A4K
Brigadier General
Great stash Tony! Need a Revell (ex-Matchbox) Swordfish?
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Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Um, I've gone a bit kit crazy recently, stash now doubling as loft insulation. All below are FAA or easily converted to FAA (with the help of the decal stash) and have been acquired since the beginning of the year.
I've been cheerfully hoovering up pretty much any FAA 1/72 kits that cross my path. And just when i think I've pretty much "got them all", some out of production beauty pops up on ebay. (I guess I'm very fortunate that the cost isn't a huge issue). Thankfully the number of kits available is (relatively) small, so theoretically my stash won't reach ridiculous proportions (although I have to consider repeats... I have three Revell Sea Hurricanes for a start) - it's just the completist in me. And now I'm so into the FAA thing I can't even display previous non-FAA builds... weird. And branching out into another scale or theme? God, no. When I've "done" the Fleet Air Arm, in four-five years time (at current rate of building), maybe I'll get to work on Bomber Command, or Luftwaffe eastern front, or some other theme, with equal narrow-minded ferocity. Or maybe not.
Without getting too heavy, my (very understanding) wife has a theory about this, i.e. that it's a symptom of low grade Obessive Compulsive Personality Disorder - she's been reading up. That would tally with certain other behavioural patterns. Hoarding is a classic symptom, as is rigid observance of self-imposed rules and a wish to have a sense of "correctness" to the world.. I would put money on most serious modellers having a bit of this. Rivet-counting? I rest my case.
Anyways, I enjoy it.
Is your FAA fetish as bad as Terry's Wildcat fetish??
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
It's a good job a certain person is off to Sweden for a couple of weeks! Although, with the Volcanic dust cloud from Iceland delaying all flights at the moment, he might still be around to recieve a good kick up the aristotle!!
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
You'd need a ladder to reach that far up wee man!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Hmm. I value my feet, so I'll get somebody else to do it for me. I'm sure I can find an accommodating Hippocroccofrog to carry out the task.......
36feet10inches
Staff Sergeant
36feet10inches
Staff Sergeant
Are you married?
If so, you might not be this time next week...
If so, you might not be this time next week...
A4K
Brigadier General
Nice stash mate!
..and Tony..!
..and Tony..!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Medical experts ar issuing warnings about a new epidemic which appears to be spreading rapidly. Commonly known as 'Stashing', the epidemic, 'Plastikitushoarditus', has, at this time, no known cure, and present treatments reccommend a prolonged session at a convenient workbench, where plastic components can be disected from the disease carrier, known a 'sprues', in an effort to reduce the growth of the spores, called 'kits'.
Whilst this epidemic, although spreading, does not appear to be life threatening, unless the closest female of the species becomes involved, it is known that it is going some way to help the World economy, and has spawned a number of related small industries which appear to be flourishing.
Whilst this epidemic, although spreading, does not appear to be life threatening, unless the closest female of the species becomes involved, it is known that it is going some way to help the World economy, and has spawned a number of related small industries which appear to be flourishing.
A4K
Brigadier General
"Hello, my name is Evan. I've been stashing on and off for 27 years now. I've done Hasegawa, Airfix, Revell, Italeri..."
smackers
Airman 1st Class
I have noticed some real bargains going recently, it's been very hard resisting the urge to bid but i have to stop.
I bought a couple of large lots from a seller describing his auctions as scrap (he's got a couple of auctions at the moment although the quantity of kits is not like it used to be), got the 2 Concordes and the EC121 Warning Star from him and they're brand new still in bags. The auctions do include started/unstarted, complete/incomplete kits too so it really is pot luck on what you get.
The same seller has also done some auctions for brand new sealed kits just recently, usually a lot of 10 at a time which i can only guess are slow sellers but still good value.
Mike
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
I think I have this. Last week I purchased another 2 kits. The new Airfix Spitfire and the old Airfix Beaufighter. Someone please help me!!!
36feet10inches
Staff Sergeant
"I thought I could handle it, you know... just the soft stuff... couple of Airfixes, maybe a Revell or two... no big deal... then I got tangled up with some bad people and I got into Hasegawa and Fujimi... now I've got a loft full of Special Hobby and Valom and I don't know what I'm gonna do..."
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
The forum's agony aunt, 'Dangling Debbie', is available for advice and counselling, should anyone require it. Sessions must be pre-booked, by filling out the forms available, pasting it onto the back of a Hasegawa kit and sending it to......
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Isn't she one of your old 'birds' Terry??
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
It was a long time ago, when I was young and naive! She did mention your name though.......
