Histerical !

That's great. I'm impressed. Awesome stash. They are all neatly stacked too! You've got a nice little area there too, to display or stack. What are those sticky notes for? Are they reminders or are you trying to hide the faces to protect the innocent models in the picture?

Nice pictures

Thanks for the compliments. If I'm anything, I'm an anal neat freak. Whenever I get a new kit, I will rearrange all of the boxes to put it where it makes the most sense for stacking (i.e. all of the kits by the same manufacturer in the same area). The sticky notes are to let me know that I have collected all of the AM stuff that I want for the kit. I am not much of an OOB builder anymore and tend to get tracks, PE, and a gun barrel for the kits I work on. All of the kits with sticky notes have the gun barrel, PE, and sometimes some other things inside the box with them.

I still wonder why the DML M4A1 has been on everyone's wish list. It is a nice early US tank, but there are neater Shermans out there. The only reason why I bought one was the Ben Franklin's Crafts was going out of business and all kits were 50% off (back in 1997 or 98 before the kit was rare). Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I have one, but it was never a must have.

Adam, you have an impressive collection, I never realized DML had that many German armor kits. I think they have a company goal to make a figure of every German who served during WW2.

Rob -- Well the reason I wanted one was two-fold. First, the DML kit is a really nice kit. Second, it is the only plastic model of an early M4A1 out there. I find the cast hull M4A1 to look much better than the angular welded hull variants.

The funny thing is that what I have is no where near the total compliment of DML German models (but it is almost all of the ones I actually want).

Very Nice Adam, and well organized...

I wonder how many others also put the after market pieces with the kit they belong to...I have been known to do this, till I lost track of how much PE etc I had floating around.

Oh I took care of that problem by creating a spreadsheet of all of the kits that I have and all of the AM things I want and have for each kit. Hey I told you I was anal didn't I. #:-)

Well, I am going to put together a spreadsheet too.... Basically I have about 10 kits at home now, either in production or still in package. And a number of figure kits. On the to buy list is the new Italeri 10/4.

For some I have already the AM stuff (PE, tracks on order), for some of them these still have to come.

Today in a store where I finally found a Sd.Kfz 7/1 I saw someone leaving with kits worth an amount which made my eyes almost pop out. According to him he had already about 1600 kits at home. He brought an ordner with him, on which he had catalogized what kits he has, including AM.

Adam,
Seeing how organized you are and you have a spreadsheet for your inventory, have you ever seen this:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3136452273&category=1191



I came acrossed it, thought it could be useful. My collection isn't that extensive at this point.

Gluesniffer,

Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that before.

Take care,
Adam

That is respectable stash there Adam. :-)


Andrew

About a year or so ago I posted a link to a free model database program based on MS Access. Here is the link to the original thread: Model Database. Works for me and was free, but the initial data input is a pain.

Just to weigh in, I have the exact same problem, to the extent that I will buy a new kit, and get home thinking to myself, "Now why did I just buy that?" I think my wife lets me get away with it because now I can never say a word about her shoe obsession.

Have lots of stacks here and they were arranged properly. You can never tell if my room is a bedroom, a workshop or a local hobby store. It's darn too many!

Compared to others not many models...







They're about a hundred and all of them served in the Italian army... but Wallace and Gromit!!!
Ciao

Rob, my Trumpeter JGSDF Type 89 IFV just arrived, along with ICM’s BM-21. Your collections rock! I have but a mere ±150 (Vehicles, aircrafts, figures and accessories), why ± because to preserve marital status (ie married not dead or divorced) I have decentralized my collection. In plain English, hidden the Kits away wherever I can find space. When she is not around I will put them together for a photo.

Although not a large amount, I have only been getting back to model building for 4 months or so. Before we relocated from RSA I had close to 400 kits (remains from past building period). Had to sell them in a yard sale, incl. my favourite; a half built F16 cockpit. Only old faithful made it out with me, a 1:72 ESCI M901 ‘Hammerhead’ which was labelled M163.

Cheers
PS: 5 kits are in the post.
Just paid for 8 Kits and bought a compressor

“Kit Buyer’s anonymous”

Fabio--where did you get all the M-24's?
DJ

Exactly what I was looking for. Now to catalog my collection.

A couple of them were a Mr. Italeri's present (they were already out of stock), because I midded two to build my platoon, one was bought 3-4 years ago and the others were presents from friends knowing that I was looking for them...
Ciao



P.S.: Don't worry in a few days it should hit the stores shelves another time!!!

I think that it´s a common thing of this hobby. Everyone of the people that I talk about that is in the hobby tell me the same.
Here is my stock:
AC:
Stuka Ju 87 B2 (Hasegawa)
Me 262 A-1A Schwalbe (Italeri)
FW 190 D12 (Dragon)
Heinkel HE 219 A7 (Tamiya)
Me 410 B2 (Revell)
FW 190 A5 (Dragon)
FW 190 A8 (Dragon)
FW 190 G3 (Dragon)
BF 109 E7 (Hasegawa)
BF 109 F2 (Hasegawa)
BF 109 F4 Trop (Hasegawa)
Gloster Meteor F1 (Tamiya) Oct - Nov
Mosquito FV Mk VI (Tamiya)
Spitfire MkI (Tamiya) Dic
Beaufighter Mk X (Tamiya)
Spitfire Mk Vb (Tamiya)
Seafire FR 46/47 (Airfix)
Mustang Mk III (Tamiya)
Spitfire MKVb Trop (Tamiya)
Spitfire Mk IXc (MPM)
Spitfire MkXIVc (Academy)
Corsair F4U1 (Tamiya) Dic
Dauntless SBD3 (Hasegawa)
Hellcat F6F3 (Hasegawa)
AvengerTBM3 (A. Miniatures)
Mustang P51 (A. Miniatures)
Corsair F4U4 (Hasegawa)
Corsair F4U1A (Tamiya)
P38 E (Academy)

Armor:
Jagdpanther (Italeri)
Panzer I B (Italeri)
Sd.Kfz 222 (Tamiya)
Panzer IV Ausf G (Dragon)
Brumbar (Dragon)
Hetzer (Dragon)
Panther A Early (Dragon)
Tiger I Early DAK (Italeri)
Kubelwagen DAK (Tamiya)
Opel Blitz DAK (Italeri)
Schwimmwagen (Tamiya)
Panzer IV F2 (Dragon)
Jagdpanzer IV (Dragon)
Panzer II L Luchs (Techmod)
Tiger I Late (Italeri)
Panzer IV Ausf J (Dragon)
Sturmtiger (Italeri)
Panzer I F (Alan)
Sherman M4A3 76W VVSS (Italeri)
Sherman M4A3 76W HVSS (Dragon)
Sherman Firefly IC (Dragon)
Sherman M4A3E8 (Dragon)
Sherman M4A3E2 Jumbo (Tamiya) Dic
Sherman M4 Early (Tamiya)
Sherman M4A1 76W (Italeri)
T28 Medium Tank (ICM)
JSU 122 (Dragon)
T34/85 (Dragon)
SU 122 (Tamiya) Abr - May
Leopard A4 (Tamiya)
M60A1 (Patton) (Academy)
Super Sherman (Dragon)
Merkava I (Trumpeter)
M1A1 Abrams (Tamiya) Oct - Nov
Challenger 1 Mk 3 (Tamiya)

Scoccia,

Do you have PE or any resin detail for one ot those wallace & Gromit kits? - I'd do one of those next, it would make a good post in the forum.

Nice stash

CSCH,

Get a picture - put it up here.

No I don't!!! But i can always enhance them with some scratchbuilt item like the evil dog from "A close shave" or the "Wrong trousers"...
Ciao

Ok, but I´ll do it next weekend. I have the boxes in diferent closets and I´ll put them all together for the pic.

I thought I was the only one sick and twisted enough to stash away 100s of unbuilt kits. Thanks for showing me that my obsession is NATURAL! :-) :-)

Ola People

Here are some pics of my small collection of unbuilts and my workspace
Robert "FAUST" Blokkers studio