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Glad to hear Jelliott you get some Mojo back!

- Kari

jelliott523 wrote:

Fermis wrote: Go hunting, dude!!! (and share with me some pics!!!)

Doesn't look like much hunting this weekend. There are flash flood warnings in effect for the area I go and there is supposed to be snow through tonight. I'll be heading up next week for about 5 days. Weather is supposed to break on Tuesday. I thought about going out anyway, but, this is my sons first year and I figured I didnt want to ruin him with nasty weather his first time out.

Fermis, I'll definitely share some pics with ya when I get back.

On the modelling side of things, I've started work on my TA-3B 1/48 from Trumpter, it actually felt good today to sit at the bench, especially since it was nasty outside. I'll get some WIP thread pics started.

Yeah, don't really want a kids first hunting experience to be unenjoyable!
My first years of hunting were for dove, in south-west Kansas...lots of action...lots of wasted ammo!
My first deer hunting trip...Dad took me and my little bro up north(Michigan), to an uncles place. We left after Thanksgiving dinner....hit a massive blizzard up near Kalkaska...5mph on the highway...total white out. We hunted morning and evening on Fri-Sat-Sun. When we got out there, my uncle just said "go find a spot, I'll come get you when we're ready to go in". Two feet of snow on the ground...temps in the low teens. Long johns and a pair of jean were nowhere near enough! I froze my %$# off!!! It was horrible....but great, at the same time! All I saw was a doe and fawn (didn't have a doe tag) and probably 30 other hunters (state land).

I don't know if it's builders block in my case. During the summer I do so much outside that there isn't enough time in the day for me to sit at the bench. But as soon as the leaves start changing I get the itch.

For me it's been the opposite. I've been so busy that I have no time for the bench. When I do have a chance to sit for a minute, I blank out on all the projects I have in progress, and then fall asleep. Now that I have three days to recover from my biopsy, I will be spending as many hours on the workbench as I can stand! Hopefully, I might even get something done!

I've had a massive block that started around the end of May - I started a few things and then couldn't get interested in them. It got the point where I took a break from modelling completely (no forums, magazines) etc.

It's coming back now - although my attitude has changed a fair bit. I've started a few small builds just to get the juices flowing.

I've been wondering where you have been Stuart. It's good to see you back!

Welcome back Stuart! It's taken me awhile to get the "mojo" back as well. I havent really started building a lot yet, but I've been gathering some material and supplies to get started. I'm hoping to get some good progress done on the TA-3B by the time I head out on vacation in December. Then I'll hit it hard as soon as I return after the New Year.

Thanks Gents, it's nice to be back.

I found spending the time away from the hobby was a good way to re-charge the batteries (I spent a lot of time on Photography and reading). I re-started when I really felt like it and have spent thae last few weeks working on a couple of old Matchbox kits.

What I'm also enjoying now is having my own PC (1st time in 15 years) and being able to use a proper Digicam for pictures, AND ditching PB and moving to postimage.org

I'll post up some pic's when I get home tonight.

Cheers

Stuart