... days painting, literally armies of Airfix ww2 British and German soldiers to mass beside the vehicles. My brother and I spent endless hours 'setting them up',  and gently handling them somehow added a patina that was very realistic!

After middle school, my baby brother inherited them all, along with my Dinky and Corgi cars. None survived that ordeal!

My model planes met an unceremonious end, flying out of my best friend's 2nd story bedroom window; perhaps it had something to do with the 'blockbuster' firecrackers jammed into the fuselage!