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I build out of the box, pretty much. But it takes me so long to finish something that I don't post very often.

I also have a short attention span for modeling-I start a kit with a lot of excitement, hit a snag of some kind, lose interest, and open a new kit. And I'll get the bug to work on something, then move on to something else than modeling. So I've got over a dozen builds on my Shelf of Doom.

Speaking of adding extra details as opposed to building out-of-box, one of those SoD builds is the USS Pennsylvania in 1/700, a conversion of HobbyBoss' Arizona kit. Not only did I try my hand at scratchbuilding the details that separated the Pennsy from her sister, it's my first time using PE for railing and some details. And that got me stuck. Also, the more I worked with the kit, the less I liked it. It's a great-nephew of Revell's old kit, copied by the Chinese, and it has all of the faults of that old kit. So, I haven't touched it in nearly 10 years. I think I have a build thread for it here in the forum.

Right now, since it's Christmas, I'm painting more figures for my Christmas display of "the Kaiser's Army/Berlin 1910". That goes under the tree. If I follow my pattern from the past couple of years, I'll get the bug right after New Year's and do a slam build of a Maschinen Krieger subject. They can be built and finished quickly.

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 203911" data-attributes="member: 75">I build out of the box, pretty much.&nbsp; But it takes me so long to finish something that I don&#039;t post very often.I also have a short attention span for modeling-I start a kit with a lot of excitement, hit a snag of some kind, lose interest, and open a new kit.&nbsp; And I&#039;ll get the bug to work on something, then move on to something else than modeling.&nbsp; So I&#039;ve got over a dozen builds on my Shelf of Doom.Speaking of adding extra details as opposed to building out-of-box, one of those SoD builds is the USS Pennsylvania in 1/700, a conversion of HobbyBoss&#039; Arizona kit.&nbsp; Not only did I try my hand at scratchbuilding the details that separated the Pennsy from her sister, it&#039;s my first time using PE for railing and some details.&nbsp; And that got me stuck.&nbsp; Also, the more I worked with the kit, the less I liked it.&nbsp; It&#039;s a great-nephew of Revell&#039;s old kit, copied by the Chinese, and it has all of the faults of that old kit.&nbsp; So, I haven&#039;t touched it in nearly 10 years.&nbsp; I think I have a build thread for it here in the forum.Right now, since it&#039;s Christmas, I&#039;m painting more figures for my Christmas display of &quot;the Kaiser&#039;s Army/Berlin 1910&quot;.&nbsp; That goes under the tree.&nbsp; If I follow my pattern from the past couple of years, I&#039;ll get the bug right after New Year&#039;s and do a slam build of a Maschinen Krieger subject.&nbsp; They can be built and finished quickly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 203911, member: 75"] I build out of the box, pretty much. But it takes me so long to finish something that I don't post very often. I also have a short attention span for modeling-I start a kit with a lot of excitement, hit a snag of some kind, lose interest, and open a new kit. And I'll get the bug to work on something, then move on to something else than modeling. So I've got over a dozen builds on my Shelf of Doom. Speaking of adding extra details as opposed to building out-of-box, one of those SoD builds is the USS [I]Pennsylvania[/I] in 1/700, a conversion of HobbyBoss' [I]Arizona[/I] kit. Not only did I try my hand at scratchbuilding the details that separated the Pennsy from her sister, it's my first time using PE for railing and some details. And that got me stuck. Also, the more I worked with the kit, the less I liked it. It's a great-nephew of Revell's old kit, copied by the Chinese, and it has all of the faults of that old kit. So, I haven't touched it in nearly 10 years. I think I have a build thread for it here in the forum. Right now, since it's Christmas, I'm painting more figures for my Christmas display of "the Kaiser's Army/Berlin 1910". That goes under the tree. If I follow my pattern from the past couple of years, I'll get the bug right after New Year's and do a slam build of a Maschinen Krieger subject. They can be built and finished quickly. [/QUOTE]

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