Tue 2008/07/01 09:33
Member zyuan also getting a load of SAFS? Its actually his pile of gundams that he has not opened yet. Same thing with me - got a load of figures I have not opened yet. Usually open the really nice ones first though. As for Gundams - I really want Unicorn but know that I wont have time to make it and besides I need to finish my MG Wing Gundam. But the thing with Unicorn is that both modes are so cool - which mode do you pose? So do you end up like zyuan with a load of unopened figures/gundams? Zyuan original text below.Okay, admit it... who here is guilty of buying figures/models and just leave them on the shelf/closet for any of the following reasons: 1. Laziness 2. "No time" (ex: school) 3. Playing games 4. Buying just for the sake of it 5. No motivation 6. Lost interest 7. Procrastinating 8. Lack of space 9. (Insert your reasons here) The above is my stash of models that needs to be built but been put off since the day they came out...so most of them have been collecting dust for about six months to over a year! My reasons being all of the above >_____>; I do plan on completing most of them by the end of this year though...
Posted on Tue 2008/07/01 09:33 by
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
I volunteer my husband for most of the reasons U listed :P
(ID #226614) Posted on 2008/07/01 08:19
He's just being a man though, we all do it.
(ID #226804) Posted on 2008/07/01 12:52
Part-time Dreamer
Your comment made me laugh. XD
(ID #227184) Posted on 2008/07/01 22:22
As money is so tight (mortgage, kid, Mrs, etc) on the rare occasion I can afford them, I make the most out of them!
(ID #226616) Posted on 2008/07/01 08:24
Student, Gamer, Part-time EFSF Pilot
I subscribe to that... (except I don't have to pay mortgage, don't have kids or a Mrs...) But since I'm in university I don't have much time to get a job, so... No munies...
(ID #227113) Posted on 2008/07/01 21:16
Ah, let's see. Hmmm...all of the above...
(ID #226629) Posted on 2008/07/01 08:44
Same ^_^ , got about 5 kits laying somewhere in my room
(ID #226671) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:14
Becomes a waste of money if you dont make the most of your kits, I usually build my kits within a week of getting them.
(ID #226630) Posted on 2008/07/01 08:56
I was one think the same as you till I see other people work on they gunpla. I'm rather let the kit sit there till I got enough time and motivation to build an "perfect" one than a quick build
(ID #226670) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:12
I was pretty much the same way last year. When my backlog got to an unhealthy 11+ kits (mostly MGs), I realized that I needed to stop buying Gunpla, period. Thankfully, my interest in Gunpla has pretty much died down. Haven't picked up a single kit this year.. although I will get MG I-Justice when it comes out. ^_^
(ID #226632) Posted on 2008/07/01 08:57
nanu (Registered on 2007/12/28 22:28)
I imagine there's plenty of people here who would be more than willing to help you out if you'd ask them xD
(ID #226633) Posted on 2008/07/01 08:59
security/3d graphic artist
True.. out of the pile.. 2 or 3 i don't want.. I'll help on the backlog! i'll start on the EX-S :D School for me.. and no time..
(ID #226896) Posted on 2008/07/01 14:58
Service desk support
currently have a backlog of 6 resin kits and 5 Gunpla models with a very simple reason why. I only work on one at a time and painting them all takes time, alot of time... I'll get through them eventually though.
(ID #226640) Posted on 2008/07/01 09:20
if you wish i can paint it xd out from joke, what a lifetime work 'd you need to finish just 1 pilar of gunpla boxes
(ID #226652) Posted on 2008/07/01 09:50
this phenomenon starts happening on me too^^; basically the reasons are what you list there.
(ID #226664) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:03
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
I have a backlog of 7 kits and more than 10 GFFs. ^^;
(ID #226666) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:06
I've got MG kits coming in every month and all are the ones I fancy. Backlog but I build slowly everyday if possible.
(ID #226680) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:33
resident caffeine junkie
Some of my friends insist that my room is a display room if not an extension of the nearby local anime shop. maybe i could put that up as my first post here.
(ID #226681) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:33
manual too complicated....
(ID #226694) Posted on 2008/07/01 10:57
student
The one and ONLY reason why I'm putting off the MG Ex-S Gundam xD
(ID #226709) Posted on 2008/07/01 11:18
Student & Part time worker in a Day Care
exact same reason with my MG double zeta full armor.
(ID #226750) Posted on 2008/07/01 12:01
resident caffeine junkie
MG Ex-S is teh pretteh... it's all worth the hard work.
(ID #226941) Posted on 2008/07/01 16:20
Service desk support
shame you can only display it in Mobile suit OR mobile armour mode. The transformation is way too fiddly to keep swapping between the 2.
(ID #227148) Posted on 2008/07/01 21:50
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
orz
(ID #226719) Posted on 2008/07/01 11:26
Guilty as charged. Have some gunpla in my closet to that I'm too lazy assemble. MG Duel conversion left unfinished and custom Astray build half done. :( It's so bad that I don't even bother buying gunpla anymore
(ID #226723) Posted on 2008/07/01 11:33
when i buy a gundam i open it right away but then hahaha i leave it unfinished & then buy another one open it right away & THAT'S HOW THE CIRCLE GOES PRETTY MUCH
(ID #226769) Posted on 2008/07/01 12:14
[J.D.T.] (Registered on 2008/06/25 17:26)
Same here, haha! Too much cash to shell out for paint and what not so most of mine are built out of the box, but I'll get to making them more presentable when the time comes.
(ID #229042) Posted on 2008/07/03 23:35
NEET (no, student...)
money, and time are the three things...
(ID #226796) Posted on 2008/07/01 12:41
Student
I'm too damn lazy... that and the pain in the ass that is getting all the required material for painting and else, so I have like 12 MG's piled up in a corner...
(ID #226798) Posted on 2008/07/01 12:44
my pile of gundams is getting about that big, but both of my strike PGs are almost done. My wife is helping me with the pink one.
(ID #226815) Posted on 2008/07/01 13:10
Student, Opportunity seeker
holy shit lol. Actually, I have yet to finish my MG Katoki Crossbone and Wing Gundam. I should get on it, hehe.
(ID #226824) Posted on 2008/07/01 13:21
Hmm.. my reason would be 1,2,3&5. But i do finish building the kits eventually.
(ID #226829) Posted on 2008/07/01 13:27
Im guilty of reasons 1,2,4,7. Right before I left japan i got my hands on 2 Unicorn gundams (so i can have one in regular mode and the other in destroy mode) Exia and Wing vers. Ka. I find myself hard pressed to invest in materials and supplies right now to finish the job, Like primer, paint, glue sand paper. all the little things that add up real fast. That and the lack of work space where im currently living makes it difficult to do it.
(ID #226849) Posted on 2008/07/01 13:48
I stopped building gunplas due to Laziness, procastination, no time... well, mainly laziness, got 1 and half MG and a HG in my closet right now
(ID #226881) Posted on 2008/07/01 14:36
I had about 6 laying around last year...than started on it and now I have one left..
(ID #226899) Posted on 2008/07/01 15:02
i would never do that, i only buy gunpla went i have the burn passion to build them and the money. right now i have the passion but no money
(ID #226909) Posted on 2008/07/01 15:17
Student/Part-timer
I must have about 7 MGs and 4 SDs lying in wait. I've slacked off real hard since the new year. But just bulldozed through my unicorn last week. The whole project (sanding, painting, coating) lasted about 8 days. But in total probably just over 16hrs of work. It just takes so much time. Snipping, sanding and occasionally putty fixes take a huge portion of time. Then comes the painting and coating. The only thing I look forward to is getting the pieces together. The steps leading up are a drag, I think its prospect of doing so much work haha :P But anything unpainted isn't suitable for display imo, so slave through it I must :P
(ID #226922) Posted on 2008/07/01 15:46
Dude, you can't be THAT lazy to open up your GFFs... Twisties ARE a pain though, HA HA HA HA!
(ID #226951) Posted on 2008/07/01 16:42
study
wow more then me xD i lose
(ID #226971) Posted on 2008/07/01 17:12
student
No no... you actually win if you have less :D
(ID #227939) Posted on 2008/07/02 17:49
Warehouse Employee
All my latest figurines stay in their boxes. Mostly because of the lack of space and little time. I want some glass shelves to display them, but can't find what I want. ^^;
(ID #227002) Posted on 2008/07/01 18:11
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
Let's see... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8... that's almost all of them. The interest is there for me, but the above reasons prevent me from making'em >_<
(ID #227007) Posted on 2008/07/01 18:14
Student and full-time otaku
Bit of a waste of cash if you don't to anything with them imo
(ID #227018) Posted on 2008/07/01 18:23
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL since you're not gonna open them, why not give them away? I have no monies and I want free gunpla!
(ID #227047) Posted on 2008/07/01 18:56
student
I really have done that in the past ^_^; Didn't want to build my regular MG God Gundam... so I gave it away to my friend as a birthday present even though he didn't care about Gundam/anime at all ahaha.
(ID #227935) Posted on 2008/07/02 17:48
9. You were following the flowchart http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6593/proscratinationov9.jpg
(ID #227064) Posted on 2008/07/01 19:54
Mechanical Engineering student
Procrastination is a disease!!! We must find a way to cure ourselves from this dreaded illness. Many good things are being halted because of procrastination! T_T
(ID #227091) Posted on 2008/07/01 20:58
mon_han_FU-reek (Registered on 2008/05/24 19:23)
none, buy them, cut the plastic cover, quick build, 1 gunpla done i usually try finishing it after built, tho none of my after built is counted as finished :p i'm suck at finishing 1st i don't have money to buy small compressor 2nd airbrush skill, i use chinese stuff, i know this doesn't make it ugly, but i lack experience to control it, i have never even try mr hobby paint 3rd they got a joint injury when i'm bored =P 4th the closest compressor i got is somewhere inside the mall, i got a shop that allow member to use small compressor, but, hell, fuel cost is killing me i need like 3$ from home to mall, that's 6$ for going and going back i only got 30$ pocket money per week -_- other than that, laziness
(ID #227227) Posted on 2008/07/01 23:33
I've got 3 untouched kits, all Gundam warships. EX Archangel, Minerva and the 1/400 Ptolemaios. My Strike with IWSP and Eva 01 Type F are both halfway through =/
(ID #227252) Posted on 2008/07/02 00:07
Accountant by day, Gunpla-crazed otaku by night
I've been working on my Gundam Unicorn for nearly a month now. Got 9 kits unopened in backlog (3 of them MGs). Hmmm, #2,4,5 applies to me I guess. Work eats up my time, causing motivation loss to build Gunpla :( Sites like dannychoo.com also seem to influence my buying sprees (Danny, my bank account hates you!). I find buying PVC figures instant gratification as opposed to the hard labour required by Gunpla :P
(ID #227275) Posted on 2008/07/02 00:41
I have to halt on my casual gunpla build as I'm still stuck on my RX-79G Ground Type Gundam's new colour scheme draft.
(ID #227291) Posted on 2008/07/02 01:28
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:08)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
1. Laziness 2. "No time" (ex: school) 3. Playing games This is why Athrun is calling me to inquire about his Savior every night. >_<
(ID #227322) Posted on 2008/07/02 01:54
I'll take #1, 4, 7, and a little bit of #8. It takes me a lot to get moving on a new kit, I don't know why that is. I will open the box and look at the sprues and then just close the box and set it aside. Often for figures (and not just kits), I will buy them because they form a set of something (i.e.: all the Patlabor Revoltech figures, Ghost in the Shell gashapon, Batman-licensed Microman) but then get really sick of my own collection. Of course, there's just plain procrastination when it comes to putting kits together. I have other stuff to entertain myself. And finally, there's space issues. When I visit my friends' their homes look so classy with their minimalist decor and mine is just so crowded with too many figures on the shelves. So I need to rotate figures in and out of my displays because too many is an eye-sore.
(ID #227416) Posted on 2008/07/02 04:32
Holy Crap! Those are awesome, and those are the ones you haven't opened yet, I still have like 3 MG's to build, but your procrastinated stack blows mine away, I still need more to even consider rivaling 1/3rd of you inventory. Gundams FTW!!!
(ID #227486) Posted on 2008/07/02 07:54
Ronin - Looking for #1
ive been sticking to mostly FIX lately smaller less space and not much assembly.
(ID #227543) Posted on 2008/07/02 09:10
student
Except GFF can be a bit more frustrating than Gundam models sometimes xD
(ID #227937) Posted on 2008/07/02 17:49
Engineering Student
I gave up on my BuCue Hound Keberos, because it was a pain in the neck (Bandai announced the white version a week after I was done painting mine). I got myself a 1/144 Star GaoGaiGar and 1/144 Goldymarg over the weekend at the Toy & Comic Convention, but I need paints to actually do anything with them.
(ID #227730) Posted on 2008/07/02 13:46
Same case here. I still have many unbuilt kits, some dating back to 2002. I find that as I buy more, I tend to build the newer ones. Like recently I have been building the 1/144 Gundam 00 kits.
(ID #227975) Posted on 2008/07/02 18:50
.NET/Web Developer
I have a figure that I opened and put back into its box immediately after taking a look at it simply because I didn't have enough space to display them. Didn't bother setting it up coz I can't display them so I just checked if there were any defects.
(ID #228036) Posted on 2008/07/02 20:21
WOOOOO!!!! cuantas maquetas..... U_U!
(ID #228268) Posted on 2008/07/03 03:41
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
#2 for me. I have loads of figures still haven't open yet. ='(
(ID #228281) Posted on 2008/07/03 04:10
#2 for me It's somewhat to do good modeling work in college with limited time and also space constraints in an apartment
(ID #229257) Posted on 2008/07/04 03:55
A combination of 1,2 and 7. My 'kit pile' used to be taller than me (at last measurement it was approaching 2.5 meters), but after moving house a lot of it has been consolidated into one set of shelves.
(ID #230335) Posted on 2008/07/05 10:57
Dyslexic Social Studies student, struggling gundam modeler and gamer
School, chores, money and RPG's would be my reasons for not working with my gunpla right away. The worst backlog I ever had was this last December. I had 3 MGs piled up, namely: The Turn A Gundam, Full Armor ZZ, and the Nu Gundam, and that backlog worsened further when I bought a 1/100 Dynames and a 1/100 Zaku Warrior. I devoted my summer to those said models. Thankfully, I was able to finish them all before school started!
(ID #230786) Posted on 2008/07/06 00:39
Instead of figures, I would say figures AND anime. I have a backlog of 3 figures need opening/playing with, around 20 DVD's still wrapped up waiting for watching, 3 PS2 games waiting to be played, and like 11 series subbed waiting to be seen... One of the reason I can deal with, which is work. The other one was Warcraft. Thank God I quitted that game, and now, my life seems to be starting to take shape, well, a better shape once again.
(ID #270532) Posted on 2008/08/20 06:46
Im even dying to get my hands on some of these model kits (MG Impulse, Strike Freedom Full Burst, Destiny Extreme Blast.. etc).. If only i had the money, and a good hobby store around..
(ID #274236) Posted on 2008/08/22 16:39
Really like the glass case, do you remember where you got it?
(ID #289967) Posted on 2008/09/04 07:31
Editor/Writer
It depends. I have 3 MG Gundam's sitting on the shelf. All are primed black and ready for production, but each takes about a month (just about done with my X1). Figures I open immediately for display (though currently I'm running entirely out of room for any new additions.) If any of those GFF were in my house, they'd be opened and displayed within 30 mins. Nothing is more fun than viewing your own collection and picking one out to play around with for a bit.
(ID #295028) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:46
Editor/Writer
Oh, and I agree with Googler in US, I really could use a few of those cases!
(ID #295029) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:47
to really tell you the truth i just build mine the day i get them :) i only buy the SD gundams tho so that might be easier than like... a PG xD
(ID #302315) Posted on 2008/09/15 23:00
Programmer Trainee
Haha I always open one right away just to take pictures and show it to people Then I keep them back in their boxes until I need them
(ID #319717) Posted on 2008/10/01 19:27
Otaku Auditor
well, i've got almost 30 unassembled SDs and unassembled MGs... the SDs mostly got cause the older ones kinda sell out quickly over here... that and i am a sucker for retail therapy!
(ID #343845) Posted on 2008/10/23 21:43
If I had that many safs I would be very happy haha. I probs wouldnt have any time for them either tho lol. Mint dsiplay cabinet btw, noticed you have the Wing Gundam ver.Ka, I can't actually stand it up with the gun very well :P, have to rest it on the shoulder like the piccy.
(ID #348664) Posted on 2008/10/28 02:22
1. Laziness 2. "No time" (ex: school) 3. Playing games 4. Buying just for the sake of it 5. No motivation 6. Lost interest 7. Procrastinating 8. Lack of space 9. Don't want to give the look like I'm an Otaku when girls come over >.< 10. (Insert your reasons here)
(ID #351961) Posted on 2008/10/30 17:28
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