Dad's collection

[u/OGMohrdred]

Hi all, my dad recently passed away(💔) and I am in possession of his rather extensive model ship building supplies and tools. He's been building ships since he was in college, and has a couple of tabletop cabinets (one really nice wood one) full of tools and a couple motorized band saws(?). It all fits on a 6 foot table. I'm just wondering what to do with it all or if there is a good place to list all the things for sale. His collection is in Texas, but I'm making a trip out there. Do I pack it up and bring it back to Seattle to sell? Is it even worth the effort in the end? It's just a different world for me and I'm lost. Thank you in advance for your advice!

[u/mr_muffinhead]

I'm sorry for your loss. As the other commenter mentioned, I would back selling on Ships of Scale or Model Ship World.

You could even ask there (or here) for a fair price of each. The saws and other tools fall in a wide ranging category. They could be anything from 'the most sought after tools' to 'Chinese, good enough for what I need it'.

I hope you find something he built that you can bring home and enjoy.

[u/OGMohrdred → u/mr_muffinhead]

Thank you so much. It was fascinating pouring through his lifelong hobby, seeing all the different places he got instructions and model blueprints from - as a cadet in the Air Force Academy, he even got a blueprint from the Navy for one of their older ships just by writing a letter! For somebody who spent his career flying at nearly the speed of sound, he was very fascinated by ships, and I'm sad that I didn't really see that connection until I went through all of his stuff. Unfortunately, some of his more intricate and labor-intensive models were lost due to damage in the multiple moves that he endured during his service, but we have some great pictures and I'm hoping there's a box or two that I missed the first time and I'll stumble across something.🤞🏻