I built my first when I was 8, it was a Guillows Cub, I think. My memory is not so good for I also was an avid plastic model builder at that time and had built numerous static aircraft models. Rubber band flew it only a couple times then had to build another. Did that with numerous Guillows models until I was 12. I had started a Monogram Piper Cub at 11 and was saving for a radio with gear but unbeknownst to me I would never have saved enough. Shortly after my 12th B-Day my dad gave me a nice surprise, the very radio system I was saving for. That was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with aircraft. I have no idea how many I have built over the years but do know I have tried just about every method, technique, and product. I am now 52 and going strong with this love affair.