how to get kits past SWMBO ??

[raafif]

for Greg (GTX) ...

How to sneak new kits into the house has been a much vexed problem for a few decades now.  Some of us have even had to sneak out of the house to go to a club meeting or workshop (read "swap-meet").
So, instead have a line of excuses for buying more kits ready ...

CAUTION -- if She has access to your computer, you might want to print this out, hide it or commit it to memory & delete this post from your browser's history ...

1 -- I sold / swopped some of my old kits for these -- let her openly see you take a few with you.

2 -- Bill asked me to get these as he couldn't make it to the sale -- (as in all conspiricies, have your mate ready to back you up.  Vice-versa for him if his wife rings you BUT beware of his wife ringing your wife - then the jig will be up !)

3 -- I'm building these two for a guy / veteran / museum.

4 -- a guy was getting rid of his kits / kit auction -- these were unsold at the end of the day & I got them for 1 £,$,euro each.

5 -- got them cheap as the bombs/missiles, fuselage-halves etc are missing ... or it's half-built.

6 -- if you have a kit that ladies might like - ie an Airfix bird, Beef-eater or Joan of Arc figure, sneak it out (she's watching for stuff coming in, not going out) & give it to her on your return -- "look what I bought you, dear".
You will, in all probability, end up building it anyway & she won't object to it being on display in the livingroom.
          CAUTION -- but she may consider it to be like the hedge-trimmer you got her for Mother's Day.

7 -- "consider it as the extra loft insulation we need for winter, luv".

8 -- of course, several of you could band together & rent a lock-up to store your kits, then you wouldn't have to take them home until you are ready to build 'em.

Any more ?


Interesting discussion on Hyperscale re deceased estates & kit-collections ...
http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/message/1304908143/Jeff+Harrison%27s+Legacy

[rickshaw]

Much easier just to jettison SWMBO. 

[GTX]

Hey, don't name me in this one - it adds to my guilt if when caught...

[thedarkmaster]

Youve missed one off

Get hold of a price gun and do your own was and now price tags..........don't tell mrs Darkmaster 

[raafif]

Much easier just to jettison SWMBO. 

Easier ... but can be much more expensive 

[Thiel]

CAUTION -- but she may consider it to be like the hedge-trimmer you got her for Mother's Day.

I think my girlfriend would hit with me something heavy-ish if I gave her anything on mothers day.

[upnorth]

Consolidate as  much as you can into as few boxes as possible.

By a bigger kit with some extra space in the box and "pad" it with smaller kits or aftermarket. Discard the boxes of the smaller stuff before you go home and slip the little ones into the bigger one's box.

Special Hobby's 1/48 Skua would be a particularly useful kit to buy for the puropse as you could fit three entire Skua kits into one of those cavernous boxes they come in.

[NARSES2]

This one works until you try it to often.

Buy some cloakroom/raffle tickets - books are dead cheap in £1 store or similar. Stick one to the box of your choice, walk in with said box under your arm, produce the other half of the ticket from your pocket and say "Look what I won in the charity raffle love" 

Chris

[Rheged]

 As far as cash is concerned, both Mrs R and I give ourselves a modest "SILLY MONEY" allowance each month we can spend on whatever we want, without comment from the other party; it's worked as a system for nearly 25 years without problems.  She's a gardener and gets the plants she wants, I get the stuff I want.


My sons and I have a stash on the bottom shelves of a book-case on the upstairs landing. As long as we do not exceed 4 shelves, we can put what we want there. It's amazing how versatile we can be in packing!  


Built aircraft are suspended from No1 sons ceiling, ships and tanks go on No2 son's shelves.   No2 son  (20  at Uni)   and I are slowly encroaching on No1 son (23, working in Southampton)'s room  but on those occasions when he comes home  he looks dubiously  at the growth of material on the top shelf.

[deathjester]

You need to speak to Chrisonord - he is THE master at sneaking kits past the missus.  I have an alternative route "Look what I bought for stock, Darling...."

[Army of One]

Ha....!!!! As far as possible I ask for stuff to be delivered during convenient 2-3 day windows when I am rest days and in to recieve them......oh...and SWMBO'd is at work....... .....or get them sent to brother NARSES2 and I will collect them in an undertable bag passing in a popular coffee bar near East Croydon........when she is at work as well.....

[rickshaw]

Much easier just to jettison SWMBO. 

Easier ... but can be much more expensive 

Only in the short-term.   

[Roger the Cabin Boy]

Agree to stash stuff for your friend following a show.  I did this for one mate, he's since divorced.

Securely duct-tape contents to underside of box lid.  Partly lift lid on arrival in the matrimonial home. "Just an empty box, dear.."   

Double-box identical kits at leisure, as it reduces overall stash volume and thus matrimonial tension, while keeping the logistics straightforaward compared to multiple kits in one box. 

If SWMBO has a stash type hobby like dressmaking etc, life gets a bit easier if an acquistion / new toys equalibrium can be maintained.

If all else fails, mention that modelling is a cheap hobby compared to going off down the pub,    and the company is generally more civilised in your typical branch / chapter...   

[Steel Penguin]

get a wargaming / modeling wife. 

though this can be expensive as she can combine a womans love of shopping with a modelers "oh shiney!" reflex

[Supertom]

for Greg (GTX) ...

At the rate Greg buys his kits I'd assumed he just brought them home, and when his wife objected he just said "well look, I could have bought more!"