After a couple of false starts I have to face some facts. Perhaps it wasn't just the situation on PM but it sure drained me of all creativity involving paper modeling. I would like to build something new but it just doesn't work. All I do is stare at the paper and make wrong cuts and all.
I tried again today but I cannot force it. It just won't work now. I just have to lay it aside for a while. It immensely frustrates me and I feel pretty inconvenienced, not being able to get lost in a nice build. I can't figure out why this happened, why I reacted so sensitive to this event and what I have to do to snap out of this semi-lethargic phase I happen to be in.
So for the time being, there won't be any building here.
I really really hope I will get back to it soon, but unfortunately I don't know when that will be.
Hang on in there, I'll be back.
Builders block!
ReplyDeleteNo worries, a hobby should be all about the fun of it.
My patient RSS-program will be watching you...
I won't worry.
ReplyDeleteIt's just the sheer frustration that something you really like to do just vanishes because of something which looks rather insignificant at first sight.
And thanks for hanging in (-;
hi Jasper
ReplyDeleteIt will pass ...
Check this out: http://nasatech.net/
Curiosity and the LUT and shutle .....
I do not know the IOS Jawa plugin?
Excellent ::::::::::::
Respect!
Merz friend
Hi Merzo! Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I know, it will pass. It is just awfully annoying not being able to just have fun and build.
But, as we speak, there *is* some light glaring at the horizon...
Hey PK, look at this!
ReplyDeletehttp://englishrussia.com/2011/10/03/forgotten-memories-of-space-exploration/
Yeah! Beautiful, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI saw that a little while ago already. But thanks for the link.
That's some impressive stuff to have in your basement... Most of it is training material but there also is some flown stuff in between the mess. Not really the way to conserve your space history, if you ask me. Such a pity this isn't on display.
However, now I come to think of it, if they actually would put it on display, I'd like to see it exactly like this, unmaintained, dusty and chaotic. It just seems that is the way the Russians do it and it just wouldn't look right in the cleaned-up glossy and bigger-than-life way they do in the USA.
I still have this dream of one day buying an old 4X4 and cruise the desert of Kazachstan with it, looking round at Baikonur Kosmodrome, watching a launch and afterwards chasing the burnt-out rocket stages that fall back on the steppes, evading camels in the process...
I hope you'll ignore the trolls and get back to making paper models. I don't make them myself, but I really admire your work. I stop by every week or so, and if there's nothing new happening I'll go back through your archive or explore your links. I had no idea that such finely detailed, beautiful space models could be made from paper. My daughter, who is eight, also enjoys seeing your models; I don't think she really believes me when I tell her they are made of paper.
ReplyDeleteWow. Thanks David. That does make me feel good. I already started some fun building again, but nothing serious. That will come back again, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteBefore it happened I didn't know I was *that* sensitive to such a situation. I guess I could need less callus like I have on my fingers from all the cutting and a little more of it on my soul. (-;
I will post some pictures of my fun build soon. After that, It's static rocket time. There are a gazillion rockets I want to add to my 1/96 rocket garden And when I do those, I'm sure there will be more and more detailing involved (or suddenly some diorama.)
Say hi to your daughter and thanks for stopping by and the encouragement.