There, I think, an inherent paradox in our hobby.  We want to build many models.  That is why we end up accumulating a “stash”.  However, are hobby also requires patience in order to obtain a good result.  These things can be seen as being in tension with each other.

However, I am not sure that this is the case.  Patience doesn’t have to mean building slowly.  Rather, it can mean building deliberately, with attention to the detail, the fit, and the goal ultimately to be achieved. It means, not building slowly, but building carefully. Thinking about what you are doing both before you do it and as you do it.  This is where the “zen” of modeling comes in.  The ability to push off all the pressures and “troubles” in your life and loses yourself in the build.

All this sounds very philosophical, but I really mean something very simple…