discussion Is it Law that you have to have a stash of kits?

[Guest]

I have just decided to get back into plastic model making. Last time I was building plastic models, other than for Model Railways, must have been the best part of thirty years ago and I had a stash of unmade kits then. Now, after promising myself I would build everything I bought before I made another purchase I find myself looking at a pile of unmade kits and I have not had a sniff of the liquid-poly yet!

Is it the law or is it just a disease?

Ralph

 

[Ian M]

Neither, Its an addiction. Either you can just say no and be strong. Or you can get it while you can and have something to fall back on.

I look at it as a pension plan. I have a half baked idea that I will take an early pension, become a sort of home going house husband. So a lot of my stash is saving up for a lot of rainy days.

Thats my excuse anyway.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

Ralph, I made the same promise to myself as you did. Once I see something I like the look of, I worry that I'll forget about it, so buy it and "save it 'til I've finished this one". Never happens and there's a dozen boxes upstairs!

 

[stona]

I've always managed to keep mine in single figures!

It can be done.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

I'm pretty sure this is a nasty, yet fun and nerdy disease.

Much Love,

Mike

 

[Guest]

I'm pretty sure this is a nasty, yet fun and nerdy disease. Much Love,

Mike

funny that you say that my other half said the same thing, i even went to the dr about it and he said that once you have the disease there is no cure....lol

i have been told that is just a different strain from the tool box disease

but it is nice to known i am not the only one.

here is just a few, have loads more

 

[Guest]

It seems to just happen.... for me at least.

I have run out of room with my 1/48 and 1/32 stash so decided to hone my skill on 1/72. Now i seem to be building a stash of each scale lol.

I need to give up my job i think just so i have time to model hehe.

 

[Guest]

Jason if Sterling & the Euro crashed you could use all of those as currency.

The battle tank is worth a couple of loaves of bread. The DUK a couple or even 5 fishes.

Laurie

 

[Guest]

lol......well if that is anything to go by Laurie then with the rest of my stash that is up in the attic and in cupboards i should be ok for years

 

[Guest]

Its all about the thrill of ownership - I know there are kits in my stash I will never probably build, but the fact that I own them is enough

 

[Guest]

totally agree with that one Andrew

 

[Guest]

Its all about the thrill of ownership - I know there are kits in my stash I will never probably build, but the fact that I own them is enough

So, how is the Meccano stash going Andrew?

Ralph :1newwink:

 

[Guest]

Jason if Sterling & the Euro crashed you could use all of those as currency.The battle tank is worth a couple of loaves of bread. The DUK a couple or even 5 fishes.

Laurie

You can feed thousands with that!

Keith

 

[Guest]

So, how is the Meccano stash going Andrew? Ralph :1newwink:

Sadly still sitting in the shed, waiting for me to build my way through the plastic stash! It may take some time...

I still need to finally finish off the bloody land Rover! Planning to try to remember to go to Henley this year, although its clashing with Shoreham Airshow - completely forgot the last RMG meeting!

 

[yak face]

[h=2]"Is it Law that you have to have a stash of kits?"

Yes ,definitely . and im a very law abiding citizen !!!!LOL tony[/h]

 

[Guest]

is that the Alien APC i see there in your stash Andrew, have been looking for one of those for the last 2 years

 

[stona]

As a "non stash holder" an alarming thought has come to me. There are very probably more unbuilt kits in private hands than completed models.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

you are probably right Steve, but another thought for you......what about the half built ones to, you known the ones we started but have never got round to finishing

 

[Ian M]

All in all I would say my stash is about the same amount as my built kits. It looks big. As for unfinished kits I have one that is put in the box until the 30th of febuary, and another that gets a bit of time here and there. More a work in progress than put away.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

is that the Alien APC i see there in your stash Andrew, have been looking for one of those for the last 2 years

Indeed it is along with a USS Sulaco above it, although after my mammoth Dropship build earlier this year (link in sig below), it might be a while before I return to the Aliens universe...