Over the weekend or most of it anyway I spent time cleaning and organizing my workshop…end of year cleaning and inventory [;)] Anyway I have most of my helos together in one location, though I know in the back of my mind that I have more “bagged” kits packed away in totes or boxes elsewhere in the stash.
This morning I added to the stash, I ordered the Academy CH-53 and a BIG ED set from Sprue Brothers…a late Christmas present for myself [:-^] Part of my New Years resolution was to get active again in the workshop…so one way is to tackle a big build to not only to enjoy the process, but to also use it as a teaching tool to help teach others. I will shoot images and videos of my progress to share with others tips, techniques and how-tos that I use.
I’m looking forward to building scale models in 2009!!!
I see some GI Joe boxes on the corner. Are you also a Joe guy? I still have my Army and Marine Joes along with the 5 star Jeep that my Dad got me for Christmas in 1965.
Not really. I picked up a few off ebay some time ago to use for a modeling project that stalled. I was going to make a scratchbuilt cockpit for Joe to sit in. Basically it was to be made from a section of PVC pipe with the details added in, then topped off with a R/C model canopy. My goal is to make it into a diorama with blinky lights and audio…maybe even motion too!
I got as far as designing and a start at building the bang seat…
Harness placement
The parts that make the seat go “BANG”
A comfy test pilot
Rudder pedals
One of these days I’ll restart where I left off…it was a lot of fun working with Joe on this project…he’s quiet and doesn’t complain much.
Yeah, I have two of them…Reasonably detailed and somewhat accurate for an early A Model. Not quite 1/48th scale, Good for collectors, and makes into a good “three footer”, but a great deal of work to get it close to resembling the actual aircraft.
The Italeri versions are much better starting points, plus they are less expensive!
I’m too embarrassed [:I] to photograph and post pic’s of my entire unbuilt kit collection . When I did a stocktake at the end of 2008 , my count was “398” kits . As far as Helicopters go , there are Four 1/35 kits , Twenty two 1/48 Kits and Seventy seven 1/72 Helicopter kits . The rest of the stash are Modern U.S.Jets/Aircraft .
None of mine are classic kits like some of the ones you have Gerald , I certainly like that Revell SH-2F Seasprite . Years ago Airfix had a nice 1/72 version of the U.S.Navy Seasprite , I really wish they would consider re-issuing her . For an Airfix kit I always thought it was one of their best Helicopter kits .
You certainly do have some nice large scale Helicopter kits [:)]
Lots of stuff, but a lot of it is in various stages of building. I think I’ve got 75 or so kits in the box and about 35 in various stages of construction.
I may be off a few kits but my inventory of helicopters shows 21 kits of 1/100, 1/72, 93 of 1/48, and 46 of 1/35, 1/32, and 1/24 for a total of 160 kits. Roughly 1/6th of my entire collection! Heh, heh!
I’ve been working on my stash since my High School days so that’s over 40 years of collecting the kits. I keep hoping to find the time to get back to building but so far it hasn’t happened. Maybe this year, heh, heh! Nice to see the bigger birds in 1/48 the past few years. Nicer to be able to see all of your builds on FSM! Keep up the good work!
Something different about your collection…hmmm…what could it be. Oh yeah, you have actually BUILT some of yours!!! I bet you get the rest finished in a year or two at your current build speed! By the way, I am impressed at your organizational skills. My stash is just heaped in a closet.
My stash is organized into seperate groups , USMC , Navy , Army and USAF . I get about 5 to 8 kits in each storage box with a sticker on the lid to remind me whats inside [%-)] . The larger 1/48 and 1/35 kits are stored on top of a wall unit in another room .
I almost managed to get my completed builds onto a single table for a pic
I have some new display cabinets in the works to fit on either side and over the top of the TV
Kind regards John
BTW , The camera flash makes the Helo’s look very glossy than they actual are.
That is a bunch of beautiful helicopters John. They will look great in a nice china cabinet. I wish my wife would let me have some space in this house, but she already told me NO.
