1to1scale Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I am sitting here thinking about what kit I want to build next, I realized that in the last 30 days I have bought a lot of plastic. Last night, after my wife went to sleep, I went to my "stash" closet and was looking through my kits for a quickie project. I started opening boxes, fondling plastic, I even found a few pieces of AM I forgot I bought and stashed in the box. I then realized that I have quite a few kits. If I count everything including 1/72 and sci-fi BSG and SW stuff, I have over a hundred kits in my stash. So why is it that I still have a need to buy more kits? I must be off my rocker because I bought some more just recently. Here is a list of what I bought since mid December: Model 339C/D Buffalo, Special Hobby 1:32 P-40E Warhawk, Hasegawa 1:32 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, Trumpeter 1:32 F9F-8 Cougar, Fisher Model & Pattern 1:32 F-80C Shooting Star, Czech Model 1:32 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, Czech Model 1:32 Messerschmitt Me-163B "Komet", Meng Model 1:32 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc, Fly 1:32 MiG-15 bis Fighter, Trumpeter 1:32 Mikoyan MiG-17PF, Trumpeter 1:32 F-86F Sabre Jet "Skyblazers", Italeri 1:32 King Tiger Sd.Kfz.182 Porsche Turret, Takom 1:35 P-47D Thunderbolt (Gabreski), Hasegawa 1:32 Republic F-84G Thunderjet, Hobby Boss 1:32 Sopwith Pup RFC, Wingnut Wings 1:32 Colonial Viper MkII, Moebius Models 1:32 Fokker E.V, Avis Models 1:32 And this does not include all the AM that I bought for each of these. I start to wonder if I need therapy, better self control, is there is a problem I need to address... or do I need to build more kits, and faster. What do you guys think? Am I crazy? BiggTim, johncrow, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) the only help I need is more money and room for kits and just go burn this one: MiG-15 bis Fighter, Trumpeter 1:32 Edited January 16, 2018 by Shawn M emmdee, Rick Griewski, SapperSix and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I don't need any help, but you do. My purchases since mid-December: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Not any kits, but lots of AM. But they are for planned builds. I think Mine is around 50. I think you and I should build more buddy.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Id have to go over my .xls sheet that covers all of my stash in its entirety including, 32nd kits, "other scale" kits , 32nd AM, "other AM" and finally decals and documentation................... Dont feel too bad, Last I checked the 32nd aircraft tab was somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 - 100 lines long, my AM list was 50 - 75 lines long and decals and documentation was in the 20s or 30s. Its my hobby, and my passion. I figure we could be out spending much more and to get much less in return. Bill_S, Vandy 1 VX 4, MikeMaben and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Its my hobby, and my passion. I figure we could be out spending much more and to get much less in return. Now you're talking Out2gtcha, Troy Molitor and Jeff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Not LSP's as such, but model hoarding in particular, yes. Between aircraft (all scales), armor (several scales), ships, sci-fi & real space, cars & trucks, as well as some large scale figures, I have way too much stuff, and they're spread out all over the place, and yet I always seem to want more. Troy Molitor, Jeff, Out2gtcha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Its nice to know that I have common company. Now when those 5 kits I bought this last week show up on the doorstep, I need to think of something to tell the wife.... Troy Molitor, Jeff, Out2gtcha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I do have too much stuff in the stash, but then I could have spent that money on golf or liquor, or even rock and roll concerts and have nothing by memories, and not even those, in some of the cases. I still have many of my brain cells and some of my hearing, but no tan and too little exercise. However, I could get a pretty good return if I sell the good stuff (WNW) and maybe move the rest of the kits at a loss. Tnarg thierry laurent, emmdee, LSP_K2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Even more scary is how much it all cost us!! I have around 300 kits at an average price of maybe £50 per kit...............no, I daren't think about it for too long. Plus AM and my very large decal collection and paints, books etc it all works out to a big chunk of money!!!! However, if I spent my money on another hobby like golf over the same amount of years I think it would work out a lot more than that. Why do we do it? 'Cos it makes us happy dear friends. If all else fails do what the wife does.................go SHOPPING!!!!!!!!! Happy days. MikeC, thierry laurent, spacewolf and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) Well the ones we finish are priceless works of art, and the ones we don't are capital that can be sold, in most cases, for a profit. So no problems here. Edited January 16, 2018 by Smitty44 MikeC, Rick Griewski, EvilCarrot and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Now when those 5 kits I bought this last week show up on the doorstep, I need to think of something to tell the wife.... That she should be thankful you are not out spending it at bars or on drugs or women? Jeff, Alain Gadbois, David66 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I need to think of something to tell the wife.... Unbuilt kits are like unworn shoes. Can't have too many. People collect stamps and never stick them on an envelope. quang, EvilCarrot, David66 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) Its nice to know that I have common company. Now when those 5 kits I bought this last week show up on the doorstep, I need to think of something to tell the wife.... Things I think about saying when the wife gives me the " another model?" look:It's cheaper and safe than hookers... Back in the day I could have drank that away in a weekend... Do I complain every time you get your hair and nails done?... ... to name the nicest of them... I only have about 40 kits. I only have a few that are on my " must have" list. Most of those are either not for sale yet, or WNW hopefuls. I stood in my LHS the other day trying to find a kit I actually really wanted. They didn't have anything that was jumping out at me, but the Gift Card I had was approaching it's expiration date. I went safe and bought another 109. But yeah... shopping is fun! Gaz Edited January 16, 2018 by Gazzas MikeC and SapperSix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 This topic and behavior is a wveery complicated rascally rabbit. Many model build threads have come and gone with no real explanation and Forget a solution. Just be happy. Buy a bunch, sell a few, build as many as you can and share with friends and plan who gets what after you pass on. Rick Vandy 1 VX 4 and David66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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