Nope, I've avoided them because of that. But I've seen a lot of friends have them because of those problems. Either they invest their girlfriend so hard into their hobby they warp the hobby and alienate their friends or when a break up turns bitter she runs off to "their" friends and says he...
That very much depends on who I'm bringing in and why. If a young family member showed interest or I was babysitting for a couple of hours then no problem with building a beginners kit. Something like a danball senki kit or one of the SD Gundams. Will only take an hour and if nothing else kids...
Here's the second suit I settled on for the diorama. Zaku Super Custom F2000. It's underused and a nice big boy to fill out the scene. Luckily he was on my back log and already test built.
I've got an idea for a diorama in mind and I started to put the first piece of it together. A 1/144 HGUC Zaku I. I'm torn between these 2 poses and wanting some feedback on which people think looks better. I'm probably going to add a second MS either in universe or in the build fighters...