How many unfinished Kits do you have?

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javlin said:
I just snagged up the 1/200 Bismark Chris going to be a while before I start though.The Scharnhorst 1/200 is about 70% complete doing rigging then to the rails.
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I have a friend who is downsizing their collection, and selling kits he has not started. I'm buying about 50, all 1/48, at a rate of 2-3 a week.

One of the kits though is a 1/48 scale Type VII submarine with full interior detail. That will be the last one though. Its a $450 kit.

Its 4.5 feet long.

Here are some pics of ones built by others. I'm considering hiring someone to build mine because I'm not sure I would do it justice.

Completed 1:48 Trumpeter U-Boat done as U-96

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1/48 Trumpeter VIIc U-Boat

My first ever build of something that doesn’t fly. It has the magic scale modelling light & sound kit, and the only other extra was 3D printed antenna tensioners from Shapeways. Thoroughly enjoyed it, even the painting of 40 little crewmen, but now I want a big British Navy Destroyer to go al...
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UPDATE: Found the FW190D-11

A-6E Tram - White
S-A/B Viking - White DONE
C-105 Arrow - Really white
CT-155 Hawk - Managed to bugger up the NFTC marking on the tail.
Seafire Mk.XV - Buggered up the RCN serial(Now have replacement)
RCAF P-51 Mustang - Cobbled together decals to make the codes. Now have the proper codes and will replaced.
Spitfire Mk. VIII - Now have the decals to finish as James "Stocky" Edwards aircraft.
P-40F - Looking for decals to finish as James "Stocky" Edwards aircraft.
P-40N - Don't like the paint scheme. Found an RCAF scheme
Spitfire Mk.V - Need white code letter decals to finish as George Beurlings aircraft.
Bf 109E - Now have decals to finish as a "captured" British aircraft
Fw190D - Probably strip the paint off, redo, and decal as a "captured" aircraft. NOT SURE WHERE I'M HIDING THIS ONE FOUND IT AND BUILDING SHORTLY
P-26 Peashooter - tiny exhausts went hither and yon. TRASHED. ONE OF MY EARLIEST EFFORTS AND WASN'T WORTH FINISHING
L-4 Grasshopper - engine mounting problems. DITTO
P-400 Airacobra - Now have decals to finish as 601 Sqn. aircraft
P-47N - Built but needs paint and now have decals for "The Shell Pusher", my call sign on CFS3.
Sack AS-6 - Problems mounting the innards. TRASHED. RESIN INNARDS WERE NOT GOING TO FIT
E.E. Lightning F.6 - Something to do with the front end.
Il-2 Sturmovik - Trying to create a worn winter camouflage, lost interest.
TBM-3 - Problems fitting the gunners station. FINISHED
Ju87G - Lost the antenna mast.
Me109F - Can't remember why I stopped this one but now have decals for a "captured" aircraft.
Typhoo Mk.Ib - Missing instructions
Fw 190A-3 - I forgot I had started this. Finished
 
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