How big is The Stash?

[MerlinJones]

My stash is big enough...big enough for me to currently not know exactly what's in it.

I did know, or, at least, I thought I knew.
Then I found something I'd forgotten I had...

Besides frottering the plastic, I often pull something out of my stash in order to answer a query about a particular kit. As a consequence, my once oderly stacks have become muddled.
Throw into that mix a couple of house-building works, with consequent packings and re-packings...

My afternoon has been spent trying to re-organise. When organised, there's plenty of room up there, not so when I'm shifting boxes from one corner to the next. It's also warm and I have a series of burns on me bonce, from the light bulb.
(I could've waited until tonight, but it's a case of now I've started, I have to finish).

I was going to make a bold, public statement, but before I do, I want to check some things out first...like am I going to be the only one capable of saying what I was going to say...then I thought a bit of fun could be had...

But first, a simple Poll question.

(Currently, I'm on 750-ish)

Regards,
Bruce

[timet10]

Last count 327 kits not including part builds I have got a list on a spread sheet but I am now in the process of packing and moving them into storage as we are hoping to move house soon.

Compared to figures I have seen around various magazines and forums, my count does not seem overly excessive (Mrs Timet10 would almost certainly disagree) however, having dragged them out of the loft, packed them into boxes and transferred them to our storage space (most of a full day plus using both cars) I can only imagine the degree of effort this would take if my stash were in 1000's as I have witnessed elsewhere. When I eventually retrieve them from the unit I may have to hire a van !!

The next stage is packing the finished models and moving them---- This I am not looking forward to

Colin

[Dirkpitt289]

I'm in the 100 to 500 category but closer to the lower end and that makes me uncomfortable. not enough the stop buying kits but sad to know most will never get done.

[migdriver]

After seeing the counts of other members i wont feel so guilty when ibuy more now mines only 30 with 2 0nthe go

[Desert_fox]

I have 10. But then I'm a poor student - I honestly think if I had the money, I would have at least one of every model ever made!

[Barry]

I haven't actually counted lately, but I think somewhere in the 370's

[jssel]

Let's just say I have enough. But, there is always just one more. I just swapped about 20 kits for a couple of second hand showcases. That brings me under "a K"

[Motley]

Currently im on 8, with another 2 arriving this week, and with my modelling mojo pretty much gone at the moment but the will to buy still there i can see this going up again soon if my mojo doesnt sort itself out

[MerlinJones]

Final stretch of the re-org and there's a satisfying pile of empty boxes as evidence of my buildingness. (I use sturdy cardboard boxes to store the kit boxes in).

I don't like that idea of sticking a load of kits in the one box...I like to see the kits as I bought them, with proper accompanying boxart.

Hey ho...back to it...

Regards,
Bruce

[MerlinJones]

So I'm just about to climb down, for a beer or two, when Anne hands me my camera..."For insurance purposes".

I didn't have the heart to tell her about the stash of sci-fi kits, all hidden behind...plus the Airfix ship kits, likewise.

















Regards,
Bruce

[JamesPerrin]

hehe looks like you packed them into a space capsule! Are you going to put them in orbit for safe keeping

I'm around the 140 mark.

[TimJ]

I've just checked my spreadsheet and I have 476 in my stash. This doesn't include the 100+ unfinished builds I need to do something about.

[carlos]

So small I could list 'em.
1/72 - Airfix: Helldiver, Spit Vb - Revell: SE5a, Albatros - Dambuster Lanc.
1/76 - Airfix AEC Matador tanker (half of refuelling set)
1/48 - Airfix: Hurricane I
1/32 - Revell: BAe Hawk, Hurricane I, Ju-88A-1
That's a grand total of 10 - or 9½ if I'm pedantic about it...

But in my defence - I only came back to this 8 or 9 months ago

[SJPONeill]

I'm 100-500 - thought I'd got it below 300 but having just done an audit as part of loading them all into KitBase, I see I'm just above 200 and that doesn't yet include the paper models I've purchased in the last couple of tears so the final figure will be around 450 I'd say...

[Chuck E]

It's huge . . . But in defence, I have been building and collecting the things for almost as long as plastic kits have been made.

I'm currently reviewing the loft insulation.