How much is too much?
I think it’s a common situation for any hobby. There comes a point when more material has been procured than strictly necessary.
Even with budget limitations, purchasing often outstrips free time. The time-poor / disposable income quandary comes for us all! Well, maybe not those with self-discipline!
In my mind, we’re not just acquiring something cool or desirable. Subconsciously, we’re trying to buy time.
Just a little bit. Freeze time and work on something. The models and games turn into mementos of our lives.
Unstarted projects are for another day. A time in the future that we’ll have time to sit down and pause the hurriedness of life. Save a moment in time while our kids are little, our friends and family are close, and we’ve snapshoted ourselves.
But it’s easier to buy than to build, so projects can build up. The magic gets diluted, and potential memories become backstock.
My best advice is to knock something out. Don’t save it for a rainy day. Do it today! Take that snapshot today! These are the good old days! Form those memories now!
Buying something isn’t memorable, painting and playing is.
