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So what do you do when you have no more space available for newly completed models? I've considered crushing a few to make more room, but that some how seems wrong. Most of my kits are ships, I've seriously considered switching to planes and hanging the results from the ceiling, but that may have cool when I was twelve but now screams "I have no life."

Any ideas welcome.

Switch to cabinet making? Or you could start modelling submarines and hide them under the carpet.

You uber-modellers have fantastic talents, don't crush them.

donations is good. Scrapping some of the older exhibits is possible, especially if they don't meet your current standards.I have a permanent exhibit of models at Seymour Johnson AFB showing the history of the 4th Fighter Wing, and I donated a family tree of models to the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB Okinawa. I have given quite a few models to various people over the years but I still have 3 full display cases. I currently have over 150 completed models and about the same unbuilt. I finished a P-35 recently and scrapped a prior model of the same subject.. Moving helped keeping the collection down as well, mover packers are the bane of model builders.

In my younger days we used M80's for ship models pushed out on the pond and firecrackers for planes set loose on a string line.

Psychologically donating stuff is easier then just throwing it away in my expierance

Jeff Thomas wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 5:26 am So what do you do when you have no more space available for newly completed models? I've considered crushing a few to make more room, but that some how seems wrong. Most of my kits are ships, I've seriously considered switching to planes and hanging the results from the ceiling, but that may have cool when I was twelve but now screams "I have no life."

Any ideas welcome.

Jeff,

In my case, I've got room for two more full-sized sets of shelves in my space, and room for a couple sets of wall-hanging shelves. But after that, they're going to be hung from the ceiling.

Actually, on reflection maybe before that; I think the biggest aircraft kit I have right now is a 1/72 B-29 - that one might have to be hung no matter when it's finished.

Mike

Jeff Thomas wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 5:26 am So what do you do when you have no more space available for newly completed models? I've considered crushing a few to make more room, but that some how seems wrong. Most of my kits are ships, I've seriously considered switching to planes and hanging the results from the ceiling, but that may have cool when I was twelve but now screams "I have no life."

Any ideas welcome.

Add a new wing to the house

rtoldman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 1:32 pm In my younger days we used M80's for ship models pushed out on the pond and firecrackers for planes set loose on a string line.

HaHa

Yea….

Guilty

At the very least take good photos of them and stick em in an album before you "retire" them.

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:55 pm Psychologically donating stuff is easier then just throwing it away in my expierance

I found that detonating stuff was the best of all - sort of a cathartic logans run RENEW

rtoldman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:42 pm

Nathan45 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:55 pm Psychologically donating stuff is easier then just throwing it away in my expierance

I found that detonating stuff was the best of all - sort of a cathartic logans run RENEW

Well, lets be honest. Dying in battle was a much better end for HMS Hood then being turned into razor blades... *(obviously it's tragic for her crew)

Nightwatch2 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 6:45 pm

Jeff Thomas wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 5:26 am So what do you do when you have no more space available for newly completed models? I've considered crushing a few to make more room, but that some how seems wrong. Most of my kits are ships, I've seriously considered switching to planes and hanging the results from the ceiling, but that may have cool when I was twelve but now screams "I have no life."

Any ideas welcome.

Add a new wing to the house

Or move. Sellers be desperate.

rtoldman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 1:32 pm In my younger days we used M80's for ship models pushed out on the pond and firecrackers for planes set loose on a string line.

did that a few times, build a gravel dam off the curb of the street after a rain and used rocks to sink the Arizona. in later years I used a 22 for some target practice on them .

I made a model of the Essex (I think) *edit* Yorktown *edit* waaaaay back in the day. I think I was 8 or so. I grew up on a lake, so once I got tired of it, my friends and I pushed it out into the lake. It floated quite nicely. Then we started throwing rocks at it. Turns out the flight deck was NOT attached anywhere near well enough, and the first hit took off everything that wasn't the hull. Then we kept throwing rocks until a large enough splash capsized and sank it.

Fast forward a few months, and its summer. We were swimming (sort of. The lake was about 2 feet of water and a foot of muck.) and one of us stepped on the flight deck. We then squelched around in the muck until we found the hull, and we got to throw rocks again. Multiple times. Until one of the parents realized that, to save time, there was always one kid in the water near where the model was to grab it before it sank all the way to the bottom. WHILE we were throwing the rocks. And, some of us were, shall we say, not all that great at accuracy. After one of us almost got hit in the head, our fun was severely restricted.

Belushi TD

When I lived at home and things got out of hand I very carefully boxed them up in plastic crates with polystyrene blocks and cocktail sticks holding everything in place. Twenty years and a couple of house moves later they're still up my parents' loft.

Now reaching the same point in my current home, wife won't allow me a second detolf and I'm running out of space to cram in extra shelves, so when I hit the same point I think I might be adding to the crates up my parents loft. Be bloody ages before we can afford a place in Edinburgh with a loft of our own!

Bob Dedmon wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:21 am donations is good. Scrapping some of the older exhibits is possible, especially if they don't meet your current standards.I have a permanent exhibit of models at Seymour Johnson AFB showing the history of the 4th Fighter Wing, and I donated a family tree of models to the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB Okinawa. I have given quite a few models to various people over the years but I still have 3 full display cases. I currently have over 150 completed models and about the same unbuilt. I finished a P-35 recently and scrapped a prior model of the same subject.. Moving helped keeping the collection down as well, mover packers are the bane of model builders.

Where are those at? I'd like to go take a look

S. Murray wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:08 pm

Bob Dedmon wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:21 am donations is good. Scrapping some of the older exhibits is possible, especially if they don't meet your current standards.I have a permanent exhibit of models at Seymour Johnson AFB showing the history of the 4th Fighter Wing, and I donated a family tree of models to the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB Okinawa. I have given quite a few models to various people over the years but I still have 3 full display cases. I currently have over 150 completed models and about the same unbuilt. I finished a P-35 recently and scrapped a prior model of the same subject.. Moving helped keeping the collection down as well, mover packers are the bane of model builders.

Where are those at? I'd like to go take a look

I told you once long ago...in the Support Group HQ, the building with Blakslee's mustang hanging (a real P-51 painted as WD*C) in a display case along the right wall as you walk in. The F-4E was the last one I crewed. I was the last American to be assigned to her, she went to Korea after depot in 84.

I am in an interesting position right now regarding modelling.

I have not done any for maybe 20 years.


The last was, bear with me, my 40K space doggies army.

If I want to start modelling again I have Tamiya, prob 1/48, kits for F16A, A10 and F15E. And 5 1/700 WW2 battleships. But all paints, washes, brushes and blades should be replaced.

My beloved having heard of my modelling past and interest in the P-47 wants to buy me a kit plus tools, paints etc.

What are the better 1/48 models around? 1/35 is a tad too large. And please remind me of good paints, brushes etc.

BTW I hinted that a razorback D mig(t be nice.

Jonathan

Jeff Thomas wrote: ↑Mon Oct 27, 2025 5:26 am So what do you do when you have no more space available for newly completed models? I've considered crushing a few to make more room, but that some how seems wrong. Most of my kits are ships, I've seriously considered switching to planes and hanging the results from the ceiling, but that may have cool when I was twelve but now screams "I have no life."

Any ideas welcome.

Does your eyesight put limitations on the scale you can work with? If not, you can transition to smaller scales with less footprint.

You can also look at what within your current abilities is “smaller” footprint wise. Sailing ships take up a lot more space than steamships, for example. Civil War monitors probably have the smallest air clearance.

Depending upon whomelse in your house you have to negotiate with, you might be able to buy, build or modify your hobby space and storage units. Just adding more shelves might improve things immensely.

If models do need to be rotated out, consider gifting them where feasible. Or coordinate with local hobby stores, libraries, etc for display items.

JBG wrote: ↑Sat Nov 08, 2025 6:56 am I am in an interesting position right now regarding modelling.

I have not done any for maybe 20 years.


The last was, bear with me, my 40K space doggies army.

If I want to start modelling again I have Tamiya, prob 1/48, kits for F16A, A10 and F15E. And 5 1/700 WW2 battleships. But all paints, washes, brushes and blades should be replaced.

My beloved having heard of my modelling past and interest in the P-47 wants to buy me a kit plus tools, paints etc.

What are the better 1/48 models around? 1/35 is a tad too large. And please remind me of good paints, brushes etc.

BTW I hinted that a razorback D mig(t be nice.

Jonathan

Tamiya's 1/48 are very nice, the MiniArt Jugs are also worth a look.