lol, hey dan wanna be freinds, i got a:m when i was 12 1/2 too but i only 1 year experiance using a:m cause we were moving at one time.i'm 14 now and still has modeling problems.I STILL CAN'T MODEL HEAD!!!but i'm getting there.(and my mom bought it for $100 off at a tech expo)also you lucky to have a dad that may not be an excelent renderer but he makes up for it in animation great movie!