Urgent help needed-unbuilt kits about to get binned...

[Hard-Drive]

Guys

Currently sat in my late Dad's place in Spain and I've found a load of unbuilt kits. I will try and save some...lots of Esci armour, as its small and won't take up much room on the plane, and I can throw away the cardboard boxes as they are bagged inside. I also have this lot, is any of it worth bringing back due to rarity etc?

Esci F100
LS Pitts s2a
Italeri Do24, Ju86, thunder streak
Air fix shooting star, fw189a, dauntless,do17e, devastator, typhoon, Hanover, swordfish
Also an MPC / airfix "gangbusters" 1928 Lincoln
Esci Red Baron circus

Please reply ASAP as I am literally about to leave, for good. Sad end to a tough day. :-(

[Hard-Drive]

Also
Heller Stosser, Willys jeep
Airfix p38, aichi Val, Dinah, spit Vb

[Eric Mc]

Bring 'em all back.

There are some nice kits there.

What about selling them to Spanish modellers?

Is there no one in Spain who can mind them for a while?

Or give them to a Spanish model shop.

[Hard-Drive]

Thanks Eric.

I managed to squeeze a fair few of them in, I left all the airfix ones as I think they are easily available In the UK and looked like very old mouldings In new boxes.

Sadly just no room to bring them all home, so they, along with 6 Bburago 1/18th cars, are destined for a local orphanage and charity shop, where they can hopefully do some good there.

Thanks again for replying.

[Sylvaforever]

May I extend my own [and in proxy] all of us here our condolances for your loss.

[Eric Mc]

Agree about the Airfix ones.

a) they aren't particularly rare

b) they aren't particularly good

Sad to hear about your dad. Hope you have been able to sort his affairs out. At the end of the day, a bunch of plastic kits isn't that important

Edited by Eric Mc on Saturday 11th June 17:56

[Steve_W]

HD, as the others have said, sorry to hear about your dad.

Seeing the name Esci brought back some memories - I built loads of their armour kits as a lad; always much better than the Airfix equivalents IIRC.

I expect there are still some in the back of a cupboard at my parents' place - must take a look when I'm next down there.

[Eric Mc]

Quite a lot of Esci stuff is still being produced - usually by Italeri.

[FerdiZ28]

My condolences for your loss. If it is any help I lost both my parents who were living in Spain, when Dad went (last) I had some choices to make as to what to bin. Went into some kind of autopilot/robot mode when it came to getting the affairs in order, all his aid things (electric armchair etc) went to charity and such within hours, car was sold and the upstairs bedroom painted! Couldnt tell you many details about that weekend, on my own and literally under some kind of spell.

Hardest bit was the cupboard under the stairs, full of photos and random things from my childhood that they had kept. I simply HAD to be objective and ruthless and throw the majority of it, zero storage at the time back in the UK (student halls) and likewise little ability to get back.

Thoughts out to you fella.