RKic Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 In FSM reviews the authors usually finish up with a statement indicating that it took them x amount of hours to finish a build. I began to think what my average build time comes out to, and I came up with a figure of 30-40 hours. I'm curious how that compares to others builders here. This of course pertains to those modelers who actually finish things. ^_^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattC Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Are you including drying time in that figure? Excluding waiting for things to dry, I'd say that on average, I probably spend about the same as you, apart from the quick builds I do for the boys ceiling, which are prone to being removed and played with. Depending on my enthusiasm, that 30 ish hours might be spread over a weekend or a year ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xmh53wrench Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 30 hrs ....I WISH!!!! LOL.....I don't even want to figure this one out, and I have been told I build fast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graves_09 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Ball park estimate: 40-60 hours. Depends on the scale, paint scheme, aftermarket used, etc. Now total time from beginning to completion, that is a different story all together! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Depends on the kit. I know I can do a 1/48 Phantom in ten. Paint and decals included, minus drying time. Tomcats I would guess maybe 20-30. I did a Hasegawa 1/48 Tomcat in 3 days for a challenge Group build a couple years ago. Turned out pretty good. Edited July 7, 2012 by phantom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Depends on the kit and scale. I built a 1:72 scale Arrow in about 10 hours. My 1:32 F-86's and CF-104's are probably about 50 hours. My 1:32 scale CF-18 and F-14 are easily well over 200. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Anywhere from 20-60 hours depending on subject and kit. This gets spread out over maybe 3-4 months however. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 LOL my 10 hours would be spread over 10 years.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Engineer66 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Looks like I need to get my finger out and make some progress. On the "started not finished" list I have: Monogram P 51 - "Blondie" - 4 years Monogram P 47 - 20 years I did finish a 1/24 Triumph TR7 rally car recently that I started about 30 years ago !!! Can anyone beat that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loftycomfort Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 A smaller 1/32 jet such as a viper would take me 100 to 150 hours. A large jet, such as a Tomcat or Flanker with all the bells and whistles would take over 200 hours. Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 LOL my 10 hours would be spread over 10 years.... And that is why all those kits I picked up for you today are asking to stay at my house........So they will be built before their molecules break down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Camus272 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I'll let you know when I finish one, but I would guess around 50-60 hours. Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I dunno, took me three years to build one 1/48 Monogram F-4J! Hopefully my pace will pick up with my next kit:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 You know I never kept track of how many hours it took to build a kit. I'll have to think about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JesniF-16 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 If I kept track of the hours I put into my current 1:48 F-14A in the past 6 months, I would be fitted into a straight jacket and hauled off to a nuthouse immediately :blink: I probably have as many, if not more hours into this build than I have accumulated work hours this year.... Yes, it is true, I have no life /Jesse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Wait, you guys finish models ? :huh: -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) To those guys who take years, decades, whatever to finish. Is it simply due to a lack of time, or do you have some secret meticulousness that makes your models awesome? I ask because I find that after my 30-40 hour average (spread out over anything ranging from two weeks to several months), my builds end up being only ok. I don't think I have a single finished model that doesn't have some lamely hidden dork-up or two on it. I think I'd like to sit side by side with some master modeler and build the same kit, and follow the master step by step. And if that means spending two weeks masking a missile for painting than so be it. Somebody should produce a series of videos like that. Edited July 8, 2012 by RKic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 To those guys who take years, decades, whatever to finish. Is it simply due to a lack of time, or do you have some secret meticulousness that makes your models awesome? I ask because I find that after my 30-40 hour average (spread out over anything ranging from two weeks to several months), my builds end up being only ok. I don't think I have a single finished model that doesn't have some lamely hidden dork-up or two on it. I think I'd like to sit side by side with some master modeler and build the same kit, and follow the master step by step. And if that means spending two weeks masking a missile for painting than so be it. Somebody should produce a series of videos like that. Lack of time and life gets in the way..... But I do loose interest when I come across a problem I can't fix, model goes to the shelf. Right now I am working on a 1/144th scale Avro Arrow..... so much detail for a model and it was in resin..... pressure to build for someone else also adds so this project has taken me some time and a lot of beers. First real total resin kit too so I don't want to F!@# it up. Emil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 And that is why all those kits I picked up for you today are asking to stay at my house........So they will be built before their molecules break down. LMAO.... small price to pay to see you change from glue in a tube to Tamiya Extra thin..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Makes my heart feel good to see that I'm not the only one that has a celebration when I finish a kit...... I don't celebrate very often..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hey!! For that Phantom I will try Tamiya thin. (once) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 and you'll never go back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I have an RoG 1/48th B-17F I have been working on for a year and a half.........a week at a time:) And she's only maybe, an eighth of the way done, I guess that's my fault for only using the wings and fuselage!!! I'll finish it on of these decades :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hey!! For that Phantom I will try Tamiya thin. (once) That is for the A-4.... LMAO you don't want to know what you have to do for the Phantom..... And yes vote for the NDP crossed my mind..... LMAO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JFernandez Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Hours of solely construction usually takes me 200-300 hours on a model with 200ish parts. So for about every 100 parts ~ 100 hours, or 1 part ~ 1 hour :blink: Edited July 8, 2012 by JFernandez Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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