I’m not sure what drove me to do this but I blame the forums! [:D]
I usually do one build at a time with one kit and order or go down to the LHS for the next one after it’s done. That pattern has now been broken. I’m still working on the Tamiya Wirbelwind and have 3, yes THREE, more kits on order slated for arrival soon. The 1/35 Dragon 10.5 cm StuH 42 for the GB, a 1/35 Dragon Sdkfz 250/10, and the 1/16 Trumpeter T34/76 1942 version. Sweet mother of god, what am I doing??? That will be enough model material to keep me busy for at least the next 4 months or more! The 1/16 in particular is going to be difficult to resist, especially during the GB for the StuH. I get antsy having an unopened box in sight in my office but if I put it in the closet, I’ll still know it’s there and my mind will constantly be drifting off to it. I fear I’m in the first stages of multiple projects in motion syndrome! Is there a cure?
I’ve followed the same path Bill. I lurk in the web stores and see if something is ridicuously on sale. Well ModelExpo awhile back had Tamiya kits at 50% off. Couldn’t resist that and happily stocked up on some. I used to build one at a time, now I start and move on to the next kit and repeat. [V]
You can not possibly resist the darkside of the darkside. The bad side that tells you to buy more and build more at the same time. Come on you can do it. Soon you will have three models going at once. HEHE
Ahhh yes the sickness. The need for more plastic.Dont feel bad I think everyone here has more plastic on the shelf unbuilt than in the LHS.[:D] I know I can open a small shop.
I also blame slow time at work…it’s dangerous. All of my coworkers are at a convention in Las Vegas and I was left to hold down the fort. Which means they lose money to the games/slots and I “invest” money in kits. [:D]
Insanity? [Buy more kits] I think not! [Buy more kits] Theres absolutely nothing wrong [Buy more kits] with having a few kits waiting [Buy more kits] in the wings, so to speak. [Buy more kits]
Note that no subliminal messages were used in this message. [Buy more kits]
So Bill, if I’m following you correctly, when the “massive” “investment” (yeah, right!) order arrives, you’ll have a total of 4 whole unfinished kits. Is that right?? (PIKER!!)
When your stash reaches close to 50 armor and well over 300 planes, ships, cars, si-fi, and what not, then come and “complain”! Until then, just knucke under to the inevitable and “BUY MORE KITS”!! (Or did I see that somewhere above!!) LOL
Bill, probably the best and most immediate treatment for this escalating condition, is to continue to buy"MORE KITS". At present there is not a treatable cure for your situation. Just “BUY MORE KITS”. You could try aspirn, but It never helped me. semper fi, mike
Yup then the wife loses count and so do you. Since I have been doind armor in the past 7 months I have purchased over 100 kits. And since I feel this strange urge to by more kits I will place another order for the leapord A6 and churchill since they are on sale. Oh ya… buy more kits[:D][:P]
My wife is an extremely good CFO…she knows where every penny goes and while I am usually free to pick up a kit when I want to, this latest round just about stretched the limit. [:D] I can’t complain…only way I’d get that large a stash is if they dropped in my lap for something like $5 a piece…which is probably how such stashes come to be in the first place…[;)]
My addiction got so bad I closed my bank account, Direct deposited my weekly checks to my wifes account and asked my wife to allot myself only 20$ a month for paints and such. I was seriously out of hand, grabbing up anything that looked interesting.
I have waaaay more kits than I need at the moment and can survive on what I have for at least the rest of the year. I’ve blown too much money in too short of a time period.
I still have an Academy 1/35 Tiger (Full interior), 2 Verlinden HMG bunkers, Kubelwagen, SDKFZ 223, SdKfz 251/1 Ausf D, SdKfz 250/1, various Dio pieces and Boxes of figures falling everywhere, at least 8 of them… Halftrack Crewman, Machine Gunners, Recon figs, Tank Crewmen, Infantry…You name it.
But believe me, when my mother-in -law passes some cash down to me, you can bet Im in the hobby store immediately. Have fun guys!
Ryan
You will absolutely love the Academy Full Interior Tiger. It is engineered to be displayed as either a standard model with removable top on the turret and hull or as a standard interior/cutaway. I chose the cutaway and the level of detail and intricacy is just outstanding. This one had me riveted for over a month working virtually every day with every spare moment I had. It got a special case all its own and sits on my desk at work. I wish Academy offered more like that.