                        It's pretty much done when I apply the last coat of clear flat and glue it on a base.
                        Gip Winecoff

                        1882: "God is dead"--F. Nietzsche

                        1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:16 PM
                        Smile [:)] completed and on to the next project Tongue [:P]
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:29 PM
                        When I can no longer stand looking at the next unbuilt one sitting neglected on the shelf.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:22 PM
                        Its never done....it will always need dusting! LOL so youll be working on it forever LOL
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:16 PM
                        No... it is not yet finished until a new kit of the same model is available.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:08 PM
                        Well, sometimes I will work on a kit until I simply can't bear the thought of painting even one more detail. As with my ST:TNG Enterprise-D... all those "aztec" pattern panels and the hundreds of tiny windows, I simply decided that enough was enough. On to the decals!!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 7:37 PM
                        This is a good question!

                        For me, I will detail and weather a kit and then let it sit a few days. I will then go back and look at it. It sort of clears your mind. You can look at it in a different perspective, without having worked on it for a day or so.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Is It Finished Yet?
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:27 PM
                        Are you sure?

                        How can you tell?

                        The biggest problem I have with modelling is deciding when the job is finally done. - How about you?

                        Cheers,

                        Rob M.
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