My wife and I have a simple arrangement: what ever I spend on my planes she gets to spend on whatever she wants. However, it doesn't seem to work in reverse. When she spent a lot of money on a replacement engagement ring (long story), I figured I was well on my way to a 1/3 scale P-38 . Then she told me that didn't count.

For the most part, as long as money is fine, every one is well fed and sheltered, and we have breathing room in th bank account, I can pretty much spend what I want.

Hey Gonflyn I think I would like to be included in that grant deal if it comes about. I counted up the other day and I have 20 planes in some shape or other. The good news is that the better half has been on the buddy box a couple of times now & she wants me to build her a Corsair! Maybe there is hope for me yet.

We have been married 25 years now. I still get the grief, but have a solution. We have budgete our expenses for over 15 years now. I mean actually sitting down each month and dividing the monthly take home income in columns for our bills, food, electric, gas for cars, etc. Two of the columns have money set aside for me and my wife. It is the same amount every month. The agreement is that I don't tell her how to spend hers and she doesn't tell me how to spend mine. If I go over, I must (and believe rightlyso) take that overspend and take it out of the next month's budget. The only other solution is to keep 4-5 planes in the garage on racks. When you want another one, crash one of the 4-5, don't bring home the parts, and fill in the slot. (Yeah....I'm kidding)

You have to plan ahead for things like this, I handle the RC auction for our club twice a year or so, and attend many fun flys etc throughout the year, You should see some of the "DOOR PRIZES" that I have won, new CG Sukhoi was my latest "win"

You just gotta plan ahead oh yeah and always pay cash no paper trail that way

Terry

My Wife and I have already spoken about my new hobby. I think in the last 2 months I've spent in excess of $500.00 for just the bells and whistles (Avistar, TX/RX kit, engine was a birthday present from my Brother in law) and I'm in the midst of rebuilding my first crashed fuselage. She doesn't say anything because for the last 8 years or so, she has spent thousands of dollars on her hobby (rubber stamping/altered books/paper arts) and where she gets a whole room in the house for her "studio" I get my little section in the basement, along w/the unpacked boxes from our move 4 years ago.

I've tried to get her involved w/comming down to the field to watch, but the only thing she has agreed to do is pick out Monocoat colors for the new rebuild (Metallic plum and Aluminum). Oh well, maybe in the spring when it's time to give the new creation a testflight, I can get her to go and put her on the buddy box (also purchased this month!).

I think I've got it bad too,...I mean, does anyone else have the Tower catalog sitting on their desk at work like I do?

Cruzomatic ....

A kid .... 19 months old .... this is perfect.

Your doing it for HIM. Your getting a "start", so when he grows up ( next year ) you can bond togehter in the greatest father and son hobby there ever was.

Better start buying the kid more toys !!!!

donhef....yep! I had a Tower catalog on my desk at work. Fortunately, my job and subscription (they only send them for a year if you don't buy anything) ran out about the same time. Unfortunately, I had a backup copy in the "library"

cstevec...yep! If you post here, you WILL be included in the study :-)

hookedonrc...Good plan! The downside is that you can go broke twice as quickly :-) But then you didn't mention the dreaded credit card so YOU should be okay! The plan for the "leaving the trash, and filling open slot" also sounds good. Unfortunately, I didn't follow the first part (brought home the trash) and bought and built a new kit, then put the original back together.

Flyboy...Have you ever thought of buying/starting your own hobby shop? You have more airplanes than both of the hobby shops around here. You may also want to consider becoming an investor in a Balsa Forrest. Then you could help replenish our natural resource :-). It is too bad we can't "plant" our balsa scraps and grow our own balsa trees. But in your case, it sounds like you never crash them, you just still buy more. And I have to ask....what do you plan to do with TWO NORSEN MUSTANGS? I just looked at those things, they are HUGE. You could fly a medium sized dog in one of them. Are you thinking of building a P-82? [:'(] <-- Green with envy

I have to go now...I need to find a job so I can get another "fix" while I am waiting on that grant money :-)

MMMM WM T-34. I had one with a Saito 56 on it. I think that was the best plane I had ever owned so far. It flew great with the saito on it, looked great. The only problem I had with it, that was easily fixed, is that I had troble slowing it down. But I was swinging a 10X10 APC prop and I was running rich so I didnt throttle down a whole lot. This plane was sold by a "friend" when I left it at his house beacuse he needed a Tranny for his car. He sold my plane, my box, my radio all for 300 bucks. Didnt see a dime of it. Needless to say I dont talk to him anymore. I had 3 flights on the plane and 6 tanks through the Saito[:@]

Havoc,

Let me get this straight. You left your RC equipment at a friends house. He needed a new tranny for a vehicle of his so he sold YOUR stuff to make some $300.00 or so. GEEEZZZZZZ, what did he say when you asked for your stuff?

He Told me he sold it and he would buy new stuff to replace it. I almost killed him. He never did anything about it....

I actually had a hobby shop the whole time I was in highschool and college. Loved it. Would like to put one in our shop here, but dealerships are impossible to get now. Great Planes and Horizon were my 2 main accounts, and since I sold the shop and they ran it out of business, both of those accounts say there is already a hobby shop here and they don't want me to compete. The other shop in town has those two accounts too, but doesn't sell RC. Sux.

Actually, the P-51 was supposed to be one, but I ended up ordering two, and after thinking about it more, I have them for sale because I have too many huge birds and just ordered a 27.5 % Edge I want to build instead. If I don't sell them, I may build one someday. They are huge. Built a Nosen Gere sport many years ago. Same thing. Way too big to have more than 2 of them sitting around. I need a bigger shop. Much, much bigger. Donations gratefully accepted.

Running a Shop would be so Cool. Do this stuff for a living

Adrian,

Come down and hang with us down at smash field, you'll feel right at home.

Nothing but digruntled wives down here!!
Joey

Hey Joey, good to hear from ya man. I think you have a plan there. I really need to take a plane or two next time I drive down there. We could fly and the ladies could go to the mall or something. Oh wait, that's what this thread is about.

Been married 61 years this coming Dec. I was a modeler before we even met (free fllight gas).
I always have a comeback if I hear any complaints. Actually she used to come to the field and often expresses sympathy when I come home with a trash bag full of parts. Of course what she really likes are clothes and diamonds and her closet(s) are full. This narrows my choices at gift giving time. Having supplied her with the comforts of life, including the sparkling things, I get a free hand with the credit card especially if the receipt is from our local jeweler. Never forget the phrase "It was on sale. A real bargain, and it will never be cheaper."

Ballgunner,

Sounds like you have it all figured out--and very well I might add 61 years, that's comendable! Thanks for the tips on the phrases too!

Flyboy,

Sounds like a weird deal. If the LHS doesn't sell RC, you'd think Horizon could easily tell, and let you start one. I know the guy here in town that started our LHS and he had a heck of a time. He tried to get a Tower account but they wouldn't let him because he didn't have a store. He couldn't start the store until he had some product. Now he HATES Tower Hobbies. Before he started the only guy that had airplane hobby supplies wouldn't order anything for me. I tried to get a roll of covering for three months. I later found he wouldn't make an order unless it was $50+ because of the shipping charge, but wouldn't tell me that. Frustrating to say the least. How much are you asking for your Nosen kit?

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Experience a heart attack. Quit smoking like I did. That gives you a large budget to spend on RC, though a rather extreme way to get your way!

Naw, I have mine next to my throne, where I have the least distractions.

well i have i have 6 planes now one in the mail and am saving up far a 2M pattern plane and thats with ALL the good stuff and this is my first year.........AND i'm only 13........man i'm always broke[:@]............and after that i will be saving for another 2M[X(]........oh did i forgot i just got done with a SPA3DT

Jeeze Raptor, you must get one heck of an allowance, or that is some paper route you got there!

wait till you start paying alimony.

well I dont have a wife but I do have the addiction ,,,,hmmmmmm isnt that the same thing
when i started in this hobby I didnt expect it to last long , I fiqured I would learn to fly and get bored of doing it very fast ,,,, but the complete opposite happened the more I fly or attempt to fly depending on the plane, I get more and more anxious to get somthing else . and to think I started with planes to work my way up to Helicopters ...hmmmmmm will I ever get there [] ...


PS i even have a 2meter sail plane that I havent even flown yet hehehehehe sick isnt it ! [:-]

Hey Guys I got ya all beat. I have taken a few years off due to moves and such. She has been hounding me to get back flying! No joke, she wants me to go. She also helped me pick out my last engine at the LHS (a spanky new Ervine 53). She supports me a lot. I'm very lucky. Althoug medical bills is gonna put the crimps on new projects for a while. She got sick. But all is well now. I guess we all should thank God for having a wife. I looked down the barrel of losing mine. I didn't like it at all. I guess we should all be grateful. I guess I'll end this ramble. I wish all you well with your significant other.

Mark Shuman

Cruzomatic,

You can compromise with your wife by playing the accordian while you go running, that way you can use the extra time for your planes. LoL

Seriously, I feel bad for you, and can feel your pain. I have a two year old boy, and a little girl on the way in December. When you have small kids, you need some sort of outlet to keep you sane. I have a theory that wives or girlfriends that are controlling, have never been in a bad relationship in their life. Luckily my wife was engaged to an alcoholic low-life for four years before finally breaking it off with him. It makes me look like a saint. I too have numerous other hobbies, surfing, snowboarding, hiking, working out, and now flying these planes. I try to get my wife involved with everything I do, but she seems to care less about the planes.

As far as your 19 month old son goes, take him running in a baby jogger, you get to run, and it will give your wife a break. But you can look forward too knowing that one day you will be able to teach your son how to play the accordian, run with him, and hook him up to a buddy box while you teach him to fly. That way you can tell the wife your doing it all for the kids. Tim