ScottsGT

I went digging all through my modeling supplies last night looking for my tiny bottle of thin CA glue. No luck. Hobby Lobby is a just little out of the way coming home. I've discovered it's easier to buy new than look for all of our old stuff to use. I'm trying my best to organize my areas as I am unpacking. Found a really nice set of wall mounted spray can holders I'm putting together now. they are made of wood, thus the need for the CA glue. I know if I don't do it all now, it will never get done. Looking at my "nook" where I plan on building my bench area (partially under the stairwell) I noticed that 1/2 the stairwell is completely boxed in with drywall. Showed it to the wife and told her if we cut open the end, we can gain a LOT of storage area. Problem is, it's where I want to put my bench. Time to get creative with my bench design.

I mentioned in a few other threads that we sold our home of 25 years, tossed out a bunch, put a lot in storage temporarily and trying our best to make it all fit an a slightly smaller place. I know the garage was going to be tough downsizing from a 3 car to a singe car but much deeper. Creative storage ideas with smaller shelves, planned over head wall shelves for all my kits and even tossing more after we moved has helped. My youngest son has made out like a bandit. He's gotten my bench grinder (I've only used it once it 13 years), new strut/spring compressor, shelving units that are just too big, engine hoist and engine stand just to name a few items. I have still yet to get my '66 Mustang GT Fastback out of my old home that finally has a contract on it. Next weekend. That is my goal. What I didn't expect...... We have a lake house now. Everyone wants to come over and relax and have a good time. AKA: Nothing is getting done to unpack. We live on a lake now. It started in May and now into June. We get invites to neighbors "kick off the summer" parties. AKA: Nothing is getting done to unpack. We now have beautiful sunsets to watch every evening while sitting on the dock with an adult beverage. AKA: Nothing is getting done to unpack. Our oldest son took two weeks off from his Army duty, flew home until tomorrow morning. AKA: Nothing is getting done to unpack. Just the other night while I was supposed to be unpacking and instead sitting on the dock with the wife watching that beautiful sunset with a Scotch in my hand, I told her it will probably be this time next year before we are settled in all the way, if not longer. Oh, and another distraction........She just bought her brothers Yamaha Wave Runner since he sold his lake home. We go to Charlotte Sunday and pick that up. Yea, you know what that means. I'll be doing oil change, plugs, tuneup, etc.. for the next week. I cannot wait until I can get a bench set up again and start on another kit. Pffttt....who am I kidding. I still have all of my built kits in the packing boxes I need to unpack and and put back in my display case after I install my new lighting system I bought. I did pull a fast one on the wife though. I set up an old cabinet I had and a file cabinet to put a claim on space I see I will need in the future. If I could just slow her down buying and hanging all those "cute" signs she's buying at Hobby Lobby with "Family" or "Live, Laugh, Love" or the best one yet she put up, "Lake House" Well no shit Sherlock!! Do we need a sign that says it??

Yea, I got the email telling me the 1/32 B-17G I wanted is back in stock. I finally bought one from Clunkmiester a couple years ago after waiting so long.

Yea, I got the same email. I wish them all the luck and prosperity and hope they can bring Squadron back to what it used to be when I got into the hobby. I'm in no position to be building or buying right now, but when the time comes it will be good to have them back to look at for stock. I'm still confused over the Free Time Hobbies sale and what happened. I remember buying from them when they were in GA and they had great stock and pricing. Seems when they were bought out and relocated to NC (I think it is), things weren't as shiny anymore.

Me too!

Bottom two items on this page. https://coldwarstudio.com/Resin Detail Sets 1/32 scale category/

My understanding is that about the only way to get their products is to catch them at the Nats when they bring stock. I have some of their products, but it came from the person doing the masters and casting for them. And this was years ago I got them. I tried as you have been with no luck.

FWIW, You can pre-order them. I just ordered my set. 27.32 EUR

So a couple or three weeks back I had to put all of my kits into a non-climate controlled storage unit until I can devise a storage shelf up high in my garage. Obviously I kept my resin kits and accessories in my new place since I know what heat would do to them. But with our summer temps here in SC easily into the 100 degree mark, it has me wondering if I should expedite getting these kits to my new place sooner. Anyone ever keep kits stored in a high heat and humidity location? I have the kits all boxed up in moving boxes, but obviously some are no longer shrink wrapped. I’m just afraid of heat warping the parts and decals going bad.

Anyone here see the link on TOS about the new turrets coming? https://aeroscale.net/news/seamless-liberator-turrets

Well if we want to get specific....(LOL!) I have Photography thrown into the mix myself. Models as a kid, early teen years/9th grade got into photography then cars (completely forgot about models at this time since I caught the fumes- Gas fumes from cars and perfumes from the girls!) Caught my wife around '88 and got involved in RC while we were dating/early years of marriage. Hung onto that hobby until I gave up because I never could go flying due to taking care of kids on the weekend while she worked. Bought a few rifles around '94, went shooting at a local range now and then. Around '99 I sold it all off and bought my '66 Mustang GT project and a few models in between along with picking up a few guns here and there. Mustang is about done, I think I've reached burn out stage where I need to drive it or sell it. Around '07 I got back into photography. Canon 5D Classic, L lenses, 7D, etc... Now I think I'm getting too old to haul all this heave gear around. Might sell it all off along with the '66. Of course with the new home and all the wild life around me, I might pick the cameras back up again soon.

LOL! I moved from RC back to plastic. I sometimes still miss it too.

I didn’t have good luck with the fit of the Revell kit parts. Scoop, interior structure was too wide and I had to sand it down to fit inside the fuselage. Bad gaps on wing parts, etc...

The first mow!!

Got one in the stash that I’ve put aside in the “too sell” boxes. Just not sure what all I can keep now with a smaller home.

Just to screw with Murphy I’ve been known to keep looking for something after I’ve found it. That’s right. I showed him who the boss was!

Last time I saw a Cougar she was willing to pay $300.....

got the AF version too. Also have a Panther kit, Ryan kit too.

Moving time depends on buying and sales/closing dates. We still own our old home, but it is on the market. We priced it high hoping to take advantage of the crazy real estate market. After we get it cleared out we’re dropping the price to move it. Any decorating need to be done? LOL! Of course. What woman would move into someone else’s home and not make it hers? But we are going slow with changes to make sure we do the right thing. New home came fully furnished and we are also selling off things too. At both locations.

Just an update..... Things are going pretty smooth, other than I realize I have too much. Yes, just too much. Too many tools, too many models, hell, even too much car cleaning stuff. Who else has a huge Rubbermaid cart just to keep car cleaning supplies on? Today I was boxing up the models for storage and I had enough. I marked a box “kits to sell”. Once I’m settled in, going to start looking for shipping boxes and post them up for sale. I’ve got a gut feeling I’ll have a lot more before the sun sets tomorrow. I am happy to report that my display case made it here ok too. I had 4 strong 25 yo men doing it all for me. Funny thing is, they started rolling it around the house and all of a sudden they were like, “Uuhh, it ain’t going through that door.” looking at the basement level sliding glass door. Thankfully, it made it through the door from the garage with maybe enough room for a hair to fit in between. I had to pull off part of the door threshold and once we were in, there’s a support pole that I had to remove the decorative trim off the base to get through. Wife again was telling me, see, you built it too damned big! But it’s in, we got the glass door here and installed safely and now I just need to get the shelves over laid out flat in the back of the wife’s Honda Pilot. Now just curious to see how the models have done on the trip. Still have a lot at the old house though. The guys man handled the gun safe like it had PlaySchool written on the side of it. Of course all the firearms were piled deep in the trunk of my Mustang. Pretty funny thinking back that I had more $$ in the guns stacked in the trunk than the car is worth. Oh, and ammo. Yea, got enough of that too. Everyone always says you can’t have enough ammo. I guess they never have moved. once I get settled in, I’ll post up some pics.

Isn't Model Master itself being discontinued? Going to miss the old standby. But if it's going away, I don't want to stock up. Might as well rip the bandaid off now and change myself.

Extremely frustrating!!! I just trashed 2 built models that fell from the boys ceiling 15 years ago and I never got around to repairing, tossed out the early Revell Phantom I built when I got back into modeling. God, it was butt ass ugly. Started building it with SEA camo (yea, on a Navy jet. Like I said, I had no idea what I was doing when I got back building as a big boy) and I painted the interior green like it was a WWII aircraft. Also tossed a half built phantom Mustang I gave up on 12 years ago, or when ever it was Revell came back out with the kit. just so no one thinks I have totally lost it, I did carefully pack up some off the shelf of doom. C-17, C-124, Revell P-51D and a few more I have to bring boxes home tomorrow I have at work. My biggest task yet was accomplished today. Years ago I built a huge display case. Almost 8’ wide, 2’ deep and 6’7” tall. I got it all broken down, sliding glass doors removed and packed up sideway sitting on foam everywhere for the 45 mile journey in the back of a U Haul truck. No way I could have made this move and keep everything if it was a long distance move.

So overwhelmed with everything that I just logged into my Hannants account and cancelled my Helldiver order..... Maybe later I’ll revisit after the dust settles and possibly if I sell off a few dozen kits.

Just spent the past few hours boxing up kits and building tools. In one box alone I have two 1/32 B-17’s and a Lancaster. Do the money math on that one box. As I’m going through the stash and putting my hands on kits I have decided one of my retirement projects is to sell off about 50% of the kits. There is no way I’ll ever get to all these or have the room for them all. Ex: 3 - 1/48 C130 kits. Ok, where the hell will those go built? Or for that matter, that $1000 box mentioned above. Seems my hobby is turning into a burden if I’m not careful. Probably going to start donating some of these things...the built ones that is. My Thunderbirds bomb burst display really takes up real estate. Might stop in the local ROTC class and see if they want them. We have decided to rent a 12X16 storage locker, but I was just discussing with the wife, what do I put in there? Don’t want model kits left in a non-climatized area, all my wood working tools will probably be needed as soon as we get in and start projects. Can’t put ammo or reloading supplies in storage, Guns sure as hell aren’t going. And I sure don’t want the new place to look like a storage facility too. Once we’re in we plan on getting a 12 X 16 “barn” with a lean to for lawn tractor, yard tools and general storage. I need to take a class on becoming a minimalist.

Yea, the wife is giving me a hard time about not reducing enough. Of course she’s looking at the stash when she says that.