I was wondering

Aha !

  There's the rub .Most of our families and non-model building friends have no idea what we did to create these items  .Many Still see them as toys .The model rail-roaders had the same problem .Now sons and daughters are saying to themselves " I wish I had kept at least ONE of Dad's models . They were so intricate ".

   On a brighter note . We can still influence a younger generation . Let's do so !  

  Tanker - Builder

I went to an estate sale once where there were auto models and it was pretty sad.  The guy had probably 75 awards all over the shelves and the wall.  I ended up buying many of his builds because they were so good.  I also bought over 100 Scale Auto magazines, paints, tools and many kits.  I was just so saddened that his family didn't want any of his incredible work.   :(

GMorrison - Just thought of what to do with our wooden boat models. Take a trip to the shore. Walk out as far as you are comfortable and let them go free. Might have to drop a little weight in the bottom of the hull to keep them upright. Or, give them a viking burial.

The wife and I plan to have our ashes taken to Hawaii by our son and placed on the ocean. Maybe he can take one of my wooden ships, put our ashes into it, and let it go free. Sounds good to me. My wife loves the Scottish Maid that I built for her. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. We can sail the oceans on her for all time, or until the boat sinks, whichever comes first.

Jim 

WOW! I was looking for another subject, but came across this...HMMMMM tankerbuilder, I'm not quite sure what it is you are asking.  OLD FART, BOLAGNA!! sitting in your room,BOLAGNA!  Ferrari, it's nothing. when you take your knowledge, creativity, and your ability to teach others how you did that Ferrari. nudge a person along to do things they never thougt they could do.... HMMMM/ LEGACY, I"ll bid 15 cents on the car,since no one appreciates it(i'll even pay shipping) HE-HE

Model railroad stuff to a kids club.

Plastic models I don't care.

Wooden boat models...?

I was at a yard sale, where the grandfather had passed away the family was selling his books and kits. I missed getting 3 cases of kits for $10, but picked up some books. I think they tossed his builds. Could happen to me; c'est la vie!

my stash will go to my model clubs. fortunately my frau and i are in good health because her family lives until their late 80s and she takes one look at my stash and told me she is going before me so she doesn't have to deal with it. that means i could, with luck, actually build 40% of them.

I'm hoping my daughter or one of my sons will want to build a kit with one of their kids in the future. I've exposed all of them to kit building while they were young.

Well said plasticjunkie, while I would like to live past the tri-centenial my time here is entirely out of my hands. My stash and finished models will be of no concern to me, there is a possibility that some may end up in the hands of someone who is interested in "ancient"history however most will probably end up in a waste to energy incinerator.

I don't think about that. Enjoy the hobby now, and when the day comes, enjoy going to the big hobby store above.

i know my fam will throw out everything i own ,  models sportscards all my various forms of media any thing that reminds them of me.

they admitted it

I hope to donate a few models and build a few dioramas to donate to local museums.

The vignette I recently completed 'Do not let them pass' - Joseph Kaeble VC, 1918 I hope to get to the Quebec town from which he was born.

The extensive stash of kits its hoped my 3 year old son will take on the torch one day and enjoy the hobby as well.

I think (hope) that two of my grandsons will want some of mine and some of the stash of kits to remember me. The rest, my wife will probably sell.

Jim 

My dear wife said something the other day that moved me. We were driving by the construction site of the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. (It's an enormous building; it will replace the present Yorktown Victory Center.) I said I was thinking of leaving the new museum my model of the Continental frigate Hancock (which does have a Yorktown connection).

My wife's response was, "can you write your will so the model goes to the museum after I die?"

I'm sure my son will want to keep some of my models.  The rest will go out in the garbage can.  Sad, but let's not think about that- live for today.

I don't expect any of mine to be that "eye catching",,,,about all I hope for is that someone might want the one-off weapons I make for variety's sake, for their own aircraft models.

All of the models that I have built that anyone would want are already earmarked for them. That is, if I didn't already give them to them for a birthday or something.

Gunny Vic's (Uncle) wife got an Ontos (he was an M-48 tanker, but he loved the little beasts) Tech Sgt Paul (Brother) got a Phantom Wild Weasel, Gunny Bob (Uncle) is getting all three main squadron aircraft he was with, plus a Tortuga (his first ship as a Lance), Sailer Ken (Uncle) got a Revell large scale old diesel sub (I forgot the fish name), Anne's son (the Bubblehead)  will get a nuke sub someday, if I can find one in time for his retirement  in 4 years.

I hope that one or two of my "keepers" for my collection will stand out enough that someone besides Anne will want one or a few,,,,,,but, I don't count on that,,,,,,,just that Anne will keep a Skyhawk on a shelf to "see me" with now and then,,,,,,,oh, and the model of her on a tow tractor that I built as a joke, so that SSgt Anne could see what it would have looked like if she actually had to work in her Army time, lol.

Rex