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One of my co-employees had expressed interest in the past with the miniatures he saw via my Dakka gallery---then we started discussing what you would need to play. His phrase was something like "Hah, my wife would kill me for spending that!".

So given that, I've added up what a new 2k Space Marine force would currently be (and be semi-competitive). I just did a Vulkan build;



Vulkan: 20

Terminator Assault Squad: 50
Land Raider: 62
Dread: 44.50

Tac Squad 1: 37.25
Rhino: 33

Tac Squad 1: 37.25
Rhino: 33

Tac Squad 1: 37.25
Rhino: 33

Land Speeder x 4: 120

Predator x 3: 133.50

Paints/Hobby Supplies: 50



That's one mono build that does not allow much change at 2k (if it all). It's just shy of 700 dollars (and doesn't show discount options or price increases). Are we nuts or what?

Yes, basically. But then again, lots of hobbies are expensive; some up front, some long term.

I would REALLY hate to find out the total expense of this hobby so far (for me).

Many wives would consider $700 spent on jewelry a good investment.

That is why you are not supposed to use Rhinos. And buy jewelry for your wife.

Honestly if your friend is interested he can probably put together a 1500 point list for around $500 and maybe even as low as $350 if he uses proxies, borrows some models that sort of thing. So you start off at $350, which is not much really if you do not need to fix your car etc. And then maybe next month you buy another $100 I mean how often do people get together to play, really.

The other thing going on here compare the game to going golfing (which is excersize, of course), a new stereo etc. Whatever.

I did not read the other thread.

I personally do not buy Space Marine vehicles because they are too expensive, money-wise or at least I have not been. I mean if I won the lottery maybe haha. I bought a pair of Wave Serpents when the kit came out giving me four Eldar tanks and a couple of Vypers.


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filbert wrote:Yes, basically. But then again, lots of hobbies are expensive; some up front, some long term.

Yeah!

Maybe he doesn't even like the stuff. Maybe you don't even like playing with each other. Maybe his golfing buddies hate the guys at the store. Maybe his kid is allergic to spray paint.

I have recruited a number of people into the hobby, including my own brother, "Bill" that they buy however much they feel like assembling, painting and playing with in the short term and we can get you some minis or you can proxy or whatever. They may not even know what units they want to collect. We still play Epic, ashamedly, with lots of coins and things. "Because you are using paper," he tells me.

The number one thing -- how are they supposed to know _WHAT UNITS THEY WANT_. Maybe they are going to like Terminators, maybe they will like them simply because they were fun to paint so they get a second box to have the hammer guys.

Maybe I should read the other thread. Maybe I should not spend too much time on dakka.

Well, for the other modeling hobby I still think about dabbling in, I would easily spend 4 times that and not even have the first parts of a layout done

HO scale model trains for those who care.