A question of Age..........

Mrs Dj, I started out at 6 or 7 I guess and played with them off and on through high school. I was at the point that I wanted to start doing a more "professional" finish to them but did not have the space or a decent emvironment to paint in for quite a few years. About 6 or 7 years ago I started to get back into modeling and found the hobby had taken leaps and bounds from 1984 to 1998 so I built a few kits with basic paint jobs and bought every magazine and book I could find on weathering and finishing, etc. I'm going to claim my Marder III as my first real attempt at a fully weathered and "professional type" finish and that was this year at 37. I'm not quiting again though if I can at all help it. I enjoy this hobby way too much. Also, there's nothing wrong with building a kit because you think it's "pretty" or "cool" or whatever!! Build it because you want to. Also keep encouraging Tena. I think her work is incredible for her age and she'd make a good surgeon as far as her motor skills go!

Eric

My first one was around 8 or 9 years old. I liked to build planes and cars and still like to build planes and cars and have added Star Trek ships to the mix. I have always tried to do them well and am now trying to do a better job than I ever have. It seems no matter how much everybody liked them I was never really satisfied...I guess you could say that I am a borderline perfectionist! Anyway, now at the age of 35 I am finally getting better at it and being a little more happier with the finished product...well, when I get one finished that is.

Jerry

I think I was 9 or 10, still remember the kit though. I have been modeling off and on since then, just returned end of Sept/Oct after a 4 yr break

I cannot recall every building a plastic or multi-media ship model but I started one tonight and I'm just 50. However I did scratchbuild balsa ships 35 odd years ago and have been building model race cars for about the last 30 years. I don't think you can ever get too old, its just the darn eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, I think the next modelling tool will be a set of glasses!

Age 7 discovered modeling, age 10 or so discovered wwII books got seriosly into modeling, age 17 discovered beer and stuff, age 24 discovered kids, age 30 ish rediscovered interest in WWII (books ,videos etc...). Age 32/33 rediscovered modeling......etc.
Gotter.

I'm 41 now and my first completed kit was done when I was about 8 or 9 years old.

Ibuilt my first model of a AMT tin Lizzie when I was 7. I am now 54 (55 tomorrow). You are never too young or too old to enjoy this hobby!!!

to Animal a day early!

My first model I built myself was an FW190 D in 1/72 scale. I did it when I was seven, and except for a two-year break, I've been consistently building ever since. The two-year break was because I was in a small town that had no Hobby shops; all the department stores were going all car models, and there was no Internet to order online from. Then a Hobby store opened up, and I paid their rent monthly until I moved! :-)