Scooter Man Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Am just curious to see how many of you who are over 40 believe you have more unbuilt models in your stash that you'll probably be able to build in your lifetime. This is just for FUN and ENTERTAINMENT purposes only - i.e. I'm not looking for super detailed responses, just answers to the poll question. Edited August 9, 2011 by Scooter Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Given that "lifetime" is a fairly large unknown variable, I'd say that I'll have enough to keep me busy for a while... assuming of course that I don't buy more...which is a poor assumption. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Well, I think of it like this. If I build like I did when I was about 7 years old I can get them all built. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 cant tell you im not over 40 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hegedus Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Between a significant stash reduction in the past few years, and an attempt to simplify the build process (forego stuff like resin cockpits, photoetch which I don't like anyway, etc.) and not spend excessive time and effort correcting minor errors, I think it is possible to get through the less than 100 kits I have on hand, assuming a more or less normal lifespan of 65-70 years. A build rate of 6-8 per year would keep me busy for a decade or so as long as I don't go wild with new purchases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huntermountain Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 At the rate I'm building, I'll need another lifetime. At the rate I'm buying, all eternity won't be long enough. Better start selling... :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithery Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 No problems here. Only have 8 kits in the unbuilt pile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Where is maybe? I have a decent size mountain of kits, but I can retire at 50 and have a family history suggesting I should be able to get well into my late 80s before having significant impairments to interfere with my building. At my current rate of building there is no way I'll finish it off, but with the added freetime of retirement I expect my production rate to increase dramatically, which makes building most of the stash seem like a reasonable prospect even assuming some additions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrysumner Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 But of course...wouldn't be a true modeler with AMS if I didn't!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 For the past few years I have been able to get a average of 1 to 2 kits done a year. Based on the fact that I have over 500 kits in my personal stash..I think I will end up dying with the most kits on hand. At least someone will benifit from selling them off once I am gone. But hopefully that won't happen for at least the next 40 years or so. I'll consider it lucky if I make it to 80. Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmk0210 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) I have way more kits than I can ever need (and I'm just barely over 40). But I don't care. I like having the selection to choose from. Edited August 9, 2011 by dmk0210 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I will have to be reincarnated at least twice to get everything in the stash built. Oh well, son and grandsons will have fun. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Closet full already, and I'm still buying!! Can't remember the last one I actually finished!! MANY on the go!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Not even thirty yet, but... can I vote "Yes, most definitely" anyway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lancer512 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Yupp, definately too many. But I've run into another problem, although the majority is 1/72 scale : If for some reason I still manage to build all my kits (which would be about 10 kits per year), the house will be too small to display all the models! Edited August 9, 2011 by Lancer512 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 If, and I mean "IF" I could build 2 kits a month, I would still have kits left over after a 20 year building spree. (and that's just my Hasegawa collection). Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) I have way more kits than I can ever need (and I'm just barely over 40). But I don't care. I like having the selection to choose from. And doesn't it figure that when you get inspired to build a specific subject, that, that one kit just seems not to be in the stash.... Curt Edited August 9, 2011 by Netz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Yes, I have more than I can build They key, however, is to reduce the size of your collection as you age. It's unfair to burden your family or friends with selling your stash upon your death. Maybe the best option is to will it to a close friend who can give the kits away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 104, and sorry but I can build them. My problem is finding room for the finished ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgassie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I don't think I have too many, as long as I manage to live to be 146. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I have 382 kits in the stash and am going to be 41 next month. I responded that I have more than I'll ever build, although that's not certain. I've had years where I've built over 30 kits, but this year I'm on pace to build maybe 15 at the most. Given my new position in my career, I probably won't build over 15 kits/year again until I retire. I also don't plan on stopping buying new kits! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Guilty as charged! I just tell my wife that when I pass away she can burn me "viking style" on the stash pile. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Kingsley Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I'm 26 but I probably do. I knew I would run out of spending money at some point so I built up a huge stash while I could- more than 800 kits at it's largest. I would buy anything, and for a time made an effort to have at least one issue of every tooling available. (This is all automotive) Since then I realized that not only would I not build some of the kits, I didn't even want them in the first place, only getting them just because I didn't have any versions of that tooling already- so I sold or traded off some of them. Not sure exactly how many. Unfortunatly, I didn't have the foresight to see that I would ever get into other forms of models besides cars, and now that I have, I can't afford to buy any of the kits. My plane stash of unstarted kits is 3. My armor stash of unstarted is 1. Figures were 0 but a friend from my model club gave me some of his extras, so that total is now 4. Ships are 1 unstarted, 3 in progress. I also can't afford to get the new car tooling that they have done in the past few years, I added my first kit purchase of 2011 only last week. Maybe not being able to add to the stash will mean I actually build off what I have. My building rate is all over the place. I only build occasionally, when the mood strikes me. My record of completions in a year is 60 kits, my record low is 8. In 2011 I've finished 5 so far. When I did the 60 in one year though they were all pretty crappy, none of them are displayed anymore, some of them have not even survived to this point due to poor skills. (and the curse of gravity) As my quality goes up, the quantity goes down...but I had more fun I think doing a high volume of crappy models. Yet I can't bring myself to do them that way anymore, either! My usual rate is about 15-20 builds a year. So, 800 divided by 15, it will take me 53 years, 3 months and 3 days, roughly, according to my calculator. I COULD do it, feasibly, and if I ever had the ability to work all year- I basically can only do major work in spring and fall, due to having to paint outside- I could probably up my number considerably. I realize I probably gave way more infortmation then was called for...sorry! It's just my style! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Surely that's the whole point, isn't it??! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I am lucky in that when I die, my kids enjoy the hobby, and would be chomping at the bit to divide and conquer the stash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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