Well, I think I improve just because I make so many. I actually try to get rid of mine as soon as possible because when they are around me I start looking at the imperfections and get upset. We obviously see the defects more than others do and it just drives me nuts so I just move on the the next one as fast as possible
Yep, same here. Since we pretty much know every single shape of the figures we also know all their flaws. Problem is I never know where to draw the line of fixing them
I guess it depends on what you want to do with the pony. If I were going to keep it I would probably not stop until it was near perfect but since i always end up selling them or giving them away I just keep at it until it is really good because the different in really good and near perfect is 3 or 4 times as many hours spent on it from my experience. I can spend 8 to 10 hours and make a pretty good pony but taking it to the next level is about 30 to 40 hours and when I sell them, people rarely want to spend the money on a 30 to 40 hour pony. Most people have a hard time spending more than $50 unless it is something unique.