ixgr1 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 at last census......95 3/4 modern aircraft (1/48) 1/4 modern armor and warships (1/35, 1/350 repectivly) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeus60 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Not my quote - but modified to fit the situation; "most people buy models with the impression that they're buying the time to build them." Not quite true in my case. Much of the pleasure I get from this hobby is the anticipation of building. Most of my stash is in a walk-in closet off my bedroom. When I go in there each morning, I steal a glance at a few kits and think of the fun of building them. Helps to start off the day with a smile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Just had a count, I thought about 100, turns out its 153. At my current build rate thats about 20 years worth! Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tbolt Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) 313, plus maybe another 30 or so stored up in the attic. Mainly 1/72 and 1/48 scale aircraft. I was trying to reduce my stash, until this year when the prices have been jumping up so I've been buying up old boxing of kits while there are still at a good price. Next year I will reduce my stash Edited December 4, 2010 by Tbolt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 "Next year I will reduce my stash",,,,,,,,famous last words, bud I wonder how many of us have said that over the years? haha, thanks for the smile Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunliner Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 "Next year I will reduce my stash",,,,,,,,famous last words, budI wonder how many of us have said that over the years? haha, thanks for the smile Rex Heck, I've "gotten out of the hobby for good" twice this year. Each time, I buy at least 5 more kits. -Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evilmedic13 Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I did a little sheet earlier this year. When I read some of the #'s here I thought "Oh sh&t", fearful I was getting close. I just counted and only came up w/ 70. Too many, but not as bad as I feared. Now that it's snowing, I think I can work it down to 55ish by march/april. That's when my 2 wheeled hobby comes out of hibernation ,that's usually when the skating rink they call an alley thaws. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tbolt Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 "Next year I will reduce my stash",,,,,,,,famous last words, budI wonder how many of us have said that over the years? haha, thanks for the smile Rex I say it every year! Last year I was good and my stash didn't grow, but it didn't shrink either. This year I'm at +23 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 a few years ago, I trimmed down to 150 "I'm only going to buy on topic kits" yep, worked like a charm,,,,,,,except there are a heck of a lot of NavAir kits out there in 1/72 I'll trade them off yep, traded an F-4 for a TBM and F4F, so that idea doesn't look like it'll work only way I know to reduce the stash is to build the danged things I was soooo proud of my 24 build year,,,,,but, I bought 3 more than I built that year oh, well, off to the buy and sell forum to see what bargains there are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BadCop Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Hmm.... I don't really want to count it, but I'd say it's somewhere between 150 and 200. Here's my armour and aircraft stash about half 1/35 armour, the rest mostly 1/48 aircraft And here are the 1/32 aircraft kits that I keep separate.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I'm only up to 145, which is enough to see me through to about 127 years old given current forecasts. But the kids won't be young forever, and I'll eventually get to retire.... It would be interesting to conduct a poll (too late probably now) to get an idea of how the collections bucket out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveH Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I counted 60 tonight. Many of these are kits I bought at what today are quite low prices - closeouts, going out of business, etc. I tend to double (or triple) down on the old Monogram/Revell Century series fighters when I see them as I know their production is cyclical - at best. I only have my eye seriously set on building 25 or these or so at present. 4 grandsons have indicated interest in the hobby and thank God I won't be spending $50 - 75 to buy them kits should they take up the hobby. Will finish 6 kits this year so it seems I'm set for at least another few years of only buying paint, glue, etc.! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeus60 Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 I think I'm over 800 now. That's after being back in the hobby for less than five years. Mostly 1/48 WWII props, but some armor (both 1/35 and 1/72) and a number of 1/72 and 1/32 props. I've only got a couple of jets (MiG-15 and F-86). I've got a few figures as well, both 1/35th and Moebius / Playing Mantis types. Perhaps a few dozen cars. One or two dinosaurs. No ships.I've thought of getting rid of some, but I do have the room (barely), so I'll probably keep them all for a while. I don't have much aftermarket except for decals, of which I've got over 500 (I think). The decals are the only part of my stash I have cataloged, and that's just in a text file. I catalog them so I don't buy duplicates. Well, I counted last night, and I'm around 825. I can't give an exact number, as some are in boxes and I was too lazy to take them out to count. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jan-Pawel Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 How many kits I have ? Too much ! :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonehammer73 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 About 150 kits of Soviet aircrafts and another 40 of IADF subjects, plus some 20-something boxes of odd stuff that caught my fancy. I was keeping a healthy "10 new kits a year" pace when 2009 kicked around and it seemed everybody and their dog were selling their stash. That, and I stumbled upon an eBay seller close to home (I can drive to pick up my wins) and with a bidder-friendly policy. I've bought stuff that I had been chasing for ages, at a third of the price I was prepared to pay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingSnowmew Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I have a few more not pictured. The only big ones are a Trumpeter 1/32 MiG-23ML, Revell 1/144 C-17, Academy 1/48 KV-107II, RoG 1/72 B-17G, and an AFV Club M1132. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I've got probably 10-20 counting the few that are started and in limbo. Just got back into this last year so been on a buying spree. Nothing like you guys though WOW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bartkoh Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) Excluding decals & accessories, the tally stood at 1283 :blush: Probably about time I see a therapist to counter the influence of Lord Buyalot, but I suspect it's to counter for a "deprived" childhood Edited May 7, 2011 by bartkoh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I'm probably sitting at ~50 kits of various ilk. Unlike others though I only have a few duplicates. But even those duplicates are only 2 of each kit. I don't have 12 boxes of the same kit like I see others having. Unfortuantely, my duplicates tend to be big boxes (the 1:350 Round 2 USS Enterprise (starship) kit is a massive freaking box! and I have three of them). I have a few kits that I know I'll never build mostly because they're long out of production and I'd never get another one (which indeed..strikes me as rather strange that I'd buy a kit and never build it because I couldn't do another). I often look at the boxes of kits I have and think...gee.. that money could be sitting in a retirement fund... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BK974 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have 7.... FO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) I inventoried my unassembled/partially assembled kits last year and now have a spreadsheet. I have: 336 1/72 kits 72 1/48 kits 13 1/32 kits Grand total 421 Edited May 7, 2011 by fasteagle12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattC Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have a grand total of 1 plus another in the post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DONG Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 95 including the 5 I added today. 8 @ 1/32 5 eggplanes 2 @ 1/72 couple of modern tanks and 1 truck, the rest mostly modern 1/48 with a few props. Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fan Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 147 airplane kits in 1/48 scale 7 ships in 1/350 6 AFV in 1/35. That's all from my side.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDC Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 At the moment I'm looking at about the 500 mark. All scales and types of aircraft. They'll all get built. Honest! Denzil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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