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I gotta agree with Tojo here. As long as your hobby is not detrimental, like causing financial strain or turning you into a hoarder, there should be no reason to hide what you enjoy.
Hoarder? Hahaha I have no idea what you mean, I have a 6 kit sash… 
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Six?! Amateur… 
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Armature? Ooh defiantly 100%! That’s why I’m on Kit maker for about 3 hours each day, I’m trying to learn from all the amazing modelers here. 
I have a friend, no, seriously, who never goes to a model show without a handful of spare raffele tickets he can then stick on his purchases. Doesn’t do it all the time, obviously. No one is That lucky… 
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It all depends on much money you spend on raffle tickets. For a time when my daughter went with me to contests*, she won all the time at raffles and got a bunch of free kits from vendors.
*she had a ‘play date’ with a fellow modelers daughter at the contests. Vendors wife’s love to give kits away to fellow females.
Blockquote It all depends on much money you spend on raffle tickets. For a time when my daughter went with me to contests*, she won all the time at raffles and got a bunch of free kits from vendors.
*she had a ‘play date’ with a fellow modelers daughter at the contests. Vendors wife’s love to give kits away to fellow females.
Very recognizable: when my son had his rather brief period of modelling interest (still trying to get him to join me occasionally) we whent to shows, and he usually came home with multiple kits for free.
I never have to traffice any kits… My wife also models! Not as much as I do, but that is ok. She usually let me, if I say what I want 
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That’s pretty cool that she models too.
Now if she doesn’t steal from your stash, even better.
Nah, she only does old timer cars… I only do the spraying for her, as she thinks I’m better at it. But that is ok…
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You just need to put things into perspective to those that grumble and think you need a more manly recreational activity. Just say you want to start fishing for a hobby/ recreation. start collecting the basspro catalogs and start figuring the cost of 8 or 9 rod and reel for various tyle of fishing. Make sure to look at those nice Penn salt water rigs. You will need a good Bass tracker boat and trailer for fresh water along with a 200 horse outboard and a nice trolling motor. Then there is the salt water boat and trailer with outboards and awnings. You will need your sonar for both boats to find fish and a radar for the salt water boat. To get to the lake/salt water pier you will need a minimum of a 2500 series truck maybe a 3500 depending on the salt water boat. Then there is all of the outfitting of various gear for the boats. If it is too much trouble hauling the salt water boat just rent a slip at the marina. Then there is all of the weekends you will be away fishing with the buds. I’m thinking about 200K $ will set you up OK. Or maybe you would like to start autoracing. car, trailor, tools, parts, garage rental, tow truck, RV… Maybe 200K $ for a good start…Gone racing Friday and Saterday and wrenching on the car throughout the week and the repair costs…There are a lot more MANLY things you could be doing. Would you like to learn to fly…Maybe the kits are not that expensive after all and you do stay home to work on them. It is all a matter of perspective. (except for the size of Robins stash)
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Perspective: My stash isn’t too big, just need to back up 1/4-mile to get it in the right perspective …
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I have a freshwater fishing addiction too. 
6 rod/reels, truck, canoe (looking to upgrade to a kayak) and plastic baits and lures (the expensive part of the hobby that no one thinks about, it will nickel and dime you to death without knowing it).
An expensive way to get a free meal or weightless program when you don’t catch any.
Surely fishing can be a cheap hobby? All you need is a dinghy, net, and box of grenades… 
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You see the prices of grenades these days. 
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It’s the fine from the warden that gets expensive.
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Our son in law golfs every weekend - $2000 for clubs and $150 a game. He hunts - $600 a rifle and $1000 on all the other gear. He deep sea fishes - $1000’s and 1000’s on boat, rods, tackle, gas, etc. Plus he’s never home.
I allocate $40 a month to modeling. I let it build up if I want a kit. My wife is ecstatic with this arrangement and smiles all the time; every time a box comes she genuinely and excitedly asks, “What did you get?” And my hobby keeps me right upstairs in my studio, safe and sound in our home. She loves that. A happy arrangement all around.
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Right now the rifle isnt the problem but ammo. Its either super expensive or impossible to get. I just got my first rifle, a 1943 Lee Enfield Mk4 and I cannot find ammo for love or money, either online or in any of the local stores.
Back to the main topic. I have had to smuggle new kits in many times but thats gotten harder since the wife has been working from home. Its also amazing how many kits I “ordered months” ago turn up in the mail.
“Why yes dear, this kit I bought online a week ago was actually ordered 3 months ago and only just showed up. What a happy surprise” 
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Unfortunately and I don’t see that changing any time soon.
Ah, you would choose an 80-year old gun, with ammo that hasn’t been used by the British Army in decades! It’s a great weapon, but no surprise the ammo is scarce… Looks like you’ll need to load your own to save on costs.
.303 Ammo used to be cheap and plentiful here in the US. I bought a No.4 Enfield back in the 80’s and love shooting it. But since last years chaos and madness started all ammunition has suddenly become exceedingly scarce, and what you can find is way overpriced.
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