Your lurking stash?

Finally have what I'd call a stash, and also finally counted it up:  52 kits, not counting 2 WIP.  Mostly planes, a few ships.  I handle the Mrs. on it by occassionally shopping for a real airplane, and dropping comments like, "Oh, look, dear, here's a 1948 Cessna 140 for only $40, 000," or, "I saw a 1943 T-6 Texan for sale for only $129,000."  I know it rankles her that I have a thousand dollars worth of models sitting around, but she says nothing ... I can probably buy model kits until the cows come home - and who's gonna stop me?   Bwa-ha-hah!  Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-hah!  

I was not beeing around on the forum, because I've been lurking around some hobby shops around the East Coast of the US,...where I was busy buying... well yea.. Boxes, lol.

 
I've bought around 25 boxes, 11 of 'em are from the US, yippee!
I sadly haven't found all of those that I really wanted, but I'm happy with what I did find!
I also visited various Museums (NASM DC, Marines museum,...)

With regards, Ninetalis. 

Since I'm moving all my kits to my new apartment I figured it was the perfect time to photograph/share my stash. Forgive the mess in the background - moving is messy business.

middle of the tower... The tamiya 300zx and Desmosedici are both built but will be returning to their boxes for the move.

The m1a1, F-15 eagle and the a-10 warthog are all complete and packed in their respective boxes for the move.

Ye, i think its a bit above that. But as she has never seen the stash, i think i can get away with it. I can just say i have had a lot of them before we meet.

I plan on leaving mine in their boxes once i move them, at least until i get somewhere to put them.

Bish

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I just hope she don't ask how much it all costs.

Oh dear!

Bish

I am moving my stash home in a few weeks. My other half is in for one hell of a shock.

I just hope she don't ask how much it all costs.

If more than £228, you may have some explaining to do.

We all have to start somewhere.

I am moving my stash home in a few weeks. My other half is in for one hell of a shock.

I just hope she don't ask how much it all costs.

I am rather embarrassed by all this. I only have 5 kits in my stash...and my wife only knows about about 2 of them.

Well...I know what I must do. Wish me luck as I get set to buy more kits.

By the way, does anyone have a spare bed just in case I run into some ...err...problems?

Thanks Eric. I was thinking of her doing her next but working on the Akagi with all her gear, I may build something different first before I do another one like that again.....Cheers Mark

VERY NICE!  Let me know if you are planning to sell some of those Dragon figure sets.  I am very interested... Panzer crew sets.  You know me... I like to include figures to all of my builds.

Hey Surfsup, sweet stash. I hope to see the Zuikaku next on your to dos.

I recently acquired a stash of kits for $30. Yup, $30. Sadly, very few will see my stash, but they will buy me some great kits that I my might want.

OK throwing my Hat into the Ring so here is mine.....Cheers Mark

O ye, Fruils are pricey, don't i know it. I've got over 20 sets waiting to be used, so you can imagine how much that has cost. But i love them. If it wasn't for the price, i would have replaced every kit tracks with them. As it is, i have only replaced the rubber band tracks.

If you decide on Fruils, its set ATL 05 you want. They are a mid/late war set for the Pz III/IV. I don't know about MK tracks, but again you would need a mid war set.

Hi Bish,

Thanks for the tip - I know of Fruils (a bit pricey here) and MK.

However, i'm just not sure what types - i've looked for them online, but really don't know what i should be looking for.  Ie some are mid production, some early, some late.  Do i just look for any Pzkpf tracks?

cml

I added this to my stash about 6 weeks ago:

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It's been on my wish list for about 5 or 6 years (since i saw Matt Usher do an article on it in FSM).

That article was one of the biggest influences in me wanting to try armour models (up to then, i'd only been interested in planes), however, i was always too cautious to buy it, instead opting for 'cheaper' armour kits.

I found it at a good price in a not so local LHS recently and thought i might as well get it.

PS: i don't like the rubber tracks that it comes with - if i were to replace with a/m tracks, what should i be looking at buying?

I'm a sucker for Fruils, that what i have for mine. But there are also MK tracks which i think a lot of people like.

I added this to my stash about 6 weeks ago:

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It's been on my wish list for about 5 or 6 years (since i saw Matt Usher do an article on it in FSM).

That article was one of the biggest influences in me wanting to try armour models (up to then, i'd only been interested in planes), however, i was always too cautious to buy it, instead opting for 'cheaper' armour kits.

I found it at a good price in a not so local LHS recently and thought i might as well get it.

PS: i don't like the rubber tracks that it comes with - if i were to replace with a/m tracks, what should i be looking at buying?

I have been a good boy lately, haven't bought any new kits for a couple of months. Then this month, i bouhgt this, my first armour kit is quite some time.

My name is Vance, and my last confession was a month ago. Since then I have added...

Second-hand kits, good glass & decals, $20 total layout. That Intruder is a great little kit btw - highly recommended. I happen to know there is a group build for it right now too....

I must have hit a wall, haven't added to the stash in months. (probably that Mono B-36 project that did it).

I've bought myself a new box today and thought that I had to upload my last acquisitions,

The Revell phantom is actually a rebox of the Hasegawa kit, I bought it for something around $30!
They even gave me a discount, because the box was opened and a bit worn by it's age.
the P-47N was a present from my girlfriend, since we've been together for a year now.

So, it has been pretty quiet in here, you guys stopped buying stuff or something?!

With regards, Ninetalis.

I told myself that I was going to cut back on purchases. LOL My problem is that I'm too impulsive. Later I'll have regrets and end up selling them for something that I want more.

These are my latest purchases this year. I'm not sure if I bought the Panther last year, which I feel that I did during a Spruebrothers sale around Christmas.

The other two were off of ebay. Both were around $22 each including postage. Not sure why I bought the Cyberhobby kit. It was cheap and I might use it as a trade.

No problem Ninetalis. I need to make an addition to the stash! Just picked this up for $7...

As mentioned above, I'm not really into "modern gray jets", but this one seems to fall into "so ugly it's cool" category for me. And I've never built anything with a wing-fold before, so I really couldn't pass on this one!

Sorry guys, I don't want to breack up the conversation, but this thread was made to post pics for people to show their stash and their newly acquired stuff.
I could live with one or two reactions on somebody's stash,
but a whole page with nothing but text and discussion is a bit to much, so, please,
Keep it to posting pic's and such guys.

With regards, Ninetalis.

VanceCrozier

Of those grey jets, are there any in 1/48 scale? If there is I may send you over there.

 

Still a good selection of 1/48 gray jets, I think I posted pics of their shelves about a month or so ago next door. If not still there I can re-post for you. I know there are a few F16s, F15s etc...

Yeah, repost it. I don't wanna have to go hunting for that pic.

Medicman71

 

VanceCrozier:

 

 

Manstein's revenge:

Now if we could only find a way to get the old-geezer modelers to die off more quickly so we can grab their stashes...

 

 

I'm working on it.

Err, uhh, I mean, that'd be a shame, but I don't mind buying the goods. I dropped into "my source" a few weeks ago to pick up some cool-looking French WW2 Heller kits. He's getting down to probably 50 or so kits. (A lot of more modern "gray jets", probably decent kits for the $, just not my schtik) But he looked around the shop like a paid informant, looked back at me & confessed "I'm working on another buy"....

 

 

Of those grey jets, are there any in 1/48 scale? If there is I may send you over there.

Still a good selection of 1/48 gray jets, I think I posted pics of their shelves about a month or so ago next door. If not still there I can re-post for you. I know there are a few F16s, F15s etc...

VanceCrozier

Manstein's revenge:

Now if we could only find a way to get the old-geezer modelers to die off more quickly so we can grab their stashes...

 

I'm working on it.

Err, uhh, I mean, that'd be a shame, but I don't mind buying the goods. I dropped into "my source" a few weeks ago to pick up some cool-looking French WW2 Heller kits. He's getting down to probably 50 or so kits. (A lot of more modern "gray jets", probably decent kits for the $, just not my schtik) But he looked around the shop like a paid informant, looked back at me & confessed "I'm working on another buy"....

Of those grey jets, are there any in 1/48 scale? If there is I may send you over there.

Manstein's revenge

Now if we could only find a way to get the old-geezer modelers to die off more quickly so we can grab their stashes...

That might be solved after 2014............

And, like Vance's second hand store, at least one LHS keeps in touch with potential stash sources.

Manstein's revenge

Now if we could only find a way to get the old-geezer modelers to die off more quickly so we can grab their stashes...

I'm working on it.

Err, uhh, I mean, that'd be a shame, but I don't mind buying the goods. I dropped into "my source" a few weeks ago to pick up some cool-looking French WW2 Heller kits. He's getting down to probably 50 or so kits. (A lot of more modern "gray jets", probably decent kits for the $, just not my schtik) But he looked around the shop like a paid informant, looked back at me & confessed "I'm working on another buy"....

Now if we could only find a way to get the old-geezer modelers to die off more quickly so we can grab their stashes...