Choosing kits..

[Neils]

You fancy a new kit, but living in the real world where pesky things such as mortgages, bills and food need to be paid for how do you choose your next kit?

1. Just get the one you fancy anyway and let Mr Visa work it out later?
2. Go get another cheaper but not really the kit I really want, kit.
3. Stock up on paints/tools instead
4. Save up and get it when funds allow
5. Look at things practically, realise you don't really have the space until you upgrade your work/display area
5. Do without

[MarkVerploeg]

Look at sales on the shops website
And go to modelshows with private sellers
It is no sure thing you get what you want but there is a chance

[Paul]

I have no credit cards, loans overdraft nothing if I don't have the cash on my hip I can't buy anything.

And I prefer it that way. I don't even have any accounts at plumbing merchants.

[Tomtom12]

Check on ebay you can get some great deals on there, that's where I've brought a lot of mine.

[Panzerwolf]

I'm often on the lookout for bargains, take a look at online shop sales and eBay too, of course.
Only if I really want a kit, I'll just buy it regardless of the price.

[Apple]

Same with Paul..
When i can afford it, i'll buy..
Lucky for my i'm a billionair (A)

[chief5437]

Easy, when the boss says I can have it.

[DesertAAModeller]

I have a perfect example of this. I was at my LMS a couple weeks ago and the store owner offered me a Trumpeter 1/32 Me262 for $40. I should have taken it, for it was a great deal+it had been sitting there a while. But, i would have had to give up what was in my hand: an Eduard 1/48 Ki-115 and some LoTR Gondor soldiers. So I opted for an old Revell 1/32 Me262 to practice on and get an idea of the size. Called back and asked if it was still there, and he said no one has even glanced at it since I was there. So what I learned was that kits that sit on the shelf for years, will stay on the shelf for a while longer until I am confident enough and have enough funds to purchase them.

[mannloon]

I have a ritual where I regularly check ebay for certain things. So as i develop my kit wish list in my head I keep an eye out for those kits. Occasionally though yes, the subject matter or kit will drive me to pay more than I'd like to. But never in a shop, I don't find good kits in Shops.