How much time do you spend

[Deleted]

Hello,
I am curious how much time do you spend a session working on a project and for that matter how many sessions weekly do you build?

[afx]

The longest I have spent is approximately 2-years on a project - my RS1800 Escort Rally build. I have a separate area in my house for my work bench - I converted a utility closet. This allows me to work on a project as much or as little as I wish. When I'm motivated I might work 20 or more hours in a week spread out over evenings and weekend days. I might go several days or even weeks and not touch a project. I like to build at my own pace.

[Chris K. Hale]

Nice set up JC...

[Deleted]

Holy Mackerel I am with you Chris. A very well stocked "shop" JC very nice!

[afx]

Thanks Chris & Bill. It's cramped but it works.

[Ben_B]

I try to get an hour or two in every week, but since my wife and I recently retired, my modeling time has become pretty limited. I'm still waiting for all of that leisure time everyone keeps talking about!    
 
Ben

[Chris K. Hale]

Ben it took a few years and a move to finally get the time and space for a Model Office as we call it. Mine is about 400 square feet and includes a library, parts cabinet (roller boxes) and some kit inventory. A surround sound Blu-Ray system , full 5 channel stereo and its own full bathroom is kinda nice too. Pics some time soon... Chris

[Chris K. Hale]

Oh and I forgot 1 to 2 hours per day building, researching and keeping things going... Chris

[garydavis]

Nice shop JC. As far as time goes...it varies for me...sometimes a few hrs to ALL day(or late night). Depends on the build and situation.

[dustymojave]

As a retired guy, I build when there's nothing else getting in the way of working on models and if my muse is sitting on my shoulder.

BenB...Since I retired 3 years ago, there have been quite a few times I've commented on how life seems to keep me busier than I was when I worked full time. As a self employed person much of my adult life, I was often more busy than when I had "a job". I just sat down at my build table a couple of evenings ago after more than 3 months since I had touched it. Wound up spending most of that session organizing and dusting.

But unlike in my professional life, when building a model (except for the few times I built them professionally, and that was NEVER a career), I intentionally do NOT keep track of how much time is invested in a project. That would make it work, and the entire point of a hobby is to relax. I don't care how much time or how often. I don't wanna know how much time or how often. And the time I spend on models is never set aside on a schedule.

JC, an awful lot of those kit boxes on your shelves look VERY familiar to me.

And I build only for myself. Never to compete nor even to compare.

[mustangrex]

My models are spread out in four places (display area, closet, garage and pantry with a few in the living room. We do not have a basement and the display room is pretty stocked and it's where the computer is. Oddly enough I like to do most of my building on the couch and painting outdoors. A little weird but it works for me. As far as building, I seem to go in spurts working for a few weeks and then taking off anywhere from a few days to weeks. Even if I just do some sanding or painting for 1/2 hour while watching tv I feel like it's time well spent. When I retire I plan to build more but from what I've read I should not expect to increase my building time five fold.

Agree that JC's work bench looks fentastic.

[Joel_W]

I've been retired a little more then 11 months, and at least for the 1st year I've done nothing special around the house other then helping with the day to day choirs. I have two hobbies: Car Modeling & Photography.

I model most weeks 4-5 days, but never at night, and work sessions are about 4 hrs as a general rule. I can see this easily shrinking to 4 days max, as well as work sessions averaging 2-4 hrs depending on the house project I'm working on. this winter project #1 will be refinishing the 2 of the 3 rooms in the basement starting with new walls, new floor except for the boiler room which is ok as it is. This is all necessary as our son lived down stairs for years, and lets just say it really shows.

I'm also really quite lucky as I claimed the never used 2nd guest room as my man cave for modeling and photography (computer & post processing). I've got a fully finished room with central air and climate control. So year around temps stay dead even per season, and no humidity issues.

Joel