How long to build your entire collection?

Apologies for reviving an old thread, but I got curious last night and added up what I have managed to accomplish in the two years I have gotten back into the hobby. Not too bad, really, but it is hard to fight the compulsion to buy yet another kit I will get to "someday." Two years of effort have yielded eight completed kits:

• 5 ships - 2 Victory-class cargo ships, 1 Liberty-class cargo ship, 1 Perry-class frigate and the USS Enterprise;
• 2 airplanes, 1 B-25B and 1 Fokker D VII;
• 1 car, a Willys Jeep, to go with the B-25.

As to what is in the stash ... I probably repeat to myself at least twice a day, "Must not buy more kits ..." and then see another one I just have to have, right now. So there are currently 4 ships, 6 airplanes and assorted detailing sets lying in wait and 1 ship kit on order ...

Between five and ten years

Tom

based on a 2 model per month pace 40 yrs 8 months 2 weeks

i am hoping to be able to get through build for the next 2-4 yrs before my muscles and eyes go bad

I have 2 kits in the stash, maybe one from ebay pretty soon. So figure four kits plus 3 that I'm working on. I would estimate 1 and 1/2 year to complete. Of course, depending on which kit it is, it might take me a month or it might take a year.

David

I haven't bought any new kits since the 70's except 1 new wooden ship kit 3 years ago, but, at the rate that I build, I will finish my stash in my 5th or 6th reincarnation. They were all saved for my "retirement". I retired in '98. Have less time to build now than I did when I was working. I think there is something wrong with that picture. 

Jim 

At the rate I'm going, I will be pushing up daisies before I get through half the stash. On top of which I just added 7 more kits to the stash today.

Scott

Patton wrote:

At my current rate, I'll get through my stash when the Chicago Cubs win the World Series.

 Wow!  That is a long time.

At my current rate, somewhere near 15 years or so.  Of course that assumes that I never buy another kit, which is highly unlikely.

Compared to what I've seen some have in their stash, I don't think about 60+ models is much, but if I could build one per month it will take about 5 years. With my current building rate 20 years is more appropriate

Azgaron

Another thread on another forum here gave me an idea (very foolish one) to count my unstarted unbuilt kits. If I was to turn one out EVERY month I have over 40 years worth!!! And at my present rate of completion, FAR longer. Not counting figure sets or started uncompleted kits. Needless to say I am hoping for a long life to finish this stuff (although where to put them when done is already a major problem), and gonna have to get rid of some to justify any more purchases.

Oh the horror!

Hmmmmmm..how old was Moses when he died? If I lived to that age range I MIGHT make dent in my collection.