Lockdown output!

Jason Crausby

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Hi all
Has anybody else produced much more than their normal completed models this year. I know we have probably had more time on our hands but in my case, much of that has been taken up by home schooling the children. Equally I wasn’t one who is was out every night of the week so not much has changed there...but despite that I have completed so many more models these last few months than ever before.
Since I got back into Modelling (which I think is about 6 years ago)I have produced a total of 13 busts...of which 6 have been completed since March 2020. Last year I finished 1 bust, 1 figure and a 3 figure dio / vignette. Here’s my production line since March..
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So maybe a new consequence of the “ new normal” is a lack of shelf space and a severely depleted stash? ......every cloud??
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Nope my output is exactly the same as always..... nil. Key worker so not had much time off to get to my bench
 

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Nope my output is exactly the same as always..... nil. Key worker so not had much time off to get to my bench
Same here, also a key worker (poultry farmer), trying to keep the country fed, plus the loss of my mojo for a few weeks. It's slowly returning.
 

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Thinking about It I suppose I have had more time on my hands...not being a key worker as such ( Thanks to those that are by the way!!!)
I've certainly not watched as much sport on TV so there that I suppose??? That used to take up a lot of evenings???
I think maybe as I'm getting a little older and things change and my time frees up a bit more (number one son is off to University..so I won't be a free taxi service quite as much ) I can see myself doing a little bit more modelling than I used to???
I know there was thread recently about people struggling to model as they get older so is there a golden age of modelling... a time when the balance of enough free time and physical ability align perfectly??? 50's -60's - 70's????
 

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I know there was thread recently about people struggling to model as they get older so is there a golden age of modelling... a time when the balance of enough free time and physical ability align perfectly??? 50's -60's - 70's????
I'm hoping it's the 60's ........
 

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yes , hats off to the key workers!
I too have been a productive boy in Lockdown
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but I've got to try and remember how to work for a living now
 

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Got a little more done, largely because we couldn't go out much. But both our jobs kept going throughout just from home not our respective offices.
 

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That’s an impressive Lockdown haul Jason and they’re all of top notch quality.
In answer to your question, I only had around 2 weeks furlough so my output has not been so prolific. That said I have made great in roads into the RC Panther so i’m happy.
Keep up the great work
Paul
 
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One of my most productive years so far, so maybe 70s. PaulE
 

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Keyworker but lots of time to myself resulted in these since Feb....each and every one a learning curve..
 

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I think my output is down slightly as I am still working but recently moved house and can't get to my modelling stuff.
 

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Well, output is pretty much the same, but INPUT is higher due to no visits to the pub, or coffeeshop, leaving me with a few more pennies in my budget than normal. The thing that has really hit my output is the hot weather - poor sleep & uncomfortable sticky days have removed any desire to sit at the bench! ( the forecast is for cooler, fresher weather, but I've heard that one too many times...........)
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My output has been much higher than normal. If I was working normally I'd be spending significant time away from home and the bench, but the last job I did was back in February!

I've completed at least eight models in the last six months, averaging well above one per month.

From memory there have been a 1/32 He 100, a 1/32 He 219, two versions of the Fi 103 (V-1 and 'Reichenberg'), a 1/32 F6F, a 1/48 Canadair something or the other (which I was given in a bag), a 1/32 Mustang IV and a 1/32 Spitfire I.

The only reason that I haven't started a new project is that we are looking after a tortoise whose ample pen is situated exactly where I would normally sit. However, she is being picked up tomorrow, so.....
 

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Like most other members, I've been a bit more productive in lockdown, but I'll leave it at that. Mainly because I can't remember what I started to build when all this business kicked off. started!

One thing I would suggest to folks wondering what or when is the right time / decade / Golden Age for model making....

In a perfect world, the future would be all rosy and plannable - wouldn't it?

Don't wait. Do it now! Whatever you perceive 'It' to be.

No one can see what lies ahead....
 

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I would buy that LT1 Camaro now but I haven't sold my truck yet and I need the $ for the down payment. PaulE
 

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Well i only got 5 weeks before being asked back, we work for scottish water and oil related projects these we deemed essential services
but must admit this year i have produced more and after returning to work its defiantly slowed down, partly due to the great weather and having a big garden takes a lot of time too but managed these Done
couple of Kawasaki zephyrs, his and hers figures , Suzuki rgv’s & started this iron maiden spitfire....
 

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No time off for me, so just business as usual.
 

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No time off for me, so just business as usual.

I was asked today how many miles were on my car (which is due a service). I have no idea, I've barely driven it since a couple of runs to the Millennium studios, not far from Bedford, and that was at the end of February!
 
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