Bronto

There is no way - I have over 5000, and have a garage full of boxes, plus a 53' semi trailer next to the house FULL.  I am having to call BS on this one.

Please, show us some pics!

Bronto

 

Revenant

...approx. 25,000 to 30,000 kits...

 

 

 

 

 

There is no way - I have over 5000, and have a garage full of boxes, plus a 53' semi trailer next to the house FULL.  I am having to call BS on this one.

 

Would you expect anything less from manny.

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Bish

 

 

Bish

 

bluenote

For me, the hobby shop is my stash.  When I complete a build, I then go to the hobby shop (or ebay) and find a new kit for my next project.  I really have no desire to collect the kits and have them sit in a closet.  That's just me though, I realize I'm in the minority!

  

 

I couldn't work like that. For me having a stash isn't about bragging rights but about haveing a good selection of kits to choose from. Plus, having a stash means i can check out the kit before i start, i can work out what AM i need and as a diorama builder, i like to plan well ahead so i have everything i need.

 

 

 

 

You make a very valid point Bish and one detail I did not add in my post. I like to open my closet and choose my next project which is extremely difficult because they all interest me. I can slowly build up the am parts as I grab them on sale making it easier on the wallet.

Unfortunately, most of what the 2 or 3 hobby shops in my area carry do not interest me and even if one catches my eye, I wind up ordering it online because the price will be substantially less. I would like to support the local guy but it hurts paying more for something I can get online for $20-$30 less and sometimes with free shipping.

 

I tend to buy 2 or 3 kits and then not buy any more until i have the AM for those. At one time i found i was spending all my budget for the 10 or so kits i wanted AM for. And i am now very selective in what i buys. There are only so many 109's and Tiger one can have, even for a Germaholic like me. I concentrate now on my 3 long term projects and now and again somthing which takes my fancy whether it be subject or markings.

Revenant

...approx. 25,000 to 30,000 kits...

 

There is no way - I have over 5000, and have a garage full of boxes, plus a 53' semi trailer next to the house FULL.  I am having to call BS on this one.

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Bish

 

bluenote

For me, the hobby shop is my stash.  When I complete a build, I then go to the hobby shop (or ebay) and find a new kit for my next project.  I really have no desire to collect the kits and have them sit in a closet.  That's just me though, I realize I'm in the minority!

  

 

I couldn't work like that. For me having a stash isn't about bragging rights but about haveing a good selection of kits to choose from. Plus, having a stash means i can check out the kit before i start, i can work out what AM i need and as a diorama builder, i like to plan well ahead so i have everything i need.

 

You make a very valid point Bish and one detail I did not add in my post. I like to open my closet and choose my next project which is extremely difficult because they all interest me. I can slowly build up the am parts as I grab them on sale making it easier on the wallet.

Unfortunately, most of what the 2 or 3 hobby shops in my area carry do not interest me and even if one catches my eye, I wind up ordering it online because the price will be substantially less. I would like to support the local guy but it hurts paying more for something I can get online for $20-$30 less and sometimes with free shipping.

bluenote

I'm in the minority, I don't have a stash.  Well, I have 3 in my closet waiting to be built, but that's it.  They were given to me the past couple of years as Christmas gifts.

For me, the hobby shop is my stash.  When I complete a build, I then go to the hobby shop (or ebay) and find a new kit for my next project.  I really have no desire to collect the kits and have them sit in a closet.  That's just me though, I realize I'm in the minority!

 

I couldn't work like that. For me having a stash isn't about bragging rights but about haveing a good selection of kits to choose from. I am very particular in what i build, i have to have an interest in the kit i am doing. I couldn't just go into the hobby shop and pick one because there is a good chance they won't have anything i fancy doing. Plus, having a stash means i can check out the kit before i start, i can work out what AM i need and as a diorama builder, i like to plan well ahead so i have everything i need.

I'm in the minority, I don't have a stash.  Well, I have 3 in my closet waiting to be built, but that's it.  They were given to me the past couple of years as Christmas gifts.

For me, the hobby shop is my stash.  When I complete a build, I then go to the hobby shop (or ebay) and find a new kit for my next project.  I really have no desire to collect the kits and have them sit in a closet.  That's just me though, I realize I'm in the minority!

Revenant

...approx. 25,000 to 30,000 kits...

 

   Woah!  Pics please!  

I have always heard that it is not how big you stash is but how well you build it. Then again I have neber had any complaints about it from the Mrs.

what's the name of your store

Revenant

...approx. 25,000 to 30,000 kits...

 

Dude, are serious? Dang.

...approx. 25,000 to 30,000 kits...

About 30, mostly 1/35 armor with about 3 Japanese planes for good measure. Right now I'm selling off some of my more involved Dragon armor kits with tons of roadwheels and small tracks. I'm just not building and my eyes are getting older. Keeping all of my Tamiya kits for simplicity sake.

XF-15DCC

zero, nothing, no stash,

 

Stashing kits, I just cant do. I buy and build when I want to.

 

Kevin

 

Same I Don't have much room yet.

waikong

100+ and counting. All 1/48 scale, planes armor, even a few cars, lunar module, and a pt boat. Eyeing that new 1/48 trumpeter sub , someone stop me.

 

That Trumpy sub is huge and is super detailed. I beleive it has crew figures and a full interior.

I've got quite a "few" kits on my watch list on scalehobbyist.com website. oh yeah, on eBay too! Lol!

Here's my small stash, plan to add more next Summer.  Have my eye on Tamiya's new F-14A Tomcat. 

1 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

That is way more than my local modelling store.

Wow! Now that's a stash!

Damn, you guys' stashes make mine look like a $1.99 lunch.

I bought most of these stuff when I was ***-teen 15-20 years ago. I just ordered 4 Academy aircraft kits from Korea.1/72  B-17F Memhphis Belle, B17E,   1/48 F4 Phantom and Mig-21MF

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steve5

steve5 wrote the following post 21 hours ago: bronto , I hope your only a teenager . LOL

I don't even remember being a teenager! 

Wow, guess I'm in the middle then, probably somewhere about 250 I'd guesstimate... 

I'm purged out some stuff like most of my German stuff but still I seem to keep adding five for everything I give away or donate to our club raffle. I'm down to mostly American and Japanese Second World War subjects. I'd never thought we had so much hardware between us. 

Last count, which was incomplete, was 500+.... not counting accessory sets, figure sets, or conversion kits.

And tonite is the IPMS fundraising distressed kit auction....

DantheMan85

Some of these stashes look like small hobby stores.

 

I think at 200, you pretty much are a hobby store.  At 1,000, you are a warehouse, and at 5,000, you are a distributor!

Some of these stashes look like small hobby stores.