Maybe this sounds stupid to others but latley I have felt like my modeling has kinda gone stale. I seem to do the same weathering techniques etc and my models kina all look the same. By no means am I tired of modeling, I actually cant wait for the weekends to go home and build for 2 days, but it just seems stale. I know I can try to seek out other ways to weather and stuff but sometiimes its not easy to do. I look at some of the dioramas and models in various magazines and on here and I feel im just so far away from them. Sounds kinda strange but I know I'm not the only one that feels that way, am I, lol. What do you guys do when you feel like your stuck in a rut. What are some groundbreaking weathering techniques? Where does that little extra inspiration or dio idea come from. Help me modeling gods. lol.

Well ,in armor there is:
Mud
Snow,
Dusty ,
and just delivered.If you've been doing mud,try snow.If you are really rutted,go for showroom new,all the tools in place,and no bent fenders.
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To borrow line from Monty Python, "And now, for something completely different."
When things get boring or stale or feel tedious, I'll shift focus. Plpains Indians feeling redundant? Pull out a Civil War figure. ACW getting monotonous, do a gladiator or a Viking. Armor getting to be too much of the same, build a car, try your hand at a figure or plane. Lots of weathering getting you down, build one fresh from the factory or repair depot.

I totally agree with LaFleche; try something a bit different.
Armour isn't the only thing out there and there are alot of nice wingy things out there to try. A ship or sub can be alot of fun for a change, or even trying an automobile. There's so much out there that you can go for years without doing the same thing for a long time.
I have on the go the Trumpeter Leopold with the Revell Uboat Type VIIC coming up sometime after it. Along with those I have a few aircraft and a couple of cars (one for my daughter's boyfriend's birthday in March) to do.
Just try something a bit different. You'll never know if you'll like it if you don't!

Another thought would also be to expand to a diorama. There are so many techniques for dio building that you could try quite a few before getting boored with any of them. Also if you don't put figures in your armor that's another way to learn new things.

Ditto everyone else - try something totally different - I usually go sci-fi or civil war or civilian.

I agree a change is as good as a rest, try something different . I went too far and built a model railway . Amazing how my ground work improved though.

Den

Great tips guys. Thanks to everyone. Think I just might try some subs or maybe even some civil war stuff. The female model stuff sounds interesting also. I hear ya bout the train layout. Ive seriously been considering it. thanks again!!

Hi Anthony,

I only just picked up on your thread. I'd agree with the others about changing topic but I also add that most of my inspiration comes from reading books.

The model is a represnetation of a thing - connect that thing to a point of time in history, a certain event or happening, even a certain person and the build takes on a different meaning.

If your thing is US military models try D -Day by Stephen E. Ambrose the chap who wrote Band of Brothers. If that doesn't inspire you and get you thinking I don't know what will.

If your are sick of building US kits try Monte Cassino by Matthew Parker - possibly the hardest fought battle of WW2.

Even if you don't finish a book but the time you've read 3 or 4 chapters you should have enough ideas to keep you going all year.

Happy modelling

Al

The moddeling 'gods' have spoken mere mortal, do as thy is commanded...

PS: I do agree with doing something completely differant.

I'll also concur with a change of pace, but if I may add something, make it a change that won't require you to do the same tasks as the genre you just left. After spending a year researching and superdetailing a tank, I frequently will scratchbuild an SF vehicle of some sort. Doesn't need research, needs as much detail as I feel like adding, gets painted whatever damned colour I like today and cleans out the old crap in the spares box. Perfect for what ails ya.

Best of all, if you just built it cleanly, ain't no-one can ding you for accuracy if you plonk it on a contest table.

Paul