I think you and I, (and Evan down-under) share the same enthusiasm for researching and building planes that matter to us personally. It's hard to explain to others who are probably wondering "...what the big deal is"... but I'm sure they have their own areas where they can get excited. As I said in the first post, at my point in life I don't get to experience this feeling of "little kid excitement" very often; it's a great feeling to have. I wish I could "bottle it".
Actually, hanging on this forum has fired the passion for the history/researching vintage planes. It really started a couple of years ago after my Dad passed away and wanting to build (again) the same models we labored over when I was a kid. After I got my Perigee, I really started looking for info, that and the Taurus thread has been a big inspiration. The coming of a Taurus II and a Simla has hasn't hurt my passion either! BTW - I just told WEDJ of the TBX-1 plans and you could have knocked him over with a feather.!
FB