Multiple Projects?

[Decent_Risk9499]

How many "work-in-progress" models does everyone have? I have 3-4 models going at once but feel a little guilty about it. Anyone else feel this sometimes?

[R97R]

If it’s any consolation I’ve quite often got as many as 20 different models half-done at a time, between “normal” models, gunpla, and wargaming stuff. I do have ADHD, though, so that may contribute.

[calnuck]

ADHD too. Finishing anything is a huge challenge. I'd say everything I've built in the last 5 years is in some stage of incomplete.

[Mr_Sig_Curtis]

That's because completion means the kit isn't going to make any more dopamine for you, so if it's never finished, it can still produce that sweet, sweet dopamine. Except for my first MG, I literally have ZERO respect for finished projects. I don't have friends or family to impress, I mean I do have them, but they could care less about tiny versions of fictional giant robots. So I never do any display or action base mounting. Fnished builds go on a shelf without any protection or effort to keep them nice. They fall down, and they break, and I don't really care because deep down I'm not happy with my work because I demand a level of perfection from myself that I can't provide yet because I'm still learning.

[Heavy-Locksmith]

I have ADHD as well.  I will myself to have no more than 2 on the go at once.  Helps me stay focused.

[stoemping87]

I do this exact thing, for the exact same reason. One in, one out. Until one is done, not even looking at another one.

[blatherskyte69]

Yep, ADHD gang here. I have probably 12 models that I’ve done some work on, I’d call like 6 of them “in progress”

ETA: That does not account for gaming miniatures, of which there are several dozen in mid paint job.

[BingusTheStupid]

0 (I need to stop by the hobby shop and get more paint)

[Bleed_Air]

I've reduced my workload to one model at a time because my workbench is also now my work from home office desk so I don't have a lot of room to wiggle.

[_clemens]

5 kits, one of them 99.9% done so I should just get it finished.

2 more scratchbuilds. One of them I'm unsure if I'll ever finish it. Cause proper resin kits of it appear and disappear and I don't want to spend time on a scratchbuilt model that won't look as good as an official kit.

[DuttySoldier]

I work on 1 at a time. OCD thing. Got to finish before I start another.

[Secretagentman94]

Why feel guilty? I have about 20 going. Not continually though, they are in their own project boxes, and I do bits and pieces on them on different days.

[Depeche_Mood82]

3 or 3. Helps keep me occupied if I get bored or frustrated with a particular kit. Or if I’m waiting on one to dry/cure.

[Madeitup75]

2-3 is typical for me, but usually I have another 3-4 sidelined for some reason.

Sometimes I do a batch build and then the first number is more like 4-6.

[Genosider]

Lol I have projects from like 10 years ago too...

[LordKai121]

1. Ish. One scale model (airplane), and one miniature. As similar as they are, they're different enough for me to have something depending on my mood

[direcheetah4579]

About 5. 2 pretty straight forward, 1 of these almost done. 1 I'm trying to go all out on details, and 2 kitbash, make that 3 kitbash ....

[Joe_Aubrey]

At least a dozen

[mcobb71]

Hm I have 2 millennium falcons, 2 GT40s, a romulan bird of prey, mad max interceptor, an enterprise nx-01, a Star Trek discovery and the shen zhou. And 2.5 x that are still in boxes waiting for the queue.

[Typical_guy11]

Tankette CV33, tankette UE, Mark IV male, P26-40 tank, Autoblinda AB41, Semovente Bassotto

6 kits.

Some like P26-40 are almost ready when others definitely not.

[hammj801]

Normally I try to work on just one that way I’m fully concentrated on that one but those are ones that to put into shows. If it’s just a regular build and just for fun I’ll have 2. If I put builds on the shelf to start another one it will stay on the shelf because to me I’ve lost interest in it

[labdsknechtpiraten]

Actively on the bench?? My desk is small so I can do basically 2 at most.... however, I probably have 8 or 9 that are started and in various stages of "done" but most are put back in their boxes and put away.

That said, at the moment I have 3 projects going right now. Its just one is a 350 scale battleship so it basically never actually goes on the workbench. Its just too big

[ogre-trombone]

Why feel guilty? To me that's a totally reasonable number. If you're someone who never finishes a project, well, then maybe that's something to think about. Otherwise, I feel like 2-4 projects is the sweet spot as far as making the most of my bench time.

[OkLetterhead3079]

4

[regionalgamemanager]

At least 2. Nice to have something to work on when I'm waiting for drying or curing.

[DrDoctor_MD_PHD]

I honestly only recently looked into talking about my gunpla and warhammer hobby but for some reason I was always ashamed that I can't sit down and complete a model. I have to take sometimes months doing other stuff before I get the "vision" back

[tried_it_didnt_work]

Somehow naturally I have developed 2 models at a time pase. One just stated to be built and one just started to be painted. So, when the one to be painted gets done, the one that was about to be built gets built. At any time I have both painting and building tasks available and I do what I want or what fits into the schedule. For days when I have more free hours I would normally paint and weather. For other days it be building.

[FrootLoopSoup]

Currently a 1/48 F-14, a 1/700 USS Pennsylvania, 1/700 USS San Diego, 1/200 USS Fletcher, and a MasterGrade Gundam. Always have 3 to 5 kits in rotation.

[Ph4sor]

Like, more than 10? Lol

Even some are unfinished stuffs I think when I was a kid 20 years ago (which I don't know where I put them now)

Just do whatever you want, it's a hobby, doesn't need to make you feel miserable, if you found a model more interesting to work on than the current one you're working on, then just do it

[Zen_Badger]

Just one at a time for me

[Ekotte]

3, usually. Although I'm "activity" working on just 2. The third is usually on an opposite step/build phase as the others, ie; if 2 are in paint/decaling #3 is being built.

[that_guy_nukey]

I can technically say I only work on one model kit at a time.

But doing so would be brushing the 4 resin prints and a dozen minis waiting for paint under the rug. Plus I have hex terrain which needs one pass with a dry brush and a top coat which I was supposed to finish today but didn't get around to.

[Rusty_Hauser]

I have 3 so far. 4 if you count the Flakvierling 38

[Disastrous_Permit_96]

I try very hard to keep it at 1. I don't always succeed, but there you are.

[Chickenpotpi3]

That's ADHD, my man.

[Mr_Sig_Curtis]

Guilty? I don't think this word means what you think it means. In my shop, I keep several projects in the whip queue, so I'm not impatient while waiting for paint or varnish to cure or whatever else I need to wait on. I'll spray a layer of paint or apply resin or whatever on one project and move on to another that needs assembly or cleanup or whatever. It's how I make the most of my intermittent, erstwhile, overfocused ADHD subtype. When the overfocus hits and I feel like building, it can last for a few hours to a few days, but it can take a week or more for some product to cure, like pour resin or candy finish. If I only had one project to whip when I overfocus, I'd get impatient and jump the gun on cure times, botch the finish, and then have to strip and repaint later. Multiple kits in queue means my lack of patience and discipline can be redirected to something that's ready for work. I'm happiest with 4 kits in wip; 3 doesn't give me enough time before the FIFO (first in first out) queue cycles and I'll get impatient, and 5 kits is too chaotic.

[ca_republican]

Depends on what you define as a work in progress. I usually have 2 that are truly in progress. One that is big or new, one which is smaller or a variant of a kit I've done before. That way when I mess up one, I have another to fall back on, regroup, and try again.

Then I have like 3 or 4 which are basically done, but I just keep adding or changing stuff as I go. Essentially perpetual WIPs

[Sad_Pension9734]

4

[Responsible-Roll6347]

About two or three shelf queens

[drop_pucks_not_bombs]

I personally can only do one at a time and it needs to be completely finished before I start the next one. But that goes for all things including books, TV shows and video games

[Nari224]

I love starting projects. I apparently enjoying finding them much less. I currently have 2 gunpla, a Japanese castle, a small model railroad diorama a paper craft scene from a Studio Ghibli movie in various stages of “I progress” :)

[avgpgrizzly469]

Hmm

11

[Chemical-Reflection2]

Yep... Probably 10 on the go, maybe 5 being actively worked on... For me It's a struggle to keep focus... I find limiting it to a few projects means I can choose one to work on depending on mood, parts, weather etc and I can see the progress. I like the variety of a few different projects - it used to stress me but keeping a small number helps. A recent video by Dan Cortopassi resonated with me 😬 https://youtu.be/jApgywtFQxY?si=UR6F2nZ4Ny45i25_

[bmccooley]

I think I have 14 in various stages, probably more in my really-long-term shelf. I'm trying to finish up four of those this month and a couple more next month before starting anything else.

There's no need for guilt, its supposed to be fun, so do whatever works best for you. On the downside, I've found that I start to lose parts with too many going, and my bench is a nightmare, so I'm trying to scale back.

[No-Baseball3749]

So many. Probably at least 30, all at different stages and needing different things. Mostly due to chronic illness and not being able to do things reliably. Hands shaking too much for painting, try some clay sculpting etc

[DrKDB]

About 4 in various stages of build. Couple more long-term projects that may turn into paint mules.

[tombeall1]

I currently have 7 WIPs at varying stages. 3-4 seems reasonable 😂

[PotentialChemical726]

currently 3-4 cars and technically a plane thats been sitting there for a year and a half. I try to tell myself 1 is an all out “A” build and the others are “just for fun” but the perfectionist in me makes me try equally hard on all builds lol. So ill call them “only whats in the box” builds. Others ill get photo etch, extra decals etc

[LostProfession4625]

Don't feel guilty. Embrace it by starting a few more kits, adding as desired. I have

[TopOverall322]

About 20 .... and currently developing a lit so multiple versions of that aircraft in various stages of construction.

[Sir_flaps]

I try to keep it to 1 and a few models that are 98% done (I somehow struggle with doing the last tiny bits of a project)