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UNFINISHED PROJECTS; LETS SEE YOURS!
Topic Started: Oct 10 2009, 04:03 PM (549 Views)
Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 04:03 PM Post #1
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	OK virgil got me thinking, and i was wondering how many unfinished projects i actually do have.........well i started looking and WOW! i didnt realize there were so many. i should be ashamed! i guess things happen, and you lose interest in a project, i know it happpens to me..........does it happen to you guys?, and if so, how many unfinished builds do you have? what stopped you? do you think you will get back to them or are they abandoned forever? heres a list of the unfinished projects that are sitting here collecting dust! 1- "rocinante" (41 chevy truckster/ratrod) 2- black widow 57 chevy 3- ford fuel oil delivery truck 4- 49 mercury custom (kens hinges) 5- 55 chevy beater 6- 69 GTO (white) 7- 2009 dodge challenger 8- 62 pontiac catalina 9- 55 ford panel truck 10- "classy Pistachio" (51 chevy custom) 11- 49 ford prostreet 12- 67 impala (black) 13- 53 chevy custom 14- 50 chevy 4x4 pickup 15- "a horse called war" (40 ford truckster/ratrod) 16- 59 el camino 17- impala/caprice taxi 18- international payhauler 350 dumptruck DIORAMAS 1- mrc texaco station 2 -sinclair gas station dio 3- 1613 autoworks shop front dio thats alot of projects.........a few of them have resulted from my recent "paint problems" some i just lost interest in.....and others i just dont have a reason why i didnt finish them! ok, guys, lets hear what kind/ how may unfinished projects you have sitting at your bench, just screaming to be finished..... thanks for reading bryan m



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 08:12 PM Post #2
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	whats the deal?...........no one wants to say how many unfinished projects they have?....huh? LOL bryan m



DamnCranky666	Oct 10 2009, 08:31 PM Post #3
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Oh, man, that's a great topic. And to be honest, I can't even count how many painted bodies and unfinished projects I have, but I can tell you it is probably a couple of dozen project, probably more. I'll take a good inventory next time I'm at the bench. Maybe it will help me put it in perspective.



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 08:34 PM Post #4
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	ok virgil, i just wanna make sure im not the only insane one here! LOL bryan



DamnCranky666	Oct 10 2009, 08:49 PM Post #5
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	No, buddy, you are not. I can assure you you are not the only one crazy with all those unfinished projects . . . These are some of the unfinished ones just from the Fotki archives alone: Geez, that's just three and I am already getting upset these are not finished. Edited by DamnCranky666, Oct 10 2009, 08:50 PM.



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 08:54 PM Post #6
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	ive never seen that first one...........that thing is awesome!!! where did you get that freaking crane from?? i gotta have one! is it 1/24th scale, it looks like it. bryan



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 09:02 PM Post #7
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	Bryan_M Oct 10 2009, 08:54 PM ive never seen that first one...........that thing is awesome!!! where did you get that freaking crane from?? i gotta have one! is it 1/24th scale, it looks like it. bryan WELL???????? bryan



DamnCranky666	Oct 10 2009, 09:29 PM Post #8
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	The crane comes from an Italeri truck accessories parts. I'm sure that kit still available somewhere.



DaveInTheHat	Oct 10 2009, 10:07 PM Post #9
Advanced Member In The Hat Posts: 2,158 Group: Members Member #386 Joined: August 20, 2006	I was looking for some stuff and came across a couple unfinished projects. I was thinking about posting them last week. I didn't get stuff out to take pictures yet. To name a few: I have a '49 Merc that I cut the doors open then chopped the top. I sort of gave up because the doors got too complicated. '34 Ford Pick-Up that I was making into a house truck. '49 Chevy Bread Truck. Just didn't work.



JBucci	Oct 10 2009, 10:25 PM Post #10
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #1,231 Joined: May 4, 2009	Geez Bryan.....and I thought that I had alot of unfinished projects. Heres my list 1. '55 Bel Air convertible 2. '55 Nomad 3. '65 El Camino 4. '69 Chevelle 5. '70 Impala 6. '66 El Camino 7. '86 El Camino 8. Boss Nova Station wagon 9. S-10 Pick Up 1/20th scale 10. Garage Diorama Jim



Mercman	Oct 11 2009, 01:04 AM Post #11
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,704 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: November 25, 2006	Thewse are just a few. I also have some 1/25th thta is over 10 years in the making.



DamnCranky666	Oct 11 2009, 07:26 AM Post #12
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Yeah, the pictures are sweet. I don't know about you guys, but I am glad I have lots of projects on finished. In a glance-over-at-the-shelves, I get motivated and inspired to work at the bench!!! I think that's the purpose of unfinished work, to lure you back.



old-hermit	Oct 11 2009, 08:31 AM Post #13
Member Posts: 426 Group: Members Member #680 Joined: April 25, 2007	Don't worry Bryan, you're not alone. I have these large scale unfinished projects ... http://images47.fotki.com/v1473/photos/1/1457362/7152765/000_0021-vi.jpg http://images42.fotki.com/v1435/photos/1/1457362/7136516/Closeup-vi.jpg http://images39.fotki.com/v1268/photos/1/1457362/7155466/000_0395-vi.jpg http://images47.fotki.com/v1398/photos/1/1457362/7133408/Mockup-vi.jpg http://images46.fotki.com/v1445/photos/2/1457362/7339259/BonnyClyde-vi.jpg http://images47.fotki.com/v1462/photos/2/1457362/7339270/3wdHiboy-vi.jpg http://images43.fotki.com/v1438/photos/1/1457362/7139313/000_3370-vi.jpg http://images45.fotki.com/v1423/photos/1/1457362/7144011/000_32071-vi.jpg http://images52.fotki.com/v1551/photos/2/1457362/7785543/000_4721-vi.jpg http://images45.fotki.com/v1430/photos/1/1457362/7133423/Fullrf-vi.jpg http://images49.fotki.com/v1460/photos/2/1457362/7423104/000_4266-vi.jpg http://images47.fotki.com/v1402/photos/1/1457362/7136339/Stripes-vi.jpg http://images31.fotki.com/v1087/photos/1/1457362/7164322/Mockup1-vi.jpg ... plus I don't know how many small scale ... ... and there's also the never ending diorama ... http://public.fotki.com/old-hermits-garage/dioramas/old-hermits-garage/



Lou	Oct 11 2009, 08:37 AM Post #14
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,798 Group: Members Member #622 Joined: February 15, 2007	WOW! Those are some great unfinished projects, but I make it a point to never start a project unless I'm sure I can finish it.



chester	Oct 11 2009, 09:24 AM Post #15
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,791 Group: Members Member #526 Joined: December 13, 2006	I've got dozens of unfinished/unstarted projects that are mostly big trucks. There are two that really have me by the short and curly's though. One is a mill diorama that I have placed in my office so that it is in my face everyday in the hopes of shaming myself into it's finish. The other is a steam traction machine that just plain scares me. I'm only about 4 years away from retiring and can't wait to have more bench time.



DamnCranky666	Oct 11 2009, 09:49 AM Post #16
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	LOL, Chester, I do that. How about a huge layout in the middle of my garage floor. Everyday it is there, waiting for me to get back to it!!!!



khamilton	Oct 11 2009, 10:57 AM Post #17
Diorama Moderator Posts: 4,228 Group: Members Member #522 Joined: December 13, 2006	Here's my ultimate unfinished project. 10+ years and counting.... and, of course, there's the Arcade:



DamnCranky666	Oct 11 2009, 11:19 AM Post #18
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Ah, The Arcade. Never say never, my friend.



Ryan Silva	Oct 11 2009, 11:54 AM Post #19
The GunKenstein! Posts: 1,301 Group: Members Member #753 Joined: August 4, 2007	Resin casting take up a lot of my time



Mercman	Oct 11 2009, 12:03 PM Post #20
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,704 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: November 25, 2006	Ryan Silva Oct 11 2009, 11:54 AM This one looks like a dio in the making. Just put it in a shop scene, and call it done. Ryan what you need is this guy to help you out. Edited by Mercman, Oct 11 2009, 12:05 PM.



DamnCranky666	Oct 11 2009, 02:43 PM Post #21
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Nice, very nice.



Lou	Oct 11 2009, 04:03 PM Post #22
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,798 Group: Members Member #622 Joined: February 15, 2007	The old arcade dio. I remember it well. Mercman that is one beautiful mess you got going there. No need to shoot it with some gloss and polish out the finish. It has what they say in the movie industry, "character."



JBucci	Oct 11 2009, 05:47 PM Post #23
Member Posts: 254 Group: Members Member #1,231 Joined: May 4, 2009	Here are a couple shots of my unfinished garage diorama. Its just two walls and the floor. I started working on it about 12 years ago!. Jim Attached to this post: Garage_Diorama_001.jpg (79.41 KB) Garage_Diorama_002.jpg (80.22 KB)



Mercman	Oct 11 2009, 05:52 PM Post #24
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,704 Group: Members Member #482 Joined: November 25, 2006	Lou that's Ryan's car I just figured he might need some extra help. So the torch guy was offered to help out.



dptydawg	Oct 11 2009, 08:15 PM Post #25
Member Posts: 352 Group: Members Member #560 Joined: December 27, 2006	I have a raft of unstarted projects, however I tend to complete one project before I move on to the next. At most I try to limit myself to 3 concurent projects. Right now I only have the 55 desoto conversion and the power plant diorama in progress. I have enough trouble keeping these two projects straight. thanks Carl



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