Possibly my last model kit! Toshi

Toshi, this denial of an essential part of yourself will be no good for your health, physically or mentally. Make it work somehow.

plasticjunkie

 

 

Toshi

I tell you what, let me sleep on it for a couple of days then if I feel that they are sellable I'll PM you.  Is that ok?  LMK!  Thank you in advance!

Toshi

 

 

 

 

 

Toshi

I tell you what, let me sleep on it for a couple of days then if I feel that they are sellable I'll PM you.  Is that ok?  LMK!  Thank you in advance!

Toshi

 

goldhammer

 

 

Toshi

 

modelmaker66

Sell your kits.

 

 

 

 

Unlike many forum members here, I do not have a stash to sell.  I only have a one of two Hasegawa 1/72 Raiden, Tamiya 1/48 Corsair, and a Trumpeter 1/32 Night Attack Harrier with Eduard interior exterior PE.  These two and a half kits will be something I'd like to complete soon before moving!  Thank you for the idea and support!  I greatly appreciate it!

 

Toshi

 

 

 

 

 

You need to save one of them to give you the drive to find a way to keep on with the building.  When you look at it, it will be "I've got to build this, now how am I going to do it?", and away you go again.......

 

Thank you sir for the tip and always supporting me!

Toshi

Toshi

 

modelmaker66

Sell your kits.

 

 

 

 

Unlike many forum members here, I do not have a stash to sell.  I only have a one of two Hasegawa 1/72 Raiden, Tamiya 1/48 Corsair, and a Trumpeter 1/32 Night Attack Harrier with Eduard interior exterior PE.  These two and a half kits will be something I'd like to complete soon before moving!  Thank you for the idea and support!  I greatly appreciate it!

 

Toshi

 

You need to save one of them to give you the drive to find a way to keep on with the building.  When you look at it, it will be "I've got to build this, now how am I going to do it?", and away you go again.......

I tell you what, let me sleep on it for a couple of days then if I feel that they are sellable I'll PM you.  Is that ok?  LMK!  Thank you in advance!

Toshi

Toshi

Your builds are good so give yourself credit. I have seen crap on ebay sell for lots of cash.  Last month I saw a 1/48 Monogram F-4C on ebay sell for $120. Not to be critical but the seams along the tanks and fuselage were atrocious, the paint was grainy and rough, the decals had tons of silvering, and I can go on with more but you get the picture. I list them for what I have in it and let the bidders go at it.

The only issue about selling built models is the proper packing you need to do in order to minimize damage. If you are gonna sell them on ebay them PM me and I will tell you how I pack mine.

Oh, my.  I beg to differ!  I feel that my completed builds are not at the quality needed to be able to sell on the market.  Maybe in ten to twenty years.  If even that!  But I'm honored that you think otherwise.  Thank you for the support!

Toshi

Toshi

 

 

modelmaker66

Sell your kits.

 

 

 

 

Unlike many forum members here, I do not have a stash to sell.  I only have a one of two Hasegawa 1/72 Raiden, Tamiya 1/48 Corsair, and a Trumpeter 1/32 Night Attack Harrier with Eduard interior exterior PE.  These two and a half kits will be something I'd like to complete soon before moving!  Thank you for the idea and support!  I greatly appreciate it!

 

Toshi

 

I think he meant to sell your completed builds.  They are certainly good enough.

modelmaker66

Sell your kits.

 

Toshi

AT6

Toshi, Plastic isn't the only thing. Convert to paper and keep modeling. I still do plastic but due to cost have switched to paper and you would be amazed at what is out there. You already have most of the tools if not all of them and paper modelers are a great group of people. Not only that, but there are hundreds if not thousands of free models out there. You can't beat free.

 

Toshi

Sell your kits.

Toshi, Plastic isn't the only thing. Convert to paper and keep modeling. I still do plastic but due to cost have switched to paper and you would be amazed at what is out there. You already have most of the tools if not all of them and paper modelers are a great group of people. Not only that, but there are hundreds if not thousands of free models out there. You can't beat free.

ikar01

Sometimes I used to talk to and sometimes donate builds to recruiters, V.F.Ws,  or small historical societies, museums, or things like that.

 

Toshi

the Baron

You can do this.  Many of us old-timers started out building our kits on a piece of newspaper spread over our kitchen tables, with a tool or two borrowed from Dad, maybe just with a pocket knife, and supplies were kept in the kit box, maybe moved to a shoe box after a while.  Plus, look on this as just your next phase, not the end of your activity in the hobby.

Best regards,

Brad

 

Toshi

Sometimes I used to talk to and sometimes donate builds to recruiters, V.F.Ws,  or small historical societies, museums, or things like that.

You can do this.  Many of us old-timers started out building our kits on a piece of newspaper spread over our kitchen tables, with a tool or two borrowed from Dad, maybe just with a pocket knife, and supplies were kept in the kit box, maybe moved to a shoe box after a while.  Plus, look on this as just your next phase, not the end of your activity in the hobby.

Best regards,

Brad

To PlasticJunkie,

It never occurred to me to build other genres or paint figures.  I guess going down in scale would help me in space as well.  LOL!  Thank you for your support and ideas!

Toshi

modelcrazy

Yeah, like PJ said. 1/700 ships are quite resonable in size.

 

Toshi

WannabeFarmboy

I'm sorry to hear that, Toshi. I hope you'll be able to find the room in your new place. You do such nice work, I'd hate to see you have to stop. 

 

Yeah, like PJ said. 1/700 ships are quite resonable in size.

Toshi, one thing I forgot to nention is don't limit yourself to just aircraft. For example, armor even at 1/35 scale is small and you can display a ton of tanks in the same space where only 7 or 8 1/48 scale planes fit.  

I don't limit myself to just aircraft but I also do ships, armor and figures. Lately I have been doing aircrafts only but I have plenty of armor in my stash.

SaltydogII

Yes, when the urge to model calls, you will find a way to answer. LOL, I like revenant's bench....the glove box....thats funny! I'm gonna move my bench to the ash tray of my truck...see how that works.

 

Toshi

I'm sorry to hear that, Toshi. I hope you'll be able to find the room in your new place. You do such nice work, I'd hate to see you have to stop. 

Hey Joe !

 You forgot something . The snow story goes like this .We were so poor that in the winter I had to walk 30 miles in six feet of snow , and it was uphill both ways !  T.B.

Yes, when the urge to model calls, you will find a way to answer. LOL, I like revenant's bench....the glove box....thats funny! I'm gonna move my bench to the ash tray of my truck...see how that works.

ikar01

During my first tour of the Vietnam war I worked on a window ledge and part of my foot locker.  The other part was for display, along with the top of my wall locker.  When we first got married, I was using a dresser top in the bedroom, until she told me to move to the dining room table because of the fumes and store my things in the hall pantry/closet.

You can always find some kind of room if you try, even a lap table if necessary.

 

 

Toshi

During my first tour of the Vietnam war I worked on a window ledge and part of my foot locker.  The other part was for display, along with the top of my wall locker.  When we first got married, I was using a dresser top in the bedroom, until she told me to move to the dining room table because of the fumes and store my things in the hall pantry/closet.

You can always find some kind of room if you try, even a lap table if necessary.

Revenant

I model from the glove-box in my car...

Just realize some of us have even less space than you...

 

 

Toshi

SaltydogII

Toshi , I am in the process of setting up a bench in a 2'X2' hall closet. U just have to think vertical storage. When ur done modeling, just shut the door. I have a small squirrel cage fan boxed and filtered sucking out into the attic. I had to cut a 4" hole in the closet ceiling. Just a thought. 

 

Toshi