How Big Is Your Stash?

[Pretty Mediocre Modeller]

Hi All,

 

A couple of posts recently have mentioned their modelling stashes. This has got me to wondering how big is your modelling stash? 

I started keeping a record of the size of my collection of unbuilt models nearly 30 years ago, when I was worried that it was getting up to nearly 20 kits! Now my stash is around 50 strong! Some of the kits in my loft have been up there since the 80's (see my build of the VC10 which was started in about 1985).

So, I'm thinking my stash may be quite small compared to some others, so just how big is your stash?

 

Cheers

jason

[Ratch]

 My stash is currently 387 kits, 204 of them are Airfix.

[graham martin]

Blimey, makes my 118 look quite restrained... storage space is my main consideration. I like to be able to see all of my stash, as i find it motivational !

[Rael]

Kits to build are...

Airfix

Henschel 129

Lee/Grant tank

Sturmgerschutz III

Sdkfz 234 (no.2)

Buffalo amphibian and Willys jeep

AW Seahawk

English Electric lightning Fa.2

Dornier Do 217

Sparks of liberation club kit (Fairey Swordfish and Hawker Hurricane)

Heinkel He 177 Grief

Messerscmitt me 110 D

Panther tank

Revell

Lancaster dambusters

Spitfire PrXIX

Horton Ho 229

SR-71 Blackbird 

[Discostu]

I've got an Airfix 1/48 Bf 109e on the go at the moment and another thirteen kits stored  in the hallway cupboard. I'm not in the same league as you guys!     Cheers, Stuart .

[Captain Triggers]

Not very 

[John Symmons]

 Hi P.M.M.

Interesting question about stashes. Biggyinn mentioned the same thing about week plus ago saying his stash was a moderate 270 and it got me thinking about mine. Mine started in the mid 60's when slot cars were the modelling hobby of choice, and I still had a few models unbuilt ( including the 4 Revell Me 109Es still to be posted) and as new models began to appear I started to by them for a "later date". That turned into getting everything I could find in my sphere of interest.

Then 25 years ago I saw the new super models in my sphere of interest coming onto the market, like Dragon etc. So the for-later changed to for-when-I-retire. That was when I became interested in the new 350 scale ships, and the new 1/72 armour kits. I stayed clear of Airfix as my memouries of Airfix was still of the 60's, and I rhought they could never compete with this new stuff. How wrong I was proved.

Shortly after retirement I made a list of my kits to be built and it stood at 220 kits, 22 ships (72nd, 350th & 600th, 4 completed.) 36 72nd armour all types, ( 2 completed.) and 162 72nd aircraft, (11 completed.). Since then I've added 24 new kits 20 aircraft mainly Airfix (1 being built.) and Roden and 4 armour (1 Airfix & 3 Roden). So my stash that should be getting smaller is increasing. Some will never be built tike the Airfix Warspte with those horrid flaired guns and maybe a few other of the very old Lindberg models. 

Oh dear! So many models and so little time. And I'm still wanting some of the new Airfix 1/72 releases when they finally arrive in Cape Town.

Remember we do this for fun.    John the Pom

[Biggyinn]

As listed thdnames have been changed to protect the "innocent"

 

***************** 1/48 scale **************Airfix - A04102 - Hawker Hurricane Mk.IAirfix - A04103 - Hawker Fury Mk.IAirfix - A05100 - Ju 87-B StukaAirfix - A05101 - BAe Sea Harrier FRS1Airfix - 05110 - Spitfire Vc / seafire IIIAirfix - A05117 - Spitfire MkXIIAirfix - A05119 - Spitfire PRXIXAirfix - A05120 - Messerschmit Bf109-I/E-3/E-4Airfix - A05122A - Messerschmit Me109E/4 TropAirfix - A05127 - Hawker Hurricane mk1Airfix - A05128 - Boulton Paul Defiant Mk1 (x2)Airfix - A05129 - Hawker Hurricane Mk.I - TropicalAirfix - A07112 - D.H. Mosquito PRXVIAirfix - 09176 - Tornado GR1/1aAirfix - A09178 - E.E. Lightning F.2A/6Airfix - A09179 - E.E. Lightning F.1/F.1A x2Airfix - A09180 - H.S. Buccaneer x3Airfix - A10101 - E.E. Canberra B.2./B.20/B.62/B(I).Airfix - 10103 - E.E. Canberra PR9Airfix - A50014 - Spitfire MkVb & Bf109fAirfix - A50160 - Spitfire MkVb & Bf109e X2Airfix - A12007 - Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9RAirfix - 10010G - Jaguar GR3/ES & Tornado F3/EF3- BF109K-4 - P40-C Tomahawk - P47-D Thunderbolt "Gabreski" - P47-N x2- P47-N "expected goose"- Lavoshkin La7 - F4U-2 vaught corsair- Mig 29 Fulcrum A- Spitfire Mk XIVc- IL-2 STORMOVIK - Ki61 "hein" type 4 (tony) - Ki84 "hyabusa" (Frank)- J2M3 "Raiden" (jack) - P40-E Warhawk - F6F-3 Hellcat

- F7F-2N Tigercat! - Vultee Vengance MkIV - Potez 633B- Mistrel II/s2 Fw190F-8 & Ju88 G-1- mig 21pf & A4 skyhawk - spitfire and fw190 - F6F-5N Hellcat - YAK-3- Macchi MC202 - P39 Airacobra  - SBD-5 Dauntless - Henschel HS123-A1 - Curtiss P36A Hawk

 - Arsenal VG33 C1

 - D3A1 type 11 (Val) X2- P38-F lightning

- P51-D Mustang X2

 - Bf110c/d X2  - A6M2. + etched parts- A6M3 (Zero) + etched parts - A6M5 (Zero) + resin parts - B5N2 Nakijima type 11 (Kate)- B7A2 Aichi ryusi kai (Grace) - C6N1 - Nakajima (Myrt)- D3A1 - Aichi type 99 (Val)- G4M1 Model 11 (Betty)- Ki27 - Nakajima (Nate)- Ki45 - Kawasaki Kai Koh TORYU (Dinah)- N1K1-Ja Shinden TYPE11 (George) - Ju87-B2 "Regia Aeronautica" - Hawker Hurricane MkIIc (SEAC) - Spitfire Mk VI- Ju87-B2 Stuka- P40E warhawk - Bf109 E/4 - Bf109 E/7 - F16C  - Vought f4u-4 corsair - Douglas-SBD-3-Dauntless- F8F-2 Bearcat. - F84G 

 - SB2U Vindicator + etched parts- Arado AR196 + etched parts - F4F/FM2 WILCAT  - F4F 3f WILCATFISH - F6F-3 HELLCAT X2 - F6F-3n HELLCAT - F6F-5 HELLCAT- Hellcat MKII British Fleet Air Arm - F8F-1B BEARCAT - TBF-1C AVENGER- P38L Lightning - I-16 TYPE 24- P40B "pearl harbour" - Seversky P-35- Hawker Sea Fury FB11- Junkers Ju88 A4 - DH Vampire mk1. - LAGG-3. - YAK-9K- YAK-7A - Do17 - Po2/U-2- BF109 F-2 - Fiat CR42 LW - Focke Wulf Fw190D-9 "Langnasen Dora"- Hawker Sea Hurricane - TR-1A/B- Douglas A20G Havoc - Douglas A20J Havoc- F4U-4 Corsair- FX5F-1 Skyrocket *160 - P38J Lightning 

- Messerschmit Me410-A1 - F82G twin mustang- B24J Liberator- B29 Superfortress - A/B26C Invader - Grumman F4F Wildcat - p38 lightning X2- FW190A- F4U-4 corsair- F4 Phantom - F-5F Tiger II "aggressor"

 - F100- Mosquito IV - OS2U-3 Kingfisher x2 - TBF1 Avenger- AT6 Texan- SB2C helldiver x2 - SBD2 Dauntless - SBD Dauntlass x2 - P39A Airacobra  - P40B Tigershark

- P47D Razorback - P51D Mustang  - P61A Black Widow

- B58 hustler

- BF110-G4- Mitsubishi Ki51 (type 99) Sonia - BF110-G2- B25-J Mitchell- B17G- N1KJ Kawanishi Shinden (george) X2 - K5Y1 Yokoshuka (Willow)- Ki44 Nakajima "Shoki" (Tojo)- Ki100 type 5 (no US designation) X2- F4U-1a Corsair (early) - F4U-1a Corsair (late) - BF110-G-4- SB2C-4 Helldiver - PBY5-A Catalina "black cat"- A26B Invader - Heinkel He111 H6- Junkers Ju 52/3  - C-45F Expiditor - Arado AR234 C3 - Dornier Do-215 B5- Spitfire MkII.  - CL13 MK.VI / F86 Sabre- PBY-5 Catalina- B17-F "Memphis Belle" - B24-D Liberator

 - B25-J Mitchell

- B26-A Marauder

- B29-A Superfortress x2 - F9F-8 Cougar- F89-D/J Scorpion - P51-B Mustang- P61-A/B Black Widow - Mistrel V FW190-D & FW-ta152  - Junkers Ju88 A4- PV1 Ventura (X2)- Ventura MkII- Husdon II- T-28B - F-105d Thundercheif

- Panavia Tornado GR4

- A6M5 Zero - Macchi M.C.200 Saetta  - Heinkel He219 A-7 UHU - Beaufighter Mk X - DH Mosquito Fb MkIV - Spitfire MK I - Gloster Meteor F3 - Spitfire MK Vb - P51B mustang  - F4U 1-D Corsair - Focke Wulf fw190 A3 - Messerschmit Bf109E - J1N1c - Kai (early) - J1N1s - Gekko (late) - Ki45 II (Nick) - Ki46 shitei III Kai RECON COMMAND - Ki46 shitei III Kai AIR DEFENCE  - Ki84 (Frank) - N1K1-ja Shinden type 11 (George) - A6M2 type 21 (Zeke) - A6M3 type 22 (Hamp) - A6M3 type 32 (Hamp) - Lancaster BIII  - Lancsster BIII  - Lancaster BI - P51D T-38 talon- EA-3B Skywarrior- FW200 Condor- DH Hornet F1- Welington BIII- Me509 - FB111A - Lavoshkin LA-5FN - PE2************* Choppers mixed scale ***********- UH34B "Marines" (1/48)- SH60B Seahawk (1/48)- Mil 24-D Hind Gunship (1/48)- Bell AH-1w super cobra (1/48) - Bell UH-1E "huey" (1/48)- Bell UH1D medivac (1/48) - Allouette (1/48)

- Bell OH-58 Kiowa (1/50)- AS-33R Superpuma (1/72) 

- MIL MI-8 /MI-17 HIP (1/72)

- Allouette (1/72)************* 1/32 ************** - F5 (mig 17F)************* 1/24 **************Airfix - A50141 - Spitfire Vb (gift set)Airfix - A50167 - Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (gift set)Airfix - A50176 - Messerschmitt Bf109-E (gift set)Airfix - 12001- 6 Spitfire Mk1a (white styrene)Airfix - 12002 - Messerschmit Bf109-EAirfix - A12005A - Spitfire VbAirfix - 14001-2 P51D Mustang "This is It" (silver styrene)Airfix - 14002-5 Hawker Hurricane Mk I (blue styrene)Airfix - A14003 - P51-K/RF Mustang IVAAirfix - A16001 - Focke Wulf Fw190A Airfix - A16001A - Focke Wulf Fw190AAirfix - A18002A - Junkers Ju87b-2 Airfix - 18003 - BAe Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/SAirfix - A19002A - Typhoon Mk.Ib**************** 1/72 ****************- convair RB36H  - Yak 3  - Mig 15u - FW190-A6 - FW190-D9 - BF109-E3 - BF109-G10 - Gotha 214Airfix - De Haviland Heron II- Babylon 5 StarFury

**************** 1/144 ***************Airfix - Boeing 727 x2Airfix - Boeing 737 x2 - micro hurricane**************** 1/350 ships ********

 - RMS Titanic (1980s)- Dresden- Emden 

**************** 1/400 ships *************- RMS Titanic 

*************** 1/570 / 1/700 / 1/1200 ************- RMS Tiranic 1/570

- RMS Olympic 1/700

- RMS Titanic (1/700 & 1/200) 

_________________________________________Count - 277 and sone more incoming

[Biggyinn]

^^^^ NOT THE WAY IT WAS TYPED UP THIS IS THIS FORUMS SETTINGS!! 

[Ratch]

 Yes, that's why I din't copy and paste my list.

[John Bollig]

 Well, guys I have somewhere up to 1000 kits to be honest. The vast majority are airfix, frog or matchbox kits. This stash is the result of buyng over the past 44 years of modeling. It is really cool to be able to say that I have a model of the first kit I built and the last kit I plan on building. BTW, they are Airfix kits.  I got my first kit at Alco/Duckwall in the early 1970's. I hope to enjoy the hobby as I age and hopefully contribute to the hobby.

[Biggyinn]

I didn't realise till i managed to copy n paste lol

[RR]

 I'm not sure how many, a couple of hundred, I think, going back to the seventies. I would be interested in how much money everyone has invested in their stashes, if it's not too indelicate a question. I paid an average of about £20 for the older kits but for the more recent ones, an average of about £80. I don't regret a penny of it because modelling is a great hobby and better than the pub every night. Including paint, tools and accessories, I think I must have spent at least three or four grand on modelling over the years, which I don't consider too bad.

[Ratch]

I'm not sure about what my kits are worth, but I paid (or their value at RRP for those I acquired through Flying Hours for example) is just over £3,000, or just over £8 per kit.

[Comet4]

Currently well over 2,000! I started in 1967 and somehow forgot to stop! I still have my very first kit, an Airfix Mig 15 that underwent a stripdown and rebuild a few years ago after getting a bit knocked about. Also have a Jet Provost from the same era and a Boeing 747 from around 1970./media/tinymce_upload/264f975dd6181a0ceab05fbca2a89165.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/a190e8adbe52461fe1d3a46b35cb3961.JPG/media/tinymce_upload/31bb8d48b3af5d0f1c25a0c82bccf620.jpg

[Biggyinn]

At the current moment my stash cost about £4000 give or take......but i'm probably wrong lol

[Steve Komor]

I recently began updating my database, and I'm up to 807 kits with a few more left to add! Most are on shelves in the attic, but I also have a few stashed away in cupboards in the spare room.

[Ratch]

Currently well over 2,000! I started in 1967 and somehow forgot to stop! I still have my very first kit, an Airfix Mig 15 that underwent a stripdown and rebuild a few years ago after getting a bit knocked about. Also have a Jet Provost from the same era and a Boeing 747 from around 1970.

If you've built them, they're no longer in your stash. There are three states of kits - stash - WIP - completed builds 😛

[ntrocket88]

 Ah, so I seem to have around 275 1/76 scale kits, mostly armor and softskins but also some ruined houses and specialty infantry weapons (mortar, HMG etc.). At my current rate of build, I should be through them in only 27 years. Mind you, by then I am unlikely to be able to see well enough to make them...

The list includes:

85 Milicast resin kits

53 Airfix kits

44 Matchbox (now Revell) kits

43 Fujimi (and Nitto) kits

28 SHQ white-metal kits and infantry weapons

18 MMS white-metal kits

1 Cromwell resin kit

[vimal_indrasoma]

465 here according to the count at Scalemates - but that might include books as well.

Unfortunately, all my built kits from the '60s onwards have fallen foul of many moves and over-enthusiastic 'cleaning'. I don't think I have more than around 30 in displayable condition, and my output has fallen drastically, what with age and other issues (include laziness).

I do have a few 'super' kits that I want to complete no matter what, like some 1:72 'big' planes (Fw200, AC130, Tu-142), a 1:24 typhoon and a Wingnuts RE8 to match the little Airfix one. Currently saving up for a big display cabinet ...

[Sailorman]

I have 184 built kits and 279 unbuilt.  Virtually all Airfix.  A few of them were built way back in the mid 1960's when I was around 12 years old ...... I seem to buy them rather faster than I build them .....

[T2B]

Hi, fairly new to this forum stuff but I catologued my loft stash a few years ago when I moved, and has since continued to grow. I have about 400+ waiting to be made, mainly Airfix but approx 100 Esci/Hasegawa/Revell AFVs. I concentrate mainly on 1:72nd stuff. I also have over a hundred made models in my collection and like most modellers, as fast I can make them I still seem to buy more lol. Currently working on a new tool Lightning F.1A conversion in tandem with a TSR.2      

[Dave Leeman]

Since last time I counted where I promised myself not to go over 50, I'm probably near a hundred, another limit I've promised myself not to exceed!!

A few years back I had a clear out through a secondhand kit dealer when my stash stood at around 250? after the initial shock it's a good feeling knowing my corner of the universe is in balance between stash size, build rate and life expectancy! Ha!

 

 . . . Dave

[Sailorman]

I had about 279 in my stash up to a few weeks ago but since then I've added more ☹️ 

[John Bollig]

As far as worth of the kits , insurance value of 19000 dollars