Retired law enforcement and Canadian military
Currently suffering from Parkinson’s and still modeling as part of my therapy.

I have been modeling fairly consistently for the last 50 years. I have been slowed down off and on during that time period. The slowest period was between 2010 and 2015 but I did continue adding to my stash which I’m reasonably sure is well over 500 kits and may be substantially higher than that. Today the kits I don’t have the shelves constructed for display as of yet are stored in a 20 foot sea container. I build with my son now during the eight months of winter that we have here. I trying to get the shelves done but as everything has to be flown in with either the mail or by the local coop store it’s quickly becoming a multi year project for me as I have to do stuff like that when I’m feeling up to it. I have progressed to the point where I don’t really have any good days anymore and am left with poor to bad and then it escalates into quite rough to horrible days now. Even so I am still generally able to get myself doing something unless I’m just down and out. Having Parkinson’s has forced me to make many adjustments and discover new ways of doing things I had taken for granted. You can’t ever give up and let a disease take something away that you’ve found enjoyable and relaxing

So I will be doing this until they plant 🪴 me. No way will I let’s disease take this hobby that I have invested so much into over the last 50 years. In order to get through my ever growing stash I’m going to likely need something like a castle to be able to display all of them and likely another years or so. Maybe by then they will have found the fountain of youth !!