Greetings all;

I have noticed that there are a few threads about frustrations here abouts. After I was requested to to a list of preliminary do's and don'ts , I was thinking about ways that I have adapted my building attitude to my building methods.

For instance, did you ever sit down to continue to build a model that you had not touched for a week or a month? Then spend 15 minutes trying to remember where you left off building it?

For those of us that have several builds going at once there are some "tricks" I use to get right back in the swing of things.

A. In the building stages use the kit instructions to document what you have done, will do, wont do by colour coding your steps with pastel high-lighters.
Pink=complete,
Yellow=delete
Green=scratch-build/alter &
blue= replace with an existing kit item.

B. I also colour code the ends of the boxes with painted strips, so I can see what basic colours I have already applied to any kit.
Wood
Fabric (CDL)
Camouflage colours
Metal

C. I write notes on the instructions and even glue white paper sections with reference location notes to the instructions.

D. Plan out separately what builds you want to accomplish in a year's time or the kits you want to do and the different schemes or variations.

E. Have a list of the completed builds by year. If you sell or donate them or they are destroyed somehow you have a record. I have 154 builds i keep track of since 1992.

F. I have three stacks.
1. Collection ( barter sell or trade for new items.)
2. To build ( in their boxes colour coded.)
3. Parts storage / inprogress build (parts drawers that most people use for storage of screws nuts and bolts and etc.)

This is all great advice, especially B on your list. You are definitely more organized than I.

Greetings Tony;

It is totally easy to do. The key is doing what works for you.

Bringing this up for a fellow modeler that is "blocked".

hoho, best management practices comes to the hobby world !!

And here I was thinking I was escaping work with play, silly me

In all honesty, those are excellent ideas, especially marking up the instructions as you go, and leaving yourself notes and sketches.

I have started keeping a note book with stuff about when I did some work, what needs to be done and paint notes (mixes and thinner ratios). Sometimes it works.