The consulting firm Gartner is famous for its eponymous Hype cycle which tracks the development of new technology.I've come to realise the my project to build and paint a Reaver titan also fits onto this graph. This time last week, I was definitely in the Trough of Disillusionment, as my frustration with the complexity of the leg assemblies (pistons! So many pistons!) overcame my enthusiasm.
Now, however, I have started working on the torso, head and weapons, I feel like my determination to get the bloody thing finished so I can get on with other things is reasserting itself, and I'm approaching the Plateau of Productivity, at which point, the Reaver will probably end up being finished fairly quickly.
Here's hoping the hype cycle holds true this time!