Why do you build?

...because I love crawling on my hands-and kness with a flashlight looking for kit parts that the Carpet Monster loves to eat.

Stress relief, a passion for history, and the satisfaction.

I like the way the fumes make me feel.

....so I have a reason to yell: "Rat-a-tat-tat! " ?

Its a creative outlet and at my age (61) I've now got the time and resources to do it.  One of the unintended consequences of this are the cyber-friendships I've made on-line in this forum.  I feel that I've developed a circle of friends via this hobby.

I build there for I am.

Creative outlet coupled with a interest in military history.

Two quotes I like:

The only new news is the history you do not know'

Those who do not heed the lessons of the past are doomed to repeat it'

The authors & exact quotes escape me at this time yet the concepts are sound.

Originally back in 1984, I started modeling as an emotional relief valve to my father's terminal big C. Back in 2009, I came back to the hobby to cope with the long Minnesota winters.

I've always been interested in all thing military, as far back as i can remember, hence my reason for wanting to join the Army. Building models is an extention of that interest for me.

Because it's fun and they CAN look pretty cool... not always, but I just keep trying.

'Cause I am also allegedly good with my hands and I love the look of models of interesting subjects. In fact, with many subjects I prefer the look of scaled down models on bases and in dioramas built by talented modelers more than the real deal. Except for supercars. I'll take a real F50 over a multiple award winning 1/24 tamiya any day.

Now I just need to get my s together and start pumping out models more frequently and enhance my skills.

At first to irritate my parents when they would complain about what I spent my money on I would tell them ok I'll stop getting models and start spending my money it on cigarets and booze instead that would shut them up.

But now it's mainly to keep myself occupied, my only requierments are is it interesting looking to me and can I afford it.

Because I can’t fly? Unaided, that is.