Are most railway modelers hoarders?

[guest311]

according to me :

No. I store usefull and possibly usefull items for future projects in a systematic manner 

according to SWMBO :

Yes . "why do you keep all this junk, you'll never need / use it ?" 

[OwL]

I hoard stuff of no use to me. For instance I still have a PECO turntable kit, still boxed yet I only model modern image!!!

[EtchedPixels]

  

[OwL]

 

Alan. I can only imagine what treasures you have, I ever you have a clearout please let me have first refusal

[EtchedPixels]

Alan. I can only imagine what treasures you have, I ever you have a clearout please let me have first refusal

Ha! I've been clearing lots out particularly old computer junk and related stuff.

Not got that much weird N gauge stuff - I'm not really a collector as such so when I do pick up rarities or ancient stuff some folks collect I've tended to offload it to them.

Do have a Dave Jones class 22 (pre Dapol) and a couple of 121s still running nicely.

Alan

[texhorse]

Alan :

I've seen that green LeHigh Valley box car somewhere before....

Andy

[Bealman]

Hoarder? Oh yeah! On I bought a very expensive pair of Italian shoes on my trip to Europe recently and the box and carry bag they came in were so cool I wanted to throw the shoes away and tale the bag and box on the plane instead! 

[Adam1701D]

Yes, totally...got loads of spares and bits that "might come in useful" going back thirty-odd years. I may well end up taking a load of bits to the NGF meet in a couple of weeks to get rid..

I won't mention the garage full of old comics, 1980s home computers, tapers, disks, etc....

[Jerry Howlett]

As I was reading this post Mrs "H" picks up a small carefully wrapped piece of  string (its fine chord in my book) and says ...What's this .  I was clearing out the kitchen "useful bits" drawer and saved it just in case.  Also this morning on the dog walk I unearthed an old nay vintage ceramic telephone/electric poll style insulator and was questioned by the said Mrs H "what are you going to do with that"?. My "it will come in handy one day" didn't go down too well. I also have three cantinas (Italian lower floor storage rooms) that are full of "will come in handy" stuff.  So hoarder NO!

Jerry

[EtchedPixels]

Also this morning on the dog walk I unearthed an old nay vintage ceramic telephone/electric poll style insulator

There are "telephone insulator collectors" ... be warned ;-)

http://www.ebay.com/gds/World-Wide-Insulator-Collecting-and-ID-Guide-/10000000000020064/g.html

[Jerry Howlett]

Also this morning on the dog walk I unearthed an old nay vintage ceramic telephone/electric poll style insulator

There are "telephone insulator collectors" ... be warned ;-)

http://www.ebay.com/gds/World-Wide-Insulator-Collecting-and-ID-Guide-/10000000000020064/g.html

Mrs "H" is now banging her head against the wall in disbelief.

[Newportnobby]

Also this morning on the dog walk I unearthed an old nay vintage ceramic telephone/electric poll style insulator

There are "telephone insulator collectors" ... be warned ;-)

http://www.ebay.com/gds/World-Wide-Insulator-Collecting-and-ID-Guide-/10000000000020064/g.html

Mrs "H" is now banging her head against the wall in disbelief.

At least it makes a change from her banging your head against the wall, Jerry

[EtchedPixels]

Mrs "H" is now banging her head against the wall in disbelief.

She should be saying "quick auction it as *rare*"

[wikingfan]

When they were younger they found the railway room a very useful source of cardboard, glue and paint for school projects.

 

silly moo I had the same thing in my family when my boys were younger, suddenly all that stuff was useful when a school project came up.