hi guys, i'm 49 years old and have been building off and on since age 7 and buying collector kits from the secondary market since age 13. those were the dark days when Fundimensions owned MPC, Mattel owned Monogram and Matchbox/Lesney owned AMT and on-the-shelf kits were positively dismal !!!! back then, i was the kid responding to ads in publications like Old Cars Weekly or Hemmings for photocopied lists of kits for the price of a Self-Adressed-Stamped-Envelope. old kits were mysterious and exciting and covered subject matter that interested me; primarily '60's drag racing and hot rods. the IMC Little Red Wagon was the gateway drug, purchased mail-order in 1979 from Hobby Town in West Allis (remember them?), a slew of JoHan Mopars, and then the Revell Parts Packs set the main line.... thanks for letting me rant. it's a great time to be a hobbyist and we are seeing some great kit releases these days and aftermarket support is really good too. i'm going to add a new area of subject matter to my scope, as i have recently become enamored with vintage road racing, and can see some fun builds in my future with Group 2 Trans-Am sedans, Can Am, and maybe an Austin Healy or two. i hope these are welcome areas as i was thoroughly browbeaten over on another "traditional" forum for asking if a '66-'70 Trans Am sedan build would be "traditional"