This Christmas is definitely going to be a fun one, and the one I’m truly looking forward after a long-long time. Having spent more than a decade with severe depression, including some almost tragic outcomes, I’m finally on the path of healing and becoming a happy man. And I think building models is among the reasons of this recovery.
Modeling is something I was interested as a child, assembling quite a few kits I could get my hands on. Or rather, the ones I was gifted by my family, mainly for Christmas. It was the end of last year when I discovered the world of wooden puzzles, including the ones made by Robotime, and it was this last year when my life was beginning to improve significantly. As well as my room has been transforming in the past year, from the empty corners and few sterile shelves to the place packed with almost 35 models, plus a few I made for the rest of my family. I should have taken a photo of my room back then so I can make a before/after comparison later. It kinda looks something like this:
Just 2 years ago, my biggest struggle was how am I ever be able to survive life, now it’s whether I will be ever able to find a home of my own big enough to display all these fine pieces of art, assembled by my own hands.
This one, the Da Vinci’s helicopter is my current favorite. It’s not wood, but I always wanted a steampunk model like this and it became available just in time for the holidays.
As for my Christmas plans…first, keeping up the recovery, self-improvement and hope for a much better future. And more modeling of course. I got a little backlog, plus I’m pretty sure I’ll receive another one as a Christmas gift, as well as me giving one to my family, which will be up to me to assemble, since they are not the modeler types.
And that’s my holiday mood this year. May it be just as much exciting and hopeful for the rest of you, as it is for me. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Welcome to our community!
Glad to hear you’re doing a bit better. You’ve already put together a nice collection.
I’m so happy to hear things are better and I hope you will continue to enjoy making these fine pieces of art! 