Crossroads

[Womack2005]

Just moved to Memphis last week after leaving Gulfstream. I'm here for a 1 year contract and then.... who knows. I'm really on the fence as to whether to keep the kit (and not work on it at all as its still in WI) or sell. In this economy it’s a tuff sell for me to purchase the fuse. I kept putting it off for the last year and now I’m kinda glad I did. I don't need to sell the kit for cash and it will sit just fine where it is. I just hate having things unfinished/unresolved.

Of course I’ve had it on hold for the last year but I’m reaching the point where I really need to sh*t or get off the pot.

Any advice is appreciated.

[Spike]

I didn't know you left Gulfstream. Sorry to hear that.

As for the other topic ...

Why are you building?

[painless]

Sorry to hear you left Appleton Will. Hope things settle down on the employment front for you. Who knows, this may be a way to gain entry into other avenues for you.

As to the project, really tough call. If you really feel that it will be several years before you can get back to it, selling in now may be the best call. Who knows. Vans may come out with another model that really floats your boat, or perhaps your mission profile may also change. Freeing up some cash may not hurt either.

I guess it depends on how attached you are to your project as it sits. If it were me, I would have a hard time parting with it, but that's me.

Thing is, if you do decide to sell and then start up again later on with a new project, you will be light years ahead of where you were when you drove your first rivet. You should be able to rip through the empenage and wing kits with the experience you now have.

As I said, its a tough call. Bottom line though.....Once a Rivetbanger, always a Rivetbanger!

[hydroguy2]

I like hunting....actually I should say, I like being in the woods in the fall. I especially liked bowhunting. In 2003, I got a new bow, shot everyday that summer...until my industrial accident. Busted shoulder and fractured spine put the bowhunting on hold. Thought about selling it and all my gear as I couldn't draw it back even a year later. Kinda' sad time. Fast forward to 3 weeks ago, the Son-in-law calls and says "hey I bought a bow, can I come over, get some pointers and shoot your targets" So almost 7yrs later, I took mine out of the case and pulled it back with no pain and even shot a pretty tight group out to 30yds. We are planning a 2 week trip this fall. Pretty happy day for me.

Sell now and you can expect 30-50% loss of your expenditure. So if you enjoy the building and the money isn't needed AND you think you may want to finish someday, hang on to it. You could be layed off tomorrow and find a better job the day after.

[dons]

Will, hope you settle in relatively smoothly after the move. A year or even several years on hold for a kit is nothing out of the ordinary for a lot of people, it isn't really that big of deal as long as you have a reasonable expectation of getting back to it. Heck, I have plastic models from back in the 60's that haven't even been started yet, I just can't pitch them, can you say pack rat .