If you got a handful of bills for free (couple of 100$ bills) what model would you most likely be bringing home? I’ve been think along those lines also. I was given some bucks from family. is it going to be armor or a vintage classic car?
Many years ago, I turned my nose up at the Fine Molds 1/72 scale Millennium Falcon kit. Instead, I bought both the 1/72 Jengo Fett and 1/72 scale Boba Fett version of the Slave 1.
I’d hunt one of those Falcons down with a spare few hundred dollars.
I’m interested in the new Trumpeter 1/350 USS Midway CV-41 straight deck. $ 235.00.
Bill
Man that’s a tough call. If display space was not a consideration, perhaps a large gun like the Atomic Cannon or Leopold railway gun in 1/35… or maybe a 1/350 IJN aircraft carrier such as Akagi, Hiryu, or Shokaku… not sure what aircraft kit that I’d get… perhaps one of the 1/32 B-25s or B-26 Invaders… And of course there are the 1/72 real space kits of a Saturn V rocket or Space Shuttle with tank & booster rockets. In sci fi, if Dragon were to ever release their announced 1/35 AT-AT…
Probably go for a wooden ship kit. There is a really great chinese junk kit.
YEARS AGO, I PURCHASED A WOOD SHIP KIT FOR MY WIIFE IT SAT FOR A FEW YEARS THEN I DECIDED ITS TIME TO FIX THAT. TOOK ME 8 MONTHS BUT I COMPLETED I. Its the Benjamin Latham. after that i built the USS Constitution and now I have two Mississippi River boats one in progress.
I have way too many hobbies…[:(] I also work leather and spend time off-roading in my FJ Cruiser. o almost forgot 3d printing and laser cutting…[:|][:|]
Someone once said “you can’t take it with you” I figure i owe it to my buddies i grew up with that couldn’t take it with them some in Arlington.
Probably a 1/12 Model Factory Hiro full detail formula 1 kit.
I’d like to get my hands on a Wingnut Wings Eindecker or one of their Gotha bombers.
Since I am not much into big or expensive kits anymore though, my true wish would a nice enclosed glass display case that is big enough to put my finished builds in and keep them safe.
Come on, that was an April 1st announcement.
A man can still dream… [whstl] [;)]
Short List:
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1/8 Pocher F40
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1/12 MFH Porsche 917
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1/12 MFH Ferrari 330 P4
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1/12 MFH Brabham BT46
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1/35 Leopold Rail Gun
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1/32 B-17 or B-14D
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1/32 PBY Catalina
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1/200 USS Hornet Carrier
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1/16 Tamiya M551 Sheridan
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1/18 A-10 (wish list)
MPM Models 1/48 HE-177.
Tough call. I don’t generally buy the latest and greatest kit release. While I do have an Academy 1/48 A-10C in the closet, I do tend more toward the older, less expensive kits. So, if I happen to have a couple of extra “C” notes in my pocket, I’d wander the vendor area at some club’s annual show and pick up whatever strikes my fancy. Then, again, I would like to get hold of the new Tamiya 1/48 F-35B to go along with the F-35A sitting on the display shelf.
I have a wish list, but every time I go to the store that list goes out the window since they never have anything on my list. But if I ordered something, my short list would be.
ICM 1/48 O-2A
Italeri 1/72 B-52G
1/48 T-33A
Trying to put together the aircraft my dad and uncle flew. There are more, but that’s a short list.
You know, if someone gave me a wad of $100 bills and told me to spend it at the hobby shop, I’d call my friends and tell them there’s an open tab at the LHS. I can’t think of any high-ticket item I want. Either that or buy a lifetime supply of Mr. Hobby Cement S and Mr. Surfacer 1500.
What I would REALLY like is for someone to hand me some time and energy to build the kits I already have.
Oof, this cuts deep!
I’m there with you. For me it is definitely less about dream kits and more about opportunity to build.
Right? I’m on a modeling binge right now, but it is still challenging to get bench time between other stuff I need to do. I’m usually too pooped during the weekdays after work. Last night I could only get about an hour’s worth of modeling after dinner. When I was younger, I used to look forward to Fridays, as that was the fun night when I would go see a movie or roll out the airbrush to paint a model.
I suppose I’m being unfair to the young ones here, as they have time, youth, and space in the closet for more kits. Young kids, you go with that money and build that stash!
I don’t think you’re being unfair. The question was what would you do.
In my youth I had time and energy but no money. At this stage in my life money is less of an issue, but time and energy have become a rare commodity. If I could use that money to make time I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Mine would be the ICM 1/350 König with all the trimmings. One of my favorite ships from one of my favorite eras, I scratchbuilt a rather nice 1/700 one a few years before the ICM kit came out…but have just never gotten around to getting the large-scale kit.