You always hear the question: "How did you get into the hobby?", and for me it was getting bored with assembling fighter jet models.
I could never afford the good jet kits either, lol. Plus those things had a ton of components, we're spoiled by Games Workshop when it comes to piece count, believe me.
These guys were pretty cool, and fit in with the RPG aspect to the Rogue Trader rules set quite nicely.
Which one is your favorite? -MBG