I was about 13, a little past the BB gun stage. The gun itself, although well used, was in excellent condition. It was a Daisy "Defender" model with a nylon stock that had a storage place for BBs in the stock...besides, I had moved back to the city where it was unlawful to shoot a BB gun within city limits.

I had built solid and plastic models for years (and even a rubber powered stick model). Time to move on to powered models.

George