I built my first model, a plastic kit of a biplane, in about 1960. As a child, I made mostly plastic kit aircraft and rubber band powered balsawood kits. I have a scar on my thumb as proof of using a single edge razor. My largest model of sorts is a 7 foot long Chinese Dragon Lantern that I built with my son in 2006. A recent project is a scratchbuilt 1:35 scale model of a US Army barracks that I documented in a small book: 1940 US Army Barracks. My latest model is a scratchbuilt brass and basswood, 1:35 scale 1917 Riker Army Truck.