Anyone else build models?

[trax1]

Originally posted by airspro

Very nice but you will see that the "correct" terrian to show off your Armor models is a electric range , also airplane models are shown on dryers

Wow seeing those just triggered a bunch of memories of playing with those when I was a kid.  I remember I would get them at the local convenient store,   Do you know where I could still get some of those?

[Box1]

When i used to play Air Warrior I thought it would be cool to build as many of the AW planes that I could.  Built a couple and that was that.  Rekindled that idea when i came to Aces.  After a year, year and a half I found that I had amassed over 200 1/72 kits of mostly ww2 a/c.  completed? maybe 15 tanks and a similar number of planes.  I had an eBay sell off a year or so ago now I only have about 90 unfinished kits.  someone mentioned the AMA which has its headquarters in Muncie, Indiana.  I can leave my house and be there in 10 minutes.  Have I ever done that?  Nope.

[Krusty]

There is a subset of model builders that accumulates massive "kit stashes" and never gets around to building them. I can understand. Sometimes you see a kit and you have it in your hand and really just want to own it. Whether you get the time/nerve to start the kit is another matter.

You have to watch that, though. Just buy 1 kit, build it, and move on. I'm generally not afflicted with this condition, as I only buy kits I want to build right away. My "stash" rarely exceeds 2-3 kits waiting to be built.



As for squadron.com, I find them over-priced and with a selective choice of available kits. They have some good kits I will admit, but they're a tad pricey for my blood.