shatters Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Not sure if this is buyers remorse, but for some reason I've just bought a 1/72 scale Magna models vc-10, I've never built a full resin kit before and what's swmbo going to say when it arrives in the post ? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Wally in Oz has a request in the trades section for a VC 10 in that scale. You could say you bought it for him but he then changed his mind. See, transfer the blame and he's on the other side of the planet so he's safe. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Wally in Oz has a request in the trades section for a VC 10 in that scale. You could say you bought it for him but he then changed his mind. See, transfer the blame and he's on the other side of the planet so he's safe. Great idea, now just got to figure out where to put it. Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJP Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Do you actually plan to (as distinct from actually wish to) build it? I find it's best to have a plausible plan to build and Mrs P. never minds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I would put my money on "OUCH!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, RJP said: Do you actually plan to (as distinct from actually wish to) build it? I find it's best to have a plausible plan to build and Mrs P. never minds. I plan to build it sometime after I've built the airfix victor, valiant, nimrod and sentry I've also bought since Christmas. Phil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, shatters said: I plan to build it sometime after I've built the airfix victor, valiant, nimrod and sentry I've also bought since Christmas. Phil Correction/edit to my post above "Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch and Ouch" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 You explain to her that you felt obliged to do all of us Britmodellers a big favour by buying this kit and just when you finish it Airfix announce their 2017 Christmas kit. Hopefully like mine though she will be past caring..if not ..as John says.................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Look her in the eye, gird up your loins and say "I earned the money, I'll bally well spend it on what I want." Don't blame me if it ends badly, I'm happily divorced and single. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Tell her it was a bargain, that's what women say when they spend lots of money..... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 hours ago, hovis said: Tell her it was a bargain, that's what women say when they spend lots of money..... That's the excuse I used on the valiant. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, shatters said: I plan to build it sometime after I've built the airfix victor, valiant, nimrod and sentry I've also bought since Christmas. Phil Compared to some of you chaps I'm such a slow builder that if I said something like that it would mean I was never going to build it. Quick, before it arrives go out and buy her a nice pair of shoes. Edited March 21, 2017 by Niles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 How about "Guess how much money I saved when I bought this?" - it's what my wife normally says to me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 10 hours ago, shatters said: Not sure if this is buyers remorse, but for some reason I've just bought a 1/72 scale Magna models vc-10, I've never built a full resin kit before and what's swmbo going to say when it arrives in the post ? Phil Don't worry about it You,ll be dead anyway !!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Panzer Vor!!! said: Don't worry about it You,ll be dead anyway !!!!! There's always the hope that she will be out when it arrives Edited March 21, 2017 by shatters Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Vor!!! Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 1 minute ago, shatters said: There's always the hope that she will be out when it arrives Last gasp of the desperate there buddy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, Panzer Vor!!! said: Last gasp of the desperate there buddy Might have to resort to the 'it was a bargain' logic then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Can't you tell her you're intending to build her a pair of waterproof shoes for the rainy season from the fuselage shells? Won't work if it's a solid casting, of course. In that case, however, you'd have a very powerful weapon of self defence in your hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusArenco Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 2 hours ago, shatters said: There's always the hope that she will be out when it arrives In which case you hide it in the loft, only to get it down at a later date and say ‘Blimey, I bought this cheap years ago at a model show for a fraction of what I should have paid. Got myself a bargain there’. Just remember the innocent poker face. Mart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Exactly what I was thinking, just under the bed instead of the loft. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris57 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Word to the wise. Check out the decal sheet when it arrives. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Under the bed will only work if you do the cleaning. I suggest the Hobbyroom or the cellar, somewhere where she hasn't a full overview. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, chris57 said: Word to the wise. Check out the decal sheet when it arrives. Chris Please enlighten me Chris. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, tempestfan said: Under the bed will only work if you do the cleaning. I suggest the Hobbyroom or the cellar, somewhere where she hasn't a full overview. There's that many under there that another one might not be noticed. If you see it on the for sale section, you know I've been busted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Easy way out if you have some largish boxes ***and*** it arrives unnoticed :Spread the contents over one or several boxes. The Sentry one may be just what the doctor ordered 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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