You Will Not Build The Kit

My wife got me a model of the Kitty Hawk the first year we got married.I did look at it............................................This year we celerbrated our 20th ann.

Sheeeee-ucks guys you must all have cash coming out your ears! :) With the exception of a guillotine model that was lost in the packing for my various moves around the country, I assemble all the kits I buy. I cant see myself spending money on a kit that I'll never touch.

QUOTE: Originally posted by gregers the only one that i have bought with no intention of building (that wasnt for re-sale at a profit that is ) is the Airfix control tower, when i bought it it hadn't been re-released and the one i got was the early release in a plastic bag with a paper header, (anyone gonna admit they are old enough to remember these ) that one is now in Woodys safe hands and may be one of the last of its kind and i have never seen another, not even on evil-bay. Greg

Gee whiz, Greg. I thought I was the only one who had that kind of stuff! I have two of them in the original box release. I'm building one and putting the other aside for a rainy day.

probably the 1/72 Tamiya Vosper Patrol Boat sitting in my shelf. it's not really a ship model, nor is it wise to approach it as an armour project. i can't visualise it in any form other than the pictures from the tamiya catalogue. in other words, a toy boat. i can't build anything better than i can imagine it, which is usually not a problem with my other projects. but this is missing the point, i buy every kit with the intention of building it, She Who Has To Be Obeyed has great wisdom and foresees that i will have the classic collectors' problem of more kits than i can ever build. (who? me?) i have to finish everything on my shelf before i can buy anymore. sigh! 39 more kits, that will take me a while.

I've purchased many low quality kits, usually on clearance, with the intention of using them as a spare parts supply. I'll use the larger pieces such as wing halfs and fuselage halfs for painting experiments and for practicing engraving panel lines. Also,
you never know when a spare decal from one of these kits might be just what you're looking for.

build everything i buy. but i dont build everything i have. i have this one wood ship thingy with metal parts that rusted into powder. dont feel like building it and fabbing the metal parts. but then again it was given to me by a really good friend . so its now taking up space. :S

Many kits under that unbuilt catagory.
Just as many stories.

• Most recent is a certain pair of parts are so deformed and partially missing, indi track links, I've been looking for replacements, even vinyl will do. So that one is sitting and waiting.


• Whenever someone gives me a kit, I'll put it at first priority, above a current project. Always finish them to show the friend who gave it to me. Should see the happy look on their face, then usually results in another gift to me later, then should see the happy look on MY face