Return to Model Building after 20+ Years

[Nick]

Welcome back to the modelling fold, Leading Observer! You've made a good start and you'll only get better with practice.

BTW, were you in the ROC?

[RussC]

Coincidence, I also took a 20 years hiatus, 1983 to 2003. Was into 1/72 then and came back with 1/144, propelled by discovering the "gashapon" or "trading kits" models in that scale and seeing that this scale was not just for airliners like before. 

[Leading Observer]

Nick,

Yes, I was in the Royal Observer Corps from age 16 until the Stand Down  in 1991, just missing out on the Bar to my Service Medal  , rising to the dizzy heights of Leading Observer on my Post