Hi. I'm an ex-pat Brit living in California getting back into model making.
The last time I made a plastic model was about 25 years ago! As a young lad back in the UK in the early '80's I used to make airfix models (as a lot of kids did back then). I remember my first model was the Bismark. My father and I made it one Christmas. After that I made the usual models, a Spitfire, a Lancaster bomber and a Churchill tank. In the late 80's I went on to a public school and that was the end of that! When you're a border at an all-boys school you put away the kids stuff and concentrate on your schoolwork and playing rugby!
Now, at age 37 I'm getting back into the hobby. I think it will be a nice form of stress relief and I'm looking forward to a fun, relaxing hobby!