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I'm 62, and I'm Portuguese. Worked as a teacher (teaching French) for most of my adult professional life, now "retired" (not really, but that's as if) .
It's been a few decades that I've been away from this hobby, trying to slowly make a come back, as I do have quite a few kits that I've never had the opportunity to build (as many others on this hobby, I also used to have a tendency to "accumulate stuff", some of which are still there), still in their original boxes, and as I do have a lot of free time now, and the "addiction" never really died, I'm slowyly coming back.
In the old days I've mainly been focused on aircraft (especially WWII fighters, but also a few others from different time periods), but have also done other things, for instance 1/35 WWII vehicles and personnel. This lead to later focusing on dioramas from that time period. A couple survived a few house movings, sadly most have been totally ruined. Have also done the occasional 1/24 old car (both metal and plastic), a couple of motorcycles, even a couple of old sailing ships.
Still have a few of these in their original boxes.
At some point have also done a few Verlinden figures (120mm, one 200mm) and still have a few on their original boxes as well.

So no need to buy more kits right now, as all these I have will keep me busy for quite some time, but obviously will have to buy some new paints and brushes and putty and thinners, that kind of stuff...

USAF Fighter Pilot, WWII, 120mm Verlinden figure

Ok, here go those Verkinden figures I did some 30-35 years ago or so. I don't have an acrylic protection for them so for all these years they have been collecting dust on shelves, moving from place to place a few times... Glad they are [...]

1931 Rolls-Royce Monogram 1/24

After a very long pause on this hobby I'm trying to re-start it. Have a lot of kits still on their original boxes, different types and scales. I'm now assembling and painting the model listed on the title (and at the same time starting [...]