Yup. I quit building models as a hobby in about '69, didn't start in again until somebody gave me some that were on the way to the dumpster in '95, didn't actually do anything with them until 2005, and then ramped up very slowly.
Perhaps interestingly, I found the skills, basic knowledge of cars, and pursuit of quality craftsmanship (the requisite self-critical feedback loop) I'd learned early in life were a big influence on my real-world work, and then decades later, the additional skills and knowledge I'd picked up "working" translated back to model building.