I am originally from the busy South Manchester suberb of Stockport in the UK but I now live in a much more tranquil coastal location on the island of Anglesey in North Wales.
The mid 1970's is where model making all began for me. I loved Lego as a child, so I suspect this was just a natural
progression, only I got to cover myself in glue😁 IIRC the first kit I built was a 1/76 scale Lysander by the kit maker Matchbox purchased whilst on a beach holiday.
I used to have weekly subscriptions to comics like Warlord and Battle (remember
Charlies War?) and on every family holiday would get my hands on lots of the handy pocket-sized Commando books. As well as a love of the artwork I was
always fascinated by all the military machines. So, on one occasion the opportunity to build
an aircraft that featured regularly in these comics must have been eagerly
taken up.
My local newsagent stocked mainly Matchbox 1/76 kits and is wasn't long before I had constructed all the kits that they regularily displayed. Along with a friend we soon discovered a local hobby shop and from then on in until adulthood I emersed myself in the world of scale modeling even joining a local hobby club. Incredibly I still have a few Airfix 1/32 figures and my first 1/35 tank, a Tamiya Tiger I.