Well, I am 22 and started out on ARFs, but it got to the point where putting together arfs was no longer enjoyable to me. I did grow up around woodworking tools and love tinkering in my shop. After I leaned how to fly on a hobbico avistar, I went right into building kits and building off of plans. The building aspect of this hobby is where its at for me. I would even say I sometimes prefer to stay at home and build rather than go flying. Now that most of the modern companies are not making very many good kits that I haven built yet, I have ventured into mainly plan builing now. Ocasionally I find neat old or vintage kits at swap meets that I will buy, but lately I have just been buying plans off of RCM and other similar sites.