Feel like a kid again.
First off I haven't touched a model in probably 15 years. Just no time with work, wife, house, kids etc.
I recently purchased a 4 foot long hand built wooden model of the Cutty Sark. At first viewing I was impressed. The more I looked at it tho the less I liked it. It is way too bulky and the rigging is pretty ridiculous. This led to lots of studying up on the actual ship. I then went on ebay and grabbed a 1/96 Revell Cutty Sark just to prove to my wife that I could do it better than the so called pros who built my wood one. Now I am knee deep in reference materials and have fully caught the modeling bug again.
My 6 year old son and I just started the Phantom of the Opera model for his room. :)
Sadly tho there seems to be a very short supply of LHS here on Long Island. Thank God for the internet.
So that is my story of getting back into modeling. Hi guys, it's great to meet you!