Then I realized that I've kind of trained myself to only work on Gunpla at night after everything else is done. It was kind of like my reward after doing a bunch of stuff during the day. Time to relax I guess and just throw myself into that world before I go to sleep. Mecha dreams! haha
During the summer when the days are longer I feel like I should be doing other things during the day light hours and when night comes I often find myself out in the city socializing (city boy. Can't help it.)
So despite the tremendous amount of free time I have, I accomplish surprisignly little as far as plamo goes. That's unfortunate. I really feel like I must be one of the slowest gunplars out there! haha and I get distracted so easily too. Just want to keep building. Building building building. I buy because I can. And because they look cool. There's so many things I want to do but realistically..? Yeah I say that but I'm not going to stop. I'm an addict.
During my Sinanju days I'd commit the time. Commit the time... I just really wanted to see the finished product. I was impatient so I pushed. Now I'm just so relaxed and have set my pace up that I don't rush anything.
I'm not saying that I want to change as I'm quite happy with my life right now just the way it is but it is something worth noting. I was unintentionally limiting my Gunpla time because I've set it up as a type of reward mechanism.
When do you like to work on your models and for how long does a 'session' usually last for you? Just curious to hear how other people do it.
Now... can't have a post without pics so... here's an old one from back in the day. People who've frequented this blog from the beginning may remember this one.
When it comes to test builds, I could go on snipping, clipping and cleaning up for hours (provided that I have some music to listen to ;)). Painting usually ends when I run out of pieces to paint - it's a chore to clean up the airbrush after work (I mean really clean it, not just to prepare it for next colour), so I try to paint as much as possible in one session - it usually adds up to ~2 hours (haven't been quite keeping track).
ReplyDeleteDecals... don't have much experience with that, but so far I've been working in short bursts rather than long sessions.
I have noticed something odd, though - I work and I work and I'm always (ok, twice) surprised to notice: "Hey... Wait, a sec, I have only the final assembly left and then I'm finished O_O When did that happen?" Weird feeling, like I missed something :D
PS: Nice pic - it's always fun to play with lightning :)
When I start on a kit, I make sure to finish it in one sitting, rather than build a arm or a leg, put it aside for days, and then pick it up later again. So when I work on a HG kit, it could take maybe 3-5 days, and a MG kit may demand anywhere between 1 to 2 weeks since I don't paint my kits. I'm a slow builder who gets easily distracted too, heh. This works for me because I usually build my kits during my semester breaks.
ReplyDeleteI work on only one kit at a time, mainly because I don't have space for multiple WIPs at one go, and so that I don't get confused. Besides, leaving a piece of work unfinished to work on another kit doesn't quite appeal to me. ;; I like seeing the project through from beginning to end in one sitting.
igro - yeah i feel the same way as you when it comes to music. i have to have something playing all the time. but i usually only go for 30min to 1h.
ReplyDeletei usually only paint a couple of pieces at a time. assemble and check and possibly repaint. i dont do it all at once. thats probably smart but im more of a piece by piece kind of guy.
decals i tend to go a bit longer on because i use mark softener and i want to have a whole section done so it can soften up all together.
i know what you mean about finishing though. i get like that sometimes too.
Evangelisque -
i wish i could be as focused as you. my life is way too busy to commit that type of time. i respect your work ethic!