mgrandison Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I have a move coming up and there just isn't room for extra boxes. Like a lot of us I'm coming to grips with what is a "reasonable stash"? How many kits? Does aftermarket count? Should I pick a solid number and then eliminate the rest? How do you choose which kits to keep? Thoughts?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 If the stash bugs you...then it might be too big. For me as long as I grin everytime I look at my stash....then it is a good thing.....but if I feel negative emotions each time I look at it....then that would mean I'd have to reduce my stash. If you enjoy your stash but your spouse is giving you grief about it.....then that is a whole different issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azza Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I currently have three in my "stash" lol. I ended up selling a whole heap of them cos my wardrobe couldnt fit my clothes! :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Boxes were tossed, kits bagged and put into plastic storage containers. Is there a "Reasonable Stash"? As long as Kathy's quilt fabric stash is bigger, my model stash is inarguably reasonable ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgrandison Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Boxes were tossed, kits bagged and put into plastic storage containers. As long as Kathy's quilt fabric stash is bigger, my model stash is inarguably reasonable ;) Haha. True. Considering that the box art is what draws me into trouble (buying). Storage bins are a better idea as far as space. Still, I'll have to have a sale soon. - Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cvrle Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'll second what SBARC said. If you look at the stash (or a kit within the stash) and there are questionmarks over your head as to why it's there (or so big), liquidation of those assets is probably the way to go. That's what I'm doing - I'm trimming the stash from impulse buys and things I've lost interest in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhantomPhreakII Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I have a move coming up and there just isn't room for extra boxes. Like a lot of us I'm coming to grips with what is a "reasonable stash"? How many kits? Does aftermarket count? Should I pick a solid number and then eliminate the rest? How do you choose which kits to keep? Thoughts?? I can give you my snail mail addy and you could send your excess stuff to me? Didn't work eh? Oh well.. What is a big stash.. some say 10 kits, I have around 250 and am trying to downsize......I know of people that have 500 plus, so it bois down to what you want to take with you and REALLY want to build. If that is a stash of 100 kits, so be it. If you like 200 kits better.. power to you. You'll get a great many opinions here.... just my 2 eurocents though. Harald Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galileo1 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 (edited) My stash 'comfort' level is 30 (have 25 currently). More than that and I start to feel guilty, especially having a wife who is extremely frugal and rarely buys anything for herself. I had many more kits than what I have now a few years back but I realized most of them became 'stale' so off they went. I sold a couple but the majority of them were traded for things I wanted (modern jets) so it worked out. And yes, Steve has it right, when you look at the stash and negative thoughts start to cross your mind is time to reduce. Rob Edited April 25, 2011 by TOPGUN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 My rules for stash size: As many as I want without impacting more important budget considerations. I've got about 500 I think, but most of them weren't bought at retail prices - a lot of show raffle, vendor and hobby shop discounted items. They're also cataloged with the price I paid for them so if I kick off before the wife does she'll have a general idea of how much they're worth and not get more ripped off than she's willing to. There are more than I can build in one lifetime but it's almost as much fun looking at them and scheming build ideas as it is building. It gives me something to do while a coat of paint is drying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 My stash is between 300 and 500, I haven't counted them in a while. The last time I felt the need to slim it down some, I took the really collectables to a local toy/antique shop and swapped 4 kits for one Mobius Seaview. The rest of the no longer wanted kits along with some glue and water based paints went off to the troops, I think the last time it was Afganistan. The Army Sgt on the recieving end said the 23 kits were gone in 6 hours! I feel a whole lot better knowing some tired trooper in Whaintheheckistan is having a bit of fun with my left overs vs. me working at making a couple of bucks (if I'm lucky) trying to sell them here or on ebay. MTC YMMV Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Exact numbers are not important, expecially since that would vary considerably from one modeler to the next. It boils down to whatever you are comfortable with having and whatever SWMBO is comfortable with you having. Budget and space considerations also get into the equation. I have more than I will ever build, but I am not yet ready to get rid of any of them, as I keep changing my mind as to which one I want to build next. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bun E. Carlos Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 4500................and I'm keeping them ALL!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wdw Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 As for what is reasonable, it depends on your age and rate of completion. Take the number of models you build in a year and mulitply it by the years of building you have left and that is the reasonable number for your stash. I personally buy a model, build it and as I get to the finishing stages, I decide what to do next and buy it. Warwick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattC Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I have never had much of a stash, for the simple reason that I can't justify spending more on my hobby than necessary, if that means buying one kit and seeing it through to completion before choosing another, then so be it. I just don't have the disposable income to spend on more than one or two kits at a time and even where I do, I have other priorities for the cash which seem to me more important. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yuri Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 If the stash bugs you...then it might be too big. For me as long as I grin everytime I look at my stash....then it is a good thing.....but if I feel negative emotions each time I look at it....then that would mean I'd have to reduce my stash. If you enjoy your stash but your spouse is giving you grief about it.....then that is a whole different issue. Steve is right... if you ask, it isn't reasonable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 With the way the dollar is going and our economy.....I'm stocking up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenlilly106 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I'll second what SBARC said. If you look at the stash (or a kit within the stash) and there are question marks over your head as to why it's there (or so big), liquidation of those assets is probably the way to go. That's what I'm doing - I'm trimming the stash from impulse buys and things I've lost interest in. That's what I do, every 4-6 months I look it over and see if there's anything I've lost interest in and get rid of it, normally I try to trade what I don't want for what I do want. Plus I bought a lot of Hasegawa kits before the recent round of price increases, I try to hang onto those since buying the new issue will cost me $15 or more to replace them. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galileo1 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Plus I bought a lot of Hasegawa kits before the recent round of price increases, I try to hang onto those since buying the new issue will cost me $15 or more to replace them. Ken That's what's been happening to me...Returned to the aviation side of things late last year after some years concentrating solely on WWII vehicles and I'm now trying to catch up on some modern stuff I always wanted. It has been an expensive journey to say the least. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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