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Well said Kurt.

Do you think that the downturn of this hobby is in part due to the electronic age? How many kids these days are given the parents cell phone to play with when they get fidgety? And one of my favorite toys when I was a kid was Legos. But nowadays, all the pieces are specialized to build a particular thing. What ever happened to the plain rectangular pieces and imagination?

But I also want to say that I think we should try to leave the topic of FW/David's origins and get back on to the topic that was the original genesis of this whole thread.

I am guilty of online purchasing of all my model 'stuff'.
In my defence, where I live there ain't any model shops nearby, that is, ones that actually cater for military modelling tragics like myself.

I am guilty of online purchasing of all my model 'stuff'.
In my defence, where I live there ain't any model shops nearby, that is, ones that actually cater for military modelling tragics like myself.

You know there is no need to feel "guilty" for buying your stuff online,you don't need a "defense",it's up to you how you spend your dollars,even if you had 5 shops nearby..

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I am guilty of online purchasing of all my model 'stuff'.
In my defence, where I live there ain't any model shops nearby, that is, ones that actually cater for military modelling tragics like myself.

You know there is no need to feel "guilty" for buying your stuff online,you don't need a "defense",it's up to you how you spend your dollars,even if you had 5 shops nearby..

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I use a figure of 20% when it comes to online purchases vs. my LHS. If after currency exchange, shipping, etc. I save more than 20% I purchase online. The LHS here has signs up around the paint racks that say "If you want the small stuff to stay around we need you to purchase the big stuff"...at first I was a little put off by it, but I get where it is coming from.
The thing we can't do is not support them,then lament their passing,otherwise order away online and save.

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I am guilty of online purchasing of all my model 'stuff'.
In my defence, where I live there ain't any model shops nearby, that is, ones that actually cater for military modelling tragics like myself.

You know there is no need to feel "guilty" for buying your stuff online,you don't need a "defense",it's up to you how you spend your dollars,even if you had 5 shops nearby..

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I use a figure of 20% when it comes to online purchases vs. my LHS. If after currency exchange, shipping, etc. I save more than 20% I purchase online. The LHS here has signs up around the paint racks that say "If you want the small stuff to stay around we need you to purchase the big stuff"...at first I was a little put off by it, but I get where it is coming from.
The thing we can't do is not support them,then lament their passing,otherwise order away online and save.

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One of the more sensible comments i've seen over this (actual) debate... Thanks!!!!

The thing we can't do is not support them, then lament their passing, otherwise order away online and save.

Some of the responses in this thread are proof positive that it can be more enjoyable to walk into a BnM Shop, look around, fondle the merchandise, talk to someone if you choose, make a purchase if it strikes your fancy, or, if someone is being rude, you can simply walk out of the store.

I would guess that if all of this conversation were actually conducted face to face, the conversation wouldn't run to the rude side the way it has, because person to person interaction would remove the anonymity of the internet.

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The thing we can't do is not support them, then lament their passing, otherwise order away online and save.

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Well said. I CHOOSE to support some of the stores I like, because I will miss them when they are gone. Sometimes I garner something more than just merchandise from the slightly higher costs, but it's my money so I can spend it however I wish.

"If you want the small stuff to stay around we need you to purchase the big stuff"...at first I was a little put off by it, but I get where it is coming from.

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"If you want the small stuff to stay around we need you to purchase the big stuff"...at first I was a little put off by it, but I get where it is coming from.

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One of the more sensible comments i've seen over this (actual) debate... Thanks!!!!

Lets get back to modelling