My first was 1:720 (I think) model of the USS Alabama, BB-60, built when I was 10 years old. Not dab one of paint did I use and the glue was very evident about the ship.

The largest was a B-24H with about a 3 foot wingspan I built when I was 14 years old. I had the interiors finished out, also, with crew members at each post. The turrets and guns all moved and the wheels and bomb bay doors would retract and open. I spent weeks working on it and still have it, though it is not in very good shape, although the original workmanship wasn't too grand.

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JW