Global Scale Modeller

smokeriderdon wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:08 pm

SO all praise to the modelling hoarders!

Hehehe, this is just the type of situation I am prepared for.

This is that one in a life time event that we can use that excuse. Going to be some people who wish they at least had a hobby like scale modeling... except my 30yr old son who will just play video games.

digger303 wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:55 pm

smokeriderdon wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:08 pm

SO all praise to the modelling hoarders!

Hehehe, this is just the type of situation I am prepared for.

This is that one in a life time event that we can use that excuse. Going to be some people who wish they at least had a hobby like scale modeling... except my 30yr old son who will just play video games.

I'm a 30 year old dude. I model AND play video games.

Also, updated pics of the stash. I'm seriously having a hard time figuring out what to build once the 88 shell is completed.

aur0ra145 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2020 2:59 pm

digger303 wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:55 pm

smokeriderdon wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:08 pm

Hehehe, this is just the type of situation I am prepared for.

This is that one in a life time event that we can use that excuse. Going to be some people who wish they at least had a hobby like scale modeling... except my 30yr old son who will just play video games.

I'm a 30 year old dude. I model AND play video games.

Also, updated pics of the stash. I'm seriously having a hard time figuring out what to build once the 88 shell is completed.

Nice varied collection you have, that will keep you busy.
I'm 60 and was still playing video games like bf and elder scrolls, but I was addicted and couldn't get any modeling done plus any time spent clutching the mouse usually resulted in neck pain and head aches, So I don't play any more.

smokeriderdon wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:56 pm A few more have arrived since these pics. But this pretty much covers it.

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:08 pm

smokeriderdon wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:56 pm A few more have arrived since these pics. But this pretty much covers it.

Homer your back

Lol yep as I am on leave without pay due Corona Virus (great time to be a pilot....not!).

I've started an AMT Shelby GT 500 kit and have just clear coated with SMS 2K clear. I haven't gotten around to posting a build thread yet

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:08 pm Lol yep as I am on leave without pay due Corona Virus (great time to be a pilot....not!).

I've started an AMT Shelby GT 500 kit and have just clear coated with SMS 2K clear. I haven't gotten around to posting a build thread yet

Damn son!!! That shine!!!

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:08 pm Lol yep as I am on leave without pay due Corona Virus (great time to be a pilot....not!).

<snipped>

Not with any of the Virgin lines I hope??

RangerNeil wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:14 pm

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:08 pm Lol yep as I am on leave without pay due Corona Virus (great time to be a pilot....not!).

<snipped>

Not with any of the Virgin lines I hope??

Qantas International......still employed but no idea when I'll actually be able to go back to work

Gary30 wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:25 pm
Damn son!!! That shine!!!

lol Thanks Gary. I am very happy with it.

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:00 pm

RangerNeil wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:14 pm

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:08 pm Lol yep as I am on leave without pay due Corona Virus (great time to be a pilot....not!).

<snipped>

Not with any of the Virgin lines I hope??

Qantas International......still employed but no idea when I'll actually be able to go back to work

Glad to hear that - as it looks like Branson is going to let the Virgin Airline business's fold rather than dip into his own pocket to keep it going till the end of lock-down. And BA have just announced 12,000 redundancies so not good at all. I hope you get back in the air sooner rather than later

RangerNeil wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:16 pm

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:00 pm

RangerNeil wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:14 pm

Not with any of the Virgin lines I hope??

Qantas International......still employed but no idea when I'll actually be able to go back to work

Glad to hear that - as it looks like Branson is going to let the Virgin Airline business's fold rather than dip into his own pocket to keep it going till the end of lock-down. And BA have just announced 12,000 redundancies so not good at all. I hope you get back in the air sooner rather than later

Virgin only made a profit twice in the last 10yrs. If it was mine I'd let it go as well.
I do hope everyone gets their jobs and life back soon.

This is my WNW/ WWI kit collection
Some are to build and some are to sell later

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 12:30 am This is my WNW/ WWI kit collection
Some are to build and some are to sell later

I don't have one, but I always lusted and appreciated the line of kits the company produced. I particularly attracted to the big bombers and the mono wings.
Nice collection Scott

The title of this thread - "Whats hiding" is proving to be singularly apt right now.
As we - slowly - clean up ready to be able to move when the crisis is past all sorts of wonders are being revealed here.
Last week I found the part finished BMP-1/OT-90 and the DUKW.
This week I found a bigger treasure - in size and cost!! How the hell I managed to forget about this one is beyond me - its the Kit Form Services Alvis Stalwart which - if memory serves - is 1/24th scale.






I seem to recall buying it a good few years ago to turn into a replica of the one I used to own - 19 ET 90 - because the company making the kit used my old girl for a lot of the measurements. So ignore the price on the box lid - I got a hefty discount!!

RangerNeil wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:53 pm The title of this thread - "Whats hiding" is proving to be singularly apt right now.
As we - slowly - clean up ready to be able to move when the crisis is past all sorts of wonders are being revealed here.
Last week I found the part finished BMP-1/OT-90 and the DUKW.
This week I found a bigger treasure - in size and cost!! How the hell I managed to forget about this one is beyond me - its the Kit Form Services Alvis Stalwart which - if memory serves - is 1/24th scale.






I seem to recall buying it a good few years ago to turn into a replica of the one I used to own - 19 ET 90 - because the company making the kit used my old girl for a lot of the measurements. So ignore the price on the box lid - I got a hefty discount!!

Nice find

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 12:30 am This is my WNW/ WWI kit collection
Some are to build and some are to sell later

I found some WnW kits still for sale yesterday. In Russia of all places and they still had a Gotha ...200 odd pounds I think.


Ps...no it's still there

I was straightening up my workroom today, and thought it would be a good time to photograph my stash. Probably not much here to interest most of you, but here it is:


Mostly early stock car racers, gassers, and pickups here, plus a couple for kit-bashing.


A couple of rally cars, and more kit-bashing fodder.


The newest additions to my stash. Sci-fi? . . . alternative world? Not sure how to classify them. The SkyMark is a bit of a cheat in this photo, since it's actually on the workbench right now.


Oldest stash-members. Figure kits and gaming miniatures. Black boxes on the right are Perry Brothers 28mm samurai. Cardboard boxes on the left contain Dixon Miniatures Legends of Nippon figures, and various steampunk figures.

I seem to have achieved stash stasis in that I've been building kits at about the same rate as I was acquiring new ones, and my wish list is (for the time being, anyway) empty.

COOL..Love the SiFi kits

Homerlovesbeer wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:00 pm Qantas International......still employed but no idea when I'll actually be able to go back to work

Oh I feel ya. It's been almost 90 days since I last flew. And there have been two rounds of layoffs already

This is part of my Stash but some of it is hidden behind what you see.....Cheers mark

Panzón wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:02 pm I was straightening up my workroom today, and thought it would be a good time to photograph my stash. Probably not much here to interest most of you, but here it is:


Mostly early stock car racers, gassers, and pickups here, plus a couple for kit-bashing.


A couple of rally cars, and more kit-bashing fodder.


The newest additions to my stash. Sci-fi? . . . alternative world? Not sure how to classify them. The SkyMark is a bit of a cheat in this photo, since it's actually on the workbench right now.


Oldest stash-members. Figure kits and gaming miniatures. Black boxes on the right are Perry Brothers 28mm samurai. Cardboard boxes on the left contain Dixon Miniatures Legends of Nippon figures, and various steampunk figures.

I seem to have achieved stash stasis in that I've been building kits at about the same rate as I was acquiring new ones, and my wish list is (for the time being, anyway) empty.

Mike you need to get cracking on the Tim Flock 300B & F100 custom cab ASAP

surfsup wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:34 am This is part of my Stash but some of it is hidden behind what you see.....Cheers mark

Great eclectic mix of kits
Cars, planes, bikes, ships...love it, very similar to my own wacky stash
I have a couple of sailing craft, the Bluenose I and II, way deep in the bowels

Atm this

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erased wrote: Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:01 am Atm this

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I'm having a Déjà vu moment....

After moving a year ago, getting sorted then hit with all the Covid, I've finally got around to unpacking my stash.



Under the bench

Sweet stash indeed Kev
We have very similar tastes
I really need to re-organize all my stuff and get it into one space...or a bigger storage facility

Bdiddy wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:39 am

Panzón wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:02 pm I was straightening up my workroom today, and thought it would be a good time to photograph my stash. Probably not much here to interest most of you, but here it is:


Mostly early stock car racers, gassers, and pickups here, plus a couple for kit-bashing.


A couple of rally cars, and more kit-bashing fodder.


The newest additions to my stash. Sci-fi? . . . alternative world? Not sure how to classify them. The SkyMark is a bit of a cheat in this photo, since it's actually on the workbench right now.


Oldest stash-members. Figure kits and gaming miniatures. Black boxes on the right are Perry Brothers 28mm samurai. Cardboard boxes on the left contain Dixon Miniatures Legends of Nippon figures, and various steampunk figures.

I seem to have achieved stash stasis in that I've been building kits at about the same rate as I was acquiring new ones, and my wish list is (for the time being, anyway) empty.

Mike you need to get cracking on the Tim Flock 300B & F100 custom cab ASAP

You seem to achieved the impossible....building and buying at the same rate. Never thought it was possible.
I particularly like the Dodge Tanker and the SiFi ships. Never built any , but those do appeal.

Kevthemodeller wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:45 pm After moving a year ago, getting sorted then hit with all the Covid, I've finally got around to unpacking my stash.

Under the bench

Wow quality stash right in the zone....WELL MOSTLY. I'd be selling the bikes , but it's a small misdemeanor so I'll forgive that slight straying off the golden path.
Lovely collection

Ps.....Love to have a spare wall, that shelving unit and be able to stack mine in single file. Makes it so much easier and all viewable.

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:59 pm Sweet stash indeed Kev
We have very similar tastes
I really need to re-organize all my stuff and get it into one space...or a bigger storage facility

It's the first time it's all been in one place Scott, I will admit to being a bit surprised I think it's fair to say it's gone a little out of control

digger303 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:46 pm Ps.....Love to have a spare wall, that shelving unit and be able to stack mine in single file. Makes it so much easier and all viewable.

Thanks mate, the shelving unit is actually a temporary click together wardrobe.

I replied quite some time ago with a partial list, since then I sold around 110 unbuilt models last year at an IPMS event and repacked what was left into boxes. The problem was that I never inventoried the remaining stuff before I packed it all up.

My reason for packing it all up was to complete the remodel of my unfinished basement (where they are stored). Since then several things have occurred including a hydrostatic pressure leak of ground water into my basement around the seam of the wall and floor. This happened after a week of 21 inches of constant rain. Fortunate for me it was only around 3/8 inch of water in certain small areas of the basement, not all of it (and not where the models were). I contributed that to a plugged perimeter drain around the outside of my foundation / footer. Well I think I have the foundation drain solved and there hasn't been any other leaks. Also any and all water damage issues have been repaired. Next was an upgrade of replacement windows for the whole house (including the basement). Those two issues have put the remodel of the basement on hold (budget). So...

As I get older along with buying and selling kits I have realized that what I remember or think I have in my model inventory and what is there is often two different things. Then digger and a few others talked about their work areas, the model stash, kit storage, etc., so I thought now was as good a time as ever to actually inventory what I have left in unbuilt models. To help me with the vast majority of the kits I took photos. I will use these photos to create the basis of my spreadsheet. If you have never done a spreadsheet inventory before it is not hard,... but it is time consuming. There are numerous resources out there that have a repository sheet already formatted. All you need to do is enter the data. Some of the databases or sites available are:

Manage my Collectibles: www.managemycollectibles.com
Kit Base 2: www.suisoft.co.uk/kitbase/
Modelers Inventory Control System:www.ipmsusa.com (modelers ICS provided by Eastern Sun Enterprises)
Scalemates Stash Manager:www.scalemates.com

Search Microsoft Inventory Spreadsheet in the internet and you will find that many options are available; If you are savvy and have MS Office Suite, you can create your own using Excel. Apple has a similar piece of software called numbers, or you can now purchase Microsoft Office (Excel) for Apple items. There are countless more options out there...

With all this said, here are some photos of my current inventory which may change at anytime and usually does:

SPACE:



SHIPS:




ARMOR:








AIRCRAFT:








AUTO/GROUND VEHICLES:



















Well, thats it other than a hand full of kits buried in places or two in route. Most all of my after-market items for specific kits are stored in the main kits box when possible. I have no plan of listing my after-market items in any kind of database spreadsheet. Once I get this under control I want to do the same for my die cast / 1:18 collections but that will be some other time.

DRUMS01 a.k.a. Ben

For those of you with thousands of unbuilt kits, I hope you already have them inventoried and good luck maintaining them.

wow, some fantastic kits you have there. I like the AMT bulldozer and pay hauler and the Lancia. No, I like them all great collection

Holy cow Ben what a great assortment of kits
I have a number similar and a number I am lusting after in your pics

I love that sectional kit of the USS Constitution!!!

impressive number of car kits of course there was a couple of armor kits that took my fancy...

Well, I tore my basement apart after posting the previous response and simply cannot find several other kits that were in the stash... something is a foot! Have you ever went to inventory your "stash" only to come up with several models missing?

And when I mean several I am talking about two large boxes with 25-30 models. I have a very sick feeling that when my family was purging the basement two years ago for remodeling, they may have accidentally tossed two storage boxes into the trash

Some of my missing models include the following:

1/72
- Testers Jolly Green Giant HH-53J

1/48
- Glencoe Grumman Duck

1/35
- MRC AH-1W Cobra
- Tamiya Hanomag 251/1 with troops
- Tamiya British 25 lb. with Quad Gun Tractor
- Tamiya Horchata 1A with Flak 38 Gun

1/32
- Hasegawa F-5E
- Hasegawa Boeing F4-B4
- Revell Harrier
- Revell P-38J
- Pro Modeler Messer. BF-110G
- Revell Mig-21 with PE and resin

And several more!.......

I know I've sold many kits, and some were even duplicates of what I have listed, but these I know were in the stash and now they are G-O-N-E! I'm sad, very sad......

DRUMS01

DRUMS01 wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:56 pm Well, I tore my basement apart after posting the previous response and simply cannot find several other kits that were in the stash... something is a foot! Have you ever went to inventory your "stash" only to come up with several models missing?

And when I mean several I am talking about two large boxes with 25-30 models. I have a very sick feeling that when my family was purging the basement two years ago for remodeling, they may have accidentally tossed two storage boxes into the trash

Some of my missing models include the following:

1/72
- Testers Jolly Green Giant HH-53J

1/48
- Glencoe Grumman Duck

1/35
- MRC AH-1W Cobra
- Tamiya Hanomag 251/1 with troops
- Tamiya British 25 lb. with Quad Gun Tractor
- Tamiya Horchata 1A with Flak 38 Gun

1/32
- Hasegawa F-5E
- Hasegawa Boeing F4-B4
- Revell Harrier
- Revell P-38J
- Pro Modeler Messer. BF-110G
- Revell Mig-21 with PE and resin

And several more!.......

I know I've sold many kits, and some were even duplicates of what I have listed, but these I know were in the stash and now they are G-O-N-E! I'm sad, very sad......

DRUMS01

That's kind of like a kick in the basement, very sickening and likely to ripe the mojo out of you.

Yikes! Hopefully they're found safe and sound!

More missing from my stash:

1/72 Revell FW200 C-4 Condor
1/72 Revell Blohm & Voss BV-222 V2

1/48 Revell Pro-Modeler B-25 Mitchell
1/48 Revell Pro-Modeler Henikel 111 H-22
1/48 Monogram A-37 Dragonfly
1/48 DML ME-262A-1A/U4 (Big Nose Gun)

1/35 Tamiya Merkava Tank

1/32 Revell Messerschmitt BF-110G Night Fighter

This stinks... next time no more family help when cleaning out the basement!!!!!

DRUMS01 wrote: Sun May 09, 2021 10:16 pm More missing from my stash:

1/72 Revell FW200 C-4 Condor
1/72 Revell Blohm & Voss BV-222 V2

1/48 Revell Pro-Modeler B-25 Mitchell
1/48 Revell Pro-Modeler Henikel 111 H-22
1/48 Monogram A-37 Dragonfly
1/48 DML ME-262A-1A/U4 (Big Nose Gun)

1/35 Tamiya Merkava Tank

1/32 Revell Messerschmitt BF-110G Night Fighter

This stinks... next time no more family help when cleaning out the basement!!!!!

Right before your birthday present the list to said helpers and then again at xmas

I am at the office today, Sunday, doing a bit of paperwork and staying away from my wife's house cleaning fit.
But I got into my model kit stash here to plan builds and do a little inventory.
Not a bad thing to poke into a kit, especially one from eBay and see how things are inside. Some of those boxes are water damaged and banged up
I saw too many decals that are going yellow

Anyhow, some highlights
Gilles Villeneuve stash...he died early part of this month, he was a childhood hero though his son is more my personality


This Walter Wolf F1 car in 1/12 is in excellent shape and the decals are perfect still


Classic cars in 1/16 scale








I had written little notes about purchase price and shipping. Most of these kits are 2-3x more now than what I paid.
Suppose I should go home and face the wrath

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 11:47 pm I am at the office today, Sunday, doing a bit of paperwork and staying away from my wife's house cleaning fit.
But I got into my model kit stash here to plan builds and do a little inventory.
Not a bad thing to poke into a kit, especially one from eBay and see how things are inside. Some of those boxes are water damaged and banged up
I saw too many decals that are going yellow

Anyhow, some highlights
Gilles Villeneuve stash...he died early part of this month, he was a childhood hero though his son is more my personality


This Walter Wolf F1 car in 1/12 is in excellent shape and the decals are perfect still


Classic cars in 1/16 scale








I had written little notes about purchase price and shipping. Most of these kits are 2-3x more now than what I paid.
Suppose I should go home and face the wrath

Some beautiful old cars there.

Some beautiful old cars there.

This is one of the models that has just been unpacked from my stash. Vote on my channel or send me a private message here if you want to guess which model this is:

https://www.youtube.com/@goforitpainting/community

I will post the answer here at the weekend.

Not sure if I posted earlier in this thread, but this is the stash as of this moment.

smokeriderdon wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 2:54 am Not sure if I posted earlier in this thread, but this is the stash as of this moment.

What a lovely stash. I always like looking at the stash others have nurtured and grown, even if the armour and WW1 is a little light on.

And I see I did indeed post. Just the previous page. LOL

Digger, you should know by now targets arent really my thing. LOL Nor is pre Korea. A few exceptions, but mostly true. Though I DO love the WWI tanks. Something about them appeals.

smokeriderdon wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:05 pm And I see I did indeed post. Just the previous page. LOL

Digger, you should know by now targets arent really my thing. LOL Nor is pre Korea. A few exceptions, but mostly true. Though I DO love the WWI tanks. Something about them appeals.

That is a super assorted stash...such a wide range of interest

Twokidsnosleep wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:20 pm

smokeriderdon wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:05 pm And I see I did indeed post. Just the previous page. LOL

Digger, you should know by now targets arent really my thing. LOL Nor is pre Korea. A few exceptions, but mostly true. Though I DO love the WWI tanks. Something about them appeals.

That is a super assorted stash...such a wide range of interest

The only problem is actually doing some other than planes. LOL

smokeriderdon wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:05 pm And I see I did indeed post. Just the previous page. LOL

Digger, you should know by now targets arent really my thing. LOL Nor is pre Korea. A few exceptions, but mostly true. Though I DO love the WWI tanks. Something about them appeals.

yeah I know, but it doesn't have to be
WW1 stuff I think it's the rivets and un aerodynamic nature of them that gets me.



Ps... actually had trouble making out what kits you had there as I couldn't enlarge the pics on my PC.

One day I may actually do a list. LOL

smokeriderdon wrote: Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:09 am One day I may actually do a list. LOL

Scalemates is the way. It might seem onerous to enter it all in, but you'd be surprised how quick you can do it and it saves so much time and money as you buy new kits and your not at home to check what you have. Plus you can put stuff up for sale or swap on there too. A great resource.