My first ever build was a model car kit that I got for my eighth or ninth birthday. I built quite a few models before I headed off to college, though I had neither the patience nor the skills to do a good job. A few photos of them have survived, though I doubt any of the models themselves have. After over a decade away from the hobby, and with more time and resources (particularly the Internet) now at my disposal, I rekindled my hobby in late 2017 with a Revell 1/48 F-15E Strike Eagle.