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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 5, 2003 2:20 PM
I like reading anything I can get my hands on...playing computer games, genalogy, warhammer and playing with my 2 girls.


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Posted by chopperfan on Friday, December 5, 2003 1:51 PM
Hunting, fishing, rolling my own ammo, NASCAR dicast and other NASCAR related items (I have an extensive Dale Earnhardt collection. Forever the Man!), camping, irritating the wife and I TOO have a teddy bear collection. Although, most of mine are NASCAR related.

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Posted by caine on Friday, December 5, 2003 1:36 PM
Photography and astronomy ... okay video games too.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 5, 2003 9:23 AM
im also into RC..on-road and off-road!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 5, 2003 8:55 AM
i like RC, messing with my computer, playing ultimate, and being a comedian Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by shrikes on Thursday, December 4, 2003 11:32 AM
Don't know why i didn't spot this thread sooner. Well, like littlemoe and Captain Caveman, i collect Zippos (only have 4 so far, 2 are off for repair because of a failed attempt at holy volly...), but that's not really the hobby. I love to do tricks with them. All sorts of things you can do to open a zippo and get it lit. Any of you guys see the Zippotricks website before it closed?

Uh, i play magic the gathering (not really into warhammer, though. i figure i don't need another hobby to siphon money from my bank account). I like to perforate my friends with electronic bullets at the local internet cafe, read (mostly the starwars expanded universe stuff and Military history), Play PC games (for as long as it isn't doesn't need strategy, and it isn't an RPG. the only exeption is "Medeval Total War")...

Movies in the philippines are really cheap about US$3-5, so i collect movies and stay up late to watch them... (i must have something like 200++ titles). can't think of anything else, so there. Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 1, 2003 8:35 PM
Love hoops,watch my WOEFUL Niners, watch my daughter play her sports and race my little Civic on weekends at the Auto-X events.Smile [:)] (and that's why I haven't built in ages!)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 1, 2003 3:16 PM
I have several, of course fishing is one. Here are the others. NASCAR and NASCAR collectibles, my two youngest are bit with this bug also, with D.E. being the focal point. Photography, aircraft and airshows, car shows, auto races, aviation/military museums,and ships (past and present). It's all about the reference material. I collect coins and stamps with an aviation, military and vehicle theme. I read alot, fiction and non-fiction. Mr King should finish the Dark Tower series! Last but not least are my 87 Vette and the wifes' 68 Camaro RS/SS.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 1, 2003 2:45 PM
Other Hobbies include in order of importance:
Family
Chen Xiao Jia Taijiquan
Reading
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 1, 2003 1:21 PM
I have lots of other hobbies, check out my profile. I especialy enjoy the sport of paintball, and I love doing video/audio stuff at school (we have a radio station, school TV network, and I run light/sound for local plays and events) and I enjoy almost anyhting outdoors like hiking, camping, ect. I also love flying, large and small. Ride the big ones, fly the small ones.:) I especialy love flying old WWII aircraft. We have an airfield near my home were a friend works that is a WWII aircraft restoration base were sometimes I can go up in small recon planes or an old Cessna (its a private airfield too)
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Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:52 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cnstrwkr

I bounce in and out of hobbies. Currently, I play the 5 string banjo for fun. I am always tinkering with my 1965 442 and I am serioulsy considering getting back into NHRA racing for the 4th time.


Tommy,

I used to play the 5-string myself. I still have my Ibanez Artist banjo too. Big Smile [:D]

Mike

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Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:30 AM
I have several that I switch between:

Airbrushing, Bass Fishing, Computers, and Gardening.
Also Biblical studies (mostly apologetics and theology), but I wouldn't consider that a hobby really.
Other's that I don't do much any more are: Bowling, and shooting guns.
I bought a used Beeman Kodiak .25 cal air rifle recently that I like to play with once in a while too.
I also built and flew R/C gliders years ago and collected comic books.
Hey Woody, I have Iron Man #1 in VF condition and #2 in NM. My favorite comic was Thor and I still have over 300 of them. Big Smile [:D]

Mike

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:51 AM
I collect things from my deployments, but I'm usually spending ( wife says wasteing ) money at the bike shops for my mountain bike on BMX. Same goes for my snowboards!
I also have a lot of those 12 in. tall army figure from dragon and 21st century.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:52 PM
Well, I can almost quote Visionism's thread exactly!!! wierd. so much for being unique!! LOL!!!

I play guitar in a heavy metal/harcore band, Build (and hack) PC's , play every WWII PC game and do recording/mixing and mastering out of a few studios. I just returned to modeling after about 18 years. Somewhere in between I sleep, eat and go to work.

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Posted by goldenturtle02 on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 6:37 PM
My other hobbies? oh my, I also Have a collection of teddy bears ( mostly Steiff) Photography, Bowling, Air shows, my Cruiser, Reading (Rainbow Six was great! read it 3 times!) strip clubs Oops, dont know if I'm allowed to say that!!!LOL
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 1:30 PM
I design, build/, and fly high power rockets. I collect minerals and fossils and at one time, military bolt-action rifles from the pre-1900's to WWII. I read a lot of military history books, especially WWII - Pacific theater, and have about 700 reference books that give me a lot of data for building models. My wife completely supports all my hobbies; though she does wonder why I buy all these kits at the Squadron open house!

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Posted by shermanfreak on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:28 AM
Noticed it's your first post clockworks ...... welcome to FSM Sign - Welcome [#welcome].

See you around the Armour Forum !!!

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:10 AM
I collect and restore antique clocks. I also collect Ferrari F40s (only models, can't afford a real one) and old wristwatches.
I used to build 1/43 scale resin car kits, but, now I am getting back into modelling, I am having a go at WW2 armour.

Cheers
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 8:09 PM
Golf and PC games. Especially strategic type games. Right now I am stuck on Railroad Tycoon II which has been out for about 5 years now but I still find myself coming back to it. I wish that someone would make a good airline sim, not flight sim, but run an airline sim. Kind of like Railroad Tycoon but with aircraft.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 7:53 PM
coin & stamp collecting, metal detecting ,fishing, hunting,boating Just all kinds I stay busy that way
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 7:20 PM
snorkiling,and i like to look up wwII battles
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Posted by tigerman on Sunday, November 16, 2003 12:40 AM
During the spring I run a company softball team. I used to like to ski, but don't really do it anymore. I occasionally hit the links and like to bowl, which is one thing I'm decent at. Mostly, there just isn't enough time to do it all. Sad [:(]

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Posted by mark956 on Saturday, November 15, 2003 9:55 AM
I have a coin collection and I also collect cookie jars. I have 47 displayed in my house, but I ran out of room.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 15, 2003 8:03 AM
Reading Sci-Fi, firearms, re-loading, bullet casting, IPSC competition. The bullet casting pays for my models as I sell the cast pistol bullets to other shooters. so far this month, the bullets paid for 6 model kits, with enough stash left over to pay for 4 more kits on order at my local hobby shop.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 14, 2003 11:34 AM
R/C planes, coin collecting, metal detecting, 5-string (bluegrass) banjo.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:14 AM
Love to read-historical fiction, the classics, philosophy, fiction. Love football, I'm from Texas so this is like our religion! High school, college, NFL. Play flight sims. Re-finish funiture. Do some cooking.

Over and out.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 10, 2003 7:52 PM
As good a way to say hi as any I guess :)

I play guitar (badly) build high performance PC systems and tweak the dickens out of them, restore old video game machines (haven't done one in a while) play stacks of PC Games (Just finished Call of Duty. If WWII is your thing you GOTTA get this!) and now I'm coming back to modeling after a whopping 16 year absence. I obviously have way too much time on my hands (which will probably not be the case now I've started building models again)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 10, 2003 2:38 PM
Converting target drones into flaming scrap metal.....

Wait a minute..

That's not a hobby, that's my day job!

Woo Hoo!

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Posted by djmodels1999 on Monday, November 10, 2003 1:28 AM
This is one of the things that make this series of Forums great, Dave. You start knowing people a little bit more than just through our common hobby.
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Posted by David Voss on Monday, November 10, 2003 12:16 AM
This is interesting reading about what people do outside of modeling. Very diverse group of people. Smile [:)]
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Posted by racingmaniac on Sunday, November 9, 2003 9:58 PM
I've been collecting fat cells recently, WELL, mom always said pick something and be good at it, lol. No really I enjoy collecting sports cards and playing my guitars (have 7 of them) and the wife is about out of her head over that deal.
that which doesn't make us irate or irritated, has probably been thrown against the wall.
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Posted by Woody on Sunday, November 9, 2003 8:46 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by coldwar68
Woody,
I have never played the Scarred Lands. Right now we are running Greyhawk and using 2nd edition with modifications to some 3d edition, the reason being that I have been collecting my rulebooks since the late 80s and early 90s. We have also done some Forgotten Realms and played very little in Ravenloft. Ravenloft tends to be hard on a party though and also takes a little enthusiasm away fromt the players when they keep dropping characters. Not enough balance in that world.

Jerry
I've been playing since first edition and I have spent most of my best playing times in Forgotten Realms. I really like the new D20 system and what the open gaming license has to offer. I must admit that their recent release of the 3.5 core books made me more than a little mad. It seems like they are just trying to boost their profits. I have also played about 2 dozen other role playing games over the decades and I have a soft spot for Traveller, The Morrow Project, The Fantasy Trip, and Ruins Quest. Hey feel free to email me via the link below so as to not tie up the modeling forum. Wink [;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 9, 2003 2:24 PM
Besides keeping up with 5 gandchildren and all that entails and modeling, i enjoy computer gaming. Since i am not quick enough for action games i tend to lean towards military strat. The two i am spending the most time with are "Western Front" and "Shogun" I find they stretch the mind which for me is relaxing. Also really enjoy flight sims. Most of my flying lately is Janes f-15 for my agressive side and ms flight sim for cross countries.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 9, 2003 9:30 AM
Modelrailroader, Diecast, Toy collecting & WWII. I also like to eat so my wife and I eat out alot.
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Posted by fussionboy on Saturday, November 8, 2003 8:05 PM
I do the r/c truck thing. my wife bought me a traxxas t-maxx as a b-day /fathers day/ gift. I thought the truck would be cheaper than an r/c airplane until a run in at full throttle into a trailer tire showed me just how much stuff can break at one time. that of course was not the last high speed impact with various imoveable objects, but oh well. My dad in law and bro in law also have r/c trucks and we have a good time just burnin nitro all afternoon or chasing my nephews electric r/c around the parking lot.
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Posted by coldwar68 on Saturday, November 8, 2003 8:01 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Woody

QUOTE: Originally posted by coldwar68
And finally I play D&D. I usually play a fighter or a cavalier...love the "hack and slash".

Woody...what world do you run your campaigns in and which edition do you play?

Jerry
Hey coldwar, They are running around the Scarred Lands and we are using 3rd edition. I play with another group on thur. as a player. in that group we are using 3.5 edition.


Woody,
I have never played the Scarred Lands. Right now we are running Greyhawk and using 2nd edition with modifications to some 3d edition, the reason being that I have been collecting my rulebooks since the late 80s and early 90s. We have also done some Forgotten Realms and played very little in Ravenloft. Ravenloft tends to be hard on a party though and also takes a little enthusiasm away fromt the players when they keep dropping characters. Not enough balance in that world.

Jerry

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Posted by Jeff Herne on Friday, November 7, 2003 7:42 PM
I have several...

I collect 1:1 scale military vehicles...currently have two, a 1982 M35A2 and a 1943 M3 halftrack...




I also do WW2 reenacting (obviously), and I used to do guitar and lead vocals in several area bands, mostly rock and blues, but that came to a screeching halt when I got married. I've been in and out of several vintage airplanes (L-17 Navion and PT-17) but that too ended when my daughter was born.

So now I model, write, and run a ship modeling website when I'm not playing with the two Olive Drab monsters above....

Jeff Herne
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 7, 2003 1:51 PM
Caveman,

I didn't realize there were any shows going on. Work tends to suck up most of my time. The few free moments I have are spent either modelling (not terribly well) or trying to pry myself away from SG-1, DS9, or whatever else is on Sky at the time. Got any details?

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Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Thursday, November 6, 2003 8:50 PM
Next to modeling it's tennis, golf, stamp collecting ( in that order)
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Posted by Prince of Styrene II on Thursday, November 6, 2003 8:07 PM
Well, photography has to be the main one. Out here on the East Coast, there's lots to photograph, as there's so much variety in the landscape.

I also grab the occasional collectable toy. One running thing I collect is all of the Transformers' Optimus Primes that were released in America. I'm only missing a few! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Woody on Thursday, November 6, 2003 7:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by coldwar68
And finally I play D&D. I usually play a fighter or a cavalier...love the "hack and slash".

Woody...what world do you run your campaigns in and which edition do you play?

Jerry
Hey coldwar, They are running around the Scarred Lands and we are using 3rd edition. I play with another group on thur. as a player. in that group we are using 3.5 edition.

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Posted by lito.sf on Thursday, November 6, 2003 6:23 PM
Well, I have a lot of stuff that I love to do besides modeling:
Soccer: love to play but these days dont play much, but i love to watch anyway my team (Sporting)in the stadium and in tv.
NBA------- GO LAKERS
MLB------- GO INDIANS
NFL------- dont have a really favorite team but i hate the cowboys
Cinema, lots of it, I have my own video projector and a home cinema system and over 300 dvds
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 6, 2003 3:02 PM
Hobby other then modeling?........For real?.............
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Posted by Jim Barton on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 8:42 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by B. LeCren

Jim:
My middle son has gotten into a heavy metal band; just had their first gig in a local bar last weekend. Nothing against Metallica or Ozzy, but it would be nice if his horizons broadened a little. Also, he was blown away by my old Sabbath records from the '70s, he didn't realize a lot of today's musicians go back that far.
Can you recommend a decent refrence he could read?
Thanks in advance,
Bruce

Sorry I took so long, Bruce, but this is the first time I'm using the computer since Thursday (I use library computers). Right now, I'm reading a brand-new book called "The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal." It just came out a few weeks ago and I bought my copy over at a Barnes and Noble in Arizona. I forget who the author is (the book is in my car which is parked half a mile awaySmile [:)]), but it is a lavishly illustrated and fully detailed book about many of the acts that performed heavy metal, all the way from Deep Purple and Blue Cheer to Limp Bizkit and Slipknot. (Strangely enough, this book somehow left out Nirvana and one of my faves from the 70's, Foghat.) Another reference may be out of print by now but is worth searching for--"The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal" by Martin Popoff (spelling?) The edition I own is a 1997 one and I don't know if the guy ever wrote a newer edition (I've not seen one), but it is a 500 page tome (with two columns of tiny type per page) full of Martin's reviews of virtually every heavy metal album ever made; he rates them on a scale of 0 to 10. He reviews albums from popular bands like Deep Purple, Metallica and Led Zeppelin all the way to completely obscure bands such as Picture, Quartz and Hawaii. (To all you Megadeth fans: Hawaii was Marty Friedman's first group!) These two books alone will keep your son busy for weeks!Smile [:)] By the way, what does your son play? I used to play drums in a couple of heavy metal bands years ago when I lived in Hawaii.


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 6:01 PM
due to my hobby of building aircraft amongst other things i am learning to fly (29 hours under tuition so far only 16 to go ) .After this I collect ww1 & ww2 items in the form of uniform and the occaisional de-act weapon .I also like to collect rare and no longer available model kits.
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Posted by SNOOPY on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 6:55 AM
I always thought of myself having too many hobbies but reading some of these I may not have enough. I like model trains, radio control airplanes, radio control cars (but actually gave that one to my nephew), playing on the computer and the big one TV. I consider TV a hobby since I spend a lot of time watching it with the family.
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Posted by M1abramsRules on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 10:34 PM
I do a little bit in coins and stamps but not what I used to. I like to play hockey. (I play goalie) and I love to hunt, just went down the south end of the province to hunt mule deer yesterday, we were going to stay most of the week, but we filled out within the first hour. my dad got a pretty good one, and I got one that is just a little smaller than the minimum for the record book. so I'm happy, it was my first mule deer hunt, and I got one bigger than anything my dad has got.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 3:31 PM
If those little figures you use to play D&D with don't count as modles... I also have about a regiment of those little plastic army menShock [:O]. Pre-painted pre-built die-cast airplanes... The list goes on and on
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 3:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by demono69

Paul,
As far as fantasy goes, I have about 10,000 points of Chaos (Khorne) and my wife plays Gobbos. I also have a 2,000 Eldar 40k army. I would be honored to have a bit of a "Fatal 4-Way" with you, my wife, and David, if you're both interested. It could turn out to be an interesting battle. Say, 3,000 each in Fantasy?

demono69


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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 3:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak

Does touring various Buffets and "all you can eat" restaurants count as a hobby?



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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 2:59 PM
I'm usualy over on the armor forum... this is my first time over here, so hello all!

I have TOO many hobbies! I enjoy photoing and driving old military vehicles (tanks), I enjoy my duty in the Guard and I like to pound out replicas of medieval harnesses (suits) of armor... I do one every few years or so, when the mood hits me. Add to this music, my family, kayaking and skiing and it's a wonder I have time to construct my models, but I sure enoy them also!

Ron.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 9:21 PM
Naval History, Battletech, all sorts of computer games, Flight Sims

All sorts of stuff Cool [8D]
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Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, November 2, 2003 8:43 PM
FISHING--------LARGEMOUTH BASS FISHING-------SMALLMOUTH BASS FISHING Any questions hehehe
Oh and I am an ex-Hotwheel Car collector know anyone who wants to buy some?
Used to have a 71 Cuda and a 74 Chevelle Laguna S-3
Handyman around the house love to tinker.

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 1:55 PM
MSomuk are you going to the Sci Fi show at the NEC in Birmingham the 30th november?
or the IPMS at Teford the same weekend
i might go one on the sat and the other on the sunday
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 1:46 PM
When I retire, though, I think my only hobby will be watching my gut expand as well.Laugh [(-D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 1:37 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cnstrwkr

I bounce in and out of hobbies. Currently, I play the 5 string banjo for fun. I am always tinkering with my 1965 442 and I am serioulsy considering getting back into NHRA racing for the 4th time.


Tommy,
Reason I ask is my uncle used to race Pro-Stock in the 70's and 80's and then started building engines. He finally retired and is selling his shop this year. He was building engines for Jim Yates and some other folks. I've been thinking about building him a model of one of his old cars.

Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 12:32 PM
In the summer, I showed my car, until this fall, I sold everything off my car, now its back to looking like all the others. :( I am involved in local sat night Late Model stock car racing, drove a couple times last year in the pro stock 4 class. I repair vehicles on the side, tinker with auto mechanics, electronics, etc. I collect NASCAR die cast cars and other NASCAR stuff. I spend money (which is almost like a hobby)
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Posted by cnstrwkr on Sunday, November 2, 2003 9:54 AM
QUOTE: Are you talking about actually racing? If so, what class?

MSomuk .......I have been an NHRA member since 1968. I bracket race when I am active. Its really just picking a 1/4 mile time and trying not to go faster than that time. There is always a car next to you and depending upon his time you or he may get a handicap start.
Tommy difficult things take time...the impossible, a little longer!
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Posted by Aleksander on Sunday, November 2, 2003 6:56 AM
Karate black belt owner - still training and teaching ! Regards ! Aleksander

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 5:08 AM
Most of my freee time away from modelling is filled with Sci-Fi. I am an absolute science fiction freak. Can't get enough of the stuff. Drives my wife insane. I also read fiction, and really enjoy role playing games (not that kind of role-playing). I used to play D&D, BattleTech, and Star Trek, but right now I'm really into Cyberpunk.

Of course, I can only spend time on the hobbies when the House Commander has decided all of the honeydo's are done. Don't even laugh, because I know the rest of you are in the same arrangement.Banged Head [banghead]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 5:01 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cnstrwkr

I bounce in and out of hobbies. Currently, I play the 5 string banjo for fun. I am always tinkering with my 1965 442 and I am serioulsy considering getting back into NHRA racing for the 4th time.


Are you talking about actually racing? If so, what class?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 31, 2003 12:42 PM
Besides modeling I like to read, you know like the Tom Clancy stuff. Haven't missed any of his novelsEvil [}:)]. Right now I'm into cooking( still experimenting on new recipes)Sleepy [|)]. I'm a handyman too, could work almost anything in the houseBig Smile [:D]. I'd like to try RC sometime, it's been a long time dream of mine but just haven't even come close toShy [8)].
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Posted by David Voss on Friday, October 31, 2003 10:50 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by FIREMODELMAN

if laying around watching my gut expand can be seen as a hobby, then i'm all over that!!Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]


I still like this one the best! If this counts as a hobby, then count me in too. Wink [;)]
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Posted by coldwar68 on Friday, October 31, 2003 10:41 AM
My other hobbies include WWII "stuff", history reading and watching on the history channel. I collect guns and do some work on them for friends. I shoot a lot too, though still not as much as I would like. I do some photography and have shot a few small airshows as well as some at the Dayton airshow. Some of those pics are located at Ron's site under aircraft reference/airshows. I am learning how to work on cars too. I have a 1987 Jeep Wrangler and a 1992 Eagle Talon Esi. I put together a 1979 Chevy 4x4 and sold it to one of my friends. I like to break stuff too!Big Smile [:D] And finally I play D&D. I usually play a fighter or a cavalier...love the "hack and slash".

Woody...what world do you run your campaigns in and which edition do you play?

Jerry

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:37 PM
Jim:
My middle son has gotten into a heavy metal band; just had their first gig in a local bar last weekend. Nothing against Metallica or Ozzy, but it would be nice if his horizons broadened a little. Also, he was blown away by my old Sabbath records from the '70s, he didn't realize a lot of today's musicians go back that far.
Can you recommend a decent refrence he could read?
Thanks in advance,
Bruce

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Posted by Jim Barton on Thursday, October 30, 2003 6:17 PM
I collect the old glass insulators that were once used on telephone poles. Indeed, this was the hobby that got me out of model building about 1978. That and playing the drums (which I haven't done in many years--it's hard to play drums in an apartment). I've got about 350 insulators in my collection, most of them in a pair of lighted display cases. They do get dusty! I also study the history and evolution of rock music (particularly heavy metal). Side interests (these aren't really "hobbies" per se, but things I'm interested in and like to read about) include astronomy, hiking (if the mountains don't all burn down) and meteorology, especially violent storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes. Which ties in with modeling as I'm building my tornado chase vehicle and have a couple of planes waiting to be converted to hurricane hunters.

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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Posted by cnstrwkr on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:13 PM
I bounce in and out of hobbies. Currently, I play the 5 string banjo for fun. I am always tinkering with my 1965 442 and I am serioulsy considering getting back into NHRA racing for the 4th time.
Tommy difficult things take time...the impossible, a little longer!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:29 AM
My other hobbies are wheel thrown pottery, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Red Cross emergency services. I do the ancient "rain bird design on my pottery.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:48 PM
if laying around watching my gut expand can be seen as a hobby, then i'm all over that!!Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
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Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:52 AM
i collect militaria, star trek memorabilia, stamps,country music t-shirts,and Game boy stuff
i hunt fossils, add to my menagerie(cats, dog, horses, potbellied pig, turtles,salamander....),crossstitch
oh yeah and am a full time college student in both the anthropology and honors colleges with a major and two minors to worry about

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 10:37 AM
I cook, run, raise orchids (they look good with my tank models), read and trout fish. Used to do art but that's my job now!
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Posted by wroper11 on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 7:00 AM
Firearms, hunting, and fishing.


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Posted by nicholma on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:40 AM
Race cars (MR2) and watching car racing, reading, genealogy, collect Hornby clockwork trains, antiques (well mainly dream about this one or maybe it should read attend antique actions!), sailing, photography, watching cricket and football - rugby, league and american not that pansey soccor stuff !
Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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Posted by fuzzy on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:50 AM
Hi everyone,
My other hobbies are model railroading(HO scale) and
restoring and operating antique farm tractors.
LeeTree's right there are many similarities between working
on antique tractors / vehicles and modeling .The most important one
is the great people you meet .Plus they're really fun!Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 27, 2003 8:50 PM
I play with wood and have a reasonable wood shop where my car is supose to sleep. I've got a small collection of Army Men and a jar full of marbles. I've dabbled in cions but haven't looked at them in a few years. My military library is growing, Mostly A/C and Canadian Navy.
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Posted by paulnchamp on Monday, October 27, 2003 8:21 PM
Wow. I envy you guys; I'm lucky to scrape just a few hours together each week for modeling. And if I'm REALLY lucky I'll be able to read three or four books a year (my "other" hobby) What kind? Tom Clancy, of course! (I made it through "Rainbow Six" in a month!) and various sci-fi.
Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 27, 2003 8:05 PM
Well, besides modeling, I run in a computer NASCAR league. We use Papyrus' NASCAR Racing 2003 season. Yes, a bunch of grown ups racing around the track.

It's a blast!

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Posted by Lufbery on Monday, October 27, 2003 12:08 PM
Wow. Anyone who thinks that model kit builders are shut-in geeks ought to look at this thread.

I study aikido -- it's a Japanese martial art that is similar to judo.

I used to shoot competitively in college, but now I just shoot for fun; though I haven't shot much in the last couple of years.

I play computer games, mostly flight simulators. I'm planning on getting my pilot's license and then building a replica of a World War I fighter.

I'm in the church choir and I may end up on the church council.

My wife and I are buying a house this week. So my new hobby will probably be "fixing my house." Smile [:)]

I enjoy playing board games with my wfie and some friends.

My wife and I are also members of the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA. We volunteer for their WWII weekend each year and I help update the web site.

Regards,

-Drew

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:47 PM
I've been tying Trout flys for 35 plus years. Also I like to make wooden Bass plugs and poppers.
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Posted by leemitcheltree on Sunday, October 26, 2003 7:57 PM
My "other" hobby is vintage auto restoration.
You'd be amazed at just how similar scale modelling and auto restoration actually are.
But at the end of a project, you gotta pay for oil, petrol, insurance, registration..........
When I finish a model, all I gotta do is keep the dust off it.
Cheers
LeeTree

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Posted by berny13 on Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:37 PM
Oh, lets see. Fishing, hunting, fishing, photography, fishing, military patch collection, fishing, flying and fishing. I only hunt during deer season now. When I was younger, I would hunt almost every weekend during the season and go fishing after the season closed. Northwest Florida isn't the best deer hunting area, but, it is great for fishing.

Berny

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Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

 

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:15 PM
Smile [:)]Hi everyone,

As well as models, I'm a keen gardener, I enjoy photography and love performance carsEvil [}:)].
I had to sell my fast car when Tango jnr. was bornBlack Eye [B)] So I went back to my other love.......the pub!Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]
This of course pleased my wife no end.........................Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by renarts on Sunday, October 26, 2003 1:21 AM
Other than models and figs:
I belong to several re-enactment and rec-reational historical groups. Interpreting 13thc. English Knight during the Welsh and Scottish wars with Edward I, 15thc. Lancastrian soldier during the War of the Roses and I am part of a English Naval gun crew and Press gang in St. Augustine from the HMS Falcon. (do interpretive programs and fire the cannons at the Castillo and we just released our first cd of sea chanties)
I also build furniture, train my dogs (have 3 german shepards) in agility and schutzhund, play the guitar, paintball, scuba dive and if it can be called a hobby, tinker in my workshop.

Wow, I just realized why my wifes honey do list is so long......

Mike
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 26, 2003 12:56 AM
Computer wargaming (which got me into modeling the tanks) and collecting Coke items. Other than that, working and taking care of wife and dog, no time left for anything else:-)
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:46 PM
I have way too many expensive hobbies. Modelling is great because you don't have to spend a ton of money to have fun. My others include: shooting, guitar tinkering ( playing and building / modifying ), travelling, boomerang throwing. That last one is also pretty inexpensive and much fun. You can get a really good boomerang for under $25. You might think it is anti-social as hobbies go but they really draw a crowd when you break them out at the park!
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Posted by Woody on Saturday, October 25, 2003 2:53 PM
Hey I thought of a couple more things! Big Smile [:D] I collect old wood working tools, I play Star Fleet Battles (Table top, not online), Playing PS2 especially Armour Core. I can't see enough Sci-Fi and Horror movies. I've threatened to take up Warhammer 40K but all my fiends like the fantasy version, oh well. Last but not least I run a weekly D&D game. Cool [8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 2:42 PM
Hey everyone!!

Besides modelling, which is still pretty new to me, I play guitar, (mostly acoustic), collect cd's, (up to around 500, everything from Beatles to Smiths, to Paul Simon to Dandy Warhols). I also collect retro console video games, ie, Sega Master System, Genesis, etc. I'm also an avid reader.

Cheers.
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Posted by glweeks on Saturday, October 25, 2003 1:30 PM
Hobbies? We don't need no stinkin hobbies!Wink [;)]
Horses. I live on 11 acres and get to use about 100K. I've found over the years that horses are a lifestyle not a hobby. Being "retired" just means I get to go to work at my house!Smile [:)] Modeling suffers in the spring and summer, but now that the snow is getting ready to blow and the wood is in............
My grandaughter who lives with me started on the high school golf team last spring (hasen't kicked my butt yet, but she's almost there.....I keep scoreBig Smile [:D]) so we'll be into that big time this spring. Then theres hunting and fishing & rose bushes.
G.L.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:53 AM
Paul,
As far as fantasy goes, I have about 10,000 points of Chaos (Khorne) and my wife plays Gobbos. I also have a 2,000 Eldar 40k army. I would be honored to have a bit of a "Fatal 4-Way" with you, my wife, and David, if you're both interested. It could turn out to be an interesting battle. Say, 3,000 each in Fantasy?

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Posted by Butz on Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:50 AM
Hey all,
You mean there are other hobbies besides modelling??..Black Eye [B)]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)].
Other than modelling, I collect vintage WWII a/c photographs(sometimes rareSmile [:)]). Almost nearing 200 prints..!!
I also like collecting a/c parts from all eras including shells. This may come close to my main interest of building but I'm a HUGE fan of the Vette, so anything I see that pertains to the orig American sports car, its mineTongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Tongue [:P]Wink [;)].
I also belong to a restoration group that retore vintage civilian a/c as well as WWII a/cSmile [:)]
O yea did I mention CHEESE CAKE tooTongue [:P]Blush [:I].
Flaps up, Mike

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Posted by roadkill_275 on Saturday, October 25, 2003 10:53 AM
I don't have the space to list all of my hobbies. I collect guns, only military style though, I'm an amatuer stargazer, I fish, only for catfish though: when bass start getting up close to 100lbs I'll start fishing for them too. And of course airplanes!!! I also like reading and music and I listen to everything from Classical to Heavy Metal (Beethoven to Metallica) Here recently I've been collecting cats (or have they been collecting me?) with a recent addition of six beautiful kittens. Fortunately I'm moving out to the countryside in NE Texas so my animals won't be a problem. I also occasionally play video games (love Rush2), Card games (Rummy is fun, when I win) and here recently my wife introduced me to a PC game called Diablo II that I'm enjoying almost as much as Warcraft!! My Mother says I need to start acting my age and not my shoe size!!! (I'm 40 and I wear a size 14 shoe)
Kevin M. Bodkins "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup" American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God! www.milavia.com Christian Modelers For McCain
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Posted by David Voss on Saturday, October 25, 2003 9:39 AM
Hey, it's looking like we could get together and play some Warhammer while we're there. Smile [:)]

I got into it during 5th Edition when the boxed set contained Lizardmen and Brettonians. I bought the boxed set and a bunch of Army books. After a couple years of not doing much with it, I'm ready to get back into it and they come out with 6th Edition -- new rules, new boxed set and new Army books. Black Eye [B)]

I wish I would have waited -- the 6th Edition boxed set comes with Empire and Orcs/Goblin troops. Oh well. Smile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 9:29 AM
i like to drive and build RC cars (scale models give me more bang for my buck) and check out the local birdlife ;)
a question that might make some people aghast : why collecting ? whats the appeal ?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 9:27 AM
I do Warhammer (hey demono, which armies do you have? I have Dwarf and Khemri and do 40k as well) nature photography, astronomy, play music (guitar, banjo, piano and cello, mostly) and do R/C planes and boats (I guess this counts as modeling but it's very different from plastic) and railroading (same comment).

My father (also a very talented modeler of wooden ships) said I need to cut my hobbies down to about 50-60.[:0]Approve [^]Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 8:56 AM
WOW , there are alot of real interesting hobbys here. Sounds like many will have more to talk about at the Convention than modeling. I really like the sound of "body painting" :) Ofcourse, Id probably be getting slapped quite a bit if I tried that ;) Ive also been wanting to get into restoring some kind of old car, but living in a dinky apartment makes it a little hard. Does anyone do car graphics painting? Like pictures? I was really wanting to try that, but Im not sure what kind of paints to use , or sealers. Does anyone know?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 8:31 AM
Historyinscale i used to get the old model kits of guns then they started making them fire and so on
now they use electric motors and gas and i go room clearing and drive on special land rovers up the houses for CQB training
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Posted by Jeeves on Saturday, October 25, 2003 6:47 AM
Too many to list...but here are a few:

Computer gaming (mainly flight sims)

Playing Drums (14 years now)

Painting (watercolors)

Writing
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:05 AM
Shermanfreak, you're just too much my friend... LOL...

As far as I'm concerned, I do not really collect any stuff but I do buy and read graphic novels (comic strips, the Belgian or French way), and I do some face/body painting, including with my airbrushes, as well as henna.

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Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, October 25, 2003 2:51 AM
Trains!

I have always modelled both trains and military, I just view them as large dioramas with moving models!

The only other thing I do that could even vaguely be seen as a hobby is excercise, I don't have time for much else!!

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 1:14 AM
The only other real hobbies I have are Warhammer (which can technically be linked to models), sports cards (Football and Baseball), and computers. I've always had a policy: no more than one vice to a customer, please. I guess my wife and kids could be considered a hobby, too.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:31 PM
Hey Caveman I have a few of the airsoft guns....older ones though made in the 80's.....real nice H&K MP5 look alike! Hey Fish my wifes the same way...will put a worm on...will put a live bull minnow on but lord dont tell her to touch a cricket! I collect some old/antique/unique tackle also....latest find was a "Heddon Glass Pike Buster"....
Chris
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:12 PM
As the handle implies, I fish. Lots. Mostly for bass. I also rebuild/repair and collect fishing reels and do some custom crankbait painting. (I clearcoat them with Future, of courseTongue [:P]) I try to tie flies but they turn out looking more like lintballs strapped to a fishhook. -and as if this already dosen't look like HistoryInScale's post, my wife is also a Girl Scout troop leader. Which is odd considering that she screams everytime she sees a cricket.

Or a lintball.

-fish
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 10:39 PM
i go Airsofting(a bit like paintballing but with 1/1 scale models of guns fireing full auto)
i like PC,Xbox<PS2 and gamecube games
and collect Zippos
military gear and hats
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 10:23 PM
My only collections other than unbuilt kits are Navy hats. You know, the hats with the ships name and hull number the crews wear. I have just about every ship the Navy has sailed in the last hundred years. Strange collection for a former Army to have i know.My other hobbies include recreational shooting, reading (history mainly), and making sure my Heineken importer never goes out of business. And as a side note toGregers, in the States we call people with more than two non-working vehicles in their yards or garages, rednecks. Welcome to the fold.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 9:31 PM
Just a couple ...
Collecting Canadian decimal coins, started with some old cents I inherited when I was a kid, and is getting serious now.
Building a 1:1 scale aircraft in the garage, when I can kick my son's trucks out long enough to set a few rivets.
Playing competitive darts (recruiting ad: Do you like to drink and throw things?)
Woodworking. Whenever my wife wants something I make it for her. Latest is bedroom furniture.
In my quiet time I like to read. for some reason my tastes divide between times at home and times away on business. At home I read history, away I read mysteries with lots of gratuitous sex and violence.
Treasurer of my church.
I help my sons with their RC aircraft, started a club in my town.
Oh yeah, I research future modelling projects. Sometimes build them too!
Bruce


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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 6:39 PM
Well, lets see.. I'm soon going to get back into indoor climbing and start using my mountainbike again (what? In Holland??? Its flat! I know, but it gets muddy..). I also do some CG 3D modelling, PC games (hate consoles with a passion) mainly combat sims and basicly any kind of digital imagery I can do. I traded riding stupidly fast motorcycles (saw 165 miles per hour and the damn thing was still accelerating!) in for driving stupidly slow Land Rovers. Besides modelling, my Land Rover takes up most of my time. I also do some creative writing, mainly sci-fi. Here's an excerpt (sp?) from something I just started. Its an old draft, because the latest version is on my work pc at the office:

The rain pattered down on the small fluorescent tarpaulin tent, giving the occupants the impression they were sitting under a rather large bowl of rice crispies. The rounder, older man unscrewed the top of his thermos flask and poured himself and his young companion a cup of tea. The two watched in the silent disinterest only civil servants have as the downpour happily washed the trench they had just (disinterestedly,) finished digging full of mud, water and pedestrians. Any normal person would get rather miffed about their hard work being ruined like this, but these weren’t normal people, these were people who worked for the council! The tall young lad took the tea and nodded thankfully, then stared doe-eyed out into the grim dampness of it all, wondering what to peel the back off and stick onto his Ford Escort next. The new road through the centre of town they had just recently dug up (again), had just as recently been laid down to cater for the amount of traffic (momentarily diverted) that was predicted to come from the new motorway (which was also being dug up… Also again). He watched the as the street slowly transformed into what resembled a huge bathtub, with their trench being the plug hole. A ridiculously brightly coloured beach ball floated lazily past. It was, after all, summertime. Sticking out like charisma and personality at an accountants convention its offensive brightness contrasted with the solemn grey surroundings that seemed to be condescending its frightful lack of manners as it slowly disappeared around the back of the bus stop. This was lost on the men from the council. These men were on a mission. These men were here in the name of efficiency.

Ehh.. What else. I'm horribly forgetful. Ah yes, sci-fi movies and their parafinalia.. I get up to lots of stuff, really. Rarely bored. And when I am it means I should be sleeping.
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Posted by Woody on Friday, October 24, 2003 6:20 PM
What a fun topic! I love woodworking and build furniture. I'm an avid pistol and military rifle shooter and collector when the budget allows. I collect 1/18 scale diecast muscle cars and like to dabble in real muscle cars from time to time. I collect comic books off and on and like Iron Man comics the best. Cool [8D]

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Posted by gregers on Friday, October 24, 2003 5:46 PM
when i aint on the forums or mutilating modelkits i have a 1957 series one landrover that i am restoring. i am also doing a running restoration on a 1961 series two landrover. i was doing a 1987 saab 900 for myself but i gave that to my son and we are doing it up together. i also have an old honda CB125 that i am going to have to get some work done on so i can use it next year. other than that i read and am also into photography but all i seem to take pics of now are landrovers and aircraft , and i also collect diecast aircraft and cars. Greg
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Posted by lizardqing on Friday, October 24, 2003 4:37 PM
Other than modeling only other extra curricular thing I do is volunteer firefighting. With running 25 - 40 calls a month plus training that soaks up all the extra time and sleeping time I have. Do like to get in some fishing here and ther but thanks to a doped up guy driving on my side of the road, I did'nt get much of that in this summer, allthough sitting around with nothing to do is what got back to building again.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 2:28 PM
Man, I don't know where you guys find the time. I'm struggling to find time for my main hobby (models) as it is. I can't really complain though, because my 14 month old boy is really the focus of most of my time (other than work). I will say that I have lots of 'interests', but since I don't really spend much time on them, I wouldn't count them as hobbies:
- RC planes are fascinating to me. My father-in-law is BIG into it and I enjoy every chance I can get to go out to the field with him. I'm flying a bit on the buddy-box, but don't really have anything of my own to crash yet...
- I have a 'dream' of buying an old muscle car and fixing it up. Pretty big aspirations for a guy that struggles to figure out a crescent wrench. I'm planning to "fix" the brakes on my 87 honda civic this weekend. We'll find out if my dreams are destined to be nightmares...
- I do play a little guitar (mostly acoustic, but some electric) in my church band. I've taken a bit of a breather recently though, and am letting some of the younger talent show their stuff...
- how can I forget the 'forums'. It's really turned into a rewarding hobby in itself... even if it does take away from actual building time.

Cheers...

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Posted by shermanfreak on Friday, October 24, 2003 1:59 PM
Does touring various Buffets and "all you can eat" restaurants count as a hobby?
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 1:57 PM
My wife has quite a few of those Cherished Teddies, I like the Christmas themed ones. David, you,re not looking for any are you? She has some older ones that she wants to find new homes for.
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Posted by David Voss on Friday, October 24, 2003 1:02 PM
Hey, I figured if I was going to ask someone questions about why they collect the things they collect, it's only fair I should be honest about my own collections. The entertainment center we have has the glass cabinets/shelves on each side for displays. On the one side from top to bottom it goes: 1. Cherished Teddy Bears; 2. NASCAR collectibles (diecast, pictures, etc.); 3. Diecast Armor & Aircraft models (so the boys can look at them); 4. LEGOS and miscellaneous toys. Wink [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 12:51 PM
hey dave,

it takes a REAL man to admit that he collects Teddy bears.......LOL
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 12:36 PM
My other hobbies include photography and video & audio production.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 12:31 PM
I fly R/C helicopters and planes. I mean, simply building static models of them doesn't quite satisfy my love for them. I need one to defy gravity also.
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Posted by Model Grandpa on Friday, October 24, 2003 12:05 PM
I do a little gold mining...does that count as a hobby?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:52 AM
ROFL if you only knew how many times heard that....Well first you have to put it in a vise....then you clamp it down really tight so it doesnt get away....Mean and cruel folks we are...throwing flies into vise's(is that even a word?)!
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Posted by styrene on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:42 AM
Chris,
A fly-tier, huh? Question: How do you get the fly to hold still long enough so you can get the thread around his legs? Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:22 AM
Other than modeling...I fish of course, I enjoy boating, I just recently got out of competitive shooting but I still shoot for fun. I help my wife with her girlscout troop(thats more of a chore than a hobby but Im proud to say that troop 407 can outfish any other troop in our council!)...I read, I READ ALOT! I make castnets...something my grandfather taught me,I also tie flies(though I dont fly fish...much),I also build and wrap rods another thing my grandfather passed on to me. I race 1/10 Nitro RC cars, along with 1/8th scale buggies...not as much as I used to but about once a month. I also collect firearms...I "tinker" as my wife puts it! with my 73 Scamp(which I have nicknames Ma's GroundPounder)....the list goes on. Im constantly switching up what I do...I may like it all but certainly dont have time to do it all...So I'll do something until I get burnt out....then do something else for a bit.
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Posted by erush on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:05 AM
I don't know that it's a hobby but I love riding my motorcycle. Great stress reliever! I also love fast cars. What can I say, I'm a speed freak. My friends tell me I should have been a NASCAR driver Tongue [:P]

I don't have any real collections other than my models.

Eric
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 11:03 AM
Hmmm...I guess I have more interests than traditional Hobbies.
I like to tinker with Honda automobiles and drive, let's say, enthusiastically. I try to do as many, what is called, High Performance Driver Education days as possible during the year. The name is just for insurance reasons, but in reality it's just a bunch of car enthusiasts driving as fast a possible at 'race' circuits.
I also play golf. I played competitive golf in my younger years (high school and undergrad) but now just for fun.
I am a big fan of Formula One.
Listening to music is also a big part of my life.

HRD
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Posted by Matthew Usher on Friday, October 24, 2003 10:33 AM
I've collected a number of things over the years. I used to work full-time as a news photographer, and I have a pretty good collection of old cameras. It's mostly Kodak stuff. I don't really collect them that actively anymore, but every now and then I''ll get on eBay and hunt around a little.

I also have a small collection of pinball machines I've restored. NOT my wife's favorite thing, but she's been a really good sport about them so far!

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Posted by styrene on Friday, October 24, 2003 10:32 AM
David,
With all those knives, I hope you don't do anything to offend me, either! Big Smile [:D] Big Smile [:D]

As far as the hats go, I've always worn a ball cap when outside doing yard work, driving the family around, or just generally goofing off. About the only place I didn't (don't) wear them is inside buildings (church, restaurants, etc.). They are great for keeping the sun out of your eyes, and covering up the top of your head during "bad hair days".Smile [:)] Over time, I would see a hat that had a nice design on it and get it. Then friends would find out about the collection and contribute. Soon, I was getting them as presents. I would also pick up one as a souvenir from someplace I visited. And the collection grew. I also think there is a psychological redneck thing going on that I don't want to admit to. Tongue [:P] Anyway, it's just something to take up space in the closet.

Gip Winecoff

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Posted by David Voss on Friday, October 24, 2003 10:04 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene
1. Strange as it may seem, I like collecting pocket knives, and "ball" -type hats. At last count I have almost 500 hats.


With all those knives, I sure hope I don't do anything to offend you. Wink [;)]

And don't take offense at this question, but what's the deal with all the hats? What gets someone started with a collection like that? My stepfather collected them too. Not nearly as many, but he definitely had many, many more than your average person. I never understood it. But I know it's not much different than collecting anything else. I guess I've always just been curious about hat collections.

For myself, I've collected baseball cards, football cards, shot glasses and comic books off and on through the years. It comes and goes, but it's stuff I don't get rid of. I wouldn't call it collecting, but I also like to hang on to WWII and military related stuff. I'm also into miniature gaming (haven't played much lately). Recently I acquired some Diecast armor and I'm liking it (cause it's finished and looks good). Last but not least, I'll be honest...for awhile my wife and I were into collecting Cherished Teddy Bears (easily 100+). I think I was actually more into it than my wife was. Blush [:I]

Other than that, although I do it for a living, I still consider computer programming a hobby of mine too. Tinkering around with things I don't get to do at work. I also play quite a few computer games. My current favorites being Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, Galactic Civilizations, and Battlefield 1942: Desert Combat.
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Posted by Swanny on Friday, October 24, 2003 9:40 AM
Hey Littlemoe. I do frame work for one-off choppers and custom hogs (surface prep and PC). Maybe we should talk?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 9:15 AM
Well, lets see..... other then remodeling the house, two kids, and re-landscaping, i collect zippos, almost 300 at lastcount, collect shot glasses, over 500 at last count, plus i build race engines and do head and intake work on the side. I also just started getting into motorcycles.... plus i hunt and fish..... thank goodness i lost my job??!!! now i have more time to play!!!

oo ya, did i mention i'm a volunteer firefighter, and an EMT?!?!

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Posted by stinger on Friday, October 24, 2003 9:05 AM
I fly R/C gliders, when I can keep from crashing them. As a result of researching for my WW2 Luftwaffe models, I have been gathering a small collection of hardbound books on the subject, so I'm reading them also, if that is considered a hobby.
Breezely - I know what you mean about Rainbow Six. Took me a year and a half to get through it. Let me know what you think about the ending.

Regards, Stinger

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 8:06 AM
apart from modelbuilding ...? model window shopping...lol i am sad....
trekking and climbing......seen the rapid decline in the local fauna (thats animals right?) and (flora the plants?)..i become totally allienated with hunting-(excuse for my dreadful markmanship....lol)
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 7:53 AM
Vampirella?! I used to love Vampirella! Oh well, not much time or money for too much extracurricular activity. Dabbled in photography for a little while-too expensive, collected football cards for a while-gave them away to a deserving youngster, trying to start reading again-on my 3rd try at Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy (I think I'll make it this time), mostly I spend time doing research for what I am anticipating is my triumphant return to modelling. Oh, I also collect ships patches(submarines of course).
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Posted by styrene on Friday, October 24, 2003 7:49 AM
1. Strange as it may seem, I like collecting pocket knives, and "ball" -type hats. At last count I have almost 500 hats.
2. My other "hobby" and real interest is music. I currently play French Horn in my church orchestra, but have played weddings, graduations, local university and civic concerts and have played in a couple brass ensembles. I studied for 2-3 years under the principal horn player for what is now the Virginia Symphony, and have been playing now for almost 20 years.

It's just my opinion, but I think model building is just another way to express the creative talents and abilities that God has given us.

Gip Winecoff

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1900: "Nietzsche is dead"--God

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Posted by Swanny on Friday, October 24, 2003 7:39 AM
You mean there is life outside of modeling? Actually I'm into gardening and like to work with Koi Ponds in my back yard, raise tropical fish (not in the Koi Pond), fly and build R/C aircraft (when I can find the time), collect old knives (have some really unusual stuff in this catagory). Used to collect old firearms but the wife got a little wiggy about that and having kids so I sold them to keep her happy. Collect old coins also - the rarest I have is a 1844 flying eagle cent. And I write also - that is my newest hobby. Looking over this I wonder how I find the time to work - oh, that's what I'm supposed to be doing now, doh!
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