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                        Any hobbys other than modeling?

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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.

                        demono69
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                        KJ200
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        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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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        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.

                        Domi
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                        Jeeves
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Saratoga Springs, NY
                        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
                        Mike
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        David Voss
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Waukesha, WI
                        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 [:)]
                        David Voss Senior Web Developer Kalmbach Publishing Co. Join me on the FSM Map
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                        roadkill_275
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: North East Texas
                        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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                        Butz
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Niagara Falls NY
                        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

                        If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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?

                        demono69
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                        glweeks
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: USA
                        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.
                        Seimper Fi "65"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        Woody
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        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]

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        renarts
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Sunny Florida
                        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
                        Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        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]
                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        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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                        leemitcheltree
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Washington State
                        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

                        Cheers, LeeTree
                        Remember, Safety Fast!!!

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        Lufbery
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        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

                        -Drew

                        Build what you like; like what you build.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        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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                        paulnchamp
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Warwick, RI
                        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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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        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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                        fuzzy
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Lewisburg , Tenn
                        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]
                        Fuzzy
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