One other amusing thing: my anti-war parents and relatives, once they got the idea that I was mad on plastic kits, sent me for birthdays etc - civilian airliners, cargo ships, sports cars, and other things (Henry the Frickin VIII??? - the obese git wasn't even a great general). OK, the occasional spacecraft was welcome, but I was building Scharnhorst, every kind of tank and military aircraft, and painting figures. No time for the other stuff. I soon started detailing, weathering and converting tanks, because there weren't enough around. No Jagdpanthers back then.
I would open the boxes, maybe read the instructions and see if there were interesting transfers (decals) or whatever....then the kits would go in the back of the cupboard to collect dust. Zero interest in making anything without a gun.
Years later my parents downsized to move to a retirement bungalow. They asked about these kits. I was surprised - I'd forgotten about them. I just told them to throw the things out.
My mum was cannier than that. She went on eBay and found that some of them had become collectors items, particularly as they were unmade. She sold the kits, some of them for 20 quid or so, and gave the money to charity. I was pleased about that.
some 50+ years later I am still going...
