We live in a great time. There is little in the way of boundaries: we can travel anywhere around the world (and possibly beyond that soon) and between widespread education and the internet you can learn to do and be anything. It is a great time.
On the flip side, having so many options means decision making is far more uncomfortable, which is a recent problem for us to face. So what happens? Instead of doing any one amazing thing, you end up spinning your wheels, and burning another 4 hours looking at Facebook or Youtube. It’s all too easy to consume, consume and consume, without ever creating something, not because we’re lazy or unmotivated, but, because its easier in the moment to do nothing. I did exactly that for years, I had a lot of opportunity, and I know a lot of things, but I hadn’t done anything that I was really proud of, instead, I played a lot of games and watched a lot of tv.
I absolutely believe, however, that to have a rich life it’s necessary to create, that there is fulfillment that we can’t find any other way.
We should all have something we relish, that we love to do and that we are proud to be a part of. For me, it’s Gunpla – creating scale models of humanoid war machines from the influential Gundam anime series, or in plain English – I make kick ass robot models!!
I’ve been a Gunpla nerd for close to ten years, on a journey from total scrub-hood to a competent, though often impatient, model maker. I created this blog to catalog this personal journey as I focus on developing my ability as a modeller and remove some of the barriers for others who are already in love with the hobby, and those who may be looking for a new way to exercise their creativity.
If this looks like something you enjoy or could get into, Welcome to TotalGunpla.