I have a small problem.
I begin with a diorama and all concentration and enthusiasm are there, but meanwhile I build the enthusiasm decreases it and to ends I have got tired on it.
I have 10 -15 dios standing unfinished.
I think one of my problem is that I build a picture in my head for the finished dio, and when my building not match up to that picture I got bored.
Is I alone with this problem and unless what do you do to move on

Don't feel bad, many of us suffer from this. At least I know I do. I start a project, I'm all gung ho, and then a few weeks later I'm bored of it nearly ready to move on with it still undone.

I've noticed though for me, the best remedy so far has been to just walk away for a few days without doing any building. The I come back and will sometimes get a better perspective and at least for me it seems to rebuild some of my motivation.

i dont start anything if i havent finished the previous one......its a bit of punishment sometimes but it works for me..

Why doesn't your building matches your dreams?

If i build anything it is mostly very early that i can see that it is or it is not what i want.
Plenty of time to redo everything before investing to much time.
Every critical step, like applying a coat on the surface for a fassade, must be tested before, until satisfied.
Perhaps you need to do more research ? Change the scale?

Simply more discipline ! Ok, it's a hobby, but if you really want something, there is no way around , even in a hobby. IMO

Claude

Tjena Per

Have to agree with Claude, with the fact "no pain, no gain".
Its very easy to get carried away with grandiosa ideas, but getting them to match the image in your head is another. If you feel you are losing the battle before finishing, go smaller so that you have the energy to finish. Rushing to get another dio finished doesn´t work if you are not satisfied, therefore Claude´s point about doing the research and experimenting cannot be hopped over.
Ive been where you are now, so instead of making dios, I changed to making small bases just for my pazers. It allows me the chance to work on details and new techniques, but because of base size limitations, I dont get fed up with them before I get finished. Because they are small bases, if they dont work out, I have no problem ripping them and starting again ... not so much went into them ... time or cost.

Ditto for me too. I only focus on one project at a time.

I imagine this happens to quite a few of us. I am currently working on a German WWII railroad dio, BR-52, 3 railcars etc. Its a big project for me to say the least. What I do when it gets a bit tidius, or i start to feel fustrated I will walk away for a few days or I pull out a small kit like a BMW w/sidecar or even a figure that has nothing to do with the bigger project. This smaller build helps to remotivate me and allows me to feel like I am accomplishing somthing. Does that make any sense to you? It works for me. Keep On Modeling, milvehfan

I'm the same with never finishing anything (not just in the model world either!)
Now it's winter and I can't do as much outdoors I'm hoping to remedy this!

I have never, to this date finished a diorama.
I always nit pick, some detail may be a tiny bit off. just a tiny bit, but i'll keep going until it drives me insane.

hey man, dont sweat it.. it happens to all of us.
i have walked away from my dio for a week now, and as soon as im done here, im gonna be back in there to take it on.
for me its an hour a day on this site, and i suddenly find my motivation...

-cheers!
-ziggy

I allways have several (3-4 mostly) things running at the same time, so switching to something else when being bored with another is no problem.
I do think my ideas through though and plan my builds into detail befor I start anything, which helps prevent mishaps. Sometimes I even get carried away with the research and thus get distrackted from the main idea.
I also maintain a healthy balance between single figures, vehicles and dioramas.

This all helps me ensure I finish what I start, but it might take a while.

yeah totally agree with you guys I think we all get a bit of the grass is greener complex best thing is just to leave it for a few days and come back to it or just be married and have kids and then you don't have much time to work on your projects so the enthusiasm is always there when you get chance.

or as some of the others have said small figure or kit

simon

I have exactly the same problem as you do Per, but time passes by and one day I will return to one of the old ones and simply dust it of and continue where I left it. Maybe I've found some new inspiration and do things with it that i've not thought about when I first started with it.

Thomas

Thanks for your replies they have helped me to take a decision.
I have broken up all my dio´s except from 3, which I will finished before I begin a new one.


Again a lot of thanks for your replies