RE: P-47 Motivation thread
This works for me.
Never start on a plane that you don't have a personal interest in. What I mean is, find a vet that flew 47s and see if he has any photos of his mount. Then build the model as his plane. With the extra info and stories from him you will want to get it done so that you can show it to him.
Take the photos of his plane and stick them all over the shop.
I did this on my last 3 scale models and finished all of them in a pretty short time as I could not wait to show the vets the models of the planes they flew.
I am just finishing up a Don Smith B-17 for the 401st BG reunion and the last living crew member of the plane I am making will be there as well as the families of the rest of the crew. Now that is motivation.
Don't just build it for yourself, build it for the pilots that flew combat in the plane. It really adds a whole new twist to the hobby.
Hans