Hello everyone, my name is Erich, I am 36 years old and I'm from Pennsylvania. I could sit here and bore you with "woe is me tails" but I'm well aware that nobody's life is without its hardships. Even more so how many doing worse than I am. That being said I'd rather tell you but I'm a most fortunate individual define myself in a position to pursue a hobby. So I've chosen model building. Crafts that I am new at in every aspect of it. And unlike some and in an approach that would probably completely go against the advice of those who are more experienced I decided to jump right in. Go big or go home as they say. At least it seems big for me it being my first kit and I having no experience with building models or painting. So here I am enjoying the forum full of wisdom and knowledge in pursuit of bettering my craft. I openly welcome all critique and advice and I look forward to hearing from you all.