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                        Need a Push

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Need a Push
                        Posted by Dubau on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 3:32 PM

                        Anyone ever just need a push to get going. Sometime's my model I am working on just sits here day in and day out and I don't feel like even looking at it. And some days I can't stay away from it. 9 out of 10 times the "don't want to look at it" wins .......

                        Is it me ?

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        m60a3
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 5:48 PM

                         

                         It happens to us all, Bud. I have looked at completed builds lately, but can't get motivated to start a new one or even work on one I have already started. Hmmmmm..

                         Don't feel bad, old friend!

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                        "I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.
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                        mg.mikael
                        • Member since
                          December 2007
                        • From: Bridgeview, Illinois
                        Posted by mg.mikael on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 8:31 PM
                         Dubau wrote:

                        Anyone ever just need a push to get going. Sometime's my model I am working on just sits here day in and day out and I don't feel like even looking at it. And some days I can't stay away from it. 9 out of 10 times the "don't want to look at it" wins .......

                        Is it me ?

                        Bud

                        I feel that way all the time, I guess it all depends if I'm in the modeling mood or not. Lately, I haven't been in the modeling mood since I don't have any free-time. A few hours on the weekend if I'm lucky, but it's not enough time to get any real work done.

                        "A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." - George S. Patton

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                        camo junkie
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: clinton twp, michigan
                        Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 10:15 PM
                        ummmm...yeah, just a little. i have been working on my dio for almost 11 months now! could i have finished it in less than a month...yep...as you say 90% of the time, i sit there and look at it saying over and over again in my head..."i really need to do this or that and it will be done"!! i've finally got it to about 95% complete...but i havent touched it in over a month!!! happens to all of us...i hope! Whistling [:-^]
                        "An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"
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                        fermis
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: hamburg michigan
                        Posted by fermis on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:11 AM

                         Yep, I think it's all of us. I'm in the same boat right now. Usually, I just force myself, and Within 5/10 mins. I'm into it and there's no stopping me. If I don't get into it(rarely happens) I just try again later.

                         It comes back........it always comes back

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                        cwalker3
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Forest Hill, Maryland
                        Posted by cwalker3 on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:13 PM
                        I haven't completed a model all year. I've started a couple. One is actually in the decal stage. But for the past month I just can't get motivated. I'm glad it's a hobby and not a job or I'd be in real trouble!

                        Cary

                         


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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 5:14 PM
                        We all do Bud. I haven't completed a kit in over a year. I do notice though that when the weather changes and it starts getting colder like now that the drive comes back.

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        camo junkie
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: clinton twp, michigan
                        Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 5:51 PM
                        oh yeah colder eh mike...what's the matter that california snow storm on the horizon bothering you bud! Laugh [(-D]. (that was a joke...im making fun of the nicer weather there). Wink [;)]
                        "An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"
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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:16 PM

                        Yes, it is you. and him. And him. And him... and me!Laugh [(-D]

                        I think that is one reason I have so many kits going at the same time. I get bored with what I am working on and start up another. The constant stream of Group Builds her eI want to participate in does not help either...Black Eye [B)] And then once the kit is built painting is a whole seperate issue.

                        Come join the "No More Excuses" Group build. That one is helping me knuckle down and get stuff completed.

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:31 PM

                        Well at lest I know I am not alone Whistling [:-^]

                        I have seen some video on youtube on people building models and that gets me in the mood. No not that mood ......... Censored [censored] Banged Head [banghead] but it seems like it helps... One thing though, it's all in japanese and I don't understand anything Whistling [:-^], But it looks cool.

                        Does anyone know a good site or anything like that ?

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        fox
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Narvon, Pa.
                        Posted by fox on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:46 PM

                        You need a pushQuestion [?] OK here's one. We're going to need something for show and tell soon. You AND I need to get cracking. How's that for a pushQuestion [?]

                        JimCaptain [4:-)]

                         Main WIP: 

                           On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

                        I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:56 PM
                        Pushed, Pulled, Hit, slaped, ok I got it Whistling [:-^]
                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:18 PM

                        Here's your push! GO!

                         

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:23 PM
                         stikpusher wrote:

                        Here's your push! GO!

                         

                        Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:53 PM

                         camo junkie wrote:
                        oh yeah colder eh mike...what's the matter that california snow storm on the horizon bothering you bud! Laugh [(-D]. (that was a joke...im making fun of the nicer weather there). Wink [;)]

                        What I meant was weather not nice enough to go out in the garden and pick my peppers. Laugh [(-D]

                        Northern California has weather somewhat like yours with lots of snow and freezes up around Lake Tahoe and such. We are in between that weather and Southern, CA so it is moderate here.

                        I don't envy the weather you have in Michigan. My mom is from Wisconsin and I have heard about the snow all the time growing up. We complain when it hits 40 degrees here. Big Smile [:D]

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 8:56 PM
                         stikpusher wrote:

                        Here's your push! GO!

                         

                        Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy. Laugh [(-D]

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        camo junkie
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: clinton twp, michigan
                        Posted by camo junkie on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:09 PM
                        i know what you meant mike...was just giving you a hard time.
                        "An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:37 PM

                         camo junkie wrote:
                        i know what you meant mike...was just giving you a hard time.

                        I know you were my friend. Thanks. Wink [;)]

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        Hans von Hammer
                        • Member since
                          June 2008
                        • From: Iowa
                        Posted by Hans von Hammer on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:46 PM

                         

                        Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy. Laugh [(-D]

                        There's no such thing as a "Perfectly good airplane"... 

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:51 PM
                        Sign - Ditto [#ditto] What he said! The C-130 I was supposed to have my Cherry Blast from had an engine fire when they started the engines. Try evcuating while rigged for a full combat gear jump. As if I wasnt nervous enough already....

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Thursday, October 8, 2009 1:08 AM
                         Hans von Hammer wrote:

                         

                        Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane is crazy. Laugh [(-D]

                        There's no such thing as a "Perfectly good airplane"... 

                        Sure there is, the Boeing F-15E. Big Smile [:D]

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, October 8, 2009 1:28 AM

                        Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] Uh huh... like this one?

                         

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Thursday, October 8, 2009 7:38 PM
                         stikpusher wrote:

                        Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] Uh huh... like this one?

                         

                        There has never been an F-15E lost in combat so this picture is just a fluke soldier! Laugh [(-D]

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Friday, October 9, 2009 1:53 AM

                        I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War

                        http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html

                        One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        m60a3
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Friday, October 9, 2009 2:18 AM
                         stikpusher wrote:

                        I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War

                        http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html

                        One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

                         Yeah, but no M1 Tanks have ever been lost in combat!!! 

                         

                                      Disapprove [V]

                                                Well, define "combat". Yeah, I can't either, really. I saw, you saw, this happened, that. Well. Glad our losses aren't more.

                                                                          60

                        "I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.
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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Friday, October 9, 2009 2:26 AM

                        No M1s lost as destroyed in tank to tank combat. Some have been damaged/knocked out, but recovered and repaired. Several have been lost in combat. Most to "friendly fire".Disapprove [V]

                        Our stuff has come along way since WWII in survivability. We now have casualty levels in wars that we used to have in battles.

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Friday, October 9, 2009 10:16 AM
                         stikpusher wrote:

                        I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War

                        http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html

                        One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

                        My mistake Carlos I meant to say none have ever been lost in combat with an enemy aircraft.

                         

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Friday, October 9, 2009 10:18 AM
                         stikpusher wrote:

                        I hate to rain on your parade my friend, but two were shot down in the 91 Gulf War

                        http://128.121.102.226/aaloss.html

                        One by AAA, and one by a SAM! If you ever read Crusade, by Rick Atkinson, portions of that book covers the second one's loss and experiences as a POW.

                        According to this article 3 have been lost. 

                        http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/f15.htm

                        Three F-15E's have been lost in combat over Iraq (2 in Desert Storm and 1 in Iraqi Freedom).

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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