RE: The times, they are a changin! Say it ain't so Joe?
I'm 29 and have been in the hobby for 17 years, flying radio control for 14 years now, since sophomore year of highschool.
I started with a familiar routine: Guillow's, Cox 049, Sterling 35 size control line..then made my way to radio control. Although I have owned two arfs, I enjoy building kits...all glow, from the .20 to 1.20 size range.
The problem with instant gratification is that it instantly goes away. I enjoy the build, the flying, the maintenance and finally just having them hung up on the wall. A lot of friends see them, ask about them, and comment on how cool they are. Many of those friends will never know what it takes to build a model, but that doesn't subtract from my enjoyment. The gratification doesn't disappear.