I've been a model builder for about 40 years. I started off with the old AURORA Monster models and I still prefer to build figure model kits over vehicles and other hardware. I'm also a collector of toys/action figures but this is a hobby that I just started and it REALLY depends on the subject matter of the figures. Aside from the Universal Monsters, I collect the classic Planet of the Apes and the 1966 Batman (Adam West & Burt Ward).
I used to collect KISS but gave it up due to not agreeing with the direction that the band has gone with dressing up two new members to look like Peter Criss & Ace Frehley.