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Two builds at once?

I always have 2 or 3 models going at once if I run into an issue I will move to the secondary model and think about how to overcome the issue. I will go back to my primary build this also works well for me when things need to dry or set up.
 
RussF said:
The number of simultaneous builds available to you is directly proportional to the amount of space the Admiral allows.



Times 2. ;)
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It is also because of the law of nature that nature abhors a vacuum. At my house, at least, every square inch of the building surfaced allowed by the Admiral must be filled with some kind of object!
 
It looks like all of us that have been modelling for a few years always have several builds on at once. I do this to stop becoming fixated with a particular part of a build, like planking hulls or decks, rigging or even cutting parts for paper/card models. By varying the job I can keep the work under control. There is always the temptation to work faster to get it done, when the actual enjoyment is the completion of the task in hand to an acceptable standard as set by yourself.
I also have to work according to the season as my workshop is in the attic. In the winter that can be as low as 4'C not good for me and certainly not good for any gluing. Conversely during the summer it can get far too hot so again work stops up there. Then the card models come out which I can manage on a flat surface.
And having a radio control fleet, with Club competitions through the year, repair and upkeep on those is always necessary as well. The last time I counted there were in the region of 50 boats in my attic, completed, with perhaps 10 to start sometime, and on the bench at the moment there are 6 being worked on.
I also do restorations and have a fleet of 36R yachts, and some Marblehead vintage hulls that require time and rigs.

So the answer from me, Dave Lynam, is yes, I have several builds on the go at any time.

Aye, Kimmo
 
I started building in August of 2022, female now age 72, after not building models since I was a kid. I grew up 32 ft from the high water mark, loving the ocean, and boats/ships. I started with Revell's USS Constitution a month before I met Nic and Bluejacket wooden kits. Wood had me hooked immediately. Had gotten "stuck" after a little more work on the "Connie," so I spent the rest of the year buying very cheap used/started boats from EBAY, to learn how to make repairs and hone some skills before paying for pricey wooden kits. I literally had 2 work spaces for building- one upstairs in a dormer, keeping the "Constitution" out to try to invite me back, with room on the table for another project, and one downstairs. (I was building models to avoid RX for RA. Most of the assembled models were placed on a nautical shelf and rotated--i.e. given to my hospice patients as the shelf filled up.

Initially, having 2 benches were mostly to work on one and while waiting for glue, paint, or etc, I could be doing another project on the 2nd bench, which for a long while was reading & re-reading instructions for the "Connie" that didn't make sense. Glad I waited because I eventually learned that there actually was a step missing. Then, the rigging instructions were a challenge. So while the "Connie" was on the 2nd bench, there was room to have another small project on that same bench.

FF: In September 2024 military builds caught my eye. The first one completed, I was going to donate to the Veteran's home, but it didn't get beyond a local military museum nearby! Between Sept 9, 2024 and Dec 31, 2024, I built and donated just about one completed model each week! Thankful for 2 benches!!

Last week, I decided to match the tools I have downstairs to have the same upstairs. As well, I organized my paints onto Nail Polish tier organizers, to give me more drawer space and be able to find the color desired, quickly. In addition, I arranged for another bench in my office, for smaller projects, building sub-assemblies, etc. Therefore, I have 3 active projects--one on each of 3 benches, and up to an additional 3 to 6 UFOs that are at different stages, waiting to be done in an efficient manner. For example, if I am at a place on various models where I need to prime and use the same primer color on several different projects--do it all at once. If projects are ready for detail painting, and the same colors are being used on several projects, I do all at once.

In addition to regularly building for the Military Museum, that has a couple of professional modelers with whom I have been able to get help, hints, and tips, there is a Timber truck on bench #3 that is going to our local Historical Society here that was once a paper mill/logging community.

Model kits and tools are much less expensive than RX for RA and a much healthier way to keep the fingers and paws moving. I am seriously considering a 4th bench. . . .

Blessings & Fair Winds,
Chaplain JJ
 
I‘ve done a few “double” builds but find that at some point one takes precedence over the other. I do agree it is nice to be able to focus on another task when trying to figure out a solution to the first model.
The last double build came about because the Admiral wanted one built for her but said it would just sit on the shelf with the other SABLEs till I got around to it.
 
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