I dont know how...

I seem to fly quickly through the building process, but when I get to painting and weathering, I hit a wall. The only builds I finished last year were WIP's from the year or two prior. 

Don Stauffer

Being retired now sure helps- I can model any time during the day that I get a few minutes.

I try to phase work on a model so that while some parts/subassemblies/assemblies are drying, I can work on others.  And, I frequently have two models underway on bench, so that I can work on the second when there is nothing I can do at the moment.  Doesn't help me build a specific model faster, but I finish twice as many in a month. I particularly try to pick models that use the same color so I can use one of my airbrush jars for both.

 

 I believe we cut of the same cloth (except I'm unemployed instead of retired!) Half the fun is planning out the strategy to make the most out of my bench time.

I usually pull all-nighters at the bench on my off nights and a little here and there during the week.

Slow?

My club Nickname is Glacier.... not cool just sloooow!

2 months for a 120 part kit was a speed build for me,
though I did do a kit in about 12 hours build time (40 parts) and another in 3 hours (160th scale, 6 parts!)

I got several 1000+ parts kits that might have to wait for a radical lifestyle change before I start them... 

Hercmech

I guess using future is my real finishing downfall. I have had bad results not waiting for a complete cure before using the decal setting solutions. When I did use laquer gloss I was able to use it right away. So I guess if I was not such a cheap so and so I would use lacquer more often.

I do find that when projects start bogging down I get a little disinterested in them and that is the real reason for my question. 

Kinda like assignments in the military... the best ones are the one you left and the one you are going to, the one your on always blows!

I havent had much of a problem with Future, but I've been using a blow dryer on it to speed it up.

Glenn

Being retired now sure helps- I can model any time during the day that I get a few minutes.

I try to phase work on a model so that while some parts/subassemblies/assemblies are drying, I can work on others.  And, I frequently have two models underway on bench, so that I can work on the second when there is nothing I can do at the moment.  Doesn't help me build a specific model faster, but I finish twice as many in a month. I particularly try to pick models that use the same color so I can use one of my airbrush jars for both.

BTW, I use enamel paints, so I certainly know what you mean.  I put up with the long drying times (in high humidity it is often even more than 24 hrs) because I like other features of enamel.

Having 2 or 3 builds on the bench at a time lets you work on others while one is drying.

Regards,  Rick 

I guess using future is my real finishing downfall. I have had bad results not waiting for a complete cure before using the decal setting solutions. When I did use laquer gloss I was able to use it right away. So I guess if I was not such a cheap so and so I would use lacquer more often.

I do find that when projects start bogging down I get a little disinterested in them and that is the real reason for my question. 

Kinda like assignments in the military... the best ones are the one you left and the one you are going to, the one your on always blows!

 I like to knock em out!!! Always seem to be ready for the next. before I finish the one I'm on. Building time goes quick, cause there's other parts that need tending to while another is drying/curing.  When it comes time to paint, I can knock out a multicolored scheme in an evening. Each color gets about 15/20 minutes of srying time before masking and the next color. Dry by morning, gloss coat with clear laquer. Within half an hour, it's dry enough to decal, handled carefully. I normally do another coat over the decals (depending on what time it is) within an hour. Haven't had any negetive results with not waiting for things to dry for days.

I agree, I build really slow. Just watching some of these GB it seems like some folks are really good and quick. I guess that is just a talent I do not have. 

Pffft. You want slow? I take MONTHS t finish builds, 2 months is a bang-bang kit, far longer if I'm detailing.

My impression is that most people here don't rush their projects. I have one or two that have been sitting around for years unfinished, although in the last year or so I've been a bit more prolific.The nature of this hobby absolutely necessitates patience.

The cure, or at least treatment, for build impatience for one project is to be working on multiple projects simultaneously, that way you always have something else to have fun with while waiting for paint to cure, decals to dry, etc. on the other build.