The first one I remember making was a Spitfire. I would have been around seven so '63. The series one kits were two bob at the time and came in a plastic bag with a card top with the painting on it. I remember the top class models in those days were Monogram but they were a bit beyond my half crown pocket money.
My sister, father and me used to sit at the kitchen table and make them on rainy Saturday afternoons.
Just checked my Man Locker and I have waiting to be made in the winter months:
1/72 Airfix Typhoon (the proper Typhoon, not the jet thingy), F5a and Lysander.
Minicraft 1/48 Cessna 172 and PA 28
Revell 1/48 Spad XIII
Eduard 1/48 DH-2 and Fokker Triplane
Flying into Old Warden on Sunday for the Wings n' Wheels so will no doubt be hitting the shop and spending more loot. A man has to have things to do on the cold winter nights.