How many kits working on at once?

One at a time but I'm just getting back into this and have to keep my steps straight.   That being said, I think I will continue doing it this way because I like to see things through to the finish.

Usually one kit at a time but I suffer this "95% completion syndrome" when it is almost completed and I just don't come back to finish it for few weeks or months because I am already working on new kit.

I can only do one at a time. I get totally immersed in the build, reading about the real thing and looking up stuff about them. I don't think my noggin is smart enough to do that for more than one thing at a time.

I think I get slowed down with multiple projects. Problem is that I get burned out and move onto something else. Ironically I usually go back to my first WIP and finish it first.

i have 3 soon to be 4 WIP's. LOL

 Typically, I'm one til done, with an occassional pair of the same type. But right now I have seven going. Revells new 1/72 B-17, a pair of 109s (little bits of work while the paint/cement dry on the 17) and 4 T-6s as one project (just started and sidelined til I finish the 17),

I frequently have 5 or 6 going at once.

Usually one to the finish line.  I say usually because I have 4 going right now because I signed up for a lot of GB's. 

I usually work on several at the same time. Guess I get bored working on just one at a time as shown by my workbench list. Too many to build and too little time to build them.

Jim

So many I lost count.

I've always subscribed to the "One til Done" pledge, But when you get going good and want to keep busy building you seem to get to the point where the model needs to set for a while.  That is when it is nice to have another project to pick up.  I don't think several going at once would be good for me.  I'm doing two P-51B's simultaneously and seriously have mixed up and painted the gear doors Twice!  Rick

Like I've lost my mind........

I count 19 builds going currently in the stash. Most of those were started in the '80s, however. As my building skills began to approach competent in the late '80s, I felt the need to reproduce almost every detail. Needless to say, I got bogged down and would put aside projects when I hit a roadblock trying to figure out how to reproduce something. Now that I've figured out how to approach some of these impasses, time is the issue.

I've learned to forego some of the detail to actually finish a project or two. 

I've got 12 boxes open on the bench as we speak, but most of these are figgies/equipment sets that are going into the King Tiger/ Opel Maultier diorama I'm working on at the moment.......

I try to maximize it to two builds at a time, one in the building stage, one in the painting stage. This way I can always do some modelling but I do not get a large backlog.

I have about four or five going at a time because I have limited time at the bench I hate waisting it on watching somthing dry.

Thad

Borg R3-MC0

I try to maximize it to two builds at a time, one in the building stage, one in the painting stage. This way I can always do some modelling but I do not get a large backlog.

Good idea, I am going to try this on my next 2 builds.

I will probably end up with 229 builds going on at once.

If they are related- say, take the same colors- then I do work them in parallel.  However, ordinarily I work on two, but with staggered starts, so one gets to painting stage while I am still doing assembly on the second.  That gives me something to do while waiting for paint to dry (I ordinarily use enamels).  When kits have the same paint, however, I can mix up a larger quantity in the airbrush jars and do the two models from the same mix (I use a siphon feed airbrush).

Now, that is not counting the kits on my "unfinished" shelves, where I store kits I have gotten discouraged on and am taking an extended sabbatical from. Or the sailing ship models- I never finish a sailing ship straight through- I always take breaks and work on simpler kits in between building periods.

I'm with Don. I usually have several projects going at once usually with staggered starts so I have something to work on while paint or glue or filler is drying on another, etc. Plus I suffer from Newplasticitis so new kits tend to rise to the top of the to do pile, pushing aside older in-progress builds. But I'm trying to be better. Acknowledging the problem is the first step...

Cheers, Aaron

I've recently stumbled onto a workflow that I think works really well for me - one aircraft and one armor build on the go at any given time.

This way I can hop back and forth and things dry or as I procrastinate on sanding or masking or whatnot.

I've tried multiple aircraft builds before and find, despite my intentions to stagger things I end up getting one of them so far, then stopping and getting the other one caught up. Slows me way down, too. Since I'm a dork and track all my builds and stash in Excel (also keeps me honest with aftermarket stuff), I know how long each build takes. 

Building solo (or with armor accompaniment):

• Tamiya P-51B - 22 days
• AM SBD-3 - 33 days
• Eduard 109E-7 - 36 days

Building with other aircraft:

• Hobby Boss F4F-3 Wildcats - 33 days (keep in mind, these are builds for the kids, not hyper-detailed, not weathered at all)
• Zvezda La-5 - 58 days
• Eduard Yak-3 - 53 days

Now...that Eduard Yak-3 especially...is a VERY simple kit. If I'd done it solo I bet I could have crushed it out in 20 days. But it took me nearly three weeks longer than the way more complicated Accurate Miniatures Dauntless. All because I was building it alongside other aircraft.

Aaron, that's OK... acknowledging the problem is very important!  Just repeat after me...

"Hi, my name is Aaron Skinner and it has been three days... no, actually two days since I started a new kit."

99% of the time,it's one at a time for me,sometimes waiting for an am part or a figure,I might start another kit,but thats it,and hardly ever more then one.I can't chew gum and walk at the same time.

I usually work on one kit at a time, although I currently have a 1/144 scale Dora that I'm building off and on, and a T-34

Numbers vary, but I tend to be working on multiple projects at once.  I'll work on one project on a given night if it's at a point where I can spend at least an hour on it ( such as the sanding or decals phases ), but there are times when only 10 mins or so of work can be done at a time ( waiting for paint on small areas or putty to dry, especially ) and I still want to keep working on something with the time I have left that day.

I especially have extra time when dealing with gloss paints.  If I worked on one project at a time, I'd often have 3 days to a week between sessions with nothing else to do while waiting for the paint to cure, so I end up starting or working on something else while I'm waiting.

Yeah i have 3 on the move at the moment and to be honest i'm finding it a little frustrating because i havn't had a completion yet for this year....but i will get there

like wildman, I have a few going.  my brain works in two ways, PAINTING or BUILDING.  It cant switch over so fast.

When I build, I build for historical interest.  So far I have about 10  1/72 T-34s  and a few 1/35 T-34s of varying years and types.  They are all done and waiting to be painted.

Once my brain switches to paint mode, I can do all of them and get better with each one. 

Same goes for my house projects, building or painting mindset.  Dont know why I work that way.

I usually have one kit at a time i am building because, like others, I get immersed into that particular vehicle for a short while, learn all about it and focus on only it.

Only one at a time,sometimes I might be wating for paint or supplies or AM to arrive,and then I will start something else,but mostly one at a time.

Wabashwheels

 I'm doing two P-51B's simultaneously and seriously have mixed up and painted the gear doors Twice!  Rick

I'm also doing 2 51's (Revell & Tamiya), for a GB but also for my own kit comparison.  And I can now see how you could get the pieces mixed up.  Although the plastic is a little different in color.

OH , boy oh boy you fellas sure played  "GOTCHA " on me . My gosh , my shop looks like a very busy boatyard , shipyard , auto body paint shop and heavy metal(armor) parts storage .  How did it get this way ? you might ask. Well I have some minor client builds (ship related) Some of my own , (updating and repairs where needed ) And lots of stuff to work on while paint or glue dries .  Also some what if,s floating around . Whoo , that does sound messy doesn,t it ? I just have to keep occupied when I get to a certain point . I have worked this way for way to many years , so , I have to ask , How do you get back to one at a time ? That sounds very relaxing .          tankerbuilder

I have settled into 3-4 at a time ,beginning with research/conception/procurement , fabrication , primer , colors , clears , weathering/final finish. Moving the kits in tandem through the steps results in a series of stop/starts as paint and glue dries ,and an opportunity to keep things moving and different as I work from kit to kit. I do a plane , a fig , a m/c , and some sort of vehicle, its gotta be challenging for me to keep interested.

I like to let things dry for a good long time, this method ,and number of kits seems to work well.When one kit is at the 'point of no return' with the finish in sight , I turn my full attention to it, in an attempt to power through the 'fear of finishing' syndrome ,but that's another thread...

iraqiwildman

How many kits working on at once?

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