POLL - How big is your stash?

[RAGIII]

Care to take a stab at the value of that collection, Rick? Or is that too painful?

No idea although a good friend of mine and I Set up tables at IPMS shows in Winston and Cincinnati. We used to joke about our Money Making Venture. We bought at retail and sold @50% 
RAGIII
PS: When I said I had all of the Aircraft flown by JG1, the Storks, Us 1st pursuit Group, etc. I meant that I had each type for each squadron. For example there would be Fokker DVIIs for Jasta 4,6,10, and 11, Albatros DVs for the same. FG2s for 19,43, and 56 etc. etc. Nieuport 17s for N3,26,73,qand 103,the same with SPADS, Moranes, for WW2,Mirages and so on.
PPS: Also had all of the Hasegawa High Tech Kits in all scales, The Right Staff Resin kits, All of the Trimaster releases, and so on.

[Zabu]

I forgot that compulsion. I only have five but they include a signed James Dietz and two signed by our fellow member, Russell Smith. Treasures to me; Russel's "Last Dance of the Hussar" depicting Voss's last air battle is magnificent.
Cheers,
Lance

I'm quite a fan of Russels work, but I don't have the pleasure of having one of his art woks... yet!

With a little luck maybe i can get one signed too... and i have just the perfect Wall for it. Hmm maybe in Christmas... if i behave myself right !

Cheers

[JastaB]

I own an embarrassment of plastic riches. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 1/48th kits mostly WW1. The number of WNW kits I have is strictly confidential... as is the aftermarket goodies... not to mention the stacks of decals! On top of that is the massive library of aviation books!
Never has so little been done with so much!
Tim

[dr 1 ace]

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WNW, a dozen plus 3 Rodens
1/48 WW I, all mfgs 80+
1/48 WW II & modern, 300+
1/32 WWII, 5 plus a Tamiya F4U to come

Like Jasta B, aftermarket, decals and a big library...


Some of the earlier posts express surprise at 500 + stash, are they WW I only (as this is primarily a  WWI site), as for larger numbers I personally know of people with a stash exceeding 2000 and one with over 5000 kits all types of kits.

[mike in calif]

I've known a couple of guys like that, and I guess I'm mystified at the idea of paying a storage unit to store large boxes of boxes of kits. I do pretty much only 1/32 and am at 100 ( uh.. or so!) There are a few more I want, but I digress. My house (3 closets) is fairly full of kits, but at least I can see and touch my stash. maybe I'm lucky to stay on this side of the ragged edge of control.

[Rob Hart]

I'm not saying because you never know who might read this (What, me paranoid?). I culled my personal collection to just WWI and SCW subjects in the last few years and actually counting the unbuilts kits will just make me depressed. I flip kits to fund my hobby and usually have some transitory inventory on hand too.

[Chris Johnson]

While we were in the work shop I turned to my 11 yr old son and, like a land baron sweeping his arm across the horizon, said "One of these days son this will all be yours" Im not sure if he was impressed....

I'll bet he was wondering how much the dumpster was going to cost! 

Cheers,

Chris

[xmald]

I thought it would be impossible for someone to have around 1000 gee... My stash is 32 now and hms victory in 1:200. recently I have ceased buying but since I have an agreement with my fellow countrymen concerning buying around 20 models in 48th I have to behave...