Jennings Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Last night: I was driving through a Navy (?) housing community. I stopped at a little store (BX?) to get a drink, and there were models there. I found three Otaki 1/144 C-5s marked $1.50 each! They were selling a nicely built Tamiya 1/100 B-52F as well... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Well, not plastic ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I dream that I drop them and ruin them. Frightening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dryguy Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Well, not plastic ones. what about ones with plastic aftermarket enhancements? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 :D, I was thinking something similar dryguy. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cag_200 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Yes I too dream about perfect ones ! They (the models) always looks so darn nice ;)/> ..best ones are when you are lost in a model ware house ... and you really don't mind being lost at all. Edited April 2, 2015 by cag_200 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I had a dream that I was in the hobby shop and discovered that Tamiya had finally, FINALLY rolled out a two-seat F-16 kit. Not only that, it was based on their Aggressor boxing with a new spine and CFTs thrown in so you could build almost any F-16D in service. I bought as many as I could and walked out of the store. Then I woke up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yes, I too am a nerd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yes. My recurring, model-related dream has me at the IPMS National Convention and in the final hours of the show realizing I haven’t spent any time in the vendors room as all of the vendors are packing up. That’s a natural level of anxiety for a scale modeler, right? Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Smith Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Don't remember dreaming about them, but I do sometimes think about them as I fall to sleep so I can keep my mind off work or other things I want out of my head. Modeling is my "happy place" I like to go to. One, it completely takes away all my every day burdens, and two, it takes me back to my child hood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Blind Dog Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yes! cheers Old Blind Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Not that I can recall. I do every so often while stuck in traffic go through my current build of what I still want and need to accomplish. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Don't remember dreaming about them, but I do sometimes think about them as I fall to sleep so I can keep my mind off work or other things I want out of my head. Modeling is my "happy place" I like to go to. One, it completely takes away all my every day burdens, and two, it takes me back to my child hood. This. Great post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WymanV Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Nah. Building them gets it out of my system. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Yeah, I gotta admit I'll do the whole "find myself exploring in a strange, hole-in-the-wall hobby store, gathering up rare and never before seen kits, tools, references, decals, and conversion sets that are exactly what I've always wanted, make my payment, walk out the door...and wake-up" routine. Yes... I sob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Sometimes when I can't sleep,I'll lay in bed thinking about how I want my finished model to look, or I'll scratchbuild certain blackhawk parts in my head. Helicopters rule! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toadwbg Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I recall several years ago sitting in church bored out of my mind. What got me thru several Sunday sermons was dreaming of building that B-58 Hustler on my shelf. Hey, there's worse things I could be dream of, just sayin' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Yeah, I gotta admit I'll do the whole "find myself exploring in a strange, hole-in-the-wall hobby store, gathering up rare and never before seen kits, tools, references, decals, and conversion sets that are exactly what I've always wanted, make my payment, walk out the door...and wake-up" routine. Yes... I sob. Damn... I've had the same dream... weird. lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I sometimes have a recurring dream of being at a store like Kmart, or a toy store, and they have all these really cool models I never knew existed, in old Monogram boxes, as though they were old warehouse finds. Always something that never existed, from the plausible, to the ridiculous. What I do remember is a monogram 2 seat F-104 where the box top was a painting much like the monogram F-105 F "Thud" box art, except it was an TF-104 in the same perspective. And the one which was truly a dream was a 1/8th scale 1969 corvair in the 70s white box. That would be a cool kit to have, but there is probably 0 chance of ever seeing that one. I do not think it is ever about real kits. I think it is based on my actual experience of occasionally seeing some out of production kits at KB toys or Kmart occasionally. I remember everyone once in a while seeing kits in previous generation boxes I had not seen any where else as a kid when I never had money to buy them. Even as a kid I knew how old a given style of box art would be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Damn... I've had the same dream... weird. lol. I'll be sure to say "Hi!" to you next time we're in that dreamscape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ssculptor Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I used to dream about models when I was in high school. But then I discovered girls. When I went to art school I was dating a model. After a while all that gave me a headache. So I prefer to not dream at all. ssculptor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I only dreamed of models once: I walked into a big room where lots of models were being airbrushed; as I had recently stopped airbrushing and sold my gear, I was at a loss for what I could do there. Then I noticed one model in the far corner next to a bunch of traditional paintbrushes, paints and mixing pallets. There was something I could do here after all. I set about mixing colours and painting away at the model. When I stepped back to admire my finished work, she smiled sweetly and told me how much she appreciated a guy who could do things "The old school way". Sadly, I've not had that dream again. :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I dream about them, usually I am in some store or hobby shop, etc, and either I cant decide what to get, or I cannot afford what they have. Pretty much the same as real life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Yes. My recurring, model-related dream has me at the IPMS National Convention and in the final hours of the show realizing I haven’t spent any time in the vendors room as all of the vendors are packing up. I've had that exact same dream too many times!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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