Impulse buys and FOMO...

[Guest]

Not sure if this is more of a confession or just a cry for help LOL...

This year I have spent over £500 (the money is not the issue, I am quite lucky and in a good position) alone on projects that within a few weeks I have sold on or just lost interest after the initial "hype" has died.

Between a CSM force and the HH box I committed a sizeable wedge of money.

But I always come back to Primaris (My weakness).

Am I alone in this?

Edited September 10, 2022 by Brother Captain Arkley

[Mechanicus Tech-Support]

*glances at partially converted admech and supplies bought specifically for that, some primaris conversions, guard bits* 

*confronts urge at new votann conversion ideas*

No..I don't think you are

[Helias_Tancred]

I was like that up to a few years ago. I started a number of side projects during the years only to lose interest in them and sell them off. 

 Nowadays I have a very large Blood Angel army, and a slightly smaller but still large Dark Angel army. and I've peaceful existed with that status quo. Lately I've been slowly picking up some Grey Knight kits and I'll probably end up with a smaller, 4k, collection of that faction ... and those three will become my new status quo.

What I've found is as time in the hobby went by, I calmed down, and eventually what I did decide to pursue became my collection and what I play. My days of starting side projects in rapid succession  based on some new cool mini or minis released, or even a great story or novel from Black Library, thankfully has left me. 

With time you become much more calm, and less willing to open your wallet to everything new that GW releases. Its a beautiful place to be lol.

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by Eilio Tiberius

[Orange Knight]

I don't buy things on impulse, but if I want something I will definitely pursue it and live in fear of missing out lol. It could be something as silly as missing out on a limited edition novel.

My hobby spends this year are approaching the £1000 mark, if they haven't already exceeded it.

Once I had been convinced to enter the realm of the Horus Heresy, it was never going to be as simple as just creating a playable force. I wanted a large army with unit variety I can swap from game to game, and that's the reason why I've ended up with almost 4000 points of Legion forces in one fell swoop. And that doesn't even account for my Mechanicus and 40k Primaris spending.

[Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch]

I impulse purchased fifteen gen-2 metal Necrons (10 warriors, 5 immortals) for a combined 70 bucks in the last week or two. I'm a sucker for the old metal models, and it's actively dangerous to my wallet for me to go to one of the local hobby shops that has a used model wall.

No, I haven't started painting them, why do you ask? :D

[Valkia the Bloody]

Been there, done that.

That Imperial Knight in his box has been looking at me accusingly for more than 3 years now.

I have been a big victim of impulse buys, not only with the plastic crack hobby, but also with my other interests.

It is hard to control sometimes, and since I suffer from ADHD, what you describe, fits very well with my own experiences.

At least with the miniatures I got a bit of a lid on since I slowly run out of space and I always look at my pile of shame on my shelves before I dare making a new purchase.

I am pretty proud of me that I did not spend too much this year, although, yeah, that new Kill Team box was just to nice to pass on. They sure know how to rope you in time and again.

[Axineton]

Yep I’ve bought stuff over the years and left them in their boxes only to sell them when I need the space. Like you money isn’t the issue but my impulsive buying has calmed down now. I must have about 40 boxes still in their shrink wrap from a small box of marines etc all the way up to the HH box. When I get a bigger place I’ll make a start on it. Until then I’m only buying stuff if I really need it. Haven’t bought anything for weeks now as there’s nothing I want at the moment. 

[MARK0SIAN]

It obviously depends on what you buy but often buying into something on impulse and leaving it for a couple of years isn’t always a bad thing. Prior to the new edition, things like the burning or prospero set or betrayal at calth were still huge saving and a relative bargain even if you didn’t actually assemble them for a few years after purchase. The same goes for the knights box (I can’t remember the name) where you got two knight and some scenery for a little more than the cost of one knight.

FOMO is horrible but it can’t be denied that the cash saving with some of the releases means that they’re not always a bad thing to buy into, even if you don’t use them immediately. 

[Lord_Ikka]

I sold off a 1500pt AdMech force last year that I never was going to bring up to tourney-level; I had them mixed with a Imperial Knight force but neither was at full strength and my hobby mojo wasn't clicking with them (neither was their playstyle for me). Finally got the last two Armigers to finish off that army but didn't feel bad for getting rid of the AdMech. Any more, I limit my FOMO to single models or stuff that I can just use as painting/modeling projects, primarily Inquisition-related stuff, rather than whole armies.

Getting out of the hobby twenty years ago and throwing away 9+ armies that were all in various levels of points and unpainted made me rethink my FOMO habits. I had way too many armies that were unpainted and not complete (to me a complete army is tournament level of points, 2k now) because I just bought everything that came out. Now, I try to limit that tendency- having a wife helps...

[Grotsmasha]

Yes. So much yes. I'm not toooooo bad with models themselves, but it's all the side stuff that gets me. coins, badges, pins, bookmarks, books. Coins? up to date. Badges? Got both FW Heresy Legion Pin sets, the Xenos set. Pins? got Koyo Series 1 & 2, both with the golds, I probably bought 50+ pins to get the two sets of base 12, the $150 each per gold. Bookmarks? There's two? three? I havent even looked at them enough to remember what they are. Books? Hundreds, literally. I have the Cursed City novel with the extra game card, never used the card or read the book. I have all 5 issues of Marneus Calgar and Sisters of Battle, bought the Calgar compilation too, and haven't read 1/2 the Sisters comics.
I tell myself they're investments, but honestly mybe it'll be my son who gets to cash in...

Since I started commission painting, I'm constantly trolling eBay looking for army bargains that I could paint and sell, and have bought maybe 5 starter armies (Cruel Boyz from Dominion, AdMech from Imperium, that sorta stuff). I have assembled exactly ZERO of these models, let alone paint them.

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

Grot you are a collector so that doesn’t really count imo.

[Hfran Morkai]

I picked up Chalnath primarily to have some Sector Imperialis ruins because I'm still upset they're generally discontinued (and seriously hope with all the "The ever popular SI terrain is back with Chalnath" that a more substantial re-release is going to happen).

 

Tempted to grab Into the Dark, again mainly for the terrain as the teams I'm sure will be available separately at some point.

[BLACK BLΠFLY]

This is such a silly thread, no one deserves any sympathy here.

[Grotsmasha]

I don't think anyone is seeking sympathy here, more of a "you're not alone"

[Arkhanist]

Black Blow Fly is trolling, as he often does. Ignore him.

11 hours ago, Brother Captain Arkley said:

Not sure if this is more of a confession or just a cry for help LOL...

...

Am I alone in this?

There's a reason they call it plastic crack. And GW is pretty good at the marketing buttons to push, including relying heavily on FOMO, to sell it.

It's a problem if you can't afford it, or it's causing you pain or guilt you don't want to deal with any more. Addictions take many forms, as it's the pleasure itself (dopamine) that can be addictive, not the specific cause. But one man's problem is another's harmless vice, so nobody but you can really say if it's something you might need to take further action on. Compulsive shopping (Oniomania) is a known addiction, and it can be tackled, possibly with help, if you're fed up with the behaviour, or it's causing you harm. You're certainly not alone!

I fall for it myself with the big boxes; it's such a saving on buying the things individually later, that I pretty often end up talking myself into it, so I have a rediculous shame mountain.

On the other hand, I do sometimes eventually get round to them; I cracked open the burning of prospero, and I still had most of Calth, to finally get started a few months on that World Eaters force I'd been thinking of for years, because of Heresy 2.0. I've got the Octarius box orks on the bench right now after sitting for a year.

What I should do though is actually sell off all the old stuff that I likely never will get to, that's literally been waiting years for me to paint; but it's *hard* to part with, because hey, I'll get to it one day! I suspect I prefer the planning of projects, rather than actually executing them, where my inadequate painting skills will inevitably disappoint me. But then I *know* I'm already screwed in the head!

Edited September 11, 2022 by Arkhanist

[Marshal Mittens]

I have so much stuff in my back log...

 

In my defense, I do paint a LOT, in the time I have, but between family, work, and travel for work, it feels like I am always playing catch up. 

And when something comes out that might be limited, yeah, I typically buy it. 

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Black Blow Fly said:

This is such a silly thread, no one deserves any sympathy here.

Don't need any, or do I even want it.

It was more if I was alone in silly impulse buys due to ooohhh shiny.

[firestorm40k]

My biggest weakness for buying stuff I don't need is when I can get things at a discount. 

To whit: I already had a solid selection of Primaris stuff (enough for at least 2000 points), and had no intention of adding to it. And I certainly had no intention of getting a Necron army. Then Imperium was announced, and working out the discount was 30-40% percent, well I had to subscribe didn't I? 

When stuff is discounted at various retailers - when Element were selling various Kill Team Killzones sets at 40% off this year, I initially bought two of the Fronteris set (I'd always planned to get another), but then ended up buying two each of the Mechanicus and Munitorum sets. Not that I needed them, but hey, they were reduced, and I can use everything in them..! 

Just this week, another retailer I sometimes use were having a clearance on some stuff. They'd reduced the Hammerfall Bunker by 30% - a kit I'd been eyeing to get soon as I wanted it initially for a custom Kill Team scenario, and eventually for a future army project. I ended up buying two at the discounted price, figuring 'hey, I can use it for Heresy now, so I'll paint one to go with my Imperial Fists' 

I do have a large backlog (my 'pile of future joy' as I like to call it ), but at the same time I have a plan to work through it, and generally I'm pretty good at not adding to it unnecessarily. Part of the time, anyway - when the new Heresy set was leaked, I'd always planned to get it, saying I'd only get that. Upon release, I ended buying 3000 points worth of Heresy stuff in total 

Edited September 11, 2022 by firestorm40k

[Guest]

@firestorm40k Its a PILE OF SHAME dammit!!!!! :P

But yeah I was so gun-ho for World Eaters and I planned on buying my fair share a good few hundred or not more money wise. But now I think I will limit myself to one squad.

[firestorm40k]

1 hour ago, Brother Captain Arkley said:

@firestorm40k Its a PILE OF SHAME dammit!!!!! :P

There's no shame if you can't actually see it, that's why it's all packed away in boxes 

...it's the stuff that I've built, still sat on a shelf, staring at me judgementally in their unpainted state, that makes me feel shame 

[Captain Idaho]

Impulse buys? Bah! I'm above that.

Totally unrelated, but I'm painting my new Kratos this weekend and ordering Warhammer TV for that Chaos Terminator...

[Valkia the Bloody]

So, you have done it.

Reading this thread and actually forcing me to think some time on my spending habits....

I just made a very hard decision. I have always been very much into Chaos and was very much looking forward to the Chaos armies offered by the Crowdfounding campaign by Miniwargaming. These figures are amazing. I saw them and pledged immediately in February 2022. I was part from the start and got all the special added bonuses.

But with the rising cost of living, my rent having gone of by 15%, the winter coming up and even more price increases and inflation on the horizon....

I just cannot justify spending nearly 500 Euro on little men. Not right now. Not in the upcoming months.

In addition, I am slowly running out of room and I have a taxing day job and not a lot of time to paint, so getting all these miniatures would take me probably years to paint up. Who was I actually kidding?

This really breaks my heart, but deep down, I think it might be a very sensible decision. I cancelled my pledge.

I might regret this tomorrow or in a few months time, but at least there is a silver lining- Miniwargaming have said they will run another campaign in the future, offering some of the Chaos goodies again. Even if I will miss out then on the special early supporters extras.

SIGH. (Real Life= Female dog)

I hope I have not broken the more cheerful mood on the thread.

On the plus side, however, I am still very much looking forward to my Kill Team box that I have pre-ordered, and maybe for the time being, I should just commit to smaller boxes and projects. And a quick hard look on my accumulated pile of shame on my shelves should also bring me back to Earth. I mean, I have converted figures here that I have done more than 10 years ago, and which I still keep, since I can still feel excited about them and still swear to myself I will paint them up. Soonish.

For example this half-metal converted Space Wolf wolf priest. Blast from the ancient past. He is just pure rule of cool and the spiritual ancestor of my recent converted Primaris Night Lord Terror Bikes.

[Guest]

@Valkia the BloodyI think thats the issue for me too. I go all in on buying something, the fun of it arriving and then going oh well storage time.

For me my "sin" for want of a better word this year was...

HH Box, Leviathan Dread and the 1st two weapon packs for Horus Heresy (I still struggled to decide what legion) then...
Chaos Space Marines - Combat  Patrol, Extra Havocs, 2 KT Legionaire boxes, Abaddon and Master of Executions.

For me and I know this is not something everyone can do money is not a huge deal, but in being sensible I  should have bought just a Leviathan and a KT Legionaires box but no I had to impulse and go "crazy".

The point of the thread was not for sympathy as one negative person thinks it is but more of a I am not alone in making rash or in the moment purchases.

 

[Grotsmasha]

1 hour ago, Valkia the Bloody said:

So, you have done it.

Reading this thread and actually forcing me to think some time on my spending habits....

I just made a very hard decision. I have always been very much into Chaos and was very much looking forward to the Chaos armies offered by the Crowdfounding campaign by Miniwargaming. These figures are amazing. I saw them and pledged immediately in February 2022. I was part from the start and got all the special added bonuses.

But with the rising cost of living, my rent having gone of by 15%, the winter coming up and even more price increases and inflation on the horizon....

I just cannot justify spending nearly 500 Euro on little men. Not right now. Not in the upcoming months.

In addition, I am slowly running out of room and I have a taxing day job and not a lot of time to paint, so getting all these miniatures would take me probably years to paint up. Who was I actually kidding?

This really breaks my heart, but deep down, I think it might be a very sensible decision. I cancelled my pledge.

I might regret this tomorrow or in a few months time, but at least there is a silver lining- Miniwargaming have said they will run another campaign in the future, offering some of the Chaos goodies again. Even if I will miss out then on the special early supporters extras.

SIGH. (Real Life= Female dog)

I hope I have not broken the more cheerful mood on the thread.

On the plus side, however, I am still very much looking forward to my Kill Team box that I have pre-ordered, and maybe for the time being, I should just commit to smaller boxes and projects. And a quick hard look on my accumulated pile of shame on my shelves should also bring me back to Earth. I mean, I have converted figures here that I have done more than 10 years ago, and which I still keep, since I can still feel excited about them and still swear to myself I will paint them up. Soonish.

For example this half-metal converted Space Wolf wolf priest. Blast from the ancient past. He is just pure rule of cool and the spiritual ancestor of my recent converted Primaris Night Lord Terror Bikes.

If ever a model deserved paint....

[MegaVolt87]

For me it's more of a good intention for a project but I just can't close it to completion. At the moment I have the models I need for my 2k 40k custodes, most are at what I consider tabletop quality but need a ton more work to get to a higher painting standard. These guys have actually burnt me out with painting. My IW's are fine, I have enough there for now. I found some stock of various things to build out the HH starter box for 30k UM, just need the armoured units for them. The UM infantry component will keep me busy for a while when they arrive.