GazzaS Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Martin, I bought this years ago from HLJ for around $200. If I hadn't started it back then, it would be worth over $1000 these days. Speaking of which, I've been getting the kit assembled between watching the boys. This quote makes me think of my small WNW stash. Will it go up in value? Or will the molds all-of-a-sudden reappear in the People's Republic? Will I ever REALLY need the money I'd get from selling? But in all honesty... I'd rather build them than have them as some kind of financial back-up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 7 hours ago, GazzaS said: This quote makes me think of my small WNW stash. Will it go up in value? Or will the molds all-of-a-sudden reappear in the People's Republic? Will I ever REALLY need the money I'd get from selling? But in all honesty... I'd rather build them than have them as some kind of financial back-up. Well I think they would hold their value for the most part. I mean Meng acquired the Dr 1 molds and managed to take things down a notch, and maybe Border did a great job. Just depends I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 7 hours ago, GazzaS said: But in all honesty... I'd rather build them than have them as some kind of financial back-up. Same here. That's why I still plan to build the couple Fisher kits I have in the stash. Carl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 1/1/2022 at 5:32 AM, GazzaS said: Colors begin to unfold. Beware... there is some blur. Lotsa detail painting to do, yet. Gaz looking mighty good and the figures add so much. Keep ‘em comin Peter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 4 hours ago, Peterpools said: Gaz looking mighty good and the figures add so much. Keep ‘em comin Peter Thank you, Peter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Plugging away at the SDF-1. Just call me Stumpy... or "it's only a flseh wound" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Carl, nice progress on the SDF-1 kit, going to look mighty cool when done Keep 'em comin Peter 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Got this as a Crimbo present from the in-laws and having not built a helo since the Airfix braille scale Gazelle 40 years ago thought I'd crack straight into it while I watch endless videos of how to paint NMF for the P-47D. It's the Revell UH-1C which I believe is a rebox of an MDC/Academy kit. It's OOB with no fancy touches, I'm just going for a quick finish. Used the kit decal for this and I'm pleasantly surprised at how well it came out with just some Microsol. Fuselage goes together next which might be fun. Looks like it'll be hard to deal with the seams and maintain the nice raised rivet detail. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 37 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Plugging away at the SDF-1. Just call me Stumpy... or "it's only a flseh wound" Ha ha ha, that was the first thing that crossed my mind lol 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, GusMac said: Got this as a Crimbo present from the in-laws and having not built a helo since the Airfix braille scale Gazelle 40 years ago thought I'd crack straight into it while I watch endless videos of how to paint NMF for the P-47D. It's the Revell UH-1C which I believe is a rebox of an MDC/Academy kit. It's OOB with no fancy touches, I'm just going for a quick finish. Used the kit decal for this and I'm pleasantly surprised at how well it came out with just some Microsol. Fuselage goes together next which might be fun. Looks like it'll be hard to deal with the seams and maintain the nice raised rivet detail. Nice, very iconic machine. To repair raised rivets could be challenging, but as they say “ who dares, wins” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, GusMac said: Got this as a Crimbo present from the in-laws and having not built a helo since the Airfix braille scale Gazelle 40 years ago thought I'd crack straight into it while I watch endless videos of how to paint NMF for the P-47D. It's the Revell UH-1C which I believe is a rebox of an MDC/Academy kit. It's OOB with no fancy touches, I'm just going for a quick finish. Used the kit decal for this and I'm pleasantly surprised at how well it came out with just some Microsol. Fuselage goes together next which might be fun. Looks like it'll be hard to deal with the seams and maintain the nice raised rivet detail. Looks great there Gus. Built one of these a few years ago. OOB is the way to go. Carl 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Gus Looking mighty good and you have to love Huey's. Keep 'em comin Peter 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 1/2/2022 at 7:00 AM, GazzaS said: This quote makes me think of my small WNW stash. Will it go up in value? Or will the molds all-of-a-sudden reappear in the People's Republic? Will I ever REALLY need the money I'd get from selling? But in all honesty... I'd rather build them than have them as some kind of financial back-up. I never thought about the value of my kits. I buy them to build them and even when I know, that some will never be built, I would not sell them. I bought them for a purpose, had an idea, how to finish them. I guess, I'm kind of a hoarder. It's the same with my vinyl's, I sometimes I look for the raise of their prices, specially the rare ones, but would never sell one, because I bought them for their real purpose, to be heard. Cheers Rob 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, DocRob said: I never thought about the value of my kits. I buy them to build them and even when I know, that some will never be built, I would not sell them. I bought them for a purpose, had an idea, how to finish them. I guess, I'm kind of a hoarder. It's the same with my vinyl's, I sometimes I look for the raise of their prices, specially the rare ones, but would never sell one, because I bought them for their real purpose, to be heard. Cheers Rob Same here Rob. I get a kit because I want to build it. Their subsequent value is less of an issue since more often than not, they go down down in value rather than up. Carl 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 43 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Same here Rob. I get a kit because I want to build it. Their subsequent value is less of an issue since more often than not, they go down down in value rather than up. Same as you guys, wonder how many “investors” ever make money? There used to be a guy here and where were before, built a purpose built shed to store them in. Ironically it was far to small in the end. Never built anything to my knowledge…..each to their own…… 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I buy a kit with the sole intention of building it. Collecting kits as an investment: I hear the Brooklyn Bridge is still up for sale. Keep 'em comin Peter 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Same as the rest of you. Have every intention of building them. Ad Rob, when I retired I had a record collection of about 1500albums. I had to sell them because we couldn't take them. Besides I had no room to store e them. Broke my heart. Plus I only got about .50cents apiece for them 🥺.....harv 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Harv, I'm a bit astonished about 15 albums been called a collection and I'm a bit confused about your total living space, when 15 albums take too much space. Like a modelling stash, 15 signifies a few random items, not a collection . A broken heart because of the space equivalent of two pizza boxes sounds like a bad deal to me. I promise you, you will buy a turntable soon and weep for the lost vinyl. Cheers Rob 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Damn spell check . That's 1500.... 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 23 minutes ago, harv said: Damn spell check . That's 1500.... Two zeros are changing everything of course , sad to hear though. Cheers Rob 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Bocage dio starting to take shape now 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, AlanG said: Bocage dio starting to take shape now That looks amazing. Carl 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Stumpy/Black Knight is looking more like a ship now. Need to build the arms/carriers next. Carl 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 51 minutes ago, AlanG said: Bocage dio starting to take shape now Need to start a new web page .Large Scale Shruberies! 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Agree with Smitty and Carl, that looks amazing Alan. Really nice mix of textures and materials. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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