This Hobby is Expensive!!

[Bigmac]

i'm in the fortunate position in that i can afford to buy any brand new models i might want...but simply because i WONT buy them at the prices they are.

Even 2nd ( or tenth) hand stuff is often listed at laughable prices--because these del boy type dealers think they can rip off enough  innocent punters who dont know the real worth of what they are buying.

Like several others have mentioned--i get most pleasure in buying and bashing cheap models into something not available to buy off the shelf.