TWIN GB , yay or nay ?

[belugawhaleman]

  On 1/27/2024 at 3:40 AM, ScottsGT said:

🤔 hmm… It is a twin engine. 
 

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Yes, also the Galileo shuttle!

[PanzerWomble]

  On 1/27/2024 at 3:40 AM, ScottsGT said:

🤔 hmm… It is a twin engine. 
 

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That is such a classic piece of engineering design , simple , elegant and timeless , Enterprise has never aged, still looks as good today as it did 60 years ago, still credible . Jeffries and Roddenberry got it bang on the nail with her .  

[ScottsGT]

  On 1/27/2024 at 6:47 AM, belugawhaleman said:

Yes, also the Galileo shuttle!

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Yea, but I’ve already done that one.  

[KevinM]

First A/C kit I have ordered in 6/8 months arrives next week SB had 20% off ICM "Along Came Sally" in 1/48 the 1b

[PanzerWomble]

  On 1/27/2024 at 9:35 PM, KevinM said:

First A/C kit I have ordered in 6/8 months arrives next week SB had 20% off ICM "So Came Sally" in 1/48 the 1b

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Noice ! Interesting subject.

 

My last ICM attempt became a Henschal Lawn Dart .....I'm not convinced Tbh but might be my lack of patience . 

[KevinM]

  On 1/27/2024 at 10:27 PM, PanzerWomble said:

My last ICM attempt became a Henschal Lawn Dart

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ICM's are Nice kits to me on par with Tamyia at a lesser cost.I have done the Invader and the He-111 both on this forum won 2nd with the He-111 at a contest and the GB here.

[BlrwestSiR]

  On 1/27/2024 at 7:11 PM, ScottsGT said:

Yea, but I’ve already done that one.  

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Or you could go with the one I suggested previously:

 

[ScottsGT]

  On 1/27/2024 at 11:42 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Or you could go with the one I suggested previously:

 

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You buy it for me and I’m in!  

[Peterpools]

  On 1/26/2024 at 2:45 AM, Landlubber Mike said:

 

 

Just took a look at my stash.  I think these are possibilities for me.  I've got pretty much all the aftermarket for each of them.  Any suggestions?  Hopefully I'll actually complete it in time unlike the water GB!

 

 

 

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Mike, absolutely The Boat - simply an iconic Sikorsky aircraft. 🏆

it's got

[ScottsGT]

Okay, all kidding aside with a build from my nerd stash….

This is the perfect excuse for me to dig this one out of the stash just now.  I’ve been looking for a reason ever since I scored it off Amazon for something like $40 a few years back.  
Good grief Charlie Brown…I had to shuffle moving boxes full of models around and up and down on the ladder to pull the moving box this was packed away in.  
Then I had to put them all away. 🤪

I also have the G-Factor brass gear for it as well.  No ladder work, but a little digging to get to them in the morning.  
 

I bet y’all did nazi that coming, did ya?? 

[BlrwestSiR]

  On 1/28/2024 at 1:22 AM, ScottsGT said:

I bet y’all did nazi that coming, did ya?? 

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That was. .. bad 

[KevinM]

  On 1/28/2024 at 1:22 AM, ScottsGT said:

 I’ve been looking for a reason ever since I scored it off Amazon for something like $40 a few years back.  

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I had a landfill for that one ....................

[BlrwestSiR]

  On 1/28/2024 at 1:22 AM, ScottsGT said:

I had to shuffle moving boxes full of models around and up and down on the ladder to pull the moving box this was packed away in.  
Then I had to put them all away. 🤪

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We had a heat pump installed 1 1/2 weeks ago. I had to move the stash and then due to the wall unit getting installed lost some shelf space. I've spent the last few days sorting and trying to make it all fit in a smaller space so I know how you feel.

 

[ScottsGT]

  On 1/28/2024 at 1:31 AM, BlrwestSiR said:

We had a heat pump installed 1 1/2 weeks ago. I had to move the stash and then due to the wall unit getting installed lost some shelf space. I've spent the last few days sorting and trying to make it all fit in a smaller space so I know how you feel.

 

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I feel your pain.  Our whole house is run off a heat pump winter and summer.  Southern thing here since it rarely gets really cold.  Are you running an additional heat source up there?  
 

We had a new unit installed back in September.  When it dropped down below freezing and into the teens I noticed the heat pump was keeping up somewhat with the thermostat setting. Set at 69 degrees, only got down to 67 in the house.  Last year it was 58 inside.  
Kicker was the power bill was $125 higher this year.   My last system didn’t have auxiliary electric heat coils in the system, nor does my thermostats have the “emergency” heat setting that turns them on.  
I called my HVAC guy and asked if these have them and could they possibly be wired to come on with the hear. 
OOPS!  He’s coming out next week to see if his guy wired them to turn on all the time.  I’ll probably need a new thermostat for the upstairs where it really gets colder during the winter. 

[BlrwestSiR]

  On 1/28/2024 at 1:48 AM, ScottsGT said:

I feel your pain.  Our whole house is run off a heat pump winter and summer.  Southern thing here since it rarely gets really cold.  Are you running an additional heat source up there?  
 

We had a new unit installed back in September.  When it dropped down below freezing and into the teens I noticed the heat pump was keeping up somewhat with the thermostat setting. Set at 69 degrees, only got down to 67 in the house.  Last year it was 58 inside.  
Kicker was the power bill was $125 higher this year.   My last system didn’t have auxiliary electric heat coils in the system, nor does my thermostats have the “emergency” heat setting that turns them on.  
I called my HVAC guy and asked if these have them and could they possibly be wired to come on with the hear. 
OOPS!  He’s coming out next week to see if his guy wired them to turn on all the time.  I’ll probably need a new thermostat for the upstairs where it really gets colder during the winter. 

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We got a cold climate heat pump installed so it's supposed to be good to -20°C. Just in case it goes colder, we still have our old heating system which is radiators. Best of both worlds I guess. 

The nice thing is the basement is now finally heated so it won't be as cold down there in the winter. 

[Bomber_County]

  On 1/28/2024 at 1:22 AM, ScottsGT said:

Okay, all kidding aside with a build from my nerd stash….

This is the perfect excuse for me to dig this one out of the stash just now.  I’ve been looking for a reason ever since I scored it off Amazon for something like $40 a few years back.  
Good grief Charlie Brown…I had to shuffle moving boxes full of models around and up and down on the ladder to pull the moving box this was packed away in.  
Then I had to put them all away. 🤪

I also have the G-Factor brass gear for it as well.  No ladder work, but a little digging to get to them in the morning.  
 

I bet y’all did nazi that coming, did ya?? 

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When the statements “ladders, moving boxes, multiple ladder movements etc” perhaps the stash warehouse is a little……………over to your wife………..

[ScottsGT]

  On 1/28/2024 at 11:07 AM, Bomber_County said:

When the statements “ladders, moving boxes, multiple ladder movements etc” perhaps the stash warehouse is a little……………over to your wife………..

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I built these loft shelves just to hold the stash from the move.  Each box is numbered and I have a list I wrote up as I packed them for the move. Moving boxes are two deep on this shelf on the right. 

 

Smaller shelf, but holds 4 moving boxes full and then some stacked on top.

There’s a lot more stacked on top now for some strange reason.  🤷🏻‍♂️
 

At the old house I had shelves with the stash on them.  The wife thought this was just too much “clutter” to see. 

[BlrwestSiR]

  On 1/28/2024 at 12:49 PM, ScottsGT said:

I built these loft shelves just to hold the stash from the move.  Each box is numbered and I have a list I wrote up as I packed them for the move. Moving boxes are two deep on this shelf on the right. 

 

Smaller shelf, but holds 4 moving boxes full and then some stacked on top.

There’s a lot more stacked on top now for some strange reason.  🤷🏻‍♂️
 

At the old house I had shelves with the stash on them.  The wife thought this was just too much “clutter” to see. 

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Mine looks worse than your before pic. I'm still sorting it out. 

For those with OCD, avert your eyes. 

Almost done with the reorganization

You can actually see the row between the shelves. 

Found my box of F-14 paint mules. About a dozen left. 

[ScottsGT]

            

[FullArmor]

  On 1/28/2024 at 4:06 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Mine looks worse than your before pic. I'm still sorting it out. 

For those with OCD, avert your eyes. 

Almost done with the reorganization

You can actually see the row between the shelves. 

Found my box of F-14 paint mules. About a dozen left. 

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🫡 and i thought my collecting was out of controll😁

[Bomber_County]

  On 1/28/2024 at 4:06 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Mine looks worse than your before pic. I'm still sorting it out. 

For those with OCD, avert your eyes. 

Almost done with the reorganization

You can actually see the row between the shelves. 

Found my box of F-14 paint mules. About a dozen left. 

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Sure that’s your basement and not part of a large retail unit………makes my 19 kit stash very insignificant………

[Peterpools]

Scott and Carl

Now those are serious stashes for sure. Any idea of the value of each stash might be? 

[Martinnfb]

  On 1/28/2024 at 4:06 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Mine looks worse than your before pic. I'm still sorting it out. 

For those with OCD, avert your eyes. 

Almost done with the reorganization

You can actually see the row between the shelves. 

Found my box of F-14 paint mules. About a dozen left. 

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I love the little night-light turtle, Sofia use to have identical one for the longest time.

[Landlubber Mike]

  On 1/28/2024 at 12:51 AM, Peterpools said:

Mike, absolutely The Boat - simply an iconic Sikorsky aircraft. 🏆

it's got

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Hey Peter, thanks for making my decision for me.  The Boat it is 👍

If you like the Sikorsky, I also have these two super cool Sikorsky kits in the stash.  Only the S-38 has a twin engine - the S-39 has a single.  Interestingly, you can do the S-38 as the Osa's Ark with zebra stripes, and the S-39 with giraffe spots.  Maybe I'll tackle them after the JRS-1.

 

 

[ScottsGT]

  On 1/28/2024 at 6:55 PM, Peterpools said:

Scott and Carl

Now those are serious stashes for sure. Any idea of the value of each stash might be? 

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Priceless. 

I honestly have no idea, and really don’t want to know.  Gave my wife the phone number to Squadron if I die since he resells collections and is a few hours away in Atlanta.  Told her to tell them to just come get it all and send her a check if he feels he can make money after expenses. 
Otherwise, the county dumpsters are at the end of my street 5 miles down the road and I know that’s where they would end up.