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Most bought kit?
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2010 12:18 AM

What kit do have you bought the most copies of in your modeling life?  If you *MOJO's are like me there are a few kits that you have bought countless times...some have been built, but most copies languish in your stash waiting for theat mega-project that will never come in this lifetime...

For me, I'd say it is easily the Hasegawa 1/48th scale line of 109's...probably the G-6 to be specific...I recon I've bought in the neighborhood of 40 of these suckers (all marks)...I can say that all but a few have been built...

...so what kit is it for you?

DISCLAIMER: the word used here is spelled with a "J", not an "F"...

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Posted by Aaronw on Monday, November 22, 2010 1:24 AM

I have a lot of kits with 3-6 copies but I only have 3 subjects with kits in double digits, not all the same kit or version though.

Eleven 1/72 Seakings, (7 Fujimi, 4 Revell), 18 kits if you include the related S-61L, HH-3 and HH-53.

Thirteen Sikorsky S-58 / H-34 if you include the Wessex versions (8 H-34 / 5 Wessex)

Eleven Sikorsky S-55 / H-19 / HO4S-3.

 

As far as built vs stashed, about 1/3 have been completed.

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Posted by smeagol the vile on Monday, November 22, 2010 2:39 AM

I really try not to get doubles of kits, atleast not at this stage.  I would have to say the closest I have come to doubles is I have 2 Bandai 'Dom Tropen' kits and 2 Academy Catalinas in 1/72nd

 

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Posted by Konigwolf13 on Monday, November 22, 2010 4:24 AM

Four x Two for me

Revell 1/48 Huey Gunship. Both built and lost to the past.

AMT/ERTL Star Wars ROTJ Speeder Bike, One in stash, One long lost

Trumpeter ASLAV, One finished earlier this year, other in stash

Dragon's 1/350 USS Ticonderoga AEgis Missile Cruiser, One lost to past, One on work bench.

Andrew

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2010 8:21 AM

Hmmmmm...there's gotta be someone out there that can top these stories....

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Posted by Bish on Monday, November 22, 2010 8:31 AM

I currently have 3 of the Hasegawa B-24J kits with the Dragon and his tail markings. One is built and 2 in stash and all will be converted into H models. Then i have 2 of the B-24D lead ships, the one with the yellow aircraft covered in spots on the box, and 2 Tamiya Mosquito B.IV's. Plus 2 Revel Me 262A-1a kits and 2 Hasegawa Me 262B-1 kits.

The only thing i have alot of is 1/35th 251 kits. 23 in stash and one built, but these are all different variants and makes.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2010 8:34 AM

Bish

I currently have 3 of the Hasegawa B-24J kits with the Dragon and his tail markings. One is built and 2 in stash and all will be converted into H models.

Sure they will...

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, November 22, 2010 8:39 AM

I've built 8 of the Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang & still have 3 in the stash.

Regards,  Rick

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2010 8:46 AM

Bish

The only thing i have alot of is 1/35th 251 kits. 23 in stash and one built, but these are all different variants and makes.

Now that's impressive...

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Posted by Bish on Monday, November 22, 2010 8:56 AM

When i have all 61 that will be impressive.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by JOE RIX on Monday, November 22, 2010 9:09 AM

 I have 4 1/48 Monogram PBY-5 Catalinas and 1 PBY-5A. A 5 and 5A I purchased and the other 3 5's my father bought for me on sale at the exchange at Hill AFB some years ago. My father loved flying the Catalina and really wanted to see me build one. Regretfully I was unable to build one for him before his sudden passing. Thus, at least one of each will get built as a tribute.

Also 3 1/72 Minicraft PV-1 Venturas, one of each version.

           Joe

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Posted by bondoman on Monday, November 22, 2010 10:39 AM

Micro Engineering 1/160 sugar beet hopper. The real trains have about 150 of the things, so, well, I bought 100 of them...

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, November 22, 2010 10:54 AM

Over the years I've built several Revell Arizonas.

Just as many of the  Monogram Tirptitz.

Too many to count Monogram Iowa class BB's.

In all likelyhood,I will build them again simply because they are all in my current stash.

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, November 22, 2010 11:00 AM

About five of the Monogram Starfury space fighters from the 'Babylon 5' TV series. For those not familar with the fighter it had a broad shield shaped area above the cockpit and between the 'wings'. This area was often painted with elaborate 'noseart'. Some day I'll get around to doing up each one in a different 'noseart' scheme.

And I've three Cylon baseships/basestars from Battlestar Galactica. Two the original version in the 1990 release box and a third with the revised hanger bay parts from the most recent release. Not sure how or why I ended up with three of a kit that I really only intend to build one of though. Anyone looking for one PM me! Wink

Plus about a dozen 1/35th Shermans of varying makes and models but I'm assuming they don't count because they're all from different companies (Tamiya, Academy, Dragon, Tasca)?

 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by RedCorvette on Monday, November 22, 2010 11:03 AM

Without digging through the stash and getting an exact  count, the most would be:

1.   The orginal issue 1:48 Monogram SB2C-4 Helldiver.

2.  1:48 Monogram/Revell F-14

3.  1:72 Hasegawa F-14

Easily a dozen  each of the above.  I've also got eight 1/32 Revell F-4J's which are currently taking up a lot of space in the garage.

On the car side, I picked up about a dozen AMT K-Mart Lola-Chevy Indy cars at $2/ea. when the local K-Mart closed them out years ago. 

Mark

 

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Posted by DoogsATX on Monday, November 22, 2010 11:05 AM

3 x 2 for me...

Two Tamiya P-51B Mustangs. One done, the other in the stash

Two Tamiya P-47D Razorbacks. Both in the stash.

Two Zvezda La-5s. One done, other in stash.

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

 

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Posted by fermis on Monday, November 22, 2010 11:08 AM

Since the beginning, I'd say at least a dozen Revellogram P-51Ds built, one in the stash. Not a one of them is still in my house. Have a couple on display at my airport, a couple at the Ft. Leavenworth airport and another at the flight school at Willow Run airport (where B-24s were built).

 After that, it's 6 Revellogram AT-6s. 1 built in exchange for a ride in a real one, I even got some stick time!!!. The rest stashed, 3 different boxings.

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Posted by Sparrowhyperion on Monday, November 22, 2010 11:24 AM

For me it's a tie between two kits.

First is the early 70s U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701.  I had 12 of these kits when I was a kid.  I built the entire starfleet, including doing a few tiny little mods to each kit so they weren't 100% identical when completed.

The Second was the original issue of the Viper Starfighter from the original (and best version) of Battlestar Galactica.  They were going for $6.00 a kit back then and I had an entire squadron (10 and 2 backups.).  Again, each one was a bit different.  I even put some "war wounds" in some places on them to make them look like fighting ships.

 

Alas...  They are all gone now.  Lost with the rest of my old collection.

 

Manstein's revenge

What kit do have you bought the most copies of in your modeling life?  If you *MOJO's are like me there are a few kits that you have bought countless times...some have been built, but most copies languish in your stash waiting for theat mega-project that will never come in this lifetime...

For me, I'd say it is easily the Hasegawa 1/48th scale line of 109's...probably the G-6 to be specific...I recon I've bought in the neighborhood of 40 of these suckers (all marks)...I can say that all but a few have been built...

...so what kit is it for you?

DISCLAIMER: the word used here is spelled with a "J", not an "F"...

In the Hangar: 1/48 Hobby Boss F/A-18D RAAF Hornet,

On the Tarmac:  F4U-1D RNZAF Corsair 1/48 Scale.

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Posted by PaintsWithBrush on Monday, November 22, 2010 11:37 AM

I do not have numbers but the two that are battling for the lead are easily Sherman tanks (Monogram 1:32 variety, "Screamin' Mimi and "Hedge Hog") and Revell motorcycle kit that I believe was called "Roger DeCoster World Championship Suzuki RM370 (which, by the way, was actually a TM). I'm pretty sure it was a 1:12.

I couldn't get enough of either one of them as a kid.

The next on the list would be Monograms OS2U Kingfisher in 1:48, currently 4 on hand (only one of which is built) with an additional 6 done in the past that did not survive the passage of time.

 

 

A 100% rider on a 70% bike will always defeat a 70% rider on a 100% bike. (Kenny Roberts)

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Posted by p38jl on Monday, November 22, 2010 1:08 PM

For me,.,, Revellogram P-38... I have built 4,,, one as a kid.. one as Bong's Marge, one as a Dale Earnhardt Special.. all black, trimmed in silver and red.. I mounted it on a clear rod in hard banked left turn... and I recently did one as an M model for the P-38 build/and Weekend Madness II

I have a bunch more -38s in the stash with the intentions of building all the models XP thru M, and photo versions..

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Posted by zokissima on Monday, November 22, 2010 1:11 PM

I've bought about 5 different variants of T-34 tanks, but I've never bought the same kit twice, and could not imagine for the life of me as to why I would do that.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2010 1:15 PM

Gamera

Some day I'll get around to doing up each one in a different 'noseart' scheme.

 

Sure you will...

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Posted by TarnShip on Monday, November 22, 2010 6:07 PM

Phantoms, Skyhawks, Crusaders, Intruders, Corsair IIs, mostly

23 Hasegawa F-4

21 Fujimi F-4, 26 of all types from other manufacturers

49 Skyhawks, Fujimi, Testors, old Esci boxings

28 Crusaders, only 9 of them are Academy

14 Fujimi Intruders, 12 of other companies

15 Fujimi Corsair IIs, 7 of other companies

200 of other types, mostly 1-5 of each type

it takes a lot of kits to build this theme, lol

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2010 6:31 PM

TarnShip

49 Skyhawks

...wow...Do yourself a favor and get the Hasegawa version...

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Posted by TarnShip on Monday, November 22, 2010 7:19 PM

I forgot to say,,,,,,,,all in 1/72 scale

But, yes, if in 1/48, I'd use Hasegawa instead of Fujimi

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Posted by tigerman on Monday, November 22, 2010 7:21 PM

Nothing even close to a few of you. With so little time etc, etc. I have built 3 King Tigers with the best still in the stash.

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 Eric 

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Posted by Dick McC2 on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 3:56 AM

I've built up 14 Hasegawa (1/48th) F-16s; -A's, -B's, -C's, and -D's - the majority being -C's. Four in USAF markings, two in Dutch AF markings, and the rest in ANG markings, various states. Just like the looks of the -16 and got caught up in the ANG thing. None in the stash, but if someone comes out with a new decal sheet that catches my eye, I'll have to get another one. 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 6:23 AM

I wonder what model kit has sold the most?  I wonder about a lot of things...

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Posted by p38jl on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:46 AM

Manstein's revenge

I wonder what model kit has sold the most?  I wonder about a lot of things...

 

we wonder about you Manny...... Whistling

all alone.. at the front.. hunkered down in the bunker... foraging the battlefield for bits and pieces to use as modeling parts and scratchbuilding details...sporadic internet connection with the lines being up and down... useing reconstituted horsehide for glue... crushing berries and other plants for painting ....

occaisionaly sneaking thru the lines to a secluded town for frolic with the local Frauliens...Censored

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Posted by p38jl on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:47 AM

ps....

 

 

 

 

Zuihio....

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