I only have an uncomplete Sun Coast coaling tower that needs a replacement piece. I have an ash pit/conveyor that is just waiting for a place of residence. I’ll be able to that as soon as I get things finalized on my layout design.
Tom
Very interesting - it seems as if this slightly imitates the business model of gym’s - where they sell tons of memberships knowing only a fraction of the people will come in and actually work out / exercise!
Too many buildings and rolling stock to count, and all unbuilt. They are all in boxes for the time being as renovations are underway in the train room.
- Ryan
Spacemouse–it’s not only NORMAL, it’s EXPECTED!! I’ve got–let’s see-about 8 freight cars, 2 passenger cars, six building kits, a bridge, 8 tunnel tell-tales, 2 water columns, 1 oil column, 12 bumpers, and I think there’s a little hand-car kit running around here, somewhere. And of course, I don’t have the time to put them together, because I just went out and bought 3 Accurail refrigerator cars that HAVE to be on the line by next Thursday–or maybe Friday–or whenever-------
Tom
Chip off course I think I set the record, I have an unbuilt model of a 7/11 from 1975, brand new only the box was opened. No parts were harmed during this box opeining.
Also congrats on number 500 post and joining the 3 green star club. I feel a lot smarter thanks to these folks on here. How bout you. I would still be running my trains around the christmas tree if it wasn’t for the motivation of the great folks here.
Thanks all, and thanks Chip for asking the questions I also needed the answers too.
Tim
That’s about right![:D]
A friend of mine always buys at least 2 of the kits he wants, so he can amass a collection of ‘virgin’ kits of popular structures (sorta like stamp collecting)
That’s called survival. I have a 4x8 oval track half EZ and half flex that, had I asked would have been all flex. I have a bunch of rolling stock that doesn’t match any engine I won that I bought off of eBay at a “good price.” And I have a 4-4-0 that I bought out of period, just because it had DDC installed. Turns out this last mistake is good in that it solidified the Hogwarts theme of the 4x8 layout and launched the HFL (Hogwarts Freight Lines).
Now I ask first. [:I][:D]
Hmmmmm
8 structure kits, half dozen boxcars and a ton of track to get laid after I get the benchwork up.
I know I’ll get to them soon after I attend my first Procrastinator’s Annonymous meeting. Still waiting for their email reply with the group’s schedule. Wait, it might be in my Inbox, have to check my Email this afternoon.
(5 minute span away from the computer passes)
Ooops, sorry, went to get a cup of Joe and just got back to the desk.[%-)]
Dave (dwRavenstar)
i have loads of unfinished kits but no unstarted ones!
Peter
[:D][:D][:D][:D]
My basement almost qualifies. Its not that I have that many kits waiting to be built, more a reflection of the poor selection at the local hobby shops. [%-)]
Pete
I have enough that whatever I feel like building, I can go get one and start it. But in answer to the question - probably 300 to 350 car kits and 40 to 45 structures. Most of my stuff is craftsman type kits that take awhile to finish, and I still buy some more if one strikes my fancy.
Bob
I only have two buildings and a couple boxcars to build. Cars on the other hand is a different story. I’ve got close to 100 unbuilt model cars, trucks and planes to build.
Like others have mentioned, I more or less have my own personal hobby shop. Most of the times when I work on projects I have everything on hand to do it, from the basic model to the detail parts to the paint and decals.
Here’s much of my stuff stashed in a cabinet:
The top shelf is mostly tools and some bottled supples on the right.
The second from the top shelf is again tools and supplies. There are two trays, one with HO scale figures, one with painted detail parts for my photo scenes.
The third shelf has four pull out drawers with mostly tools and glues, some tools in the middle and bags of styrene, decals, sandpaper, etc. on the right.
Fourth shelf is all paint, in removable trays - Floquil, Badger, Accupaint, Testors, Scalecoat and others.
Fifth is mostly unbuilt kits and small parts, stripwood, strip styrene in the tray.
Sixth is kits and parts in plastic bags, lots of rolling stock, boxes with details and O scale figures, glue.
Bottom shelf is unbuilt kits, Bachmann EZ Track loop (test track), Kadees, etc.
Not in the cabinet, on my workbench is a bunch of plastic parts drawers with parts, Kadees, detailing parts, etc. I have a 3" 3-ring binder with clear pages full of decals. I have a cabinet with strip styrene and stripwood, and a mailing tube with 2’ long stripwood. Two of my airbrushes and painting supplies are in a paint booth in another room. There is more stuff here and there too!
Bob Boudreau
(as one guy on a newsgroup signs himself “the keeper of too much crap”! [:D]
Cars about 200. Locos about 50 Buildings about 30. So much stuff, so little time.
Ok, My wife says she goes down to the Hobbyshop when she heads to the basement. I have around 600 freight cars which only around 100 are built. My fleet of engines consist of 120. ( Proto 2000 and Athearn) I probaby have close to 30 building kits waiting to be built. Oh one thing else, When the local hobbyshop wants to know about something they always call here!!!
Its great to collect H.O.!!!
Kevin
14 cars and 9 buildings? Ha! Lightweight…
I’ve got, either on the workbench, or in real planning stages:
20+ minor steam detailing projects
10+ major steam detailing/kitbashing projects
6 diesel paint jobs
70-80 resin freight car kits
30-40 plastic freight car kits
100-200 freight car weathering projects
5 Branchline passenger car kits
4 simple Rivarossi passenger car kitbashes/repaints
10 MAJOR Roundhouse passenger car kitbashes
20-25 caboose projects
5 major industrial building scratchbuild projects
10-20 house scratchbuild/kitbash projects
1 Ogle coal dock kit to find & build
1 Tichy coal dock kitbash
1 25 stall roundhouse scratchbuilding project
1 95-foot turntable kitbuilding project
1 MAJOR union station scratchbuilding project
Oh, and on top of all that, I need to finish laying track, adding scenery, converting to DCC, adding lighting to my lower decks, adding carpet to the layout room, and filling out the 500+ car cards & waybilld I’ll need to operate. I think I’ll be done by 2010, if I give up all my other hobbies!
121 structure kits unbuilt on hand
35 more structure kits “needed” for desired layout
79 scratchbuilt structures “planned”
ready-to-run freight cars to repaint/decal or radical kitbash, not counting MicroTrains coupler conversions to complete:
8 boxcars to redo
9 flatcars
9 gondolas
10 open hoppers
9 covered hoppers
14 reefers
15 tankcars
I am a bit of a freight car not, so I have my projects a little more lined up there. I will just guess I have 20 passenger car kits or rebuild projects and about 15 locomotive projects.
So in answer to your question, NO! It’s not normal to have as FEW unbuilt models as you mention.
(see some of my completed freightcar kitbash projects and structure kitbashes and scratchbuilt projects at http://www.railimages.com/gallery/kennethanthony)
My biggest unfinished kit is my basement train room. We moved into our new house in August last year, and it looks like I will fini***he basement by May, then I can start layout construction. That is my excuse for the shelves of building kits and frieght cars…no layout…yet.
20 plus locos and 40 plus cars.