postmanusnac Posted June 16, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 16, 2021 I was big into modeling as a teenager and had a ton of fun building with my dad and his brother. As I got older I still had fun, but other hobbies and constantly moving took up all my time. In the early 2000s I was buying kits from Squadron left and right. Here are some of those that have sat in their boxes for the last 20 years. I swear I’ll work on the some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted June 16, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 16, 2021 You just shifted hobbies from model kit builder to model kit collector. Hope you have fun with them either way! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted June 17, 2021 That’s a great way of looking at it. One day I’ll build them or I’ll get my son to enjoy modeling as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 17, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2021 Thanks for posting these two. I wish I had bought the Leopold kit when it was still in production. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted June 17, 2021 Thanks for posting these two. I wish I had bought the Leopold kit when it was still in production. Awesome.Do you want it? Not kidding at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted June 17, 2021 Some more kits… some of these like the Su-122, Bf109, and the command car I at least started on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted June 17, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 17, 2021 Great kits ! Love the 88mm gun one ‘ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted June 17, 2021 Great kits ! Love the 88mm gun one ‘Thanks! My first flight engineer was a big modeler and he took me under his wing. He showed me a great model shop out in Naha (Okinawa) and I would buy Tamiya kits by the dozen.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 18, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 18, 2021 Nice pile of kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 18, 2021 Share #10 Posted June 18, 2021 20 hours ago, postmanusnac said: Do you want it? Not kidding at all. This is very kind of you! I think postage for shipping over the big pond will be huge. I ´ll check if I can find one in one of my favourite modeling shops first. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted June 19, 2021 Share #11 Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/17/2021 at 2:22 PM, Proud Kraut said: Thanks for posting these two. I wish I had bought the Leopold kit when it was still in production. Awesome. Well Lars, in my opinion Leopold would go good with Dora. Hope you get it. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 20, 2021 Share #12 Posted June 20, 2021 Manny, yes of course, imagine the direct comparison of these two side by side. Would be great to see some of these kits here when they are built and painted. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted June 24, 2021 This is very kind of you! I think postage for shipping over the big pond will be huge. I ´ll check if I can find one in one of my favourite modeling shops first. Thanks again!That’s fair! I didn’t really think about the fact you might be across the big pond.Found another box of kits…. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted June 24, 2021 By the way… Is Dora another railroad gun model? Not sure I’ve seen that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted June 24, 2021 Share #15 Posted June 24, 2021 Yes, it´s the largest 1/35 scale model I´m aware of with a lengh of about 1,80 meter made by SOAR Art. The original gun was a railway gun with a caliber of 80 cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share #16 Posted June 24, 2021 Holy crap… it’s only $257 on Amazon and it weighs 10lbs… lol… that’s a lot of plastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postmanusnac Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted June 25, 2021 The last of the kits that I haven’t even touched. *I did barely get started on the Afrika Korps Tiger 1. I’ll post some models I’ve actually started of completed later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted June 25, 2021 Share #18 Posted June 25, 2021 It's the box art... it seduces you. Take it from a former addict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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