What To Do Now?

I have limited display space, so most of my completed models are stored away in foam-lined boxes in my bedroom walk-in closet.  I'll rotate what I have on display every few months. 

I also thin the collection every so often and pitch some, especially ones that I don't think are up to my current "standards".

Most of the my completed models are either contest models or have some special sentimental significance.  I think the oldest one is about thirty years old.

Mark

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I have ya all beat.  When I was about 14, a bunch of my friends an I took an old beat up 1/48 A7 and packed it full of firecrackers and 2 M80s.  We then took it to a nearby lake.  There was a floating platform for diving about 100 yards out into the lake.  One of my friends took one end of a long fishing line and swam out to the platform with it.  He tied it to a vertical pole on the platform that usually had a sunshade attached to it during the day.  We took the other end and tied it to a tree branch, high enough so it would be higher than the pole, and taught enough that it wouldn't sag too much under weight.  Once he got back, I screwed in two little hooks into the top of the A7, and then we hung the A7 from the line.  It was at a real steep angle so we knew it would move fast.  Another friend had an old Super8 movie camera and was stationed at a good position to get a really cool shot.  I made sure the fuse I was using was long enough to get the plane to the platform before all h3ll broke loose.

I lit the fuse and ran for it after giving the A7 a good shove.  The fuse made a lovely smoke trail and gave partial illumination so you could easily see the A7 going down in flames.

I couldn't have timed the fuse any better.  As soon as it was over the near end of the platform, the firecrackers went off, then the twin booms of the M80s.  It was an incredible sight..  I just wish I still had that footage.  You really had to see it.  I don't think Hollywood back then could have made it look more cool.

Rich

joeviz

No to firecrackers! 

The rest (mostly cars)  I shot up with a BB gun.

 Wait a dam minute!!!!  NO to firecrackers.......YES to BB gun?????   Explosives rule!!!!!

Of course I don't actually blow anything up. I'm with HK on that, just couldn't bring myself to that. But then again, I've been to the "HVH School of Modeling Frugality" and don't spend much money on kits and whatnot. If I do decide that I'm totally sick of looking at one of my builds, it goes into the boneyard (plastic bin) where it can be raped of parts or brought back to life at a later date. 

I had a shelf disaster a couple of years ago that wounded a few kits but completely destroyed one particular mustang. That one I stripped because it had a wonderful cockpit and a resin engine. Still havent used the parts but I got'em if I need'em.

Ain't no way in the hot place I'm going to blow up a model that cost me $40, I put $30 worth of after market into it, another $10 in misc paints and materials, and 50 hours of attention, love, and sweat.
I don't know how you people can do it.

Easy.. I don't spend near that much in the first place...

But like I said, I strip off all the goodies first..

hkshooter

 

fermis:

 

Fire crackers!

 

 

Ain't no way in the hot place I'm going to blow up a model that cost me $40, I put $30 worth of after market into it, another $10 in misc paints and materials, and 50 hours of attention, love, and sweat.
I don't know how you people can do it.

When I run out of space (only happened once in my life) I donate them to the local air field for display. Ofcourse, I build aircraft too, not targets or trucks.
If that avenue runs out or fills up I'll give them to my son to play with after I remove all the nasty sticky bits like hypo barrels and pointy antenna. 

Can't say that I blame you at all. I would sell them on craigslist or perhaps ebay.

Most of my older stuff was crap, so I chucked them out or in the old, old days, torched them. 

I get sick of looking at them all the time.. I tear them down, stripping off parts I want to keep, then 86 the hulks.

If I'd kept all my models since I started, I'd have over 2000 of them around here...

Both.

BGuy

 

Sparrowhyperion:

 

Hmmm.  If the donation route doesn't pan out then one word... eBay!  Some of the more well built kits I have seen there are fetching $100 or more, usually a lot more.  Then you can use the cash to buy... You guessed it... More Kits!!!

LOL

Rich

 

 

Are you talking about models you've seen *for sale* or models you've seen *sell*? On Ebay I find there's  a huge difference!

Sparrowhyperion

Hmmm.  If the donation route doesn't pan out then one word... eBay!  Some of the more well built kits I have seen there are fetching $100 or more, usually a lot more.  Then you can use the cash to buy... You guessed it... More Kits!!!

LOL

Rich

Are you talking about models you've seen *for sale* or models you've seen *sell*? On Ebay I find there's  a huge difference!

Sparrowhyperion

Hmmm.  If the donation route doesn't pan out then one word... eBay!  Some of the more well built kits I have seen there are fetching $100 or more, usually a lot more.  Then you can use the cash to buy... You guessed it... More Kits!!!

LOL

Rich

Are you talking about models you've seen *for sale* or models you've seen *sell*? On Ebay I find there's  a huge difference!

Hmmm.  If the donation route doesn't pan out then one word... eBay!  Some of the more well built kits I have seen there are fetching $100 or more, usually a lot more.  Then you can use the cash to buy... You guessed it... More Kits!!!

LOL

Rich

Some of those suggestions I've considered but did not act on. I really don't want to give them away or blow 'em up. I did that when I was a young boy, with about thirty ship models my Dad and I built, got one hell of a beating after that I'll tell you. I guess I'll just recycle them to the parts box.

No to firecrackers! 

Back in the day before I left for boot camp I donated all my WWII ships to a nursing home (with Vets).  They loved them and after almost 20 years they are still on display behind glass.

The rest (mostly cars)  I shot up with a BB gun.

fermis

Fire crackers!

Ain't no way in the hot place I'm going to blow up a model that cost me $40, I put $30 worth of after market into it, another $10 in misc paints and materials, and 50 hours of attention, love, and sweat.
I don't know how you people can do it.

When I run out of space (only happened once in my life) I donate them to the local air field for display. Ofcourse, I build aircraft too, not targets or trucks.
If that avenue runs out or fills up I'll give them to my son to play with after I remove all the nasty sticky bits like hypo barrels and pointy antenna. 

Check with your local hospital and see if they have a children's ward.  If they do, you can donate them to the hospital for display in the ward.  I have done that with many of my unwanted kits.  The children seem to enjoy looking at them and it has inspired many to start building kits of their own.  I have even donated several snap tight kit to the local hospital for children to work on. 

Fire crackers!

I have often thought that there must be companies around that supply models and other knick-knacks to theme restaurant chains.  I have seen occasional restaurants with all sorts of various models and antique oddities hanging from the walls and ceilings.  Maybe a company like that would buy them from you.  I don't know where they get their stuff- probably flea markets and maybe folks like you.

As for me, getting rid of any of my models is like giving away a first-born child, but I am beginning to face the same problem!

if you have no desire to display them, you can box them up, strip them for parts or sell them off.