Scale Model Podcast Ep. 9 – Stashes and Estates – repost

Charitable donation. This is the obvious choice of many, but people who look into it often are surprised at the difficulty of giving away a collection. That’s one reason you need to begin planning years ahead of time. Collectors often assume that they’ll find a museum, university, or similar non-profit organization that will be happy to accept a donation of the collection and displays it to the public. A collector might imagine that there will be a wing or at least a room devoted to the hobby, perhaps including a brief biography.

Museums and charities often have a different view. Many museums have more items than they can display. I’ve seen estimates that 20% or less of the items held by museums ever are put on display. Instead, they are stored.

It costs a non-profit money to accept items into inventory, store them, provide security and maintain them in good condition. Also, an institution might want only part of a collection or a few select items that complement what they already own. Many of them will want the collection to be accompanied by a cash donation that can be used to maintain the collection.

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What’s on the bench

Stuart

Tamiya 1/35 Panther Working on weathering.

Hasegawa 1/72 F-18a Hornet Painting underway.

Bandai 1/144 Shy-Tarn – Painting and prepping for a diorama

http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/ZM-S19S_Shy-Tarn

Anthony

Decals on 1/144 scale GM Sniper II major conversion

Sites and tips

The Ultimate Model Paint Conversion Chart

https://www.paint4models.com/

A shoutout to our friends ‘down under’ with the other Modelling podcast.

On The Bench

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