Little Timmy Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Rim's and tire's for sure. But I also "hoard" Engine block's ,valve covers, Intake manifold's, Carb's , blower's, Velocity stack's, ... heck ANY engine part's. Any Chrome trim, Grill's ,bumper's and car body's. Specifically body's from the 1900 to 1935 range.
1972coronet Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I , too , never throw out ( erm , "discard" , according to the instructions) any leftover parts ... ... including the sprue / trees ! Particular part ? Hmm ... tie between brake master cylinders (and power boosters) and radiators .
Richard Bartrop Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I keep all the extra parts, but since I accumulate sprue faster than I use it, I generally don't have any qualms about periodically binning the excess. I do hoard the clear red sprue, and whtever white sprue will fit in a bottle of liquid cement. One thing I do make a point of keeping are headlights with supports for fenderless rods. Removing fenders is easy, but all the associated hardware is a little more challenging.
Spex84 Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Everything! But by "hoarding", if I mean "items I wouldn't trade away"...I'd have to say: wheels and tires, chrome reverse wheels, good big n' little tires, well-molded headlights, vintage customizing parts, engines with excellent detailed vintage speed parts and accessories, '32 Ford grilles and shells (I'm always 1 short). Oh, never have enough wheel backs either!
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 White wall tires, (especially now since Modelhaus went belly-up), and outside mirrors! Just can't seem to find enough of them! Steve
Ron Hamilton Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 name branded white wall and lettered tires, steelies, dog dishes, wire and sport wheel covers.
slusher Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I throw away little, but my favorite parts to keep is any wheel and tires,all head and tail lights, good decals, engines and engine parts.
berr13 Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Pie crust slicks, outside rear view mirrors, decent looking floor shifters, American five spoke mags, and specific tires I've identified as useful for a big/little set up.
89AKurt Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Just to be different..... I do keep every model part left over. But something I hoard are springs, from everything that has one, I have to tear apart and look. Bic and especially cheap lighters are the best. All electronic devices that BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH out get torn apart, sometimes they have springs.
1930fordpickup Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 The list of what we throw away would be easier. That 90's Gray sprue.
PARTSMARTY Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Tires such as redlines-blue and gold among a million other things !!!
disabled modeler Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 One thing is too hard for me I need/use so many things all the time on them... 70 series width tires with a white wall on them...I always am in need of them. Chassis screws The little extras kits came/come with...mini bikes..dirt bikes..tools..campers..scale figures...etc. Diorama items. any extra factory stock parts in the hopes of using them on my restorations or project builds.
W-409 Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Personally I've been hoarding (or trying to at least) wheels and tires. Especially old Pie Crust slicks and Frontrunners, Chrome Reverses and regular steel wheels. And then all kinds of vintage speed parts and decals, plus Chevy W-Block engines...
NOBLNG Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I don't have enough parts to "hoard" anything. I NEED parts just to finish the few models I have.
D. Battista Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Photo-etched parts , have acquired alot and hardly ever use them. I guess you could call that hoarding....
fordf-100 Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Unfortunately I hoard everything!!! I have the side of an original 62 Bonneville, just the side because it has a good rear wheel well and you never know when you might need that!! The problem is I dont know where most of it is!!!
Bainford Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I used to hoard the better Ford 427 Cammer assemblies for years, but I find my interests have moved on now. Like the OP, I keep every decent headlight lens I can get my hands on. Trying to find good performance tires in 13" - 15" sizes is difficult, so I hoard away any of those I happen to find. Oh, and accurate steelies. 95% of the steelies out there are unusable absolute BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH, including those offered in newly tooled kits (yes, I'm looking at you, Revell). JoHan had the best ones.
Belugawrx Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Wheels and tires seem to be winning at eleven (11) drawers
Lizard Racing Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I have to be careful what I keep due to limited storage space. I have bags stuffed with engines and components, tires, wheels and interior parts. I am still using fire extinguishers and seat belts saved from the AMT '60s kits. I even have a custom grille insert from my first model kit, a '60 Chevy done back in the day! People wh have the resources and room to keep everything categorized have my admiration.
Bainford Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 54 minutes ago, Belugawrx said: Wheels and tires seem to be winning at eleven (11) drawers I'm seriously digging the apothecary cabinet. Awesome parts storage.
webestang Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 The empty parts sprue's (great roll cage material).
Mike999 Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 1:28 PM, Casey said: A post regarding clear headlight lenses got me thinking about a specific type of part which everybody seems to need, but nobody wants to give up. I'll admit I hoard nicely molded, clear headlight lenses as they're rarely easy to find, difficult to make, and easily lost. When you find nice ones, you keep 'em. I'm always looking for good lenses too. In a hobby shop years ago, I found 3 packs of the item shown below: Modeler's brand #P419-600 1/24 Light Lens Set. It has a good mix of plain and engraved round headlight lenses, and square parking/fog lights, in different sizes. I've used some of the round lenses in the searchlights on 1/35 scale tanks. Modeler's was a Japanese brand that also did photo-etched wipers and probably other stuff. A quick internet/eBay search didn't find any of their stuff, so they may be long gone. But like everything, these should turn up on eBay eventually. To answer the hoarding question, I do a Scrooge McDuck on any of those things known on this board as "gimcracks." Guns, bongo drums, stuffed animals, concrete blocks, tape decks, TVs, etc. etc.
Mark Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 Lately, it's been those "display brake drums" from early Sixties AMT kits. I had a bunch of them already when I noticed they are pretty close (in diameter) to the drums in the Revell Model A roadster and coupe kits. They're deeper than they need to be, but by trimming them on the back side you reduce both the depth and the outer diameter where they meet the backing plate. Sometimes the detail on the face of the drum differs a bit from one to the other, but you're smoothing that off anyway. The fins match up pretty well on most of them, and when they don't match, just sift through the pile and find two that do match. Of course, I could just cast the Revell parts, but where's the fun in that? Other than that, it's tires, tires, tires. I'll save big, thick sprue pieces (Seventies MPC kits sometimes have some real whoppers) and mess around filing them to create parts. I've got a really decent pair of header collectors for a '55 Chevy project that I made that way. Some of the newer kits have extremely straight, smooth, uniform diameter parts trees. I'll set aside a few of the longest sections, but I don't go crazy with those. Wheels, even damaged or one-offs. You only need one to make a mold for casting, and damaged ones can be modified or cut into pieces to make another wheel. Some 1/20 scale outer wheel rims fit certain 1/25 scale tires, so those get saved too.
GaryR Posted March 13, 2018 Posted March 13, 2018 I NEVER toss anything, no matter what. You never know. A list stuff is Hillborn SBC units. Any FI manifolds. Quick changes Tube axles Pretty much all vintage speed stuff.
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