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JimD wrote:

3. Continue to push my comfort zone. Something else I'm looking to do. This time last year I would have ignored the Uhu because of that stupid lattice camo...but I'm looking forward to the challenge now.

Getting better doesn't just "happen".
Most everybody fails their first attempt at anything, God knows I have failed miserably...all over the place!
Just about everything in this hobby can be undone and re-attempted...paint being a prime example!

That said...I don't have any New Years resolutions. I resolved, when I picked the hobby back up (for the third time), just to get better, and enjoy the road there.

Take the challenges...welcome them and embrace them even. You'll feel much better about yourself when you "win". That works for everyday life in general, not just the hobby!

Great words of insight and advice from both Proffesor of Death and Fermis. It was interesting to read each of your outlooks on 'getting better' in our Hobby.

Fermis, I must say that I've seen you exponentially get better over the past four years...

As for getting better, for me it is all about skills. And I only get those by repetition. So my modelling new year resolutions are:

1: get the hang of my new double action airbrush. And black basing.

2: finish the kits that I started in 2014 and at least one "hangar queen/shelf of doom"

3: finish every gb I enter on time.... Even if it is a week or weekend speed build.

4: make a small dio with the Hayabusa I have build and the starter truck that I have started.

Nope - I don't follow New Year resolutions.

I don't either do/follow any NY resolutions... But let's hypoteticaly do so, just for the fun... then it would be

a) participate 2015 in some local IPMS competition in the "out of the box" - class.. Just to see what couple of years of "practicing" would result in..
b) finalise at least 1 good build (perhaps the one from paragraph a) ??)
c) build at least one 1/32 scale plane (day dreaming of Trumpeters Mig-21 UM)
d) Buy a "real" airbrush (Iwata or Badger or any other good brand)

Not too unworkable??

- Kari

1) admit that I am in denial...
2) bring my drinking under control...somewhat...
3) find that new-tool Airfix Do17Z in 72nd scale that was released several weeks ago!!!

Build more the 90% of a model lol.