"I'm Not a Hoarder - You're the Hoarder.." Stash Updates 2024

[AndrewR]

Ooooh! THAT is the way!

It really was a bargain.

[planecrazyman61]

Picked up another rally car off eBay

The italeri Audi Quattro is a bit basic and is missing some rally specific parts like wheel arch extensions is there any aftermarket one’s available

Craig

[Ratch]

From e-bay, I was expecting these -

but these were included too


The Airfix 54mm pieces will be renovated or put into spares, The other two are about the same size, del Prado Italian Carabiniers 1812-15 and are metal - nice pieces if outside my normal sphere of interest,

[SJPONeill]

So....it's kinda like the old lady who swallowed a spider....


I thought the easiest way to sort my tire supply issue for the Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle was to get another Mac's Car as I can replace it's tires with tires from the Revell 1/48 B-1B...which would have solved my dilemma on whether to build Mac's Car on air or ground mode: easy compromise solution: do both...

... but who'd've thought that Mac's Car is available in two DIFFERENT scales...? The one that has just been delivered is substantially smaller, probably 1/43 or 1/48 than the one I am already working on... Oddly the Joe figure seems to be the same size...!

In the mean time, I got, tempted by an exceptionally temtping offer, the last Airfix F.9 Meteor release so I could donate the engines to Mac's Car...that all went smoothly...but, thinking I had another 1/32 Mac's Car inbound, I snapped up a Tamiya Meteor that was on offer for NZD30...again for the engines...

...but...

...when that kit arrived, it had two complete Meteor F.1s - no V-1s though - with part to convert one to an F.3...so now I have a plethora of 1/48 Meteors for less than the price of a single Airfix one over the counter....


Might be able to run my own SKGB now...think I also have at least two each of the Matchbox and Rareplane NF Meteors that have come as part of various bulk lots...

Ironically, the only Meteor that I really like is the FR.9...

And I still haven't resolved the issue of enough tires for the SPV (the fly that started all of this)...after decades of avoidance, I may have to dabble in molding and casting my own, or descend into the labyrinth and dabble with this 3D printing stuff...

[TimJ]

As it was my birthday last week I treated myself to a few kits. I'd been after a Salvino's JR Next Gen NASCAR kit since they first came out but my only option until recently was to import one. Jadlam have started to stock them though so I had to get one. I went for the Mustang as I like the Pennzoil yellow livery.

P1070281 by timothy jones, on Flickr

The Tiger was 25% off at Hobbycraft and the Fiat is for the Aerobatic GB later this year.

P1070286 by timothy jones, on Flickr

[Stuart]

Nice Birthday haul Tim!

[Stuart]

Picked up a old Airfix Jaguar last week - I think I'm going to need some decals!

[Davem]

Had a reminder set at Kingkit if this came into stock, it's all there I'll start it - someday
I could kick myself to be honest I was only going to buy 1 kit this year it's not out yet and I've broken my resolution

[Andy Dighton]

Picked up a old Airfix Jaguar last week - I think I'm going to need some decals!

Have some Jag decals if you want them Stuart.

[Stuart]

Picked up a old Airfix Jaguar last week - I think I'm going to need some decals!

Have some Jag decals if you want them Stuart.

Wraparound Camo version? If so, that would be cool Andy - Thanks! Is there anything you're after?

[Andy Dighton]

Picked up a old Airfix Jaguar last week - I think I'm going to need some decals!

Have some Jag decals if you want them Stuart.

Wraparound Camo version? If so, that would be cool Andy - Thanks! Is there anything you're after?

I have some from the old Matchbox kit. I think I may have some others as well. I'm in Cornwall for another 10 days. I'll have a look when I get home if you don't mind waiting a couple of weeks. I may need a reminder though.

[Stuart]

Picked up a old Airfix Jaguar last week - I think I'm going to need some decals!

Have some Jag decals if you want them Stuart.

Wraparound Camo version? If so, that would be cool Andy - Thanks! Is there anything you're after?

I have some from the old Matchbox kit. I think I may have some others as well. I'm in Cornwall for another 10 days. I'll have a look when I get home if you don't mind waiting a couple of weeks. I may need a reminder though.

Hi Andy,

I hope you're enjoying Cornwall! Thanks muchly for the offer - much appreciated. But I've just found a set in my decal stash that I'd forgotten I had! D'oh!

Cheers!

Stuart

[Stuart]

Hoping to get back into small scale Armour this year, so I thought I'd start with this.

[Ratch]

A birthday prezzie to myself, Milicast's 1/76 Cromwell IV Type F

[Chuck E]

I suppose my collections have now pushed me firmly into "Hoarder" territory. If I had just stuck to models, I suppose that I could just say that I'm a modeller with a decent stash, plenty of models in the process of being built, and a large stack of boxes containing finished models.

Unfortunately, I also collect the following . . . . .

Guitars, mandolins, ukes, and various bits of sound equipment. Some of the latter, I can hardly even lift these days.
Books, Magazines, CDs, DVDs, old toy and model catalogues, music books, folders and sheets.
Models. Aircraft, ships, a few vehicles, vintage railway models, figures etc. Many that fit neatly into my CBK and Classic Kits Collection.
Die cast ships in 1/1200 scale, including Tri-ang Minic ships. I also have a large number of the Eaglewall kits.
Tri-ang 00/HO and TT3 model railways, and Hornby Dublo 3 Rail Model Railways. A lot of static models, too. All picked up for a few bob.
A few old Dinky and CORGO Toys, which I buy cheap and rebuild, repaint and decal.
Buses. These actually only started because they were going cheap at a local collectors fair. I keep on buying them, but have set limits on cost. I will never pay more than £10 for a model bus, usually much less. There must be thousands of these things out there.

Over the last couple of years, I have noticed a marked increase in all prices, especially Second Hand. Still a few bargains to be had.

I suppose that I'm trying to build that Toy Museum that still eludes me. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.