I've shown myself up with how little money I have.......lol I'll get my coat.
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A jay, Get the 502 brown wash that saves you needing mig brown wash by making your own.
Thats a great list and will be very helpful, i agree with the spreading it out over time.Thats how i have got all my gear (a few items at a time)
good luck bro and tbh your work is awesome with the gear you allready use.Comment
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Ive brought 2 kits from this site at prices that made me feel nepitised. (cheers Tony)Comment
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I think really its a matter of perspective .Take fishing for example depending on what type ie: fresh ,salt, fly,deep sea. all have inherent costs and depending on how involved you are they of course climb respectively. The typical bass boat is going to set you back 20,000 add in fuel ,insurance,license fees and maintenance and you could probably buy a house instead. My other hobby of doing track days on my Sport bike is an easy $700 weekend and flying R/C planes is no cheap weekend either (depending on how much you crash lol) all said I think this is a reasonable hobby as far as cost goes for enjoyment had. Ajay one thing that helps me a lot to keep cost down is buying outside of the usual 'Hobby suppliers' for items such as sand paper. I buy it by the roll from the local automotive paint supply house ,other items such as glue and paint can be done the same way . Hope that helps ,cheers TreyComment
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Hi Alex,Originally posted by \
Your not the only one, I came back to this hobby thinking it would be the cheapest to take up again, it's the price of models that are stopping me, I have managed to get a couple of used one's off E-Bay, they had loads of bits missing so had to build one from two, paints etc aren't as bad as I can get one or two a month so it's not as bad, plus they'll last ages...
Now all I do is look through the forums at other peoples builds and enjoy them...Comment
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No Alex not at all & do not get your coat. I admire your openness it is a rare human trait.Originally posted by \
I fear that I have been arrogant & selfish & not appreciated the state of others. It is so easy to say a thing is inexpensive when affordable.
Also you have started a thread which is very interesting & drawn a lot of comment.
There is no adversity here the comments are on the subject & not in any way a criticism.
Kind regards
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Hi Ajay. Maybe if you published your shopping list some of the more experienced guys here could recommend cheaper alternatives. In my short time back in the hobby, I have seen that "modelling" supplies are often more expensive than the equivalent from elsewhere.
As for kits, yes they can be expensive - especially armour. My local charity shop used to be a good place to buy cheap, but recently they have repriced their stock of kits at retail prices. They have one at over £100!
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What i've found with most hobbies is that as soon as a particular (cheap) product is found to be useful, a company will put it in smaller containers and charge extra after renaming it to suit the hobby.
Tentative example .... a cheap 500ml bottle of thinners and a cheap tube of artists acrylics costs about the same as a diddy bottle of a Brand named wash.
i've found if you look at all the top named products available there will be a cheaper alternative that you can improvise yourself ... if you can be bothered of courseComment
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Is modelling an expensive hobby? NO.
Having just come back from the camera shop I can only say that for the money used in there I could of re-brought my entire stash. Twice!
On a positive note I did save £500..... bad excuse I know.
Dont get me started on fishing gear either. I fish just about all forms. Mostly carp and Sea. So You carry on with the models and save your self a fortune....
Ian MComment
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Well, to me it is expensive. I suppose it all depends on how much money you earn and what else you have to pay out for in life, which means everyone's idea of expensive will be different. I used to have a great job and could afford any hobby, but things change and now modelling is about the only thing I have left to keep my morale up. Skydiving, track days (I can barely afford to run my 20 year old car), even a game of golf - it's all a dream life to me. Anyway, I was just interested in seeing if anyone else thought prices were high and it's obviously just me being on a bottom of the wage scale.
That aside, I just ordered 70 quid's worth of clobber and that will be it for my spending until at least September.
P.S. thanks for the comment about my builds being nice as they are - I appreciate that.Comment
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By the way, thanks for all the replies and it's always good to have a lively discussion with different opinions. Laurie, don't worry I'm thick skinned. I can't get my coat anyway - I don't have one! (joke).Comment
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I know that I am more fortunate than some (and less than others I might add) but you can buy a decent 1/72 scale kit for less than the price of a couple of pints. It will keep you entertained for a lot longer. A basic kit of paints,built up over a while,will do a lot of models at that scale.
Cheers
SteveComment
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Hi Alex,Originally posted by \
As I said, your not the only one, Christmas I was given a food pack off the Sally Army, so for me getting food is a little more important, I would love to be able to buy a decent kit but as I said, prices are just out of my reach now so I just tend to admire what builds other people have done in here...
Their ok just as long as you can see the parts...Originally posted by \Comment
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Sorry Andy, I missed your post. It really sucks being broke all the time, especially when you are trying to improve your situation and still end up where you started. Still, we must live the best we can I guess. When I get back on top of things (I'm still an optimist), I will never take things for granted like I used to.
By the way, if anyone wants a commission, I'm an artist so feel free to drop me a line
(cheeky plug)
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andy look at my post we get by on £159 a week so food is more important to us,so i save a little here and there,then by 1 or 2 models in my price range,getting worse now as physios dont give out their tape for free no more so i have to buy it then they show me how to apply it and bobs ur uncle all done lol
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