1980
Wood.
A fictional package freighter. Back in 1980 we had a lot of scrap 1x8 boards lying around (my parents had built some beds for our cabin). Traditionally, I had made my freighter models with 2x4s, but they were in short supply. I began to experiment with the 1x8s by stacking them to create hulls and cabins.
Here's a picture of me taken shortly after her completion:

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