Do you work on one kit or multiple kits.

That must be the oft-discussed but never seen Me-610, Messerschmitt's proposal for an ultra long range escort fighter!

But seriously, I have the attention span of a squirrel, so am unable to work on mutiple kits at once.  I tried the "production line" method before, painting three Luft '46 planes in one go.  But the intricacies of mottling caused me burnout, and all three still sit in their boxes, all half painted.

Multiple kits.  I must have six or seven going now.  Mainly to move forward while i wait for something to dry, etc....

One reason i havent seen mentioned is because i hate cleaning my airbrush, so if I have a color that needs to go on multiple kits I plan it out that I can kill two birds, as they say.  A few weeks ago I had the flat black out and pre shaded three kits plus hit some areas on my SR-71 Blackbird that I wanted to do.

So oddly enough, I do multiple kits because I'm lazy lol...

JohnnyK

 

fermis

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain what that is a photo of? Are those multiple builds of the same plane?

 

 

This might help explain.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/177859.aspx

Bish

 

 

JohnnyK

 

fermis

 

 

 

 

 

Please explain what that is a photo of? Are those multiple builds of the same plane?

 

 

 

 

 

This might help explain.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/177859.aspx

 

 

 

 

6x BF-110's

1x FW-189

1x CH-47

3x SAAB Gripens

Also have a 1/48 A-4 on the go.

The A-4, Gripens, and 189 were worked on at my airport, during down time, waiting for the snow to pile up enough to bother messing with it. The 47 is waiting on decals. The 110's are the only ones actually getting any attention right now.

I typically build one at a time but have done multi-kit builds on occasion. Typically when I do a multi build, it is the same subject - a quartet of Wildcats or Airacobras, a five-spot of P-40s, or a couple of large-scale Spitfires, and then I built an A-4, A-7, and F-8 last year.

At this time I have 3 going 251/1 handmag 1/32 UH 1D AND A 1/35 m1a1

I am working on a 1/48 scale B-58 Hustler and a 1/48 scale B-24J.  On the plus side, I could sand the cured putty on the long fuselage seam on one kit while the fuselage seam  putty was curing  on the other kit. I could go back and forth. On the negative side I am now all hung up on trying to duplicate the look of the finishes on the engine pods of the B-58. That is taking all my time so I am not progressing on the B-24J at all. It just sits there. Frustrating. Maybe I should put one kit aside while I finish the other one.

JohnnyK

 

 

falconmod

I think I have 6-7 going at the moment.

 

 

 

 

How do you keep  the parts from so many kits from getting mixed up?

 

 each one has it's own box.

I work on 20 super detailed projects at the same time.Just set your self up with a multiple shelf arrangement that houses each model.Pull one down and work on it At a time .Also have a separate airbrush area .

I am many, many projects deep.  Fermis! Salute!

One advantage not mentioned is long curing times for glue and putty can preclude the 'sunken seam syndrome' after the paint is applied.  But as noted, the "danger" is in distraction and lost interest.

Still, whatever 'floats your boat' as it is a fully customizable pastime!  ;^P

Regards, Robert

If you are working on 20 kits at the same time how long does it take to finish a kit?

All 20 about 3 weeks.1/48 scale .1/32 scale  about 1 month or more.A time schedule is not the goal.Enjoying the building is what it is.If you are a contest modeler then you can work on 2 projects for that year.Super detail.The second project is for backup .