All the SMALL Models I have in my STASH! I might have an addiction . . .
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- Building scale models and collecting them are two seperate hobbies! I know this from experience as I seem to have more in my stash than I will or have ever completed!
Many people wanted to see what I have in the stash - so here it is! Kinda . . .
As I have so many models I thought it would be a good idea to show you all the "small" kits I have, a second video will eventually be made to feature all the larger kits.
Join me in this video as I finally come to terms with how many plastic model kits I really have in my stash!
Please don't judge me . . .
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I don't see any problems just a nice stash!!! My wife complained when I had 10 or 12 kits in my stash, but we made a deal. Every time she gets new shoes I get a new kit. I'm up to 56 kits in my stash now and no plans to stop, so I say you can never have too many kits, keep collecting.
I think that says more about her shoe collection than your models! :)
For me its pot plants... every time she gets one I get a kit!
@mike dietrich
I think you missed a trick there. You should have insisted that every time she buys a pair of shoes, you get to buy a pair of kits!
@@gerrycoogan6544 Thank you for the tip, I like it, and will definitely try next time.
it's so much easier to buy them than to build them...
true!
Ha Ha ! Not exactly difficult to build an air fix kit
@@tonywright8294 Rather rude, but ok.
@Cmndr Roy Fokker I know alot of modelers who look down on those of us that don't build the most complicated or difficult kits. He definitely seems like he is one of those. I wouldn't say it's a sense of humour thing, as he's not joking.
@Cmndr Roy Fokker His history of rude comments in the past says otherwise. Definitley agree with your point though. Some people seem to think they'll gain social status by building the most overcomplicated, pain inducing kits out there (I'm looking at you, Revell T90!)
You don't have a problem, you have a great hobby!
I think I have 2 hobbies - only one of them involves actually building the kits haha
@@ModelMinutes I also collect myself ;)
@@Vespa_adventures haha!
@@ModelMinutes i know this feel
Or a kit sanctuary.
Oh my goodness... I had such a wash of nostalgia just now coming across your video, it actually brought a tear to my eye.
The Airfix Folland Gnat on the thumbnail brought a flood of memories of my dear mum. It must have been one of the first kits she ever bought me. We didn't have much growing up in the early 70's, but she indulged my model making hobby whenever she could. I didn't do them justice, being a little kid, but they will now serve one purpose as I still have them in a cupboard, and that is to remind me of those special days and one special lady.
A heartfelt thanks Matt for bringing back some 'lost' memories. I haven't touched a kit since 83 and, like yours, it's untouched, still in the box - a Revell History Makers Gemini capsule. A birthday present from, you guessed it, dear ol' mum. You have inspired me also to get back into modelling. Thanks again.
Hi Andrew! I'm glad I could help rekindle your interest in this hobby. I'm glad to hear you have some fond memories :D
You are not alone there mate, my Mum passed away when I was a teenager. I still have two Matchbox kits she bought me (HE115 and DO18) these were the last two she bought me, they are unbuilt as yet but I will do them. Better not leave it much longer, I am 55 now.
All the best to you.
This is the most emotional thing I’ve seen all week, hope you’re doing alright as well as your Mum too!
@@ScotiaPreasent Thank you so much for your kind words =).
We've had a rough few weeks recently, but we are getting through it - life huh! Mum's 97 and still watching over me.
Best wishes to you and yours. Also, another thanks for reminding me where I had posted this.
@@crazybrit-nasafan And you. And an apology for this ultra late reply. I plead inability to properly figure out computers!
Better late than never (like YT replies).
I can relate to this, but I don't think that this is a problem😁
:D
Since covid started last year, restarted hobby - after 40 years! And built 30+ kits already. Scrolling down comments, now I know there are so many crazier people out there with love for this hobby!
this is a great hobby!
No one going to judge you mate. Certainly not me. I could lose that many kits from the loft full I have and hardly notice. My motto now is "buy less, build more".
Good motto!
And to think how many 1000s of the full scale originals were built over the course of six years! 🤣
I haven't modelled in close on 50 years but I'm having a blast on the memories of the artwork. The big gun Henshel! The unbalanced Blom and Voss! The Black Widow!
Keep up the good work.
Or, at least, start it!
Thanks 😊
I mean whenever you find a good kit you just have to buy it
true!
It's a hard reality. Some kits are short run editions, some are limited, some are so hard to get (because they quickly disappear from shops), some are true unicorns and some are just great offers on auctio so it would be real shame not to try to obtain them. Besides, I've noticed model kits got more expensive recently, not much, but still and I'm glad I bought some back in a day. Some models can put on value with time, so if your modelling days would pass eventually, you can leave them for someone or sell with good prize
No addict can be happier than a model builders,it's like a religion you become devoted to a life of perfection silence,and peace where's all can see the devotion.
:d
Amen!!!
Can relate got soooooo many 1/76 kits in my stash from birthdays to sales I can’t stop getting them. Can’t wait to see the video. :)
awesome!
My first kit,the Fokker111 Eiendecker ,I built on boxing Day back 1971,never had that buzz since after showing it of to family members(un-painted)back garden test flight didn't end well!
you should have a go at this one - it's a new tool :D
240 currently in my stash all WW2 1/72 aircraft. Finally got out of loft so on top of wardrobe and piled up in spare room not sure my wife was that impressed when she saw them all ! …… 5 months later made some progress now down to 217
Wow!
I have about 300 in "reserve"!!!.....keep telling my wife I'm planning for retirement!!.....she knows I'm just a junkie!!!
Yeah, maybe i'm also saving some for retirement . . .
On the Fieseler Storch, the third kit is by Heller, it was a great kit. The Academy kit is really great, one version of the Academy kit gives you the rotary engine for the French license built version. There is a flight worthy one around where I live. They are amazing for short take offs and landings.
When the Monogram twin Mustang came out. Monogram and Revell were completely separate companies.
The white Nakajima Kate with the green crosses is in the Japanese surrender markings. There are even photos of Betty Bombers in those markings.
Thanks for the info 😊
Thanks for the info 😊
@@ModelMinutes just put my hands on it, the Academy 1/72nd scale Fieseler FI. 156 Storch/Moraine Saulnier MS 500/502 Criquet French rotary engine varient is kit #1661.
I see that you have a couple of airfix kits that were issued while Humbrol owed the brand (blue ended boxes), also I built a Mk Vb spitfire in an earlier boxing of polish 303 squadron
Yeah! I grew up on that particular version of airfix
Being new to the hobby, these stash videos are a great to see what kits i might want from several genres and types of kits new and old
Glad you enjoyed it
I have that same Twin Otter. I flew on them a lot when I worked in the Arctic Circle. Tough reliable plane.
Sounds awesome!
I see it as a healthy addiction... I myself have 207 model kits in my stash all in 1/72 scale, all WW2. It can be a little expensive, but there are worst ways to spend your money, and its nice to have a big stash to chose your next build. I love it. Keep it up.
Very true! Thanks :D
@@ModelMinutes By the way, I hand paint my kits with no weathering, I have no airbrush and don't plan to buy one, but... as you know there are WW2 aircraft that are in bare metal, and like you said in the video that yellow is quite a pain to brush on a kit so is bare metal. Any advice? Mind you I use Vallejo Model Color. We can agree that in war time no one is going to spend time polishing a P-51, but I have not got the result I want. Could you do a video on that? Regards.
@@ernestobelo1074 I did a video on a very cheap silver spray if that’s any help
The boxes themselves are attractive. Would look good lined up side by side in a wall cabinet. And nice knowing the kit is still inside. I see the appeal.
I'm getting like this with Lego. I've made a few sets but I'm starting to buy them faster than I'm building them and now have 8 unmade and have got my eye on a few more. Though I do intend to build them all eventually.
The Airfix boxes with art by Roy Cross, are rightfully seen as genuine works of art. The modern Airfix box art, by Adam Tooby, is excellent, too - but I still prefer the canvas and paint of Roy Cross.
:D
I actually found an old airfix 1/300 scale yesterday and the parts went together very well 😊
I can totally relate to this, I am a keen 1/35th scale vehicle modeller, I started as a teenager, stopped for 25 years (but kept all my old unmade kits) and restarted three years ago. My collection is vast, over 300 kits and mainly WWII (good job I have a man cave to store them in), I just enjoy collecting new models and adding them to my collection but I don't think I will be able to build them all in my lifetime, however, they often become more valuable as they become rare to find.
Collection is part of the enjoyment as well as constructing and painting them, I am enjoying rekindling my younger days and developing new skills (airbrushing, photoetch and resin parts) so no need to feel guilty.
well said :D
If it is a question of space? If not, "NO," You have not a problem with model kits.
Lovely number of kits, and some very interesting subjects to be modeled.
Thank You for sharing with Us. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Many thanks!
Right There With You SIR And Loving It
Thanks 😊
I think most of us can agree that we buy a kit and we build it, but on the other side there are people that buys 100 kits, but they conserve them, there is not a wrong way, those are two alternative metods, and there isn’t a rigth one or a wrong one
Im both i have a Channel and i buyed 263377484949 kits and im building them and still buying new ones
i seem to buy and build . . . but i have more unbuilt at the moment . . .
You should build USS Missouri, because I've bought one last time I was in England and I really want to see how it looks like completed.
The mistercraft (ZTS Plastyk) Il-2 is a good vintage kit, which requires a little bit of filler. Aichi is a copy of Fujimi and Fulmar is an old Vista kit from 1994 (even airfix had issued it in 2005).
thanks for letting me know!
I have 10 1/48 models and I’m to lazy to build them and I’m still buying more for some reason. Now that’s an addiction, no wonder I’m broke
yup, welcome to the club :)
Imagine how nice they’d look when they are built? Use it as inspiration…
the stevensons rocket comes out fantastic IF you take your time and yes being yellow the painting is tricky but i bought it to go on my train layout and then a few years later my wife bought me the hornby set for our anniversary and when you sit them side by side they look terrific
Thanks for the info!
Do you use airbrush or just hand paint?
Nothing shameful about it. You can't have too many, only not enough. It's cool having them so that when you do start building them, what a great collection to choose from. Until then, it's fun looking at them, enjoying all of the fantastic box art. Very cool stuff.✌
Very true!
Man, you haven't seen my stash of shame, with many many short runs. I have so many of them I created excel file to avoid buying the same kits. And 1/3 of them if not more are Bf-109s in different variants, majority of which are AZ Models.
Built 33 models already in one year period (thankfully I broke my foot, so suddenly I got tons of free time, lol, so I started building).
Although it's a shame you have a broken foot, I would like some more time to do more modelling haha . . .
That's not shameful. I have many hundreds of them and I lost count... I have a big problem now
You can't have enough Bf-109 models. AZ models are so attractive !!! I have almost all Eduard Bf-109 kits and even if I don't build some of them I needed to have them. Also I managed to find the Cyber Hobby kit.
@@alainvandenbosch2685 1/48 is too big for me, sadly. AZ is in my opinion well rounded compromise kit of Gustav/Kurfurst variants. It's not as great as Tamiya or Fine Molds, it has some issues, but it's relatively cheap in Joy Pack (3 models in 1 box, plastic only, no decals). These Eduard's Bf-109s are gorgeous, must agree with you
I'm enjoying your video of your stash but I must say to you my friend that your friends and family will appreciate seeing them built before they see you gone and on touched believe me I am talking from experience so please get started so that they can see them for years to come and share with their friends and your grandchildren before you're gone and it's too late get started now I enjoy your eclipse and the knowledge of the subjects peace and God bless time is short 🙏
thanks! Yes, i plan to build everything, it's just finding the time lol
Nothing to be ashamed of here. I only see fun :) It's also surprisingly addictive watching people go through their stashes, especially with their comments / stories. Looking forward to the next video with the larger kits.
Thanks!
Yep that is a common problem for most model builder
Monday you find one it is so nice so you get it to build it soon of course.
Next day same thing and so on and on and on one day you wake up and have a huge inventory
yup, spirals out of control
When I decided to emigrate sold my stash (about 200 boxes) and with that money I paid for the airplane ticket. I'm seeing many kits that I had (curiously, never saw a Heller Thunderjet box in good shape, ha!), BTW: The Ta-152 is a rebox from an old Frog kit if i'm not wrong.
Yeah, I thought it was either frog or matchbox, couldn’t remember which at the time so just picked one haha
To many models is never enough! Tumbs up for being a fellow Warthunder player.
Haha thanks!
I think every scale modeller can relate to this stash video. We end up buying a nice collection of models, because we like the subjects & we want to build a model of it . But instead of making the kits already in the stash; we get more because we like the look of them. But fear not there are things in life much worse to become addicted to, than collecting & making scale model kits.
However if you are feeling like you have got one, too many kits. Just go through them and think "do I want to build that?". Put them to one side to sell or donate them to a charity like MODELS FOR HEROES. That's what I ended up doing. I ended up donate about 7 or 8 kits to MODELS FOR HEROES, a few months ago. That I had lost any interest in building.
It’s always a great feeling when you donate to a charity of any kind. Plus it helps to free up space. Anyway great video Matt. It was nice to see what you have got in your collection.
Very true! They will also take Airfix flying hours as well :D
@@ModelMinutesthat's great they also take flying hours too. Good luck with all your builds Matt!
I part exchanged a drug addiction for modelling. 18 month clean. Actually met someone in rehab who was into scale modelling and we talk on the regular and share pictures of out projects. Modelling genuinely keeps me on the wagon; having my mind in one place and seeing the finished outcome. Always like to talk to other keen modellers on FB groups too, the community on the whole is very friendly.
Hey Matt! A super interesting video, it was great to see your stash!
Again, if you need any help with translating the instructions for the Yak-1M, I'd be more than honoured to help!
Thanks for the offer!
I am beginning to have a small stash to it's a nice feeling knowing you have lots of kits to build
i have way too many lol
@@ModelMinutes yh
I have done the 1/72 Airfix Supermarine Swift, and the cruder Hawk kit. The Airfix kit was decent.
Did the A-4 Skyhawk too, twice. Both markings variants.
I also open and check out all kits I buy, unless it's a duplicate I have already built recently.
thanks for letting me know!
Every modeler needs more kits hehe
And some place to hide them until they are built
haha!
If you want to motorise the Railbus, you should get in touch with the guys at Budget Model Railways as I believe that they have already motorised a model of this kit. It turned out pretty damn and runs very nicely. I’m sure they would only be too happy to give you any advice you may need to motorise this kit.
Yeah I know the guys at budget model railways, if I remember correctly they used an old Lima chassis to power the rail bus kit. My plan is to create a specific chassis that is as simple as I can make it so that anyone can do it using off the shelf parts and a bit of 3D printing, but still not made much progress there yet
Hi Matt It was illuminating to see your stash but 83 is quite small compared with my stash which numbers some 800 + kits.
Yes I have a bigger problem
There are a couple of warnings I have to make you aware of.
Firstly the Ta 152 is actually the old Frog kit and the He-70 is and ICM kit.
The He -70 is a really nice kit and worth a good bash at but it has a serious flaw in the wing roots engineering as you will find out.
you will need to whittle the spar sections to allow the wings to fit properly and after that its a real gem.
The Academy P-51s are terrible but fun to build and the Revell Spitfires are new and older tooling kits both not that accurate mate.
I did a project on my channel of the older tooling Airfix Mk-Vb Spitfire and it still has it mate.
I may well do a video on my stash which will probably blow peoples minds I know my wife just stares at it in disbelief.
Good video mate and I will check out you bigger stuff.
Wow! That's a lot of kits! Thanks for the info John :D
Bro.... I had a painful realization, over the past couple decades, that I unintentionally became a collector. I don't know how many kits I had in total, but I'm sure it reached easily over the 100 mark. I bought them only with the intention of building them.
Life, however played the same cruel trick on me that it has played on most of us. I ran out of time, space etc. Gaps in employment made it neccessary for me to sell quite allot of them on Ebay over several years. That was a painful, but liberating experience. I still have quite a few kits... still more than I have room for, but hopefully I will be gifted with time and space to construct some of them.
Going to cry heavily in my coffee now... pardon me.
I know that feeling! I also worry that i have more kits than I will be able to build
I love that DHC Twin Otter. It's an old Matchbox kit, and I've had several, and never had any fit problems. Matchbox kits did have some annoying quirks, but fit was never one of them. Matchbox were great, as they made subjects nobody else did. Their inter-war Armstrong-Whitworth Siskin, is still one of my all-time favourite model kits.
Likewise, the Dapol/Airfix crane. That dates to possibly the late 1950's. It can be made to work. I've got a couple of them in my stash - they're good for greeblies on sci-fi models. Bits turn up all over TV shows like 'Stingray' and 'Thunderbirds'.
The Thunderbirds kits are retools of the earlier IMAI kits. I have all those,(over many, many years) so didn't bother getting the new ones. I was hoping that they had been retooled, to remove the 'play' features of the older IMAI kits, which took a lot of hacking away at missile launchers, overscale wheels, etc.
The Academy 'Storch' (Stork) comes with a 1/72 scale VW 'Kubelwagen' ('Bucket Car'), and is superior to the Airfix version in all respects.
The 'Blue Box' Airfix Spitfire Vb, in the markings of 303 Squadron ace, Jan Zumbach, dates from the 1970's. I had one when I was still at school. Very nice kit, though.
Not a problem - very similar to my stash. Although you always say to yourself: "No more. That's it." Ten minutes later, you're flicking through a copy of 'Flypast', and think: "I don't have a kit of a Bronco..." When Airfix were brought back to life, I made a point of buying all the kits that I'd made as a kid. A lot of kits. 😂😂😂
Wow! Thanks for the info!
The DH.2 now I built that kit in 1985 - eek. If you get the original Kit Master and early Airfix/Kitmaster versions of the Dapol kit, they came in boxes ;)
I've seen some second hand in shops - they look pretty cool
Empathy. I am pretty much where you are, however, I stay in a country where kits are not available off the shelf. I have to either import them or buy them at exorbitant prices off the black market. Yes, it is definitely an affliction that we are infected with. Happy building and stay safe.
haha thanks! Shame to hear you cant get kits easily though
Hey Matt, coming late to this....but yes, the Revell P47 is a great, great little kit, probably my best looking model on my shelves. I bought the Revell P51 on the strength of that and oh man was it awful, more flash than my kitchen floor!
Right on!
Your not the only one
I have basically 100s of wwll planes
Love the channel keep up
The really good work 👍
Thank you very much!
I don't have a stash, Matt. In my wonderful world of kit building, there is the kit I'm currently building, the kits I have finished and behind all of those are the kits that are awaiting their turn to be built and these seldom number more than two, or three max.
Perhaps if I had a wide range of interests then I'd have a stash I guess, but now my interest is pre-nuclear Submarines, USN & RN only and further limited to 1/72 I'll finish those up; PDQ. Flicking through the net recently, I've scoped the next kits RAF MTB with a big roundel painted at the forward quarter, from WW2 and a USN PBR from the Vietnam War era. Those should see me out.
I think that when i'm in a shop I see a kit and go "yes, i'd like to do that one" or "that would be a fun video subject" and then I end up with more kits than free time lol
This was quite interesting! I liked the stories. Actually I think this might have been a pretty boring video without them. And the 90's sets you got there, man! That's the nostalgia from my childhood...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sharks fan eh?
@@liam1.11 Yeah, somewhat. But my favorite player from there is now with the Kraken
@@THEreiska nicee
We're not here to judge, just want to see what you've got!
Some of us have large stashes because you have to buy kits (and even aftermarket parts) you're interested when they come out; if you wait until you're "ready" to build, the kit will no longer be in production and difficult/expensive to obtain. Buy when you can or you miss out. I've missed the 1/48 Wessex, 1/35 FV 432, resin detail sets for 1/48 Sea Harriers....
yeah, that's true
I got my first Airfix Super marine spitfire back in 1993, unfortunately it didnt fly very well (I was 13..... dont judge me😂) havent done any model building for many years...... think I'll start again so thank you so much for bringing back some cracking memories
Haha! A few of my kits didn't fly very well either
83 kits...impressed, but I might be able to beat that. I'm now inspired to do a vid like this!
Nice! I've got a few more though - these are only the smaller ones :)
Welcome from Estonia! As one box collector to other, be no shame for this. Thinking for this like a property or real estate. I have almost 200 units on my stash (of shame ;) ) and i have no shame for it! If anything happens to me, I have orders for liquidation, that my family could benefit for it. Second thought: I like from good model sitting in my shelf, not the shop ones. When i have need to make model, just I need to take it from my depository.
So-I like this video so much, was many knowledge and many OhBoyYouHaveIt feelings!
Be safe and healthily, enjoy modelling!
Thanks! you too :D
i start my first collection ( a 1/72 T-38 Talon in 1981 ) & i am still buying if i see any good one around....i think...i had more than 300 to 400++ at the current moment.
Lots and lots and lots of kits !
Far too many!
The Revell TA-152 is actually the very old Frog kit. Excellent video.
thanks! Yeah, i can never remember if it was frog or matchbox
Would be very interesting to see a build of the Hurricane flying model. Tissue, dope, the works.
yeah, it would be a cool build to do :D
Hi. I have been a great fan of Airfix 1/72 , 1/72 scale kits for many years now. This fascination also includes the Matchbox range which came out and which I found equal to if not better than the Airfix offerings. I have stuck to mainly 1/76 or1/72 mainly due to space problems. My collection does include some of the very small sailing ships which I found cute but not as fascinating as the main scales in my collection.
I have however now changed completely over to G.W.R. steam railway modelling in 1/76 scale and mostly heritage railway models. My models will now be housed in a new garden shed which I had built last year and once I get over my illness, I will start modelling seriously, at last.
Hope you feel better soon! I'd love to have a dedicated railway room
I know exactly how you feel! I've got some kits dating back over forty years, a lot of 1/700 Tamiya and other Japanese kits which were left in the old 'back of garage' workroom. Some of them have had their boxes converted into mouse nests but they didn't touch the kits in their poly bags! Some of the battleships were about £2.99 according to their price tickets! Two of the kits in my collection which really bug me are the two I can't find anywhere (but I know they're here) - a Heller 1/200 German Pocket Battleship, possibly the Graf Spee and the other is a Japanese (Konami?) kit of a Gerry Anderson UFO SHADO Moonbase Interceptor either 1/35 or 1/48 scale which I bought in Sydney around 1990 on holiday! I want them!!
Hopefully they will turn up!
All those kits look easy to build together
:P
Hi, I just subbed to your channel. Seems your a man after my own heart. I too have a kit stash of, like you, allsorts. Looking forward to exploring your channel.
Thanks! Yes, I do have a very varied modelling taste 😂
The academy P-51c is a brilliant kit. I reckon the new tool Arma P-51c will be even better.
Nice stash.
Och yes, new Arma P-51s will be gorgeous
thanks!
I have the same problem/disease! Don’t worry what people say! Continue on! Martys
haha thanks! Will do :P
You made me feel like i am not a freak 😅 it seems like all modellers have this problem. I have smth like 50 unpainted kits on my shelf. From mighty Bismarck in 1/350 to tiny Jeep Willys. Greetings :)
So true! :D
Always buy small kit when out and about 👍🏻👍🏻😃
Always! although I probably shouldnt haha
Hi Matt - enjoyed the video - please do the warship model (and other ships) - when I started modelling in the 1970's as a teenager I started with aircraft, moved to tanks and then on to warships ( having read HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean). At one point I had completed all the 2WW warships in the Airfix range unfortunately they were left in the loft when my parents moved house in the 1980's and I was away reading for my degree.so I lost them all. Now I'm thinking of retirement I have decide to start modelling again and have my own stash ready to go - a mix of aircraft, tanks and, of course, warships. Cheers
thanks for the suggestions!
Matt I don't think you have a problem - I think you just have a nice stash :D
thanks!
If i find a cheap kit ofc im gonna buy it
yeah, it is like that
I'm currently at 62 stashed, 14 built
sometimes I just open a small kit and build it over a day or two and slowly try to level the odds. It is, however, easier and faster just to buy than to build.
However, good builds are usually very satisfying
very true!
You not only have a modelling addiction, you have a Spitfire addiction lol. It’s an addiction that’s not bad though (as long as you aren’t sniffing the glue lol)!
i do have a bit of a problem lol
You don't have a problem i think i do at last count i was up to 2000.
I have enough Spitfires to make every mark including Seafires,prototypes and float versions.
My kids just say Dad is Plane crazy.
haha!
Tamiya is almost all times good value for money. Priceworthy and good quality! I rank them very high, even their older models.
awesome!
"I don't need anymore"....hahahahahhh , famous last words , nice
RJ
hahaha . . .
They don't have to be in builds. I love looking at my stash. Or the hobby shop in my spare room. I have bought every kit I would like to build. To all out there, the figures are "VINYL" like many figure kits in larger scale. These require (acrylic primer) then any paint will work. However, being soft & bendy, paint will still crack. I still love the figures though. Available in RAF, Luftwaffe & USAAF. I bought an opened FW-200 with no clear parts. That took me quite a while to secure vacuformed replacements. I have close to 200 kits to build. I love the Airfix Control tower. I would not build it without doing interior.
Sounds like you've got some fun kits!
Hey, everyone is a collector of something. Here in the great state of Texas, most people collect firearms. There's people with vast shoe collections. Having model kits A) takes up less space, B) isn't as expensive and C) if you're into it, retain a large amount of value and sellability (I don't do that but still.) Also, having a nice, relaxing hobby like building model kits or lego is good for your mental health. I've never been happier than when I have something on in the background and I'm building a model kit. Those who judge should look at themselves too, everyone collects something.
very true!
I'd like to think that my only kit collecting/building "problem" is keeping them inventoried and accessible to look at. Started out intending to build up a post WWII range of RAF aircraft - mainly in 48th scale but using 72nd scale for those "larger types" not offered in 1/48th. Trouble is it just kept expanding, firstly to include RN Fleet Air Arm - then WWII era - then USN (modern & WWII), then added USAF & USAAF types - then USMC - then USCG - Then Modern French A/F - Then added WWII era German and topped it off with IAF planes from 1948 onwards.
Somewhere along the way 1/32 scale versions of all the classics got included and then 1/72 scale versions of the 1/48 scale planes found there way into the collection. Oh, did I mention that models for each version (Mk #) of Spitfire, Mustang, Hurricane, Mosquito, Harrier etc......in both 1/72 & 1/48 scale - Of course all the major display teams (Red Arrows, Black Arrows, Yellow Jacks, Thunderbirds & Blue Angels. Then duplicates to enable different colour schemes for different eras/conflicts. Then came the versions of "aircraft from the movies" Top Gun, Flight of the Intruder, Final Countdown, etc. Now totally some 720 aircraft - Oh not to mention the British Army, US Army and German Army tanks, RN, USN and Kriegsmarine ships..1/20 scale F1 racing cars and 1/12 scale Motor Bikes - that adds another 120 kits to the total. It's like every model I always wanted when I was young has found its way into my "grown up" collection....in addition to the many models that my (late) father and I built up together in my youth that I have found duplicates of - each and every one of them triggers enjoyable memories of days/years gone by.
Nah....this is NOT a problem at all....better that drugs or gambling - LOL. Happy collecting to all.
haha! Very true :D
I built the A-4B/Q last year, an excellent kit.
yeah, it looks pretty cool :D
That Beaufighter that you did all the haggling for is a Canadian 404 Sqn. plane. I'll bet you money that one of the Revell Spitfires is the ex Monagram Pro Model kit and one is the regular Revell Germany kit.
thanks for the info!
Thank you so much for this video! It makes me feel less guilty of owning so many kits and not actually beginning any of them haha
You can do it!
I've only just started getting into model kits and I'm on my 3rd with only 2 in reserve to go. At this stage I've been sticking to the small 1/72 planes as budget reasons. I'd really prefer to do cars but they all seem so much more expensive and hopefully I'd like to try a master grade Gundam some day.
Everyone started somewhere, and over the decades, paint, tools, techniques have all improved. Learn at your pace and above all have fun.
Sounds like a plan!
My start was similar. My nan gave me 5 or 6 kits this Christmas and supplied with more every so often. I've done 7 so far and am waiting fir more.
Stephenson’s Rocket should be kept till 2029. The 200th anniversary of the Rainhill Trails.
Hmm, that's an interesting idea - although it is 8 years away . . . .
Monthly 12 Step Meeting Confession: It's been 2 days since my last polystyrene model purchase.
It genuinely has been about 2 days since I bought something . . .
I’ve got a few dozen still in boxes as well. If I get around to building them I then have the next problem of where to display them.
yeah, that can be a problem
IKEA Detolf cabinets with extra shelves using rope grips up to 100 1/72 models up to Lancaster size.
I dont feel so bad about my stash any more. E bay is a wonderful place to pic up some weird and wonderful cheap kits.
yes, if you can find them for a good price :D
I managed to get through all mine so I got a few more but I decided to get a range of scales (I mainly do 1/72). I got a tamiya mosquito 1/48 and a revell 747. I'll probably get more.
very cool!
The Fieseler Storch is pronounced "Feeslur Shtorchhhhhh" the last 'ch' is pronounced at the back of the throat as if you were doing a cat hissing, the tongue held at the back of the throat and breathe out. I spent 11 years of my life in Germany and speak fluent German, so I know what i'm talking about. And to answer your question.........NO you can never have too many kits, i'm not really into aircraft, but I fully understand where you are coming from !
36:37 In der Tat hat er den Firmennamen richtig ausgesprochen...sogar ganz gut hat es gemacht!
haha i'll figure it out one day
@@ModelMinutes I guess you had your leg pulled with the correction you mentioned in the video. How you first pronounced it was pretty good. The German CH in Storch is as the Scottish in loch. and yes, ie is ee. I would pronounce the second e in Fieseler
Well that's quite a stash! But I guess given the small size of many of them they don't take up much storage space! It'd be interesting to see the bigger ones in the collection. So many kits, so little time and space to put them all when finished!
Yep, this is one reason I switched to 1/72 scale from 1/35(armor) and 1/48(aircraft). Also its a common scale so my tanks and planes and (future) figures are all the same size.
they do take up enough space to become a problem at times haha
I found the ta 152 in a charity shop last year, along with a German F4 and an EE Lightning. Yeah, that's pretty old.
It really is!
For soft plastic figures, try mixing old school plastic model glue with your paint. Used to work with Him from and stuck much better
Thanks for the tip!
Humbrol, doh!
the vintage classics tiger 1 from my experience isnt the best kit but its perfect to try out some new techniques such as shell craters from where it could have been hit. Because of how flat the detail is its easy to work with
I was thinking of doing a comparison of this versus the newer version from airfix
A most enjoyable video, and some interesting kits.
Thanks! I’ve got the second video where I look at all the big kits in my stashing coming out today too
I have a few 1/16 scale funny cars, dragsters. Great times for modelling.
nice!
Can’t wait till the premiere 😊
Awesome!
Who are we to judge you 😂. We all experience the thrill of buying a new kit.
very true!
I used to be a F16 mechanic in AF. I would love to see your academy build.
Hopefully in the future
l was concerned with the amount of kits l,d brought and accumalated in the past year since l brought a p.c . and went on E.Bay . However you,re vid and the comments have set my mind at rest knowing there are others like me so thankyou for that . Collecting is basically an enjoyable addiction and l,ve been an ardent collector [ books , c.d,s , records , etc ] since l was a kid [ l'm now retired .]
:D
California Highway Patrol helio! Oh, the memories...go Ponch!
That's built now - video on my channel somewhere
@@ModelMinutes - yeah like Imma dig through your YT stash...kidding. I'll look it up.
Thank you for your channel
Thanks for watching 😊
Very nice stash, Matt.
Thanks!