Hi,
My name is Mike. I'm going by the screen name of Comanche pilot because that's what I fly. I've been an aircraft modeler since 1963 yet still consider myself an amateur.
I build in all scales but primarily 1/72. I can't count the number of models I have built but I remember my very first one, an X-15. I also remember the first one I bought, a P-39 Airacobra for which I didn't have the sales tax because I was too young to know what a sales tax was. The check out lady was kind enough to put in her 3 cents and dry my tears.
My modeling thing at this time is to become satisfied with my own work and teach my g'sons the joys of modeling.