Bounce Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 or is it wiser to build one at a time? I have a few Revell 1/32 vietnam era helicopters I've dug out and they're on the bench. I've been thinking about building them the same with same unit markings eventually but thought I'd run it by you for any input. bad idea? good plan? thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picknpluck Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 That depends on you...I've got two TA-4J Skyhawks on my bench right now. I'll get them finished, but they're not very complex builds. Last year, I had two Crusaders on my bench but I decided to add considerable extra work to both of them. One got converted to an RF-8G and the other incorporated an F-8H conversion set. It ended up being too much for me and I focused on the RF-8G. The F-8H went back in the box. I also built two Tamiya Tomcats last year, although I ended up focusing on one at a time once I got past basic construction. My attention span is the limiting factor and I can only handle one really complex kit at a time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
niart17 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 My opinion is if there are tasks that you can do in bulk then it definitely will save you time. I.e.... painting all of the cockpit parts in one sitting. Gluing together the same sub-assemblies all at one time. Think of it kind of like a mini-assembly line. Some tasks lend themselves to doing it rapidly in assembly line fashion while others are more take your time and do it one by one. But if you're doing the same model in multiples then doing them at the same time should save you time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 All the time. For painting efficiency, I will do several subjects that have similar color schemes, and while subassemblies of one are drying I can work on another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bounce Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 thanks! yes, I think I will proceed however I've run into a complexity already with the oh-6a's needing the rear doors cut out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bikerider Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just be sure to keep the parts for each kit organized and in order. It can be easy lose them or to mix them up..... ask me how I know 🤨 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Napalmakita Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I usually hit sticky points where I just have to put a project down n walk away. I've never been into pushing through a build and trying to get as much done as I can in a certain period of time. So doing 2 just doesn't fit my ethos I guess. I'm not into spitting out as many modes as I can. Each one is a project I give full attention to. I take short cuts on things that I know will never be visible but I've never been in a race to finish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I do it pretty frequently. 2 at a time. I just started a conversion of a monogram f-100 to a 2-seater and a trumpeter F-100C that will be out of the box. One complex and one easy (hopefully.) Geoff M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weirich1 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I've thought about it especially with all the Vipers in the stash; basically would be a little Lockheed assembly line. Lately, I start planning the next build about 1/2 way through the current. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Bounce said: or is it wiser to build one at a time? That's one of those yes or no questions where the correct answer is that it depends. Only thing I've ever built multiples of at once is 1/72 trucks and tanks for miniatures gaming; and, model railroad cars in HO and N scales. With larger aircraft models the issue of work area crowding comes to mind; both in the matter of the parts boxes/sprues & in keeping partly assembled aircraft bodies out of the active work space. "Multi tasking" on subassemblies like cockpits, engines, pilots, and such sounds workable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lost_Erik Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) I often build two different subjects at a time. One is a primary build and the other "while the primary dries/cures/marinates, etc." I don't want to feel a production line driving my hobby time: that's "work" for me. EXCEPT: Your goal is several similar subjects; same unit, similar paint, paint shades, duty cycles, (weathering), etc. It makes sense to build several at once in a production style. Edited April 24, 2020 by Lost_Erik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 6 of my last 7 have been built 2 at a time. BUT, they are the same kit. Never start another model till I clear my bench first. I have been known on occasion to finish a model , then another but paint them together if the colours are the same. Saves paint that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Camus272 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 You mean, have I only ever built 2-3 at once? There's 6 currently on my desk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, Camus272 said: You mean, have I only ever built 2-3 at once? There's 6 currently on my desk. +1 🙂 Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Mark Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Technically I'm building about twelve at once at the moment. 😎 Sure... some of them haven't seen any progress in a dozen years... But I figure that's makes me a 'normal' model builder... 😜 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) I was working on 4 AMT P-40's at the same time. 3 P-40F's and 1 P-40K all desert scheme's. Simple kits and same paint figured I'd kill 4 birds with one stone. I did get kind of bored at times I have to admit. Mike Edited April 25, 2020 by P-38 guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I usually have 3 or 4 on the bench at any given time. Co-ordinate my painting across them all so I don't waste as much time or paint. Sometimes they are similar, sometimes they are VERY different. Currently have a 1/48 P-47, Stuka, Harvard II and a 1/72 CF-188 on the desk. Keep things organised ( I use ziplock bags to store parts) and I make lists to make sure I keep things on track. This also allows me to keep building even if one kit is set aside to dry (paint or glue) Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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