Hello, all. As the common thread here, I'm back into the hobby after about 30 yrs. Like many, I enjoyed models as a kid thru high school until I discovered beer and girls. Then, life just happened-college, a career, grad school, and a family. This hobby is great therapy for just a little downtime. I'm lucky to have a corner in my shop where I can work and just sneak off for a limited amount of time when I can. I mostly build 1/48 aircraft but I have built a ship or two. I have been a long time lurker on the site and I have to say that I'm amazed at the talent on here and I have already learned so much. It'll be great to correspond with you guys. My other hobbies include-competitive bass fishing and I'm also a member of a reenactors crew board the USS Alabama BB-60.