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Model Forum / General / Models / July 2006When will this model kit hoarding end?
I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I don't even live in a house, I rent an apartment. I have bought them at various places, including Wal-mart, eBay, and Michaels. I keep telling myself this is last one, but there is some kind of obsession/ addiction to this. Out of all my kits, I may have completely put together a grand total of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere near finished. In article <ddd87d0f2e43820955db4b303038af58@localhost.talkaboutcrafting.com>, > I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere > near finished. There's no law that states that you MUST build everything you buy, and we can certainly buy much faster than we can build our models. The thing to be a bit cautious about (in my opinion) is to build because you feel guilty for having unbuilt kits. I only know of one person who has no collection, and just builds one kit a year... that's iron will. I've also heard it said that we accumulate piles larger than we'll ever complete in our life times, but you have the ability to build from whatever is on the pile. It's a freedom, or even dream, that is quite tangible. Anyhow, have fun with the hobby, where ever it takes you. I'd recommend finishing one of those 30 unbuilts. Rather than for the sake of paring down the pile, it's more for a sense of accomplishment. It feels good. --- Stephen > I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere > near finished. You know, there may indeed be some sort of obsession/addition here, when I consider all the folks I know, including myself, that are in a similar condition. The 150 kits is not that out of line, though a bit high for someone who only started four years ago. Most of the folks I know with a stash that large have been in the game for a couple of decades. Also, while many of us have partially completed kits on the shelves, 30 is a high number- I'd guess most of us have less than a dozen, many less than half dozen. If it is a true mental condition, it does not seem to be too harmful a one, as long as you are not spending money you need for true essentials (food, medical care, family). However, I guess it would be interesting to hear of a mental health professional looking into this and seeing if it is a true 'illness'. Now, the number of partially built models on the shelf is somewhat a product of what genre of models you build. Ship models, in particular, are long term projects, and I think it is healthy to put them up on a shelf for awhile and take a sabbatical and work on a simpler kit or another kit for awhile before returning to a major project ship. I have three such major ship projects on my shelves. On simpler models (cars and planes) most of them are up there because I have lost a part, or screwed something up, or such, and have put them up for awhile because I am afraid if I try to finish them while I am upset with them I may really screw it up worse. And, sometimes they are up there while I calmly consider whether or not to really finish them or trash them. > If it is a true mental condition, it does not seem to be too harmful a > one, as long as you are not spending money you need for true essentials > (food, medical care, family). However, I guess it would be interesting > to hear of a mental health professional looking into this and seeing if > it is a true 'illness'. I think that it might be. There is a mental disorder that makes people cruise slowly down a street on garbage day looking for something that they probably don't need. I've heard it refered to as "Packrat Syndrome", but don't know if that's the "official" term. I like to think that we (and I suffer from it too) are just a bit more specialized. >> If it is a true mental condition, it does not seem to be too harmful a >> one, as long as you are not spending money you need for true essentials [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >I like to think that we (and I suffer from it too) are just a bit more >specialized. ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term that covers people who hoard. and often they will have 10,000 rubber bands but refuse to give on away because they won't have enough. packrats are usually the early stages, often it does not proceed further. ocd is when you CAN'T give anything up. > ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term > that covers people who hoard. and often they will have [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > proceed further. > ocd is when you CAN'T give anything up. I've graduated from models to guitars and other musical instruments.... 300+ models, 20 or so instruments.. If they would quite sending me those free shipping offers I might just stop.....nah, not a chance.. Craig >> ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term >> that covers people who hoard. and often they will have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Craig 4000 records, 1200 cassettes, 4000 cd's, reel to reels, 6 motorcycles, 12 pc's, 300 kits.....it does get nutty. and then there's the coin collection. i have enough wheat pennies to sink a barge. > >> ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term > >> that covers people who hoard. and often they will have [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > and then there's the coin collection. i have enough wheat > pennies to sink a barge. Singlehandedly causing the price of penny production to escalate...;) Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. ...who isn't ready to admit to collecting them in a mayonnaise jar until they get wrapped and taken to the bank... >> In article <1153080102.302744.37630@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >....who isn't ready to admit to collecting them in a mayonnaise jar until >they get wrapped and taken to the bank... i hope you are sperating the pre 1982 and the 82's that weigh 3.11 grams. you want to hoard copper. i predict 5cents per penny by the end of the decade. the mint has made over a TRILLION cents. if i make a dent.....i'll need an empty mall or six. coin collecting is amazing, there is no limit ti what and how you can collect. i love 2 cent, 3 cent silver, 20 cent and half dimes. anf halves. >i hope you are sperating the pre 1982 and the 82's that >weigh 3.11 grams. you want to hoard copper. i predict 5cents [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >how you can collect. i love 2 cent, 3 cent silver, 20 cent >and half dimes. anf halves. Is this anything like Groucho's 7 cent nickel? RLM >>> ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term >>> that covers people who hoard. and often they will have [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > and then there's the coin collection. i have enough wheat > pennies to sink a barge. My Dad has a rather extensive stamp collection. I know that the collection is willed to me, because he reckons that I'm the one who will look after it and carry it on. I really don't want my Dad to pop his clogs - mostly because he's my Dad, but also because I just *know* that when I get my hands on that stamp collection, I'll become obsessed by it....!  SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >>>> ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term >>>> that covers people who hoard. and often they will have [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >but also because I just *know* that when I get my hands on that stamp >collection, I'll become obsessed by it....! my coins are going to anyone but my family. those idiots will give it away in ignorance. i hoped for one interested enough to learn values.....nope. so i will leave it to a friend's child who loves sitting with me determining overton varietys of draped bust halves. she doesn't know what she will inherit. but she will love and care for them. that's all i ask, not for some pinhead to sell my life's work for pin money. > >>> ocd-obsessive-compulsive disorder. a somewhat blanket term > >>> that covers people who hoard. and often they will have [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > but also because I just *know* that when I get my hands on that stamp > collection, I'll become obsessed by it....! My late grandad (a wartime RAF pilot) collected models of elephants. He had over 6,000 of them by the time of his death. My mother couldn't get rid of them fast enough. He also had a collection of medals from all over the world. Despite being a Dutch national, his RAF medals occupied pride of place in his display case. (kim) >> If it is a true mental condition, it does not seem to be too harmful >> a one, as long as you are not spending money you need for true [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I like to think that we (and I suffer from it too) are just a bit more > specialized. I think that "packrat syndrome" certainly applies to me. I have bought so many F-4 kits recently because I have noticed that the availability of some models is patchy at best. supposing I fancy building an F-4D and there are none available at the time? that would send me into a downward spiral... ;-) Now I just grab one of the four in my stash! For that self same reason, I will be buying *seven* Hasegawa F-4J kits shortly, once they become available in the UK. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. :-o >>> If it is a true mental condition, it does not seem to be too harmful >>> a one, as long as you are not spending money you need for true [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >reason, I will be buying *seven* Hasegawa F-4J kits shortly, once they >become available in the UK. can you say lindberg, boys and girls? i've built 11 of the 335's. > >I think that "packrat syndrome" certainly applies to me. I have bought so > >many F-4 kits recently because I have noticed that the availability of some > >models is patchy at best. I guess I shouldn't mention the ones I have on E-bay right now. They aren't Hasegawas anyway. :) > can you say lindberg, boys and girls? > i've built 11 of the 335's. Got your own Jagdgruppe? Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >> In article <ueCdnVCp44lzAyfZRVnyjw@giganews.com>, "Enzo Matrix" >> >I think that "packrat syndrome" certainly applies to me. I have bought so [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. were there still that many in one at war's end? or did they get diluted like the panzer gruppen? i have bashed both 4 engines v's, a twin, a trainer and nightfighter plus a tank killer. the 4 engines have the wrong motors, but they were built in the 70's.....the next 5 v's will be right, including both trolleys and rauchgerats. but i can quit any time! > >> If it is a true mental condition, it does not seem to be too harmful > >> a one, as long as you are not spending money you need for true [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > reason, I will be buying *seven* Hasegawa F-4J kits shortly, once they > become available in the UK. "Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome" aka "Squirrelitis" http://www.ocfoundation.org/1005/m100a_002.htm I *think* every member of my family suffers from it to some degree or other. (kim) I normally pick up a kit because it's cheap. Especially Wal-marts selling AMT models for $6.00. One thing I miss are some of the pre-painted AMT "Pro Shop" kits that stores used to carry. They were just $10 and some had incredible detailing. >>I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't >>even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > are up there while I calmly consider whether or not to really finish > them or trash them. I think some people are just natural collectors , I know I am ,I started collecting stamps as a kid , then matchbox cars , then as I got older more adult collections became apparent like ,knives, swords and firearms,and ammunition and other WWII paraphanalia(sp?) and of course being a Fitter and Machinist the envitable tools. I collect cactus plants too. I also have collections of military badges and patches,cigarette cards from WWII that has taken me a life time to accumulate. So collecting model kits of WWII subjects is just a natural extension. I do build five or six models a year, but I probably buy twice that amount. Most of the previous collections have been sold or passed on to nephews and friends ,some stuff still remains in my possesion ,the military stuff will be donated to the Darwin East point War Museum when I pass on from this life. SignatureKevin (Bluey) "I'm not young enough to know everything." bluey69@westnet.com.au >Most of the previous collections have been sold or passed on to nephews >and friends ,some stuff still remains in my possesion ,the military >stuff will be donated to the Darwin East point War Museum when I pass on >from this life. yes! my dad's interwar marine uniform's and his ww2 medals and patches will go to the d-day museum. they are interested. I try to r educe the purchases, I really do!! But when Lynne's mother gives me $50 for my birthday (a month late, but what the hey) and we are in Foster City to visit her, well, Talbotts is just a couple of miles away. $50 goes a long way for even the larger Corgi 1/72 diecast airplanes, so I went, just to see what they had in stock. Walked into a minefield! Big sidewalk sale minefield. Picked up the Corgi Meteor Mk.8 and five Ace 1/72 armor kits at half price or better. Managed to avoid the 20% off entire stock inside, though, so I was kind of good. Tom > >>I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > >>even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > > bluey69@westnet.com.au > I think some people are just natural collectors , I know I am ,I started > collecting stamps as a kid , then matchbox cars, EVERYBODY collected Matchbox cars, just as EVERYBODY collects die-cast buses. Unless they're peculiar :o) (kim) >I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't >even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere >near finished. and this is a problem? sounds normal to me. <<I keep telling myself this is last one, but there is some kind of obsession/ addiction to thisOut of all my kits, I may have completely put together a grand total of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere near finished>> And your point would be? I got back into this hobby in '93. I can count on one hand the number of kits I've finished. I have about 200 give or take, and that's after disposing of a few rather large boxes full. I haven't read the other responses yet, but I happen to know for a fact there are some who have actually rented extra storage space to house their stash. My biggest hangup on getting anything finished has always been getting caught up in details; I make great plans of doing this or that, making improvements, modifying "just because". Or, those kits that I really want to get just perfect once my skill level gets where I want it. Then comes the day when I realize the only thing I'm accomplishing is planning. I have decided for myself that from now on I will build OOB, and develop the basic skills to the best level I can. I have about twenty kits started. My wife will choose one at random and I will finish it, with no sidetracking. I will continue on until those are done. Then, again at random, she will pick something out of the main stash and I'll work on it from start to finish. There will be no aftermarket parts, and no untold hours of research to get it just right. I have always had a passion for aircraft, particularly WWII US Navy. The problem is, I know them too well. I know too many little details that the perfectionist in me won't allow overlooking. So, to get around that I've put aside the planes for now and changed subjects to things I have no experience with, either as models or real life experience. I don't know diddly about tanks; I just finished a Tamiya KV-1B that I'm very happy with. It took me about sixteen hours to build, all OOB except for some Trumpeter tracks that I used because I completely destroyed the original kit tracks. I'm currently working on a Hawk Models caricature figure of a surf bunny that I'm having a ball with. Maybe this is what you need to do as well--get out of your comfort zone/rut. > <<I keep telling myself this is last one, but there is some kind of > obsession/ addiction to [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > Maybe this is what you need to do as well--get out of your comfort > zone/rut. LOL That's what I did a couple of years ago. My comfort zone was railway modelling and I was becoming extremely obsessed with it. So I decided on a minor return to aircraft modelling just to give me a bit of variety. I mean there was no danger of me becoming obsessed with aircraft, now was there? So how do I explain the two dozen F-4 kits that I've bought in the past few months???? ;-) SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > > <<I keep telling myself this is last one, but there is some kind of > > obsession/ addiction to [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. I have had to sell some kits recently. like losing arm....i now having to sell most of my US cop cars, easy to find in US, not in UK...got them over years from US ebay, only Caprices, and Lindberg crown Vics, but i have a load of aftermarket decals for them....infact i am gonna have to sell my stash of 72nd Mig21 Fujimis, i love them....others too. my stash has gone down from 1500 or so kits to about half that, but i have stacks fo decal sheets, resin, etch etc etc...i cry sometimes. > > > <<I keep telling myself this is last one, but there is some kind of > > > obsession/ addiction to [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > down from 1500 or so kits to about half that, but i have stacks fo decal > sheets, resin, etch etc etc...i cry sometimes. I try not to think about it as I'm listing stuff on E-bay. If I did it would be so much harder to do it. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Was that you on my answering machine, Jules? I only got half the message. > > > months???? ;-) > > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Was that you on my answering machine, Jules? I only got half the > message. Yes that was me, thought i would give you a call. Are the Lindberg Crown Vics and Revell Caprices still available? i took a quick look at US ebay but didnt see any, i have about 40 in total. Cant remember the brand of decals, cant get to them as i speak..... > Yes that was me, thought i would give you a call. Sorry I missed you. Sometimes it's hard to hear the phone here in this room when I'm out in the rest of the house. I may even have been out at that time. > Are the Lindberg Crown Vics and Revell Caprices still available? i took a > quick look at US ebay but didnt see any, i have about 40 in total. Cant > remember the brand of decals, cant get to them as i speak..... I'm not sure. I haven't seen any in the stores nearby. I own two Crown Vics and thought doing up a Pa. State Trooper car would be easy. It didn't look like the moulding along the lower body interfered with the insignia. Here I am with a painted body and decalling and I discover that the prototype does have a gap allowing the insignia to pass between. Aarrgh! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. > > Yes that was me, thought i would give you a call. > > > Sorry I missed you. Sometimes it's hard to hear the phone here in this > room when I'm out in the rest of the house. I may even have been out at > that time. Will try again when i get the chance. > > Are the Lindberg Crown Vics and Revell Caprices still available? i took a > > quick look at US ebay but didnt see any, i have about 40 in total. Cant [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > that the prototype does have a gap allowing the insignia to pass > between. Aarrgh! Got a pile of US cop car books, loads of decals too. I know a lot of ones i wanted to do meant removing the front door strips on the Vic, i have some Revell IMpalas too so little bit of cutting and filling there but has the round wheel arch. not bad kit. > Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. Wait a minute! You can SELL things on e-bay?! I thought that it was only for buying. :-) Tom > > > > <<I keep telling myself this is last one, but there is some kind of > > > > obsession/ addiction to [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > Was that you on my answering machine, Jules? I only got half the > message. > Wait a minute! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tom Come over to the Dark Side, Tom! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. ;) > Wait a minute! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Tom I am a registered E-bay seller so far I haven't sold one item ,done some buying though. SignatureKevin (Bluey) "I'm not young enough to know everything." bluey69@westnet.com.au > > Wait a minute! > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I am a registered E-bay seller so far I haven't sold one item ,done some > buying though. It's worth registering as a seller long before you actually need to. It avoids hitches later. (kim) >...how do I explain the two dozen F-4 kits that I've bought in the past few >months???? ;-) You. Have. Been. Assimilated. SignatureAl Superczynski, MFE, IPMS/USA #3795, continuous since 1968 My "From" address is munged - use 'modeleral (at) swbell (dot) net' to respond via email. Check out my want lists and eBay listings at "Al's Place": http://home.swbell.net/arfunguy/index.html "Build what YOU like, the way YOU want to, and the critics will flame you every time." That sounds just like me. I'm always fantasizing what the finished product will be and get caught up in the details and the myriad of options I have. I collect entirely automotive kits. I'm always wondering about the exterior color, engine options, etc. I always have the fear of screwing up the paint finish, which I've always struggled with. I have a full time job and a few other hobbies that I get tangled up in. So I get around to scale models every once in a while, when I have plenty of free time. I actually first got started in the hobby about 20 years ago doing big rig truck kits, when I was a kid. I abandoned it for about 15 years before coming back to it - now collecting model car kits. I still have about 10 or so kits from back then. One thing I remembered back then was that pretty much everyone was in this business. My local Kroger had devoted a third of the aisle to model kits. They had like 10 different varieties of big rig kits - Kenworths, Peterbilts, Macks, you name it. I could pick up my paints at the local pharmacy. Nowadays there is probably only two hobby stores that carries plastic and I live in a big city. Today, I was going to the Hobbytown down the road and just found out they closed shop. Like my favorite modelling cartoon: Guy shows his friend a bunch of kits filling a doorway: "It's not my closet, it's my basement." Years of seeing kits disappear from circulation make you want to buy up something you're afraid you won't see tomorrow. But now, buying a kit today means you'll see a better version tomorrow--better molding and decals. The only "Must buy" kits now for me are huge bargains or rarities that I might not see again. Hmmm. OCD? Borg takeover? With over 2000 kits, 24 or so in various stages of construction, a 7000+ volume aviation and modeling library I agree, it's a problem, but what a great problem! The nice thing is that Lynne suffers from the same malady. With her it's Disney stuff, Judaica and special education stuff. Every once in awhile we clear out enough to find the floors. She just got back from a week in Israel and didn't think that I had really worked in her office. Eight bags of stuff to the shredder/dump, three bags of books to the hospital and it didn't make a dent! The floors need to be refinished, so I'm using that as an excuse to get rid of a lot of crap. For the first time she mentioned that I may want to reduce the surplus model supply. Maybe, but not for awhile. Time will tell. Tom > Like my favorite modelling cartoon: > Guy shows his friend a bunch of kits filling a doorway: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The only "Must buy" kits now for me are huge bargains or rarities that > I might not see again. Tom, nooo . . . . All that effort in clearing away could go into a house extension :^] Ciao > Hmmm. OCD? Borg takeover? > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> The only "Must buy" kits now for me are huge bargains or rarities that >> I might not see again. Already dooing that. Big, unused attic getting floors, insulation, electricity, vent fans, walls for the really low areas and one of those drop down staircases. It'll be a few years before it's done, but all of the unbuilt kits go up there. Now they are sorted in boxes in the garage. Even though the boxes are pretty well marked as to contents it can be hard to find things. Tom > Tom, nooo . . . . > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >> The only "Must buy" kits now for me are huge bargains or rarities that > >> I might not see again. When will it end? Not for a long time. Try having several hundred unassembled kits and another couple hundred half-built. EI-YEI! Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't >even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere >near finished. You are suffering from a severe mental illness! To cure it you must give all your kits away. To me. WRF "Nooooooo! Stop me before I build again." > I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere > near finished. Not to worry. You are more normal than you think. >> I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't >> even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Not to worry. You are more normal than you think. Heres another ''angle'' on this collecting stuff:maybe in the back of peoples minds,they want to ''set up'' kits,meaning start a small collection so in the immediate future you'll have a chioce to build.Depending what you come across,it is hit or miss.1 time I came across the 3 versions of the Delorean from BTTF,these were $37.00 each,i'm thinking to myself''i can spend that kind of money!'',you have to train yourself toknow what to do,my friend was there & he said,''you'll never see all 3 of these again!''.so,I slid the plastic for them.Only thing is now:2 of them are still in their boxes,but,i have them. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Due to a combination of higher plastic prices,higher gas prices keeping me from the hobby shops,and several bad experiences with mail order,I've cut far down on purchasing. My unbuilt stash was 300+ kits a few years ago.It's less then half that now. I've actually been building them! > Heres another ''angle'' on this collecting stuff:maybe in the back of > peoples minds,they want to ''set up'' kits,meaning start a small [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > for them. Only thing is now:2 of them are still in their boxes,but,i > have them. Well, sure. I used to go out and buy anything that fit in a category. If I picked WWII USN, I'd look for anything reasonably priced in that category. At one point I had two Heller Bloch 210s because I was going to build and paint one for France and one for Romania. This was back when they were going for around $9. A while back I was scarfing up Heller Dewoitine 520s in order to do one for every country that used them. I think I had about an 80% completion of that project. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. I collected for 40+ years. Had the stash at 750+ until I started selling some at the local model club. Down to 400+. I'm trying to get myself to build some. I am hoping to finish a Special Hobby 1/72 Sea Hawk by October. Hopefully, more by then. I don't mind the building but I screw up on the painting stage. Heck, it's been decades since I reached the decal stage! A good way to keep from buying kits (for me) is to view the hobby store as an extension of your collection. for a fee, you can retrieve it from storage when you are ready to build it. Of course, with the recent release of Tamiya Char B, Academy M3 Lee, and AFV Club Centurion, I've found my finger hovering over the BUY button several times. asdf schreef: > I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere > near finished. Any time You want!!!? RJN >asdf schreef: >> I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >RJN I dont buy that high oilprices w/models,a lot were made way before oil was uo to todays prices.I seem to have trouble finding what I want mostlyI have a few catagories of interest,still havent touch that Enterprise I bought In january,not sad,just summer time. > I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere > near finished. 150 models chicken feed. I have over 3000 models. Talk about collecting Dan Hi: I certainly have a sizable stash of plastic models, collected over 40 years, some from the 1960s in high school. And decals (remember His-Air-Dec?). Got them. Jars of paint? Tons of the stuff. I have no intention of selling them or even care what happens to them eventually. To save space, I will snip sprues and cram three kits into one box. This ruins the resale value, but I don't care. When I do this, I try to combine kits with different sprue color, so that the pieces can be easily separated at some future time. But, now I have burned out on getting new plastic kits. The choice in the hobby shop is overwhelming, so if I ever need to build a particular subject, I am sure it can be found. But ....... you knew this was coming ..... I have switched to collecting paper/cardstock models from Poland. Much less expensive .. extensive choice .... colorful printing since the models need no painting (so they are more fun to paw through to see how the designer has done the weathering) ... a large supply of new stuff on e-bay .... vast improvements in quality from hi-tech ... and the big plus, in magazine format, they all slip nicely under the bed. With cardstock models, they always look better in the magazine then when built (unless you are one of these genius "master" builders). I know folks who will blow up the pages, frame them and place them on the wall as true works of art. My fav? GPM 1/200th USS Lexington of Coral Sea fame (model is as was in 1937). If you are ship modeler, just buy it for around $30. Trust me. Amazing ..... thousands of parts. You got to see the maroon/brown flight deck with yellow stripes and a complete air group of yellow wing biplanes. Each plane is 20 parts. Can't get enuf of that? They have a 1944 USS Saratoga in splinter camo. Guitars ..... got 5 Piano sheet music ..... all the classics in a full bookcase. Guitar sheet music .... ditto But the most obsessive of all ..... free downloads of add-on aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004. This is really nuts. Gigabytes on the disk drive. Thank goodness DVD burners are invented. .../Vess >I have been collecting model kits on and off for the last 4 years. I don't > even remember buying much, but somehow I have accumulated 150+ kits. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of three in the last 4 years. I have about 30 kits started, but nowhere > near finished. |
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