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Captain Canada · December 02, 2013, 08:05:07 AM

I hear ya there....although I rarely get rid of kits, this plastic affliction we all suffer from seems to bare the same symptoms regardless of who/what/where you are !

Sometimes I look at the stash, the half builts, and the ever increasing pile of broken, dusty and otherwise decrepit* models and wonder to myself " what am I doing ?"

* I have kids and cats, and the model room happens to be close to the hobby room

PR19_Kit · December 02, 2013, 08:42:14 AM

At the last kit census, Feb 2012, Mrs_PR19 and I got up to 1000 unbult kits and could go no futher............

In addition I managed to reduce my un-finished projects count down to 60 last month. As I'll be 71 on Boxing Day there's NO way I can even build 1/3 of that little lot before I shuffle off this mortal coil, so off to other homes the surplus stuff must go. $:-\$

Captain Canada · December 02, 2013, 08:48:24 AM

Amen Brother. It's no fun to think of it tho.....

I made a list awhile back, of unfinished build threads I had started, it was almost two full pages of A4. Of course, I promptly lost that list.....and that doesn't count all the other stuff I have started down there. Ugh.

Gondor · December 02, 2013, 12:26:41 PM

I shudder to think of how many I have stored away, we always want to buy more or the latest version of a particular aircraft.

Gondor

PR19_Kit · December 02, 2013, 01:57:38 PM

92 of my stock are Spitfires of various sorts, but that'd be a mere bagetelle beside The Wooksta's I expect.

kitnut617 · December 02, 2013, 02:00:12 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 02, 2013, 01:57:38 PM
92 of my stock are Spitfires of various sorts, but that'd be a mere bagetelle beside The Wooksta's I expect.

I think I've got about 65 Kit, our total doesn't match Lee's pile ---

Captain Canada · December 02, 2013, 02:04:56 PM

I wonder if Americans hoard Mustangs the way we do Spits ?

PR19_Kit · December 02, 2013, 04:40:12 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on December 02, 2013, 02:04:56 PM
I wonder if Americans hoard Mustangs the way we do Spits ?

I've got maybe 20 of them of various sorts too! Lovely looking aeroplane but doesn't come in as many varieties as Spitfires do.

Captain Canada · December 02, 2013, 06:10:32 PM

Doesn't evoke as much emotion either...if you ask me. Especially when you see a Spitfire roll.......

PR19_Kit · December 03, 2013, 12:19:19 AM

I got the prototype BIG tank glued up last night, but no fins as yet. Maybe get them on this evening as I've other things on my plate today.

Captain Canada · December 03, 2013, 04:42:41 AM

Sounds good !

Gondor · December 03, 2013, 12:06:43 PM

I am looking forward to the result of this build, page six and only now plastic has been cut!

Gondor

PR19_Kit · December 03, 2013, 01:30:42 PM

Quote from: Gondor on December 03, 2013, 12:06:43 PM
I am looking forward to the result of this build, page six and only now plastic has been cut!

Gondor

Hehehe, I was thinkingh the same thing about a page ago too.

And the thing's not even a Whiff either!

Captain Canada · December 03, 2013, 01:31:39 PM

Just goes to show how much we love proper aeroplanes around here !

PR19_Kit · December 04, 2013, 01:45:30 PM

FINALLY a build pic!

Here's the prototype 300/330 gall tank (take your pick.....) alongside a 1/72 scaled top(-ish) view photo, and the same tank positioned under the Sword Harrier T2 wing. Fins are thin-(-ish) styrene glued on at 90 deg to each other and 45 deg to the vertical/horizontal.

I don't think it looks too bad and I'll have a go at the 2nd one tomorrow maybe.