Multiple copies or many individual kits?

I'd prefer the unique route.  That being said, it is interesting to look at the exact variant and scale of a subject from different producers to see fit and quality differences.

I do not have dual copies of the same kit. I do have some different kits of the same aircraft. Either because thet is a new and better kit or because I want to do multiple variants.

I sometimes buy 2 of the same kit. I have built a beat up 69 camaro and then did a befor and after type build. I have also build a motorcycle race team. Two of the same bikes with two different marking.

Bob

Both...

Um. Yes?

I don't usually build the exact same model twice but I will build variants of the same model.  For example, I finished a Hasegawa F/A-18F last year and really enjoyed it.  So I bought a Hasegawa F/A-18E which for all intents and purposes is the exact same kit.  But since its an -E that makes it different enough for me.

On the few occasions that I have bought the same kit twice it was because I really enjoyed the first kit but I felt like I could do a better job if I had another crack at it.

Otherwise I like to have some variety on the shelf.

Fly-n-hi

On the few occasions that I have bought the same kit twice it was because I really enjoyed the first kit but I felt like I could do a better job if I had another crack at it.

Two reasons I would own multiples of the same kit:

1 - As Fly-n-hi says, the first build was a blast, but I feel I can do it better or do it differently (open up the cowl/gun bay/beat it to snot) on a second go.

1a - Corrolary to the first - I built the kit as a kid, and want to see how far my skills have come.

2 - The wondrous bounty of markings, paint schemes, theaters of service. So what if it's the same kit, if the paint job is entirely different?

With so little time and the cost of the kits to contend with, I'd prefer unique. There are so many subjects that I would prefer to build, that it just doesn't make sense for me to build all the variants of a particular subject.

I won't but more then one of the same kit.Sometimes down the road if I want to improve on a previous build,I will by the same one to build a replacement and hopefully do a better job.

Of the kits I have, only the F-15E Strike Eagle I have two of. Only reason is because I bought the Academy one and then found out through multiple people that the Revell one is a better kit and I had a chance to get it cheap. I don't have a problem with doing mutiple of the same one with different markings or paint jobs.

I have multiple of some kits, simply for doing variants...  Like the Monogram B-29, you can't have just one, you need three at a minimum.. One from the 509th, a regular B-29A, and then a Korean War B-29.. Four or five would be better though, to add the YB-29 and the KB-29 or SB-29 varnants.

Need at least three Monogram B-17Gs too... One 8th AF, one US Navy PB-1, and an RAF Fortress.

Three Libs, for the B-24D, B-24J, and a PB4Y-1..

8th, 9th, 12th, and 15th AF P-51Ds.. Plus variants of the P-51B, A-36, etc..

You get the idea..

I prefer to get the same kits rather than buy more expensive kits for conversions... A half-dozen Monogram P-51 kits will fill the bill quite nicely for both the D and K's, and the Bs &Cs...  Takes care of Dallas canopies, props, and the P-51/F-51 conversion..The A-36 is a stand-alone, though... A couple of those will allow an Apache, plus a P-51A...

You get the idea..

I also go with the same kit if there're several different variant-parts in one kit, like Monogram's P-38- (4), Mosquito -(3), Fw 1-90- (4), Hurricane- (3), HAWK\Testor's P-47D -(2),  and the like...

i like to build each variant. i try to stick to the same manufacturer. all my P-47's are tam kits besides the N model. all my zeros are tam kits besides the hase M7 and M8 im still looking for.  

I’ve got single copies of my kits (my wife would say too [dinkywongo] kits!) with one significant exception: Glencoe’s “Retriever Rocket” — I’ve got one built and four unbuilt copies. Why? I’ve got plans for several dioramas based on Walt Disney’s “Man in Space” trilogy.

I have multiple copies of several kits and single copies of others. I have somewhere around 30+ of the revell/ monogram AT-6/Miller SNJ. Three B-17F, two B-17G, two Modelcraft and one Ocidental Harvard MK IV. These are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. I know that I have others with duplication as well.  One of these days I will build the whole Miller Squadron[which is now the Geico Squadron].

i look at them this way   if i ( i do) build the same kit 3-4 times  each has a completely diff color scheme and probably diff country decals  making each unique especially aircraft     ships and armor   are more limited   ( i don't want to be attacked by the armor or ship guys )  i think that they are a little harder not impossible but a little harder to make really unique

I have multiples of the same aircraft . The first P-51 i bought was back in 1970 , but they keep coming out with better detailed kits all of the time and i must have the best  one available after all !

It's possible I should have NOT looked at some of the stuff I have seen as a result of Track 48 eh. Now it seems I will be needing a few spare Shermans PzIVs and some Czech 38ts for a few items that have attracted my attention.

Everybody needs spare Shermans and P-38s.