How do you feel when you finished a model?

Originally posted by heylonghair I usually go through a brief period of elation and relief followed by..."Boy, I could have done that better", "That doesn't look right", "Why did I do that", "Ooooh, there's a seam I missed", etc. I just tend to be really hard on myself. Maybe that's why I have such a hard time finishing a model. Anyway...we'll leave that to the therapists. Ray I would have to agree with heylonghair on this one. But I also look foward to the next one. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 3:45 PM When I'm done restoring a vintage Aurora model I just smile and say at last my dream has come true, it looks better then the box art. It takes me about 30 or more hours when restoring one vintage model. I place the model in my office and smile everyday. I think back to the day when Aurora was #1. When my students get done with a model they just say, COOL! Dale http://community.webshots.com/user/dales_model_art Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 3, 2003 2:32 PM I just have to be careful that I don't over build the kit. Sometimes I don't want to stop building a particular kit because I am enjoying it so much. Yes I also feel blue when I finish a kit because I know that I will have to pay a fortune on pe and detail sets for that next kit.LOL Reply Edit Kugai Member since July 2003 From: Huntington, WV Posted by Kugai on Sunday, August 3, 2003 8:41 AM The wife would roll her eyes and say,"one of the few times it's not like pulling teeth to get guys talk about "feelings!" Usually, I feel a combination of pride and relief. One of the reasons I have so many unfinished kits is that I get burnt out on them before I can accept their appearance as anything but embarrassing, so I end up putting them aside "for later" while I work on something else. There have been other reactions over the years. A few examples... "For an experiment, that turned out pretty well." ( my 1:72 MiG-15 ) "Now I just have to put it on the stand and it's...wait, How did the cement separate there?!" ( USS Excelsior ) "I'm glad you like it, but it's not for sale." ( OK, not a first reaction, but what I was stuck saying for about 2 months after putting my Eagle from Space:1999 on display at the local hobby shop. ) "Finally got the ^$#^%$ done, now what?" ( The shuttle from Armageddon. Didn't even really want the thing, but someone chose it for a competition between us. I had made the challenge so he picked the kit. ) I couldn't even find my way back to "normal" with the Hubble! Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 11:18 PM ... I feel like flying it around the room going ssssshhhhhhhhwwwwwww!!!!!!! Or rolling it across the table going vvrrrrroooooommmmmmm!!! Or push it across the bath tub going ba-rooooom! ba-roooooom! Of course untill the paint is dry I just get down close to the table and look at it from low angles. Don't we all? Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 10:12 PM I burn the clothes that I'm wearing and sit crying in the shower for an extended period of time. If you believe that, I have a 1/1 German U-boat kit to sell you... I'm usually like the others: excited, relieved, and mostly critical of my own work. My wife says they look good, but she also says that aside from magazines, there's really no other modelers around here to compare work to. demono69 Reply Edit Dwight Ta-ala Member since July 2003 From: Philippines Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, August 1, 2003 9:06 PM It feels good to know that you have done it. And I always take note of the things that I have done right and wrong. Then I try to make the next one better. But as most of you guys said...it never ends. Reply gar26 Member since July 2003 From: Canada Posted by gar26 on Friday, August 1, 2003 7:18 PM I just finished my first diorama with figures and when it was done I felt proud of what I had done. But now as I sit and look at it doubt starts to enter my mind could I have done it better. Family says it looks great but the doubt is still there. gpebernat Reply RAF120 Member since March 2003 From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike Posted by RAF120 on Friday, August 1, 2003 4:32 PM I don't think I'm ever really done with one, because when I look at them later I always want to add something to it. Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket? Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 1, 2003 1:05 PM I feel like I haven't finished it, because I always find possible room for improvement in my technique an a hand and in the detail of the model on the other... Ciao Reply Edit 12 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. 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