I had quite a few projects in various stages of completion when I lost my mojo last spring. I'd cleaned off the floor of the computer room where I did the bulk of my building and kind of haphazardly tossed projects in boxes in the shop. When I felt the urge to get building again, I knew where to look for a lot of this stuff, but key parts for several projects failed to turn up at first. Well, one of those "projects" got a big kick in the pants this afternoon, (before all hell broke loose weather-wise.)
I'd gone out to the "old car" (read: MY daily driver) looking for my mini cutting board that I used for travel, lunch breaks, back deck building, etc. Opened the trunk and began rooting around in the mess that had accumulated over the past three drivers. No cutting board turned up, but I did find a shopping bag full of rocketry related stuff. Inside sub-bags and envelopes I found a collection of build-your-own parachutes that I'd picked up from Ebay some years back. Black and white checked. Look great bringing old clones down. Also in attendance were a collection of fins that I'd cut along with the instructions, making for several nicely started projects. That was all cool, but the thing that really jazzed me was a big shipping envelope full of vintage decals from another long ago Ebay auction. Normally these wouldn't have been cause for excitement, being a bunch of fins and cone birds, but I'd begun construction on them specifically with using these decals in mind.
I took the decals downstairs and sprayed them with clearcoat, hoping that they'd hold together when the time came to apply them. All of them turned out fine except for the Mighty Moe, which crazed badly. Probably still usable, but not a big deal since that one was still in the planning stage. The Estes Echo is finished except for the decals, which I plan to apply when I get home in the morning. The Estes Eclipse is finished and awaiting a coat of primer before the fill & finish process begins. The Estes Stinger is filled, primed and awaiting color coats. The rest, the Estes Vector, Estes Pulsar and Estes Spin Fin, are in the same boat as the Mighty Moe, but with the decals in better shape. Like I said, nothing hugely exciting, but I like the idea of building some small field birds "just because".

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

That's good enough for me.

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I love sanding.

Still can't find my cutting board.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Sneak into the kitchen and grab the wife's butcher board.

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I love sanding.

I think I lost my Mojo too. I can't seem to to get the desire to build or create a rocket.
What did you do to get out the funk?

I lose my building mojo every single time I get to the sanding.

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I love sanding.

I got mine back as soon as I stopped looking at the "Free for All" section!

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"I'm a sandman. I've never killed anyone. I terminate runners when their time is up." Logan from "Logan's Run"

http://sandmandecals.com/

I'm the cook. That's MY butcher board.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Mine was more of a state of high pissoff stemming from our being tossed out of the VOA last year. I just kept checking in here periodically and it eventually clicked. I'm still field challenged to some extent, but I'm hoping for some clear skies and clear ballfields this weekend.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Yeah, roger that.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2