I built my first wood ship during my stint in the Navy, back in the early 70's. But haven't built anything except plastic since. A couple of years ago I put together a wood stagecoach from Artesania Latina and somehow I got hooked again on wood models. Over the past 20 years I've accumulated a dozen wood kits and I'm now retired and time to build. I look forward to exploring new ways of doing things. Thanks for letting me share in your forum, Ron