How many kits in the closet or storage?

terrywolfpack · Post by **terrywolfpack** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:06 am

Hi everyone I was just wondering how many kits everyone has that are in closets or storage.? Myself i have 6 guillow kits and counting on more and 3 other various kits and growing..

dbcisco · Post by **dbcisco** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:38 am

I have 3 Guillows on the shelf and one on the way. I am getting a Golden Age Reproduction Albatros this week. I think from then on I will only use plans as I drift so far from the plan that the parts are mostly left in the box.

thymekiller · Post by **thymekiller** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:09 am

I have 3 on the shelf. I try not to stockpile. Nothing against collectors, but if I bought every kit I had an interest in there would be hundreds..........

I have collected a couple plans, just because I like the art.

thymekiller

terrywolfpack · Post by **terrywolfpack** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:13 am

I think i need thearpy.....lol I could go broke in this hobby... I can't seem to say no and just keep adding kits from paycheck to paycheck...I'm trying to have at least over 50 kits plus by christmas if not more and trying to dabble with a lhs around my small town for the kids....

kittyfritters · Post by **kittyfritters** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:51 pm

Funny you should mention this! I took an inventory, the other day, and found that I had thirty-one kits in my closet. I have put a moretorium on new projects until I have finished a substantial number of these.

terrywolfpack · Post by **terrywolfpack** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:36 pm

they add up quick don't they....lol but it's hard for me to say no? i'll say it and then buy them and look at them and say wahoo another one to the collection...

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:55 pm

I have a 1000 series p-38 and B-17 waiting for their turn at being built.

cliffm · Post by **cliffm** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:24 am

What a relief, I thought I might be getting some kind of an addiction going as I have one on the shelf waitng and was thinking about another. My wife actually got the last one because it keeps me out of her hair. I'd mentioned I would probably build a mustang P-51 after my catalina was done and she shopped the web and got me one made by Dare. This model is not for the beginner as the plans are by no means even close to Guillows in procedures, descriptions and any step by step instructions. The wood is all laser cut and the dimensions look like it will go along with my 1000 series corsair so as long as the weather isn't suitable for any yard work I'm in model builder's bliss. As long as ther is room on my ceiling I see no need to worry about "too many".

terrywolfpack · Post by **terrywolfpack** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:05 pm

Define "to many"?

flash52 · Post by **flash52** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:39 pm

I'm up to 18 in the box. Guess I,m slowing down in my old age. Should I count any planes that I turned back into kits ?

Flash

Thewonderfrog · Post by **Thewonderfrog** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:01 pm

2 months ago I had 12 kits, now I only have 3 left, 1 on the way.

SteveM · Post by **SteveM** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:17 pm

Funny how I don't think I have that many kits till I start adding them up.

I counted 27 Guillow's kits, but 11 are discontinued so I don't feel guilty about having grabbed them while I could.
And I have 12 other kits of various brands, 3 of them discontinued.

All 39 kits were purchased at very good prices, most on eBay. The luxury of having many kits is that I can keep my eye open and buy when prices go down, like on Easter Sunday (I'm still kicking myself for missing a kit that sold for half of normal). I'm pretty much out of storage space so I'm only allowing myself to bid on discontinued kits and the occasional low ball bid on in production kits. I'm also out of space to build any more kits so I'm just trying to keep up on repairing damage from flying and finishing up those builds already in progress.

terrywolfpack · Post by **terrywolfpack** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:26 pm

yeah i plan on having at least over 50 kits plus and i'm like you i add when they are cheap and i don't think i'll ever run out of storage because i have a big closet with 3 shelves old school type were i could put a couple hundred kits in easy...

terrywolfpack · Post by **terrywolfpack** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:07 pm

but honestly how much is not enough?

earlhouse · Post by **earlhouse** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:06 pm

I was putting away latest arrival from E-bay and counted up what is in storage. I have 41 kits on hand and 13 built models hanging in den. All I like having is the PBY-5A. Also trying to bidding on B29, Mossie and Piper Tomahawk