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ok
here's a question for all builders
but particularly space
i usually start 3 or 4 MOCs and abandon
them once i realize they are going nowhere,
BEFORE i get one that is really working
which i then finish
I am wondering,
what's the typical success ratio out there?
am i the only one who doesn't have every
MOC turn out wonderful on the first try ;-)
thx
-paul
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| (Dropped general, seemed to be building / space question more than anything else!) Paul & All, (...) I certainly don't. I have about 3 or 4 ones that I am not fond of, simply because the shape isn't right, not enough pieces, etc. I don''t think (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Well, it takes me a while to come up with a complete MOC, and I usually try lots of things along the way. But I don't usually give up once I've got a substantial part complete. So I'd say my "success rate" is pretty high, probably around 80%. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I dunno, I think I probably scrap one out of 7, guesstimating. It helps to start from a drawing or idea that you have sketched, so you don't have to waste time deciding on a shape. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| I rarely throw something completely out. Usually, I'll start to throw together a facade or something with a few bricks and windows on the floor. This is the point where I may go through several designs and throw stuff out. At this point, only about (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I normally enjoy trying out various different ideas, and not so much finishing off models. Hence, I mostly build only parts of models, and only rarely finish anything off. Counting a success as a finished model, I'd say I have a success of 20% (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Like a lot of other people, I build parts of models to try different building techniques & to figure out how many parts they'll take. Lots of models don't make it past this point :-( If a model does get through this stage, I usally build (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| I usually let large projects fester in my brain for a few weeks (or months) prior to building. I alter the design mentally based on available parts, structural integrity, functionality, and form. This basically results in zero scrapping of large (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (oh, Shift+Control+End, select all text!) Just adding another idea. My best freind hates it when I build things because I start the planning in my head. When I started the bar, in my bar (woh...) he couldn't figure out what I was doing, until it was (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Like Josh, I get most of MOC "done" in my own head before I even start building it. This is not to say that while I'm building, flashes of insight and inspiration don't come to me. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I've yet to have a MOC turn out wonderful. :) I get one worth taking a few pictures of once in a while. Even after multiple retrofits, I don't think I've ever wound up with "wonderful." I find that I rarely scrap an entire model-- I wind up, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) You're certain;y not the only one to scrap models. I probably have one of the highest turnover rates, with about one model in twenty actually getting completed. Even then they aren't always fully finished. Most of the time I am stuck with (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well... going from past experience, I used to scrap quite a few MOC's before I finished them. Most of the time they were Castle creations and that only because I never took the time to figure out what I liked for layout. Usually, for space (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I consider myself a buider and tinkerer... I tend to do futuristic or sci-fi (as opposed to space...it has been said my creations are "not spacey" enough) (...) I tend to work multiple MOCs in multiple themes on a long-term rotating basis...I (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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