Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
I think we've all been there. You maybe get stuck on a project, and no amount of chipping away at it seems to make it better. It goes back in its box, and you get a sense of foreboding any time you try and approach your modelling bench.
Your modelling mojo has gone AWOL.
So what can you do?
I lost my mojo last year. I'm very much a butterfly modeller, with various projects in various scales covering various forms of transport. Usually, if something causes me grief, I can put it aside and pick up another project. Last year, though, I had completely lost my interest in recreating things in miniature. I was much more interested in reading novels and venturing out with my camera gear.
In my case, being asked to build some more coaches for Richard Carr fired up my enthusiasm again. I am now keen to get to the workbench and set to. It helped that I also had spent a while working on things other than railways for a spell.
I have made models since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I pestered my Dad to let me help him make models, and eventually he caved in, even though being a girl he didn't think it quite right. I've been making models of all kinds ever since, though railways have taken my main interest since the late 1980s. I just love recreating the real world in small scales as realistically as possible.
When I find railway modelling beginning to get stale, I turn to model aircraft. My current part-built project is a BAC TSR-2 in 1/72nd scale. It's got all the aftermarket add-ons, and I have a nice diorama with vehicles and scenery planned for it. Currently, the unfinished aircraft is sitting in my showcase, reminding me I need to get on with it, but while I have railway projects for other people, in the case it shall stay.
So, if you find your modelling mojo is missing, you could try buying an Airfix kit of something you wouldn't normally consider. Build it as it comes, or add details to suit. See if it helps refresh your palette enough to get back to those projects that have gone stale. It works for me.
Your modelling mojo has gone AWOL.
So what can you do?
I lost my mojo last year. I'm very much a butterfly modeller, with various projects in various scales covering various forms of transport. Usually, if something causes me grief, I can put it aside and pick up another project. Last year, though, I had completely lost my interest in recreating things in miniature. I was much more interested in reading novels and venturing out with my camera gear.
In my case, being asked to build some more coaches for Richard Carr fired up my enthusiasm again. I am now keen to get to the workbench and set to. It helped that I also had spent a while working on things other than railways for a spell.
I have made models since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I pestered my Dad to let me help him make models, and eventually he caved in, even though being a girl he didn't think it quite right. I've been making models of all kinds ever since, though railways have taken my main interest since the late 1980s. I just love recreating the real world in small scales as realistically as possible.
When I find railway modelling beginning to get stale, I turn to model aircraft. My current part-built project is a BAC TSR-2 in 1/72nd scale. It's got all the aftermarket add-ons, and I have a nice diorama with vehicles and scenery planned for it. Currently, the unfinished aircraft is sitting in my showcase, reminding me I need to get on with it, but while I have railway projects for other people, in the case it shall stay.
So, if you find your modelling mojo is missing, you could try buying an Airfix kit of something you wouldn't normally consider. Build it as it comes, or add details to suit. See if it helps refresh your palette enough to get back to those projects that have gone stale. It works for me.
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