[wazanator]

Had a similar experience with gunpla. I put together a few model kits as a kid and liked it up until it was time to paint, glue and apply decals so I assumed model making outside of Lego was not for me.

Fast forward to mid twenties and someone on a podcast mentions how fun gunpla is because it's model making but it is only as complicated as you want to make it. So I bought a basic RX-78 for about $10 on Amazon and found it to be an incredibly relaxing hobby. I've now got my roommate into it and we're looking at putting together a portable painting booth so we can try our hand at custom paint jobs.

If the idea of assembling mecha that do not require glue, paint, and minimal stickers (i actually don't bother unless it's a larger one) sounds appealing it's worth picking up an HG set on Amazon and some snips (there's some $10 starter sets of tools out there that are decent).