What kit in your current stash is the coolest?

alumni72

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What kit in your current stash is the coolest?

Posted by alumni72 on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:43 AM

Do you have a kit - maybe two - that you both look forward to building and at the same time are maybe a bit afraid to tackle? Imposing or intimidating, maybe? Or something out of the ordinary that is perhaps the coolest or most unique kit you've ever seen? Or maybe you're afraid that if you screw it up you'll never be able to find another one?

For me it's that Lindbergh 1/32 PT-109 kit that I've had for years. I can't even remember where I got it - but I'd venture a guess that it cost a pretty penny when I got it. The main deck part was so large that when I picked it up out of the box it bent at a thin joint. I don't know if it intimidates me because it's so huge that I want to do it justice, or because it's so huge that I don't know where the blazes I'll be able to put it after it is finished!

A close second is the ESCI 1/9 Zundapp motorcyle w/ sidecar. I saw it at a friend's house and I immediately coveted it. (I think it was the rather large MG-34 that caught my fancy the most.) A few years later I saw it on the shelf of a shop that I didn't normally go to, and I snatched it up right away. And there it sits with the rest of my stash...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:57 AM

for me it would have to be the Royal Class Fokker D VII set that i got from Eduard,limited run #880 of 1000 and sold out,don't mess these up...comes with three planes (Fokker,Albatros,OAW) a cool Blue Max Replica and a resin fuel cart

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:36 AM

The coolest in my stash is actually my next project that I will start in February. It is the HUGE 1/16 Trumpeter T-34/85 Mod. 1944 Russian armor. It has complete interior details and it is simply the most detailed kit I ever see OOB. And I'm currently making the research and gathering all the information to SUPER DETAIL that bastard. Can't wait to start.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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wing_nut

Member since
April 2005
From: Piscataway, NJ!

Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:55 AM

Yann... what timing! My stash is pretty small and needless to say...all aircraft.... expect for 1 kit. So my coolest kit is a 1/16 T-34/76 1942. It will be my first piece of armor when I get to it... and I want to try and do it this year. Actually I think I did a Bandai(?) Tiger 35 years ago, which is well beyond the statute of limitations.

Marc

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:22 AM

Coolest as in rare is a 1/24 scale ITC/Ringo T92 US airborne light tank. Only two of the actual vehicles were made and it was a unique looking light tank.

Coolest as in value is a 1/16 scale Tamiya Tiger I full R/C kit I won in an online contest. Really neat kit that I got for free.

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Air Master Modeler

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June 2006
From: Westerville, Ohio

Posted by Air Master Modeler on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:44 AM

My Tamiya 1/32 F-15E Strike Eagle, I found still brand new, never touched and I only paid $15.00 for at a garage sale.

Air Master

Rand

30 years experience building plastic models.

WIP: Revell F-14B Tomcat, backdating to F-14A VF-32 1989 Gulf Of Sidra MiG-23 Killer "Gypsy 207".

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:01 PM

Edited 1-11-07 Without a doubt, my Tamiya 1/350 Bismarck with all 3 PE detail sets from White Ensign Models. This is a project that I'm really looking forward too, and also dreading at the same time. It's going to go on a shelf just above the 50" Plasma TV in the family room and will be a centerpiece for my collection. My skills aren't where they need to be yet, so it will be a while before I build it, but I look at the full blown Bismarck build as being my "Holy Grail" so to speak.

Hmmm... I would have to say probably the latest few Dragon 1/35 armor aquisitions in my stash, which would include

Nashorn
PzKpfw IV Ausf D
M4A1
M4A3
M4A3E8

I'm trying to get my armor building, painting and weathing skills up on my simpler kits before I even think about touching those. LOL

My Pro Modeler Ju88C-6 and Stuka get honorable mention....

Scott Espin - IPMS Reno High Rollers My Reviews

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:08 PM

Rob Gronovius wrote:

Coolest as in rare is a 1/24 scale ITC/Ringo T92 US airborne light tank. Only two of the actual vehicles were made and it was a unique looking light tank.
Coolest as in value is a 1/16 scale Tamiya Tiger I full R/C kit I won in an online contest. Really neat kit that I got for free.

Lucky you! That worth a lot of money.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:09 PM

AirMaster wrote:

My Tamiya 1/32 F-15E Strike Eagle, I found still brand new, never touched and I only paid $15.00 for at a garage sale.
Air Master

Wow, nice deal. That is an awesome kit. I never built it but I saw one completed and it just looked like the real thing.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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espins1

Member since
December 2002
From: Reno, NV

Posted by espins1 on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:35 PM

OMG, how could I forget!

Tamiya 1/350 Bismarck with all 3 of the White Ensign Models PE sets. That project just intimidates the heck out of me.

Scott Espin - IPMS Reno High Rollers My Reviews

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ogrejohn

Member since
August 2006
From: Cygnus X-1

Posted by ogrejohn on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:54 PM

I know about the intimidation thing. Mine is an Iron Shipwright 1/350 scale resin USS Indianapolis that my dear wife got me for christmas a couple of years ago. One of these days.......

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eizzle

Member since
August 2005
From: Greencastle, IN

Posted by eizzle on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:16 PM

The one I think is the coolest is the Academy F-18D or the Tamiya F-14. The F-18 will be a great build, but the space needed for such a build is a bit much, and till the little lady and I get a place, I just don't have the room... soon though, very soon Evil [}:)]

Colin

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Agamemnon

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January 2006

Posted by Agamemnon on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:36 PM

For me it's the relatively mundane Dragon PzIV Ausf. E, which is still leagues above my skill level. Just looking at the box on my shelf makes me dizzy.

Look at these people, these human beings; consider their potential! From the day they arrive on the planet, blinking, step into the sun, there is more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than... no, hold on. Sorry, that's The Lion King. But, the point still stands... leave them alone! -- The Tenth Doctor

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Daveman

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October 2004

Posted by Daveman on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:56 PM

I have the DML 1/35 SCUD launcher. I normally do 1/72 planes, so this thing is HUGE, and has a lot of parts.

My coolest airplane is a 1/71 ANT 25. Really crude old kit, but one of my favorite subjects. I want to wait until I can devote the time to build it perfectly.

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ruddratt

Member since
February 2006
From: Smithers, BC, Canada

Posted by ruddratt on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:08 PM

For me it's probably this one...

I purchased it from a mail-order hobby shop in the UK about 2 years ago. I'm guessing it's about 1/7th scale, all resin (nicely molded) with white metal details. Really looking forward to starting it.

Also, my Trumpeter 1/32 MiG 21 with a resin cockpit from Black Box looks pretty neat too.

Mike

"We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

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matthew9

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by matthew9 on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:23 PM

For me it's the Heller 1/400 Tirpitz. The camo pattern, ship rigging, PE, etc. A bit intimidating for me.

Matt

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Glamdring

Member since
February 2005
From: Nashotah, WI

Posted by Glamdring on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 6:50 PM

The one I have been sitting on for 3 years is the Tamiya Dragon Wagon and the FAMO with Transport trailer. Someday soon....

Robert

"I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by"

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SoD Stitch

Member since
June 2006
From: Patterson, CA

Posted by SoD Stitch on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 7:03 PM

Gotta say that would be my 1/32nd scale Trumpeter N/AW A-10A; it's HUGE! It's probably the biggest box I've got in my stash right now, and it's got a ton of parts, including resin engines and metal landing gear. All I've been brave enough to do so far is open the box and look at it (haven't even opened any of the bags yet!), but I've already said I'll build it for the Trumpeter build, so I guess I'll have to get started on it sooner or later!

1/48th Monogram A-37 Dragonfly: 95% (so close!); 1/35th Academy UH-60L: 90%; 1/35th Dragon "Ersatz" M10: 75%; 1/35th DML E-100 Super Heavy Tank: 100%; 1/48 YF-12A, 95%; 1/48 U-2R: 90%; 1/48 B-58 Hustler: 50%; 1/32 F-117, 50%; 1/48 Rafale M: 50%; 1/48 F-105D: 75%; 1/48 SOS A-1H Skyraider: 50%; 1/48th Hobby Boss Su-27: 50%; 1/16th Revell Lamborghini Countach: 75%; 1/12th Otaki Lamborghini Countach: 25%; Tamiya 1/35th M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle: 25%

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SteveM

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June 2006
From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World

Posted by SteveM on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:05 PM

Mine is the relatively ordinary Italeri RSO/O1; I'm simply in love with it. I've got the Friul tracks and I'm ready to go, but i won't touch it until somebody slips in an Eduard PE set on ebay. I haven't seen a set since the one I lost out on over a year ago. And I check a few times daily. This RSO will come alive when I find that PE set. It has become my Grail. Until that day, all the other models will just be practice.

SteveM

Steve M.

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bufflehead

Member since
July 2006
From: San Francisco Bay Area

Posted by bufflehead on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:21 PM

Great question! I'm not in the big leagues so for me the coolest and most intimidating is my Dragon Tiger I Late (3 in 1). The sheer number of parts, the metal and photoetch parts, the choice in decals and even all the different options have held me back for some time. It was actually the 2nd kit I bought after getting back into modelling and when I opened the box I was shocked! What a difference from the old Tamiya T-34/76 (1942) that I started with just a month earlier! I swallowed my pride and decided to shelf that kit until I had waaay more practice (which I'm still working on)! Oh, and I have to put zimmerit on it......

Ernest

Last Armor Build - 1/35 Dragon M-26A1, 1/35 Emhar Mk.IV Female

Last Aircraft Builds - Hobby Boss 1/72 F4F Wildcat & FW-190A8

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Air Master Modeler

Member since
June 2006
From: Westerville, Ohio

Posted by Air Master Modeler on Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:45 AM

Yann Solo wrote:
AirMaster wrote:

My Tamiya 1/32 F-15E Strike Eagle, I found still brand new, never touched and I only paid $15.00 for at a garage sale.
Air Master
Wow, nice deal. That is an awesome kit. I never built it but I saw one completed and it just looked like the real thing.

Nice deal is an understatement!!!!! When I got the kit home and started researching F-15's I found out this kit retailed for $130.00 to $150.00 and some places for as much as $170.00. I count myself very lucky!

Air Master

Rand

30 years experience building plastic models.

WIP: Revell F-14B Tomcat, backdating to F-14A VF-32 1989 Gulf Of Sidra MiG-23 Killer "Gypsy 207".

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:12 AM

My local hobby shop sells it for over $200 CDN.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:59 PM

Daveman wrote:

I have the DML 1/35 SCUD launcher. I normally do 1/72 planes, so this thing is HUGE, and has a lot of parts.

Take your time with that one, its not the best engineered kit in the world.

As for me, I'd have to say any of my larger kits by far have the most 'cool' factor;

Trumpeter BR-52 (built and basecoated this one, going to continue work on it around March)

Trumpeter Morser Karl with railway transporters

Trumpeter FAUN panzertransporter

Tamiya FAMO with trailer.

What can I say, I'm a sucker for these large kits.

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Yann Solo

Member since
March 2006
From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada

Posted by Yann Solo on Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:07 PM

zokissima wrote:
Daveman wrote:

I have the DML 1/35 SCUD launcher. I normally do 1/72 planes, so this thing is HUGE, and has a lot of parts.
Take your time with that one, its not the best engineered kit in the world.

As for me, I'd have to say any of my larger kits by far have the most 'cool' factor;
Trumpeter BR-52 (built and basecoated this one, going to continue work on it around March)
Trumpeter Morser Karl with railway transporters
Trumpeter FAUN panzertransporter
Tamiya FAMO with trailer.

What can I say, I'm a sucker for these large kits.

That's pretty cool indeed! I can't get enough of those larger kit too. All those kits are on my wishlist.

No matter where you go ....... there you are.

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Daveman

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October 2004

Posted by Daveman on Thursday, January 11, 2007 2:08 PM

zokissima wrote:
Daveman wrote:

I have the DML 1/35 SCUD launcher. I normally do 1/72 planes, so this thing is HUGE, and has a lot of parts.
Take your time with that one, its not the best engineered kit in the world.

I am taking my time with this one. I have been staring at it about 4 years now, and haven't started it yet!

Thanks for the heads up on the engineering. I will make sure I test fit everything.

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:53 PM

i guess the most intimidating would be a tossup. the 1/700 and the 1/350 uss arizona's that sit in the stash. the rigging is something that i cant get my mind around yet. i began another 1/700 arizona last year and it has become a disaster.

joe

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DURR

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July 2013

Posted by DURR on Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:14 PM

for me it is my acc min dauntless

and my revell fw seeadler it is huge

i just dont' want to ruin them

i will start them sometime this yr though

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phoenix7187

Member since
June 2004
From: Akron ohio

Posted by phoenix7187 on Friday, January 12, 2007 6:20 PM

Coolest kit hum, I'll go with the 1/48 dragon me262 mistel. I may actually build this soon.

Stan

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Wirraway

Member since
January 2006
From: Pineapple Country, Queensland, Australia

Posted by Wirraway on Friday, January 12, 2007 8:45 PM

I have a couple Revell 1/24 German cargo trucks from the 1950's- a Krupp Titan and a Bussing 8000S. I've never made anything automotive before (glossy paint finish & over 300 parts each) so they would me my most anticipated kits.

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tigerman

Member since
March 2003
From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA

Posted by tigerman on Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:09 PM

bufflehead wrote:

Great question! I'm not in the big leagues so for me the coolest and most intimidating is my Dragon Tiger I Late (3 in 1). The sheer number of parts, the metal and photoetch parts, the choice in decals and even all the different options have held me back for some time. It was actually the 2nd kit I bought after getting back into modelling and when I opened the box I was shocked! What a difference from the old Tamiya T-34/76 (1942) that I started with just a month earlier! I swallowed my pride and decided to shelf that kit until I had waaay more practice (which I'm still working on)! Oh, and I have to put zimmerit on it......

Yeah, it's a pretty intimidating kit with tons of pieces. Oh yeah, zim too.........