Em's pretty good about it. I wouldn't be able to sneak anything past her even if I tried- she knows what i've got and not got, though with a relatively small collection it's not too hard to spot interlopers.
she's on a couple of occasions said something along the lines of "what have you got that for? I got you a car at the weekend" or something, to which I can usually reply, "but these were on sale", or, "i'd already ordered these". though I'll admit that on occasion i've artifically adjusted the price of an item downwards- the proto-slot 908 was a case. she seemed very suprised anyone would pay 20 for just a body- good job she doesn't know how much it really cost...
But actually Em's very supportive of my hobby. as I told the story elsewhere, she was egging me on at milton keynes somewhat, pointing out all the lovely boxed fly limited editions "well rich, you do like 917s a lot, don't you? and GT40s... ooh and there's a steve mcqueen one over here maybe you should buy that one..."
she's also a lot more understanding since we made friends with this guy who also owns a smart- he has a collection of over 200 1/18th diecasts (and not the cheap ones). which makes my shelf-and-a-bit seem a bit half-hearted.
she's on a couple of occasions said something along the lines of "what have you got that for? I got you a car at the weekend" or something, to which I can usually reply, "but these were on sale", or, "i'd already ordered these". though I'll admit that on occasion i've artifically adjusted the price of an item downwards- the proto-slot 908 was a case. she seemed very suprised anyone would pay 20 for just a body- good job she doesn't know how much it really cost...
But actually Em's very supportive of my hobby. as I told the story elsewhere, she was egging me on at milton keynes somewhat, pointing out all the lovely boxed fly limited editions "well rich, you do like 917s a lot, don't you? and GT40s... ooh and there's a steve mcqueen one over here maybe you should buy that one..."
she's also a lot more understanding since we made friends with this guy who also owns a smart- he has a collection of over 200 1/18th diecasts (and not the cheap ones). which makes my shelf-and-a-bit seem a bit half-hearted.
