I know that many people on this subreddit are enjoying good times right now, but I wanted to make this post for my best friend. We found each other 6 years ago and discovered we literally were right down the street from each other. Our wives became best friends, and so did he and I. Every Sunday we'd get together and build gunpla and talk about various things including gundam of course. We traded ideas on kits. We went to the movies together to see things our wives didn't care about, we dressed as various horror characters during halloween and walked the streets in good fun.

Almost a year ago at 43, he was diagnosed with cancer. He lost his battle today. I'm in the process of helping fulfill one of his final wishes. He couldn't finish one of the kits he always wanted (the Psycho Zaku Ver Ka). He got it for his birthday this year but became to sick to finish it. I'll be finishing it for him to honor him, but also because he wants some of his ashes put into the large fuel tanks on the back. He loved comic books, transformers, godzilla, anime, and gunpla. Wherever you are Thomas, I love you bro.

If you have a friend that you build with, cherish that time and enjoy it for however long you have.