Mosslanda: Defiance - ticking things off…

I’m not enjoying this. That isn’t to say I don’t find the time at the bench restorative, just that I’m doing jobs on a list, to get me somewhere I am excited about…Sometimes I wonder if we’re honest about our Modelmaking. There will inevitably be moments where we’re less than enjoying things - and yet we wax lyrical about this and that… unless it’s ballasting.That is something I enjoy and everyone else feels is socially acceptable to admit not enjoying, more to describe as something to be endured…So whilst I might not be enjoying cutting the Daler 1mm card for the road surface or roughing in the basic structures in styrene, I am certainly not enduring them. I see them as opportunities for reflection. Comfortable with the skill required the mind has a chance to find a sense of calm - and achievement when you step back, take it all in and notice the slow but unarguable progress being made.Until next time, more soon…Support my workI love writing and creating material for the blog. If you…