Willcombs, I see you have 5 total posts. Bluntly put, it seems you weren't taught good manners and you might want to review the TOS for FSM forums.
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Personally, I think you're all nuts.... It's impressive to see a room full of models, but it looks more like a hobby shop than a studio. I imagine the process of accumulating so many models would be a waste of time and money.
This is one of those "to each his own" things. Tolerence is important, because everybody is screwed up somehow - even you. No small part of this hobby is about acquisition. Let's be honest: We know we have more kits than we'll ever build and more than we can display, should we actually finish some. So we succumb to a bit of avarice, so what? Fortunately, this hobby isn't so expensive that we can't afford to do this. You said you had a space full of bikes, tools, gear and so on. It is in our nature to get "carried away with it all." How much more of that biking stuff would you like to have?
Nope, I don't have my dream workspace. But even if I did, I don't think I'd work any better than I do without it. I kind of like it even, because the lack of kits forces me to stay focused on the models I've got, and the lack of space also forces me to be clean and organized.
There is a certain Thoreau-esque nobility in austerity, I'll give you that, although it is often only in our own mind. The whole "Struggle Makes You Stronger" thing, if you will. But here I have to disagree with you on the point of work space. I've recently just re-created a nicely outfitted work desk. It's small, but it is comfortable and it is pleasant. Before, I had a pretty pitiful little corner where I had to stand (see my latest post up-page).
Will I get more done, and do it better or neater, because of it? No. It doesn't work that way. And like you, I dont measure my success that way, either - building models is a journey. It's not how many I finish, but the process of the building that lures me. But I will enjoy it more when it's convenient and I dont have to live like a hermit to do it - therefore I will derive more pleasure from it. Having a dedicated, focused work space will also afford better results in the end product.
At one point in time, I would have sat on the floor like you, feeling smug because I had "discipline" over those who were less focused than I. Maybe I would have even felt like I was the only one who wasn't "nuts", even.
But not now. See, I've struggled, I've worked, I've pushed against the river and come away the winner many times over. Today I prefer to be comfortable and relax without any self-imposed guilt that somehow I am slipping. Wait'll you get about 25 more years on you - you'll understand.