Corinthian Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) How does quitting the hobby occur? Cold turkey? Financial problems? Work? Health issues? Personal issues (or "So-and-so person who is a modeler just put-off the hobby for me. I don't want to become like that jerk.")? Just "grew up"? To those who've quit, how/why? Edited May 11, 2008 by TomasCTT
scj1014 Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 How does quitting the hobby occur? Cold turkey? Financial problems? Work? Health issues? Personal issues (or "So-and-so person who is a modeler just put-off the hobby for me. I don't want to become like that jerk.")? Just "grew up"? To those who've quit, how/why? Don't know how it happens to others, but... I quit building models back in the mid-70s because I just didn't have time. Work, raising a family, and other interests just took up all my available time. About 5 years ago, I decided I wanted to get back into the hobby. I still don't have time to build on a regular basis, but at least I like to pretend I'm a modeller. And I have the half-built kits on the workbench to prove it. And about 50 kits in the stash for when I retire. And since I never lost my interest in military history, I still have my reference library, which like Topsy, just seems to grow and grow.
Archie Pellagio Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Surprisingly easy. I move a lot, and generally needed the money for other things as the price of the hobby began increasing exponentially.Plus wanting to build kits "right" and thus never building them. Nowdays I have 1/48 tamiya Spit V and F4U sitting in the laundry but not the time to build, and if i made the time, i wouldn't enjoy it because i'm just not as good as I was and it'll be a let down... Vicious circle...
FITZ Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Don't know how it happens to others, but... I quit building models back in the mid-70s because I just didn't have time. Work, raising a family, and other interests just took up all my available time. About 5 years ago, I decided I wanted to get back into the hobby. I still don't have time to build on a regular basis, but at least I like to pretend I'm a modeller. And I have the half-built kits on the workbench to prove it. And about 50 kits in the stash for when I retire. And since I never lost my interest in military history, I still have my reference library, which like Topsy, just seems to grow and grow. Ditto, just move the story up about 2 decades.
rmgill Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 I haven't painted a single model in a while. Some time before my mom passed away and when I bought my Ferret. Since then, I've been working on the big stuff and havne't had time. The closest I came was making up some balsa wood dingos, Humber ACs, and a few other models for use in sand table examples at WWII events for training purposes so section and troop movement could be properly demonstrated for our newish drivers and a gyrenes lawyer that doesn't know one end of an armored car from the other. Though, I have bought a few models and even some miniatures for wargaming that I have not yet done anything with. Oh, having the house to work on also takes a bit of time away from that part of the hobby. Still, when I get to thinking about painting something, if it's not the house then it's the AN/MPQ-51 Range only radar set or the ferret with the now oxidized paint.
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