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For non-modeling topics and those without a home elsewhere.
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 07:54 AM UTC
Most of the time I'm not abusing plastic, I'm reading, watching DVD's, or supervising my cats as they diligently perform gravity checks on my build desk...
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 07:56 AM UTC
Most of the time I'm not abusing plastic, I'm reading, watching DVD's, or supervising my cats as they diligently perform gravity checks on my build desk...
Work eats up a lot of my week, but at least on Saturdays I get paid to hang around a hobby shop
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 12:22 PM UTC
My other Hobbies are Woodwroking, Astronomy, Mountain Biking, Road biking
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 12:57 PM UTC
Reconditioning bicycles and building project bicycles.
Current project is a sand crawler is will be a true beach cruiser that can pedal over beach sand. No brakes or derailers, and a 20" rear wheel on a 26" frame!
Next project is an old german army issue military bicycle.
insolitus, are you a circuit bender? There is a college radio program here that I listen to sometimes. Very interesting audio.
Current project is a sand crawler is will be a true beach cruiser that can pedal over beach sand. No brakes or derailers, and a 20" rear wheel on a 26" frame!
Next project is an old german army issue military bicycle.
insolitus, are you a circuit bender? There is a college radio program here that I listen to sometimes. Very interesting audio.
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There are actually quite a lot of things beside my plastic addiction...
I play the trumpet in one of our universities orchestras, make electronic music myself, play around with electronics (trying to build my own instruments), and some times paint on flat surface, both with just pencil and try to learn to paint with oil on canvas.
And then of course I should have time to study for my electronics engineering degree...But now it's summer holiday so I have time to write on big A!
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 01:42 PM UTC
Working on older cars, as in pre-computer cars, with four barrel carbs, dual exhaust, and big block engines!!!!!!!
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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2007 - 03:03 PM UTC
I would say wood working and historical research.
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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007 - 01:46 AM UTC
I fly giant scale R/C Aircraft. I also play call of duty
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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2007 - 09:09 PM UTC
Reading, writing, painting.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 11:53 PM UTC
hey,
I've been collecting military items from WWI&WWII,for over 25 years now,it takes up half of the basement.
AND SNAKES!!!!25 Snakes,3 Lizards and a Sulcata Tortoise(that will hit 200 lbs,when full growed),backyard is a snake sanctuary,for hundreds of Western Plains Gartersnakes ,main collection is made up of Rat Snakes;Red Rats,Yellow Rats,Gray Rats.a few Black's,even a rare Baird's Rat,still searching for a Trans Peco's,also have various Kingsnakes,have two baby Dragon's!!that are growing fast!!!my 4 1/2 inch babies are now pushing 12 inches,growing 2 inches a month,where hoping they'll hit 2 ft.,but 18/20 inches is about average.
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I've been collecting military items from WWI&WWII,for over 25 years now,it takes up half of the basement.
AND SNAKES!!!!25 Snakes,3 Lizards and a Sulcata Tortoise(that will hit 200 lbs,when full growed),backyard is a snake sanctuary,for hundreds of Western Plains Gartersnakes ,main collection is made up of Rat Snakes;Red Rats,Yellow Rats,Gray Rats.a few Black's,even a rare Baird's Rat,still searching for a Trans Peco's,also have various Kingsnakes,have two baby Dragon's!!that are growing fast!!!my 4 1/2 inch babies are now pushing 12 inches,growing 2 inches a month,where hoping they'll hit 2 ft.,but 18/20 inches is about average.
Joe
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Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 12:19 AM UTC
I can't dunk any longer, and my crossover dribble is weak, but being 6 ft 4in and with decent vertical leap and so-so wind, I still play basketball two nights a week.
That and reading science fiction take up my non-modeling time.
Oh yeah, wife and kid too..
Mike
That and reading science fiction take up my non-modeling time.
Oh yeah, wife and kid too..
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Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 01:01 AM UTC
I have the hunting bug . I bow / rifle hunt deer ,and shotgun for turkey . Turkey hunting is a LOT harder than deer . My kids have the bug as well .
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Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 03:46 AM UTC
Reading, playing Civ IV, and watching way too much American football...
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Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 06:47 AM UTC
Other hobbies: board Wargaming and miniatures. The miniatures are microarmor WWII and modern.
Do read some, but not as much as in the past. I think it is the computer for internet and 1st person shooters
that takes more of my time.
Do read some, but not as much as in the past. I think it is the computer for internet and 1st person shooters
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Posted: Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 08:53 AM UTC
Shooting / buying handguns is one of my big "other" hoobbies. I also read alot of books mainly Dean Koontz.
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Posted: Monday, October 29, 2007 - 08:55 AM UTC
Hi there
My other interests include building and driving hot rods and street machines (Chevrolets and GM products). My current ride and most recent build is a 1955 Chevrolet Sedan. My other interests include modern history, gardening, cooking (Italian), rugby, motor racing (drag racing, speedway, V8 Supercars, A1 Grand Prix), collecting die cast 1/18 Chevrolet cars, surfing, computers, pc and playstation gaming, making homebrew beer , hi fi the list goes on and on.
Phew no wonder I have no time for modeling.
Cheers
Sean
My other interests include building and driving hot rods and street machines (Chevrolets and GM products). My current ride and most recent build is a 1955 Chevrolet Sedan. My other interests include modern history, gardening, cooking (Italian), rugby, motor racing (drag racing, speedway, V8 Supercars, A1 Grand Prix), collecting die cast 1/18 Chevrolet cars, surfing, computers, pc and playstation gaming, making homebrew beer , hi fi the list goes on and on.
Phew no wonder I have no time for modeling.
Cheers
Sean
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Posted: Monday, October 29, 2007 - 12:27 PM UTC
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Posted: Monday, October 29, 2007 - 01:04 PM UTC
Hi...
Hunting and shooting (rifle, handguns, shotgun, bow), military history and paleontology.
Also sports...baseball, football, etc...
Read some sci-fi...especially time travel and military
Hunting and shooting (rifle, handguns, shotgun, bow), military history and paleontology.
Also sports...baseball, football, etc...
Read some sci-fi...especially time travel and military
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Posted: Monday, October 29, 2007 - 02:20 PM UTC
As me my other hobbies are: I'll get old computer parts and rebuild them for needy people around town, and I like wood working.
Posted: Monday, October 29, 2007 - 05:39 PM UTC
I coach freshman level high school football. Specifically the linemen,both offense and defense. My favorite thing to do is teach fundamentals,technique,and footwork to the guys who were way to big to play at the youth level. Besides football,work,and sniffing glue/paint fumes, I do a considerable amount of barbeque and smoking of meats during the summer and Fall.(try to anyway
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Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:39 PM UTC
When I am not locking up criminals (my job, but hey its fun too), I like to collect and shoot guns, read a lot, chase my 2 1/2 year old son and 8 month old daughter around and also try to make it into the gym to pound the iron 4 or 5 times a week.
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Posted: Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 03:34 AM UTC
Karate which i'm a brown belt in, woodworking, collocting military books, astronomy
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Posted: Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 04:16 AM UTC
I play guitar, fiddle and mandolin. I used to be in a band (we were actually pretty good) but now I'm basically a "parlor musician" playing for my own amusement.
I have several guitars (acoustic and electric), fiddles and a beautiful F-5 mandolin.
Over the years I have accumulated a reasonable firearms collection also. I like to target shoot.
I used to do a lot of off road driving and camping when I had a '72 Land Rover but life got in the way and I had to divest myself of that 'toy' although some day I certainly would love to get another.
Cheers,
Charles
I have several guitars (acoustic and electric), fiddles and a beautiful F-5 mandolin.
Over the years I have accumulated a reasonable firearms collection also. I like to target shoot.
I used to do a lot of off road driving and camping when I had a '72 Land Rover but life got in the way and I had to divest myself of that 'toy' although some day I certainly would love to get another.
Cheers,
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Posted: Monday, November 05, 2007 - 01:39 PM UTC
Collect Rifles and also like to hunt down Mammoth and Mastodon and Bison bones plus some good points if one comes my way.
Good luck on that Reef Tank .
computers and the occasional Model.
Good luck on that Reef Tank .
computers and the occasional Model.
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Posted: Monday, November 05, 2007 - 06:10 PM UTC
sailing, flying RC.
also converting 1/35 armor into RC, focusing on accurately modelling the inertial behavior of the real vehicle, so with shifting gears (especially neutral) and flywheel, and break.
also trying to build RC airplane with onboard camera linked to head mounted VR goggle...
also converting 1/35 armor into RC, focusing on accurately modelling the inertial behavior of the real vehicle, so with shifting gears (especially neutral) and flywheel, and break.
also trying to build RC airplane with onboard camera linked to head mounted VR goggle...
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