Hey All. I returned to this hobby back in March of this year and I’ve been loving it! But I have a problem now. I keep buying kits! And they are starting to stack up a bit.
I know this is a common problem among modelers, but it’s really starting to annoy me. Last week I bought two kits that I probably won’t get to until next year. I was just so drawn by the subject matter that I couldn’t resist. Argh…
Is there a support group for this? [8-)]
What are some ways that you regulate yourselves when it comes to buying kits? Is it just will power? Does your personal budget constrain you? A combination of both or something completely different? I try hard to live within my means, but this hobby is starting to make it difficult. I’m not going to stop building models. So any advice on how to resist buying kits would be most appreciated. [:)]
As your wife starts to recognize that the thing is bigger than she is, watch out at Christmas and birthdays. My wife thought she could pull kits out of my stash and wrap them as a “wonderful gift” for me. I nipped that one in the bud, but you must be watchful.
(That started at our first Christmas together. Since then we have celebrated our thirtieth wedding anniversary and she was ok with building a shed in the back yard for my stash.)
I have made the connection that models for guys are like shoes for women, we are hopelessly lost in the eternal search for the perfect model, but usually settle for the next shiny thing on the shelf.
This remark is NOT intended to offend our modeling sisters here on the forums nor in the world as with every rule there are exceptions it is merely a satirical comparison. NO OFFENSE IMPLIED OR INTENDED.
You don’t have a problem until you toss the wife’s clothes out of her closet to make room to store said stash…but that’s another problem together.
Being by myself, I tend to grab whatever takes my eye at the time. My budget is pretty open so it opens all kinds of stupid issues (like a 1/100 Victory and not building any sail for 50 years).
Hubby tells me no all the time. I don’t listen. I can’t afford much anyway, but I have a corner in my bedroom that I keep my stash in, and living in a cape cod style house, the ceiling is at a slant in that area, so I keep the stack of models either at or below the line where the ceiling and wall meet. He is probably much more tolerant than any wife. He has his hobbies that take up a lot of space, so he really can’t complain about mine.[:D]
This is a great thread thanks. My wife and I were laughing at the post and answers.
I received $20 for Father’s day during our trip to Dallas. The money was going to be spent at Eagle Quest along with $25 I brought but I didn’t find anything I wanted. When I got home I bought a kit a HL, a few more at Toy Town and still another at our local HS including a handful of paint (I have big hands). I Justified all this because I was going to spend my wife’s $20 and my $25 at Eagle Quest and I needed to ship it back so there was even more I would have spent…so I obesely had about $25 more to spend equaling $70. My daughter only sent me a Happy Father’s day text but I’m sure they intended one getting me something but I was out of town so there’s some more I could spend on myself, on their behalf you understand.
So here I come home with an arm full of kits and a handful of paint but I still had the original $20 in my pocket, hmm. I went to our local IPMS meeting and guess what, there was still more stuff that equaled $20 what a surprise.
So no Mr Stecks I don’t think you have a problem. And I usually do exactly what Black Sheep does, although I think she is memorizing my stash when I gone because when I use that excuse anymore she gives me a funny look.
