[Lrjanzen]

Reading the forum this AM and noticed that I have been doing this for 10 years on and off! I started thinking and remembering how I got started down this path. THought I would start a thread so others could share how they discovered this hobby.

Mine was very specific. I was at the Sackler Gallery in DC. In the gift store they had an origami kit. My wife bought it for me since she knew I liked to do things with my hands to keep busy. Really enjoyed it (still do). One day I was on line looking for designs and ran across the Canon paper model site. I saw the Japanese castles. Thought it would be fun since they are free and love Japanese things. Never looked back. I still build the Canon castles from time to time. Ended up doing mostly architecture and planes. I like my building models complex and my planes simple. My issue with the buildings is the size. I am still trying to figure out where to put my l'Instant Durable Mont St. Michel before I start building it.