Really lost it.....................

[scottie3158]

Dave,
Sorry to hear this. It was always good to see your numerous builds on the go. Take it easy the mojo will return and we will all be here.

[yak face]

I recently had a loss of mojo too dave, i found that reading books on certain subjects that ive got in the stash helped to stir my interest plus a bit of ebay retail therapy and a nice simple model to ease me back into it ( the revell 1/48 f16 ) . It’ll be back mate , hopefully in time for the p-38 group build ! Cheers tony

[Bigfoot57]

Dave stick with as others have said it will pass I have the same issues at the moment with my Lancaster build so much so that I have built something completely different in the last 5 weeks as a way of generating enthusiasm to go back to the Lancaster which seems to plod along without actually seeming to make any progress probably because of all the scratch building and detailing involved

Regards
Colin

[Guest]

Dave,
You have my sympathies, doing the same myself at the moment. Was doing ok until the finger problem (torn ligaments), Spent the time moping about, even helped HWMBO in the garden. Went in the loft, nothing there, cupboard in the spare bedroom - only spiders, went under the bench - dust. Wind the other day blew her patio 'greenhouse over' now screwed to the fence. Went on a caterpiller hunt - little burger making a meal of my future lettuces.... even out late the other night with a pot of salt on a slug hunt - 10 slugs asalted :rolling:......
Last couple of days have decided to build a diorama, even got some work done on it - let's see how far it will go.
So, Dave keep your chin up, there is always brexit and train spotting.....
Cheers, Mike.

[Allen Dewire]

even out late the other night with a pot of salt on a slug hunt - 10 slugs asalted :rolling:......

Mike, somehow I have a perfect picture of you in my mind. All dressed up in your Cammo Jammy's with a set of NODs on your head and armed with a double barreled salt shaker bucket sneaking around in the garden just before midnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

Mike, somehow I have a perfect picture of you in my mind. All dressed up in your Cammo Jammy's with a set of NODs on your head and armed with a double barreled salt shaker bucket sneaking around in the garden just before midnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too true mate, sliding through the fresh mown grass like a true assasin, monocle magnifying glass over one eye, tounge out tasting the trail - nearly fell for their ambush, a double back and come up behind the naked lady ornament to slime me, but did a jungle roll, or was it a Swiss roll. Now strutting my stuff up the high street with their scalps on my jungle belt, old wrinklies fainting in shop doorways and David Bowie 'Golden Years' on the earplugs.... Next week I am off to the compost heap on a snail safari....

[Mickc1440]

Go enjoy the break from the desk Dave and come back when your head's where it should be.

[Ian M]

I find that the summer months are very much a low point in the model hobbyists production. Kind of kills the jokes with the photos of people with their summer suntans and their hobbies. The model builders are always blinding white. Not true that is it.
I too have "off times" Sweating hands and warm are not to helpful while building/painting.
Having said that I have built something! More on that later. That it has taken almost 6 weeks is another story.
Enjoy the down time and you'll be at it again once the days get shorter.
Incidentally, Periods like this was exactly why I started the "Other hobbies and Interests" section. To give us all a page to run to when the MoJo has gone on holiday but you are still doing other things that you might like to share. It also gives you a good excuse to keep visiting the forum and keeping up with things.
So Dave. Fell free to share what you otherwise have been up to.
Oh, Sitting in the shade drinking cold beers is not a hobby. (sorry Ron. And John. And probably a good few others as well lol.)

[Graeme C.]

I think we all go through phases like this, we always get back into things after a while.
I moved house in May and I haven't built anything since moving, even though the man cave has been set up for weeks. It's been too warm and I've been too busy, there's still a lot to do.
Dave, with all that you have had to deal with it's not surprising the mojo has taken a hit, just relax, take it easy and enjoy the time out.

[grumpa]

Fully understand your predicament, severe COPD, degenerating discs, AFIB, and a tree fell on me last week have put me on hold for a bit.
I do have a project 95% done, guess I should relax a bit and get it done, I know you guys can hardly wait :rolling:

Cheers Jim

[minitnkr]

It's always a plus to view your work. Carry on, but watch out for those trees, they can be tricky. PaulE

[yak face]

Oh, Sitting in the shade drinking cold beers is not a hobby. (sorry Ron. And John. And probably a good few others as well lol.)

How rude! Its a hobby ive been pursuing for years and i still feel ive got a lot to learn :smiling5: :smiling5:

[Gern]

How rude! Its a hobby ive been pursuing for years and i still feel ive got a lot to learn :smiling5: :smiling5:

It's like our kits Tony. Years and years of practice and we never get it perfectly right! The trick is to keep practising though.

[yak face]

It's like our kits Tony. Years and years of practice and we never get it perfectly right! The trick is to keep practising though.

I dont know dave , I seem to have got the art of buying them perfected!

[Gern]

I dont know dave , I seem to have got the art of buying them perfected!

Well sup up then lad!