Model Car Kit Collection

[Ich_Will]

1 hour ago, 89AKurt said:

 

Sharp eyes guys!  That is a collectible kit made by defunct Nakamura Model Co. Ltd. that I spent more than I should have on, but I have always wanted a C111 model.  It sucks as far as detail and accuracy goes, so my plan is to do a resto-rod.  How much more sacrilegious can it be, to butcher the car that Mercedes never sold to the public, and then take a race car that put Mercedes won Le Mans 1-2-3 with, with a collectible model and a desirable Tamiya kit?  That's my idea, just need time.

Cool. I thought it might have been but I couldn’t find it online. Now that I have a manufacturer, I can start looking for one. As you can see from my photo above, I’m partial to Mercedes 

[Ahajmano]

Ok, so I had $300 dollars worth or merchandise in my cart on Hobby Easy. I paused and backed myself off the ledge.... I need to build some more before I give myself permission to purchase anymore. 

[Sledsel]

On 9/30/2018 at 5:53 PM, peter31a said:

83 or so kits? Amateur! No problem that I see. ?

Agree.... That is a starter pack.

[89AKurt]

6 hours ago, Ich_Will said:

I’m showing this thread to my wife. I only have 26 kits and 7 are under way

LOL I see now!  Built the 190E2.5-16, 500SEC Lorinser version.  I've not seen the 230TE before, that like The Hammer?  I have another DTM kit.

[niteowl7710]

15 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

LOL I see now!  Built the 190E2.5-16, 500SEC Lorinser version.  I've not seen the 230TE before, that like The Hammer?  I have another DTM kit.

The Aoshima 230TE is just a reboxed RevellAG kit. Which is a vast ream of awful, unless you HAVE to have a Benz wagon and you don't much care what it looks like to get there. RevellAG did a bunch of versions of them in their boxes that usually go for vastly cheaper prices than the "rare" Aoshima version.

[Ich_Will]

6 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

The Aoshima 230TE is just a reboxed RevellAG kit. Which is a vast ream of awful, unless you HAVE to have a Benz wagon and you don't much care what it looks like to get there. RevellAG did a bunch of versions of them in their boxes that usually go for vastly cheaper prices than the "rare" Aoshima version.

A glowing endorsement of my purchase. LOL 

[89AKurt]

41 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

The Aoshima 230TE is just a reboxed RevellAG kit. Which is a vast ream of awful, unless you HAVE to have a Benz wagon and you don't much care what it looks like to get there. RevellAG did a bunch of versions of them in their boxes that usually go for vastly cheaper prices than the "rare" Aoshima version.

Good to know.   LOL  But compared to the C111, bet it's still better.

[Ahajmano]

UPDATE! 

Soke of you commented on the organization of the kits, so I took some time to group like-kind kits. I also moved my one-off overflow kits to another location. 

[89AKurt]

After I go on a buying bing, have to re-organize.  Don't think that's a *problem*, do you?  

[89AKurt]

For example, I laid out this category just to get an idea of what I have.  I have a running list too, that I update almost monthly now.  It does become a problem if I don't do that, because I can't see all my kits due to stacking in front of other piles.  *That* is a problem.

[Rider]

5 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

For example, I laid out this category just to get an idea of what I have.  I have a running list too, that I update almost monthly now.  It does become a problem if I don't do that, because I can't see all my kits due to stacking in front of other piles.  *That* is a problem.

Nice collection. 

[89AKurt]

4 minutes ago, Rider said:

Nice collection. 

It's alright, I added the MFH Lusso since then, and hope to track down some other old subject models.  Now *that* is a problem, finding out about kits such as made by Fernando Pinto Models, which I added to my faved list on Fakebook.

[Rider]

1 minute ago, 89AKurt said:

It's alright, I added the MFH Lusso since then, and hope to track down some other old subject models.  Now *that* is a problem, finding out about kits such as made by Fernando Pinto Models, which I added to my faved list on Fakebook.

Those MFH kits are crazy expensive, more then I'll ever spend for one kit. But they are awesome quality. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yeah, like other guys have said, I don't see you at the "problem" stage yet.

When you wake up under a bridge, clutching a kit to your chest after being evicted from your apartment because all your money goes to storage space for kits...and more kits, THEN you have a problem.

Edited October 6, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[89AKurt]

^^^ Couldn't have said it better myself!