The first 'In progress' build that I did on here was a Triumph Herald that I had bought as a wee celebration for passing a landmark number of my transport paintings prints that I had sold. It was a kit that I had made as a lad and that got me thinking, 'What if I incorporated this into a diorama of me at the age when first made models, including the shop where I bought them?' And that was me hooked again! For me a lot of it is nostalgia, for a wee while I'm transported back to the days of decent bands (if not presenters!
) on Top of the pops, Gipsy Cream biscuits and Spangles and the only brown envelopes I had to think about (apart from the SR71 kit from Frosties tokens and my Warlord Agent papers and badges ) were the ones with my report card in.....and that usually earned me extra pocket money
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I think I actually find modelling more enjoyable now as I can apply more techniques and concepts to the models like making models of other sources of nostalgia - TV shows, movies, books and bands.
A nice happy miniature world.