in 1961, i was spending a week with the grandparents, Gma wanted to get me something to do, so, as we WALKED to the grocery store, we passed a small hobbyshop, hmmmm..."Gma, can we stop in this store??" well, a little later i had my 1st model kit..a 1961 Valiant 4door..got some glue and some purple bottle paint and A brush[that was on friday] and proceded to build the model on the dining room table!! well, monday rolls around, the Valiant's done[paint was probably tacky still!!] and up to the hobbyshop i went!! didn't get anything, well, maybe a certificate of some kind, but, i didn't care... i loved it!! being in 1961, not many people took model pics then, so, no pic...BUT, i got back into the hobby in 1988 building the Tide Monte Carlo stockcar, i was hooked AGAIN!!! i DO have pics of that one... after a couple months[and new/more skils], i went back and added some more detail to it..rollbar padding, tire lettering...