Have I lost my mind!

Don't know who has lost their mind, but one rand through my house completley naked not long ago!

Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you with us. 

You are now a member in good standing of Plasticaholics Annonymous. It won't go away. It only gets worse. I've been building for 73 of my 79 years. The eyesight is getting worse so I use drugstore 2x and 3x glasses. Also use an Optivisor with the drop down lenses. The hands are getting shaky so I rest the arms on the desk while building. You will do whatever you have to do to keep building. I hope the man upstairs lets me take my stash with me to the great workbench in the sky. I've got enough to keep me busy for the next couple hundred years.

Enjoy!

Jim  

Stay Safe.

It's the only way to go. Ya hay 

Well, I startet out building all sorts of aircraft, all sorts of scales and companies way back in the 1960's. After years of those, Tanks models started to appear,  boy were they EASYIER!  No big gaps, by comparison.  Oh, you had to pay attention, but they wern't bad.  Then when after about 13 years I went back to doing a mixture of A/C and armour.  My basic skills had advanced so that aircraft seams no longer were an issue.   You can go nuts all types of models.  Cars, ships, Space Craft, Tanks and all types of aircraft.   Have you gotten into decals or doing your markings yet.  Theres a whole word there.  Then there is painting them.  Oh boy!

Well;

 Then JohnnyK, I guess that makes me crazy as a Hoot Owl. I prefer foiled aircraft!

Ha, welcome aboard.  I strive to keep myself in check because advanced modeler syndrome (AMS) is a paralyzing disorder.  

Yes you have lost your mind. Welcome back to the asylum. There is a seat and space at the work table for you right over there

Thanks for all the great replies and making me feel somewhat sane now, LOL. I am quickly realizing the rabbit hole you can go down trying to research and add details to make a model  more authentic. I have been researching thin wire, platic sheets to make parts.... the list goes on. The learning process has been a lot of fun so far.

modelcrazy

Wait till you start scratch building and adding items like seat belts, hoses and wiring.

 

already there. I have spent a lot of time looking at photos online to ge the missing details. This kit has basically an open hole for the wheel wells. I am wanting to box it in like the original and add some details as well. The cockpit has very little detail as well so I am trying to decide what I can add to make it better.

That's where most of us end up, we become obsessive over the small details and spend hours cleaning up things no one will ever see. Not a bad thing to have higher standards and want to do a better job though. After you do a few high quality builds go back to your own style and smash a kit together, it's a great way to recenter yourself and refresh your hobby focus.

Just wait till you end up spending more time on the small details not included with the model than the model itself.

Then there is the research time to authenticate something or build in accuracy.

You know you fell off the deep end of modeling when your scratch building parts like brass, aluminum, solder, plastic sheet and extruded spares is larger than the kit itself. 

Or how about the moments when organizing your work bench and paints becomes relaxing therapy. 

Then there is the moment when you find that a kit is not complete unless it has the necessary photo etch or resin additions made for it from the after market.

I think we could easily start a thread titled, " You know you have the modeling sickness when (fill in the blank)".......

Ben

Pretty soon you will start finishing your model airplanes in Bare Metal Foil That's the true example of losing your mind.

>>>>>"Have I lost my mind!"

Absolutely. But no worries, you are in good company.

I built quickly for the first year I returned and now I have slowed down myself. When I went fast it seemed like I was just trying to get done and on to the next one. I guess that was the excitement of getting back into the hobby and the need to learn the techniques now being used. Look forward to seeing some builds and have fun with the P40.

Wait till you start scratch building and adding items like seat belts, hoses and wiring.

Welcome! I am learning all over again to go slowly.

The Se* is great, even if it's hugs and kisses.