So there has been a lot of complaints/slightly negative feelings towards the conversion-kit thing... And there are a lot of people (at least it seems like there are a lot) that are nagging about the fact that they MUST buy enough conversion kits to convert 200 ships at once...
First of all, are you planning on putting the cards for the ships NEXT to the ship in question, to showcase them on a shelf? If so, go ahead and buy 5 conversion packs for every faction.
If not however, just buy 1 or max 2... You wont be able to field more of the same ships in a list anyway, at least, not in a list of 100PTS. 2 Kits is litteraly the most you will ever need and for most of us 1 kit is already enough.
SO PEOPLE OF ALL FACTIONS.... relax... 2.0 won't cost you 500 USD, not even Euros... Not immediatly atleast.
PS. some people have been selling all their ships, I have one question: what are you planning on playing with until September (when 2.0 finally releases)?
PPS. ALSO, you had fun while playing x-wing right? You didn't seriously think that this would last forever? Just remember the good times that your investments have brought you, instead of feeling sad for even starting with the hobby in the first place.