My WnW Inventory

[RAGIII]

Never forget that the cost of a WNW kit compares favourably with that of a new pair of shoes, or dress, or make-up.

A comparison made regularly, and acted upon, by my Wife.

My Wife is just the opposite in that she rarely spends money on herself. She has also been in charge of our finances for 32 years and been very successful. If I were running things we would probably be living in a Tent in the Woods 
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[stefanbuss]

If I were running things we would probably be living in a Tent in the Woods 

but covered in the appropriate version of Flugzeugstoff, for sure!

[Dekenba]

Never forget that the cost of a WNW kit compares favourably with that of a new pair of shoes, or dress, or make-up.

A comparison made regularly, and acted upon, by my Wife.

Indeed, but then countered with a new WNW purchase, which leads to even more shoes, etc, etc.

You'll end up with a kit room & a shoe room.

[IvotB]

Compared to some I have a modest stash of WnW kits:

Built:
Fokker D.VII

Stash:
Sopwith Pup RNAS
Bristol Fighter
DH9A

I am considering:
Fokker D.VII-F
SE.5a Hisso
Fokker E series, to be converted to a Fokker A.I / M.8

All of those have had the LVA livery.

Just for its beauty I might also buy a Albatros D.V or D.Va, but I would prefer a D.III

regards,
Ivo

[Ernie]

Things move slowly in my world...I probably have enough
for the rest of my life, but hey, you never know, they may
come up with the fountain of youth drug yet.

Built:

Pfalz D.IIIa
Sopwith Pup RNAS

Waiting in the wings:

Albatros D.Va
Sopwith Triplane
Roland D.VIa
Fokker D.VII (OAW)* Coming up for GB
Fokker Eindecker II/III
AMC DH.2
Bristol F.2b Fighter
Sopwith Snipe, late

On the wish list:
Most, but especially...

Pfalz D.XII
Albatros D.V
Rumpler C.IV, late
SE5a
Fokker D.VII F, BMW engine
DFW C.V late

...So many goodies, so little time

Cheers,
Ernie

[Chris Johnson]

...It also helps for her to understand a hobby that keeps you home, and with brain engaged either building or studying the subject.

I think you nailed it Mike. I spend way too much on AFV and aircraft models and reference material but my wife never bats an eye about it.

Cheers,

Chris

[petrov27]

Single here so the wife approving kit purchases is not an issue. The temptation is great to just build a new workshop with walls made up from stacked WNW kits...

[RAGIII]

Single here so the wife approving kit purchases is not an issue. The temptation is great to just build a new workshop with walls made up from stacked WNW kits...

 
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[AROTH]

Never forget that the cost of a WNW kit compares favourably with that of a new pair of shoes, or dress, or make-up.

Or 3 horses, which my wife has........

[mike in calif]

Chris, it sounds like your wife is pretty cool.  I'm a little taken back by the attitudes of a lot of women regarding a hobby like this.
 ... at least sometimes!

[Des]

I consider myself extremely fortunate to have a wife who encourages my hobby, whenever she sees a new released kit she will tell me to buy it and she takes a very keen interest in my builds sometimes offering advice or suggestions on colours, she is a great mate.

Des.

[Ian from Doncaster]

My better half is quite understanding, especially as the hobby takes up quite a few hours at evenings and weekends.  However, due to the time it takes to build and paint the damned things, the cost of AM stuff and paint etc is spread through the year.  She'll get me a WNW or two at Christmas/birthdays etc and appreciates the quality of the kits.

I was lucky one time to be invited to write the "cutting mat chat" column for Airfix Model World magazine and I concluded saying at least the hobby keeps me out of the pub.  This means my other half doesn't need to worry where I am or what I am doing!!

[PrzemoL]

Modellers' wives... Yes, one could write volumes about it. I remember a lot of discussions at many places on this issue. And I will always remember a statement from a fellow modeller who just said, that if wife (girl-friend) does not support husband's (boy-friend's) hobby (not only modelling) than the relation will not survive or the hobby is not a real one. Obviously this rule is bilateral! The woman-man relation should be based on common foundation, common principles, responsibility for the common good, respect, tolerance and mutual support. Otherwise it will not stand for long... As simple as this. And as difficult.
And coming back to modelling, a good wife will see the husband's need and passion to buy WNW models  . And a responsible husband will see the need for wife's passions, needs, etc. And both will see where is the limit (economical or related to tolerance) to stop/pause buying...

Enough of preaching, back to modelling. (I am a lucky guy who has a supporting and understanding wife, thanks God!)

[Chris Johnson]

. . . And a responsible husband will see the need for wife's passions, . . . 

I'm all for lending a helping hand in that regard!   

Cheers,

Chris

[bobs_buckles]

My girlfriend thinks I'm weird building models, but she fully supports my efforts and passion, which is all you can ask for, really.

Vb