Patience?? When I was A kid I lived at the beach, I would surf in the morning then hang out all day soaking up the rays. It was just something I was good at, not the surfing part, I really stunk at that but laying in one spot and only rolling over once in A while to check out the girls. I called it patience, other people called it something else. Ever sense I can remember if it had an engine or you had to build/make it then it was for me. Nothing big though, I don't do hammers and nails all that well, I just don't like it. The 50s were A time of models, planes, boats and cars. I think I built about everything that came out. Was it patience or just living in Wash. state and it rained all the time?? When I was building kits and assembling ARFs for people they always stated there lack of time?? I don't get it, they are as retired as I am?? I would just take ther money and keep myself in stuff, we all need A lot of stuff. That patience word came up then and today quite A bit and I never undarstood that. Have these people never fished? Hunted Ducks? Soaked up rays on the beach? I don't get it but I see it all the time. I have people stop by all the time when I am working on A plane out front in the street asking all the normal questions but I get A lot of requests to buy my stuff? I'm more then willing to help someone get started in the hobby but I tend to run out of patience with people that just don't have the time to get involved! And to get to the question, yes, I think this is still A hobby that requires patience and desire.