After a long debate and some emotional undoing. I have decided to go back into collecting and photo showing. Yes, I will be looking for the models I once had, but only a limited amount. Don't get me wrong, I love the older molds, but they are sometimes very hard to find, depending on the mold.
For about a year now, I was at the point in the hobby to just throw away all the models I have and say to hell with the hobby. But, my love for the horse was just to great. Models were my savior when I was growing up. They kept me out some seriously bad trouble that could have landed me in a women's prison for life. When trouble called, all I wanted to do was play with my plastic ponies in the dirt. Imagine riding them and having a big ole horse farm.
As time went on, and I got married, my collecting slowed down. There were a few years where I didn't get any models. Then there were years where I bought well over 30. I know personally that my dream collection will stay a dream. But hey, at least I can create that dream via pictures and say that it is my dream.
Yes, I do have a file on my computer that has well over 100 thousand photo's it. No I do NOT use them for anything but to just drool over. Some photos are of models that have tack on them, but most are of Original Finish. There are a few that are of customized and resin models.
Like I said, those photo's wont ever be uploaded or used in any manor.
And now your wondering about the emotional side to my problem. Well, It did start with the fire. I didn't let anyone(including the hubby) how upset I was. I did some value figuring with the current values to all the models and I lost well over $500,000.00 worth of models. So yea, I was severely upset, but I kept it in. Kept telling myself that collecting wasn't worth the it and crap like that. When in all reality, it is. It is worth it when you LOVE the hobby. I love getting new models and smelling them(I know "Ewww"), I feel like a kid again at Christmas when I get a package in the mail and open it up.
There were so many times I begged my husband to just take the tote in which the models were in to the dumpster and keep it there, but he didn't comply and I am thankful he didn't do it. So now I have 2 1/2 totes full of models, but no shelves to put them on. Don't worry, I will get some. Just have other things to take care of first.
As for me getting back into live showing? Nope. Not that I don't want to, It is just my health limits that. Plus my models never do good anyway, so that put a damper on it some. I think the only live show I would attend would have to be held here where I live, Well, better get off of here, Have photo's to name and upload to a few shows online.
