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Hello all from a compulsive kit buyer!

wizardships

wizardships

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Yes, five model ship and boat kits in dry dock and I found myself looking at a sixth yesterday. My only excuse is that I'm just in the middle of a HO scale model railway as I spend half of my time on trains and the other half on model boats. Looking forward to going through the build logs and hope to post my own in due time.
 
Welcome to SoS. If it makes you feel any better, you’ve got nothing on many plastic modelers. A typical stash will fill a closet, if not multiple rooms.
 
Namabiiru said:
Welcome to SoS. If it makes you feel any better, you’ve got nothing on many plastic modelers. A typical stash will fill a closet, if not multiple rooms.
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Yes I've heard of the plastic kit collectors, my sympathy goes out to them as we can all be easily afflicted so easily! Mine are rather large, a Graupner Jules Verne, a Caldercraft Schaarhorn, a Billing Boats Calypso, a SLEC KD Perkasa, a Revell 1/72 Flower Class and I forgot I also have a Italeri British Vosper 72' 6'' MTB 77! I think I'll start with the Perkasa as this is straight forward and will allow me to create some detailed fittings/weapons using 3D printing. Thanks for the welcome!
 
I can see that I also will need to talk with the Admiral tonight there are only two models in my current stash. I did not realize how far behind I am. Think maybe I will print out this thread to share as evidence with the Admiral.
 
Rebus said:
I can see that I also will need to talk with the Admiral tonight there are only two models in my current stash. I did not realize how far behind I am. Think maybe I will print out this thread to share as evidence with the Admiral.
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You already know the answer, right? "And if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?" ROTF

I prefer Grace Hopper's maxim, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission." ;)
 
I am 7 models behind. At the rate that I'm going I expect my current model, the MS Constitution, will take me from 2-3 years to complete. I am in no rush to finish it and it's proving to be quite a challenge. I am expecting the others to take me 2-3 years as well, so I have 14-21 years of models to complete. lol.
 
Welcome to the forum. I've also bought compulsively as well between plastic and wooded models. When the 53-inch wooden and metal Battleship Missouri came out, I had to get it, and I gave away one of my kidneys to buy it, ROTF. That is my next wooden ship model in line after I finish the USS Constitution (Model Expo). It's weird that the next wooden ship is not your traditional wooden ship from the 1800's, but the wood is laid very similar to those same wooden ships from the 1700s and 1800s and I feel this counts just as well being a plank on bulkhead ship, although the real one was made out of steel and had a teakwood deck...
 
Yeah, I share your pain. I have a dozen wood models under the bench most being complex builds including two original kits by Bob Hunt Lauck Street Shipyard. I have three kits in progress that are set aside to continue later…mostly finished hulls. My current in bench project is the HMS Revenge in the rigging stage.
 
Yes I'm just as guilty! Apart from a part built Deagostini Sovereign of the Seas I have several awaiting to be built which Includes Panarts Anteo 2, Royal Caroline, Armed pinnacle Lancia Armata, an early Billings Zwarte Zee, Hachette RMS Titanic, Revell Goodwin Sands lights ship, Alexander Von Humboldt, Heller Santa Maria, Bandai Garrett showmans traction engine, and few lorry kits. At 67 I doubt I'll ever start most of these but maybe I'll find time lol.
 
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