Hello All,
In the past 18 months I have bought out 4 large hobbymodeling stores and 6 small ones. I have also bought out 6 bookstores that specialize in Military History.
I own 100 units "100 by 250 sq feet" of climate control units that have my stash in it. I have been paying a group of collage kids to do an inventory and up load what i have in my computer systems so I can know what I have.
Here is what I know what I have so far:
Over 60,000 AFV's, 40,000 APC of all types, 35,000 Artillery units(both pulled ans self prop), 65,000 Ships( both Naval and Sci-Fi), 11,000 Trucks/Cargo carriers/ not sure what it is, 80,000 Figures( Both resin and Plastic) Over 250,000 jars of paint, 125 Airbrushes, 59 compressor's.
That is what they have found in 65 of the units.
At my Library at home that was just finished and has over 250,000 sq. feet per level (it has 3) I have over 750,000 books on modeling, Military History, Unit Histories, supply and shipping manifests from WW2/Korea/Vietnam/1st Gulf war. I am looking for unit histiories on WW1 from all sides of the war.
for the map room. I have maps showing units down to battilions in the above named wars and am still looking for shipping design blueprints from all sides of the wars for Aircraft, Naval Ships, Cargo Ships, Fortifications (like the French forts before WW! and the line the French line built during 1930's) and so forth.
So that is some of my stock. I guess I will be giving alot of them away to the troops overseas whaen I get a full list some time this fall.
Cheers,
Bruce
P.S.
My Lawyer just told me of a hobby shop closing and did I wish to bid on it.