Builders Block , Or , darned I am falling asleep building this thing .
Hi :
Do you find yourself entering a fog when you are working intently on a model .You know , doing All that super-detailing and stuff you don't or didn't wory about before ? You find yourself thinking , " Did I do that yet ? " This is Builders Block . It will get worse too . When you cannot get away from that M-1-A-1 Abrams or that P- 51 , because you are so deep into the details you forget a step you haven't gotten to yet , that is Modelers Block .How do you fight it ? There are many ways , let me share mine with you .
The first thing to do , if you can , is clean off the work space . put those model parts up and out of sight . Tightly close any paint and glue bottles , clean out the airbrush and just stop. Look around .When is the last time you actually looked around your work area ? When was the last time you took the time to really clean your tools ? Even tweezers need cleaning after two or three models . Okay , now look at the work area itself . Can you improve it ? Then if you can , do it now . But first breath and relax .
Well , that wasn't so bad was it . Hey you even found the nose gear for that last plane you put up because it was missing that piece , right ? See , Oh it get's better . Remember that TAMIYA tape dispenser you couldn't find , Found it didn't you ? See , there's little surprises all over the place . I have a car vac I use around my model area , when I do that . I have found ladders ,stairways and lots of P.E. that went " BoinG " off into model " no mans land " But that little tool has saved me bucks .The parts don't seem to be any the worse for being vacuumed up either .
Now , I am beginning to feel better . Hey , I wondered wher that FSM had gone to . Now I will take a break and read that article that jumped out at me . Hmmm , I didn't know they had that P.E. Kit out now . Hmmm . Yup , The fire is starting to burn again .Your head is clear and you know just where you stopped .Wait a day though , Peruse that FSM until you've even read the ads . Ready ? well , let's get back to work ! T.B.