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Old 01-21-2003 | 10:33 PM
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Default Frustrated at building

Foxx,
Its really not to bad at all. If I work on a project for to long, I can start to feel the burnout coming. That is why I like to having something else to go to that feels fresh. I also like you build for gratification and scale detail is important to me as a "builder" Its all about pride in work. If I built everything by the directions, I would be done with a kit in about a week tops. But the rengineering for details and functionability keep my brain in check and active like doing a puzzle. I usually get to a stage in a project and need some time to reflect on it before moving forward. When that happens, I move to my other board where there is always a project. I am at a stage in my me-109 where I need to build a wing from scratch and figure out how to get some scale retracts worked out, so I started on the p-40. The p-40, I am to the point where I need to intall my nav lights in the tail before closing the tail section up, and they are on the way, so I started drawing the chipmunk plans up and am at the point where I need to cut the formers, but just didnt feel like doing it yet. My corsair has been in the works for about 7 months, but I havent touched it in about 3. I am still working out some linkage details and sliding canopy details, before I can finish sheeting the wing and fuse.It is also getting fabric and extra ribs in the wing and I didnt feel like setting all that back up yet. I need to get something else done before I go back to that. So in the mean time, tonight I will be finishing installing a new gearbox and firewall in my GWS Zero. Like you said, its all about project management. Fortunately, my day job isnt slammed all the time, so I have time to draw out some details there and implement them when I get home.

Warren