Now what?

Bookcases are the way to go, as Doog says. A 1/35th armor builder or ship builder has got it easier than an airplane builder, as airplaines will generally not fit on shelves properly.

I have one case that is about 4 ft wide by five top to bottom and 7 inches deep that holds around 30-1/35th armor models bumper to bumper

All my armor is well contained in custom built bookshelves. As are all my 1/350th ships.

my 1/72 scale B/36 and 1/48th scale C130 hang from the ceiling with wire.  I have 1/4 of my basement which I suppose is a luxury.

I've thought about donating models to the Local VFW or Italian Vets clubs. They would need to be in cases however as I don't think most people understand how fragile a plastic model can be. Especially ships. 

All I can really say is that.....I wish I had your problem. Lately I can't seem to finish anything if I get around to starting something. Life just keeps getting in the way. Anyway all the suggestions posted are good. Not sure if anyone else mentioned the idea of giving the older ones to the kids in the neighborhood. Who knows you might start a new generation of modelers.

Or wait until New Years and take some firecrakers and blow them up. Why let the kids have all the fun?

 Well, cj, I live 5 miles east of Rio Hondo. I could just drive over and take some off of your hands. Built, un-built or whatever! I would not disrespect them. I have a room that I still have space in..

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Running out of shelf space, not a problem I have with finished kits.  Unbuilts is another story.  One of the local clubs I belong to takes old built ups and gives them to the kids that come to the show.  Each kid gets a ticket and then redeems it for a built up of their choice.  While this hasn't been mentioned yet, ebay.  A buddy of mine sells his stuff on ebay when he's tired of it.  You get a twofer if it sells, more shelf space and money for another kit.  If you decide to go that route, be humble in your pricing. EDIT I forgot one other possibility, you could revert back to that 10-12 yr old boy and have them succumb to enemy fire, backyard, holiday (for proper explosives) and local laws permitting.

PROTIP!!!!

Low profile builds somethings fit inside the boxes the parts came in.  You could always store them in the boxes, especially for planes.
for tanks, if you dont glue your turret in place you can always just take it off, put it in a bit of bubble wrap and stick itin the box alongside the chasis.

Get yourself some bookcases.

PaPa-John wrote:

Send me your unbuilt kits.  Problem solved.   .

Unbuilt ones are not the problem.   I can stack those one atop the other in huge bins.

Thats kinda hard on built kits though

Send me your unbuilt kits.  Problem solved.   .

I don't have that many.  No problem with room.

John

I store mine in the transporter buffer, where they exist as a matter-energy stream.  Just make sure they are in well separated files as some could combine into some odd forms.  I remember that time after a Cardassian attack caused our Heisenberg compensator to go off line, at least this is what Engineering told me, and I had combinations of Shermans, Matildas, a Tiger I and a model of "Old Ironsides" meld together.  Won most humorous at the All Federation Open contest of 2388.  The Vulcans were not amused, as usual, so they don't judge this category.

Lt.Cmdr DeCounter, navigator

U.S.S. Pioneer.  NCC-5280-D

"Stop him, he's got scissors and hand cream!"

I just get rid of furniture that I don't use anymore to put up more bookcases....

The gas stove is reundant now that I got this killer toaster oven...

Seriously though--I "contain" my builds. No 1/16 scale tanks, no big dioramas. Everything has to fit in the depth of a 10' bookshelf. And I put extra shelves insid of the shelves--about 8 inches high each, enough to fit another 6-7 tanks across one shelf.

As I run out of space in my display cabinet I go through it and closely examine them. If I find any flaws I regulate them to storage and put the better ones in the case. I am sure they will probally never see the light of day agian but I like to look at them sometimes.

                                                                                           Soulcrusher

If there is wall space there is display space.Work around the wall at the ceiling first then add rows lower.

Or carefully pack them away in storage boxes until you have sufficient and suitable space to display them.

i see only 3 solutions

1  this one i would not do  THROW out the oldest ones i would rather store them up my backside  before i would do this

2  more creative ways to display them would be    hang them from the cieling or  mount them on the wall much like hanging  a picture  there  is a post or 2 here that shows just that  pretty nice

3 invest in 1-2 large plastic storage  boxes and rotate displaying them  maybe evry 6-12 months

 forget the first choice thats a rotten one