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SPRUE CUTTERS UNION #38 – WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR STASH

SPRUE CUTTERS UNION 38 - WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR STASH
ONE OF THE JEWELS OF MY COLELCTION: FINEMOLDS INCREDIBLE 1/72 MILLENNIUM FALCON




A considerable part of my stash is the result of supply vs demand. I’ve cut out emotional spending… you know, work life getting you bummed or you didn’t make it to the butchers on time, so you open the wallet for some new plastic to fill that empty black hole. And I’m not one to buy the cheapest kit, usually meaning very old, as they’re not usually the extra effort to bring them up to modern standards. Though the last couple of years, it’s been the former. Case in point would be the Star Wars kits by FineMolds. I knew the license was going to be transferred to another company and whatever stock was left was it. Any time wasted would mean purchasing them at a premium. So, I picked up as many as I could tuck away (more like hide from the missus). And when the 1/72 MF was re-leased a 3rd time, I clicked ‘add to cart’ without any hesitation. 

So, I picked up as many as I could tuck away,
more like hide from the missus.

While I respect Bandai’s offerings (of which I also purchased whatever I could), I will always yearn for more FM kits and relish/savour the ones I have. Fine Molds were the first mainstream manufacturer that treated the sci-fi community of builders with kits that were of a high level of detail and refinement, and fit and finish on par with the likes of Tamiya. Major castings weren’t amalgamated as a single blob of detail but rather treated as a blank, where each detail, whether a pipe or transmission casing, was its own part. Just like how the original ST studio models were built. Though FM kits weren’t perfect, they raised the bar for all future sci-fi kits to come. 

I’ll have to admit that the rate of growth of my stash also comes down to my foam-at-the-mouth addiction for new releases by the big T. LaFerrari, pre-ordered that one, thank you very much. New Panigale? Put me down for two please. It’s the ‘I want it, I want it now!’ syndrome. 

I want it, I want it now!

Will I build them all? Who knows and who cares! I’m content in knowing that I am set for retirement.

_pL



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