I have I think 9 P-51 kits. Most are different versions though. I have most of the accurate miniatures Allison engine versions along with one of their B/C. And I have few tamiya mustangs that are mostly Ds with the exception of one B.

    One of the model "types" that I like are the x' n 1 kits.  As they give one the option of building a kit different ways.  Thus giving one the equivilant of having multiple models for the price of one model.

    As an example, the Revell 1964 Ford Fairlane that I am currently working on is a 2' n 1 kit.  And as such it increases my options on how I want to build it.  The options out of the box are either as a street machine or as a race car.

    And of course probably more so with cars then most other models one can customize it however one wants.  As an example that AMT 2009 Corvette Coupe that I am also working on.  Has *** poor painting instructions.  They litterally are as follows:

    A list of recommended paint colors and the instructions to "refer to the box art photos for painting details.  The "problem" is that there are different body colors:

On the front of the box the Vette is blue

On one side it's either white or silver

On the ends it is orange

    The only picture of the completed model has it blue (matching the picture on the front of the box) with a flat black underside wiht silver/steel exhaust and silver/steel brake rotors and black calipers.  But in the instructions themselves there is NOTHING to tell a person what color to use where, nor are there any suggestions to paint small pieces on the sprue and then assemble the subassemblies and then to assemble the subassemblies into the finished products.

    There are also the usual tips, i.e. cleaning the model with soap and water, priming, sanding, filling in the seams.  As well as what grit one should use.  But as I've said there is no actual painting instructions.

I definitely would, do, and have bought the same general kit of one mark or version, like say, a Panzer IV--I'd get an A, maybe a D, and of course a G-H-J, just because of the different details and finishes (zimmerit, exhausts, side skirts, etc) for each respective type.

What I can't understand though is what I saw one guy say on some forum somewhere: "I've got six of those exact kits in the stash, and I can send you that part because I won't use it on the one version"...I was like, really? SIX of those in the stash? The SAME kit?!!?

Karl, a simple challenge for you,,,,,,that will explain why people have "six*" of one kit.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to build one of each squadron that operated a P-51 Mustang during World War II,,,,,,,using a different kit for each build, without any repeats at all. Substitute Spitfire or Hurricane or Zero if you like,,,,,,,but, do it in any scale, without repeating a kit boxing even once.

(* "six*, are you kidding me?,,,,,see my post on page one,,,,,only six of one boxing is "beginner territory",,,,,,,scroll through my stash on this link to see why I say that)  www.scalemates.com/.../mate.php

Rex

TarnShip

(* "six*, are you kidding me?,,,,,see my post on page one,,,,,only six of one boxing is "beginner territory",,,,,,,scroll through my stash on this link to see why I say that)  www.scalemates.com/.../mate.php

Rex

I like the JN 4 and SBC 4, I'd like to add those as well as an A-4 to me stash. Something about  the number 4 apparently.

I just remembered, when I worked at McDonnell in St. Louis, I made every kit of the Phantom that came out in that era.  That was a long time ago, seldom build more than one of anything now.

Well I've never built more than one of any aircraft yet.  But I do have another MiG-15 that I might add to the finished pile someday.  Heck, I'm lucky to get one of any plane done at the rate I work.

Say Rex, could you post pics of the ones you've finished so far?  Your goal is impressive for sure!  It would be cool to see them all together.

Gary

Gary, I have been saving that for when I get a "set" that goes together all done. I have a mixture of aircraft done, because I don't stay on track to get "AA-AQ" finished, or "NA-NP", or even "CV-1 to CVN-76".

My plan was to do them in groups like that,,,,,but, then I see something like a good photo or decals for VF-84 (new Vagabond decals sheet), and I go off and start one of those, which "shouldn't" be done until I get the first three steps done.

Or Airfix comes out with something like their beautiful little new tooled Tiger Moth, and I go off on the "Trainer Tangent" part of the collection.

Despite all of our wishlists, there really are a lot of very good kits out there in all of our scales right now, so it is hard for me to do like Joe did with his WW II Corsair collection, or Darren with his Tomcat Set.

Also, my models are a bit "shy",,,,,,,since we live in the "heavy weathering era",,,,and I still build in the Seventies Style of "best paint job you can do for a fresh from the shop" aircraft. So, my stuff doesn't "internet well".

I posted one shot of a Corsair, and one guy's comment was "I didn't know Starfix made a Corsair",,,,so, I put my camera back in Anne's Travel Bag for a while.

Rex

Interesting subject... I've built four P-47s (three Ds and a N) over the last five years or so. Multiple Shermans, Zeros, Spitfires, P-51s etc. I normally do different versions of each subject but do have more than one Tamiya P-47Ds, P-51Ds, and F4Us.

Well, I returned to the hobby about two years ago after about  a forty or so years break. When I was a kid the only two places to buy models were the Ben Franklin and Rexall Drug store. I would make about six trips back and forth before I bought something. As I remember there wasn't a huge selection. Now there are literally thousands of models available. My interests span everything from WW2 armor to the Batmobile to well................everything!. Every month new models come out that I want. I have about 50 models in the stash. My building time is limited so at this point anyway I can't see me doing repeats of the same model.

Roger

l have multiple duplicate 1/72  armor  kits from the same manufacture . l can't  pass up a good deal , hence the stashes redundancy. I also have plans to build  some dio's  with two or more like vehicles so they should come in handy.

The differences in variants interest me; I have Dragon's Sd.Kfz. 251 Ausf. C 3 in 1 (/1, /7, /10), AFV Club's 251/20, and the old Tamiya 251/1 stuka zu fuss. The Bf 109, I've got the B, C, E, F, and two Gs- all 1/72, mostly Heller, but one G is the Hasegawa 'Barkhorn' kit. Tiger I, early production: Tamiya's ancient 1972 release, Cyber Hobby's Operation Citadel, Dragon's just released Wittmann S04, Dragon's Leningrad Initial Production, and CMK's Bergepanzer (really Tamiya's old mold with some PE). With the Tigers, there are different paint schemes and the features vary a bit. I have Tamiya's and Airfix's most recent A6m2 Zero releases in 1/72- kit comparison when I get to that. Several of the Tamiya 1/20 Formula 1 cars.

Stuff I have just because I like the real article: multiple Fokker DR.1s and SR-71s, 1/72, and a few of the Revell 1/25 NHRA Top Fuel dragsters.

Dave

I have built 20 F-86 Sabres (all but one in RCAF markings) in 48th and 32nd scale.  I have another 8 or so in 72nd, 48th and 32nd scale.  My plan is to build one Sabre that represented each squadron in the RCAF's 1 Air Division in Europe in the 50's and 60's.  There were 12 squadrons in four wings.  The only squadron I haven't properly represented is 427 Sqn.  So far in this project I've built:

1 Wing

410 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

439 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

441 - 32nd Hasegawa - 3 color camo

2 Wing

416 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

421 - 32nd Italeri - NMF - marked as aircraft in which my uncle was killed in June 1953

430 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

3 Wing

413 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

427 - not done but will be 32nd Kinetic with 3 color camo

434 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

4 Wing

414 - 32nd Hasegawa - NMF

422 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

444 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

I've also built:

401 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

438 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

Golden Hawks - 32nd Hasegawa - Alclad Gold

1955 Slylancers Team - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

1967 NATO Guynemer Trophy Winners - 48th Haswgawa - 3 color camo

421 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - NMF - 1954 markings

434 Sqn - 48th Hawgawa - NMF - as marked when my uncle was assigned to that Sqn in 1952

Canadair Sabre #1000 - 48th Academy - NMF - presented to S/L Eric Smith who flew this while CFI at CFB Chatham in the early 50's after returning from service with USAF in Korea

F-86F-40 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF in JASDF markings

Other than my planned 32nd scale 427 Sqn build, I plan to do Kinetic's 32nd scale Sabre as 421 Sqn RCAF's flagship, a Canadair Sabre 6 with fuselage codes "RCAF 421".

I also plan to do the following builds:

1957 Skylancers Team - 48 Hasegawa - 3 color camo

U.S.A.F. F-86F-30 - 48th Academy - NMF

R.A.F. Sabre 4 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

Luftwaffe Sabre 6 - 4th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

The remaining kits that I have will be built, painted and marked as I build.

I also have a bunch of CF-104 Starfighters.  I've built the following:

1 Canadian Air Division - 32nd Revell - overall green

421 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - 'Toothbrush' markings

439 Sqn - 48th Revell - 1983 Tiger Meet markings

441 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - late 'Checkerbird' markings

1 Canadian Air Division - 48th Revell - thee color varigated camo

R.C.A.F. CF-104D - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

I have the 32nd Italeri and three other 48th Hasegawa CF-104's and I have designated projects for them.

I have four F-101 Revell Voodoo's and a bunch of Hobbycraft CF-100 Canucks that I plan to build up (or have built) in RCAF markings.  I also have a few 48th scale Hornets (Revellogram / Hobbyboss / Hasegawa) to build in RCAF markings to go along with the two 48th Hornets (Revellogram and Hasegawa) I've built to represent 409 Sqn's reactivation scheme (Nightmare 01) and the 50 Years of NORAD airshow aircraft.

Most of the kits I have, have been, or will be, built to honour the RCAF's post war history and legacy.  Some are easy kits to build (48th Hasegawa Sabres and Starfighters) while others are a PITA (48th Revellogram CF-104 and 48th Hobbycraft CF-100).  I buy multiples to complete my dedication project and with my retirement just around the corner, I should have a bit more free time to get these projects done.

Mike

I have often contemplated the "If I had this one to do over again", especially right near the end of the build. Looking back over some mistake and thinking that it would be different now that I know what to watch out for, or perhaps thinking a different color might have worked better now that I see it "in the flesh". I did some Protar brand motorcycles some years back and later wished I had purchased two of each to have one in full assembled form, the other with the bodywork not installed in order to have the two views.

As far as an exact same kit, I have a "thing" for the Monogram OS2U Kingfisher "Hi-Tech" kit, currently three unbuilt and two assembled on hand.

I have a bunch of the same models:

3 x Tamiya Hetzer

2 x Tamiya Jagdpanther

2 x Tamiya Panther and 1 x Dragon Panther

3 x Tamiya Tiger

2 x Tamiya King Tiger

2 x Hasegawa F-4 Showtime

2 x Hasegawa Ju-87 G2

The reason is I'd like to paint and detail them differently.

Being how so many different real-life versions and "ausfrungs" are built upon the same existing chassis and how there are often only minor differences between them, I would say that it's pretty much a given that any serious modeler would have to do this. I've got to have at least two dozen or more Pz IV chassis vehicles built, and a dozen Tiger types, etc.

I've even built the same muscle car in different decals or color options or motor options; one with a .383, and the other having a 440 for example. You can really go nuts in that regard.

I have way to many nascar models lol

I have;

4x F-14

3x P-47

3x F-15

5x MiG-29

2x SBD

3x IL-2

2x TBF/TBM

4x MiG-21

and 35 FW190's showing from A-3 to TA-152-H1

19 109s.

10 190s.

Several P-51s and P-47s

Here are just a few:

15 X F-14's

15 X F-18's

16 X F-4's

6 X F-16's

5 X F-15's

7 X 109's

6 X 190's

That's what I can think of off the top of my head.

I checked and I only have two variants of a Panther: G and F. I don't like dulpicates. There are too many types of armor to build.

The only kits I have duplicates of are the Days of Thunder City Chevrolet and Mello Yello cars (I plan on using the City Chevrolet to create Cole Trickles Superflo car and the Mello Yello car to create Rowdy Burns Exxon car).

I also have duplicates of the Polar Lights C-57D Forbidden Planet flying saucer, but one is the standard and the other is the deluxe kit w/ the lighting. 

I have six of the Academy P-40b kits in my closet. I've made no secret of the fact that I build models for a 3-D airwar game I've played for decades. Back when that kit was first released a friend and I were in a local hobby shop and noticed they had one. We went to the owner and said we'd like to special-order 20 of them. He asked why and I explained about the game. I needed one for Flying Tigers, one for US Pacific, one for Britain, one for British North Africa and one for Russian. He said "That's only five." I replied that I couldn't expect a potential wingman to have his own, could I?

He said "Okay, that's ten. Why twenty?"

My friend replied "What if Steve doesn't show up one night?"

I've given away three of them over the years, and started building but never finished the fourth. Still have six left.

I have in my stash:

Pz III F

Pz III J (2)

Pz III L (2) 

Pz III M (2)

Pz III N

Pz IV D (2)

M4A3 (3)

M4A2 (2)

M4 (1)

Chevrolet Caprice (17 of the 91-96 model years)

I have a few duplicates, but most of them are of different versions, like the Classic Airframes and Airfix Canberra/B-57 families.  (Although the B-57 really isn't a Canberra.)  If a kit maker releases better kits of them, I will most likely buy them as well.

I did binge buy Nitto MaK kits when they were reissued in the early 2000s, as the originals had become scarce collector's items.  I bought pretty much everything, including kits I already had as well as the ones I thought were too ugly to buy the first time around.  Using a variation on the tasty taco analogy, I enjoyed these kits the first time, so I wanted to try the ones I didn't buy.  No regrets there.

But that is the exception rather than the rule for me.

I've got a few duplicates.  For the most part, they show different paint schemes.  I have 2:

Tamiya A6M2 Zeros.

Eduard Bf-109Es.

Monogram P-61s (one is only a fuselage after a cat attack).

Monogram P-39s.

I plan to do more P-39s, because I like the shape.

Not yet, but I'm working on it! 

hogfanfs

Here are just a few:

15 X F-14's

15 X F-18's

16 X F-4's

6 X F-16's

5 X F-15's

7 X 109's

6 X 190's

That's what I can think of off the top of my head.

 

Outstanding Bruce, not much more and you'll have your own hobby shop(lol). Very nice stash going there my friend 

Everyone has a great varity of models and it's great to see all of the different genre's.

murph

I have built 20 F-86 Sabres (all but one in RCAF markings) in 48th and 32nd scale.  I have another 8 or so in 72nd, 48th and 32nd scale.  My plan is to build one Sabre that represented each squadron in the RCAF's 1 Air Division in Europe in the 50's and 60's.  There were 12 squadrons in four wings.  The only squadron I haven't properly represented is 427 Sqn.  So far in this project I've built:

1 Wing

410 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

439 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

441 - 32nd Hasegawa - 3 color camo

2 Wing

416 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

421 - 32nd Italeri - NMF - marked as aircraft in which my uncle was killed in June 1953

430 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

3 Wing

413 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

427 - not done but will be 32nd Kinetic with 3 color camo

434 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

4 Wing

414 - 32nd Hasegawa - NMF

422 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

444 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

I've also built:

401 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

438 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

Golden Hawks - 32nd Hasegawa - Alclad Gold

1955 Slylancers Team - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

1967 NATO Guynemer Trophy Winners - 48th Haswgawa - 3 color camo

421 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - NMF - 1954 markings

434 Sqn - 48th Hawgawa - NMF - as marked when my uncle was assigned to that Sqn in 1952

Canadair Sabre #1000 - 48th Academy - NMF - presented to S/L Eric Smith who flew this while CFI at CFB Chatham in the early 50's after returning from service with USAF in Korea

F-86F-40 - 48th Hasegawa - NMF in JASDF markings

Other than my planned 32nd scale 427 Sqn build, I plan to do Kinetic's 32nd scale Sabre as 421 Sqn RCAF's flagship, a Canadair Sabre 6 with fuselage codes "RCAF 421".

I also plan to do the following builds:

1957 Skylancers Team - 48 Hasegawa - 3 color camo

U.S.A.F. F-86F-30 - 48th Academy - NMF

R.A.F. Sabre 4 - 48th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

Luftwaffe Sabre 6 - 4th Hasegawa - 3 color camo

The remaining kits that I have will be built, painted and marked as I build.

I also have a bunch of CF-104 Starfighters.  I've built the following:

1 Canadian Air Division - 32nd Revell - overall green

421 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - 'Coke Botte markings

439 Sqn - 48th Revell - 1983 Tiger Meet markings

441 Sqn - 48th Hasegawa - late 'Checkerbird' markings

1 Canadian Air Division - 48th Revell - thee color varigated camo

R.C.A.F. CF-104D - 48th Hasegawa - NMF

I have the 32nd Italeri and three other 48th Hasegawa CF-104's and I have designated projects for them.

I have four F-101 Revell Voodoo's and a bunch of Hobbycraft CF-100 Canucks that I plan to build up (or have built) in RCAF markings.  I also have a few 48th scale Hornets (Revellogram / Hobbyboss / Hasegawa) to build in RCAF markings to go along with the two 48th Hornets (Revellogram and Hasegawa) I've built to represent 409 Sqn's reactivation scheme (Nightmare 01) and the 50 Years of NORAD airshow aircraft.

Most of the kits I have, have been, or will be, built to honour the RCAF's post war history and legacy.  Some are easy kits to build (48th Hasegawa Sabres and Starfighters) while others are a PITA (48th Revellogram CF-104 and 48th Hobbycraft CF-100).  I buy multiples to complete my dedication project and with my retirement just around the corner, I should have a bit more free time to get these projects done.

Mike

 

Wow Murph, one heck of a collection and that's great what you do with them when your done.