What are your other hobbies?

[StormyDog1962]

When can I drive it??

[Teeks]

Here is my current project that keeps me occupied when I'm not here at Motion.

[skillett]

Weird, Well I collect cigars! Have a 48qt cooler packed

[Westsider]

It can go a little :angel:. And how did you fly today Doc? I hope everyone got out today if possible, before the heat.

[doctormike]

Westsider... I bought a "66" Mustang in "66". Boy!!! Do I wish I still had her! 289, Man, would that baby fly! I'll never forget the runs the band guys and I made to Oklahoma for beer. Between Dallas and Oklahoma, I burned up I-35, but not just for beer. Wow! Those were the days! Thankfully, I lived to fly RC today! Doc

[Prowler901]

Nice, AZ! I've always wanted one of those.

[AkumaZeto]

I would love to see pictures of your sci-fi builds. Do you have them posted anywhere?
And, kudos for volunteering at an animal shelter. :)

Dont have them posted anywhere but here are some of my 1/350 Space Yamato build. I have many more I need to upload.

[farmflyer]

Aviators, fisherman, artists, gearheads, and rock stars. What an interesting group. Kind of losing my bloodlust lately, but still can't pass up dove season, and a good stormy day during waterfowl season. Fly fished until A River Rums Through It came out, couldn't stand all the floppy hats after that. Joe Brooks was my mentor, what an observant genius. Now I spend most of my time on kits, and patiently waiting for grandchildren and retirement.

Oh yeah doves with jalapeños onion wrapped with bacon cooked on the grill can't beat it.

[Westsider]

1965. One of 2112 with front bench seat made that year.

[Prowler901]

Oh yeah, and trying to keep this little beasty runnin'.

NICE! What year?

[Westsider]

Oh yeah, and trying to keep this little beasty runnin'.

[Westsider]

Aviators, fisherman, artists, gearheads, and rock stars. What an interesting group. Kind of losing my bloodlust lately, but still can't pass up dove season, and a good stormy day during waterfowl season. Fly fished until A River Rums Through It came out, couldn't stand all the floppy hats after that. Joe Brooks was my mentor, what an observant genius. Now I spend most of my time on kits, and patiently waiting for grandchildren and retirement.

[Prowler901]

I would love to see pictures of your sci-fi builds. Do you have them posted anywhere?
And, kudos for volunteering at an animal shelter. :)

[AkumaZeto]

I am a reef tank nut job :) Also big into vintage British and Japanese cars. I am currently building a studio scale model of the Millennium Falcon. I love building Studio scale sci fi model. ILM FTW. In my spare time I also volunteer at my local animal shelter and help with the cats.

[Grossman56]

Hi Navyflyguy, welcome to the forum!
What planes do you have?

Grossman56

[navyflyguy]

Hi! I love to fly in real plane and fly R/C. Like flying on my simulator in the winter my hand get very cold from the snow. I flew a lot while in the navy from base to the carriers, and I try to tell my kids that there is not a circus ride that will ever top that! From 140 mph to 0 and then 0 to 140 in seconds, nothing like it. I would do it again today if I wasn’t so old and didn’t have any medical conditions. But first of all my family comes first, then the planes! I also have my home and a second house I keep up all repairs, building thing, which I enjoy. Along with 2 acres of grass not so much. No; I cannot fly here, too may trees! But I could spend all day building airplane that I flew in, to scale from the manufactures drawings. Do not like working on cars, too much electronics!

[Arcangel]

It's so much fun to read about other member's hobbies and get a glimpse as to what we all do on the side for additional entertainment.

I built plastic model airplanes as a kid and moved into flying RC aircraft with my dad during my junior high and high school years. I got out of the RC hobby when I went to college and took up WW2 gun collecting and re-enacting after I got my current job with the civil service. I'm still collecting but not as much as I was in the past as my collection has become quite extensive and covers the majority of fielded small arms used by all the primary nation's infantry of the period. As a result of my gun collecting, I also took up hobby machine work as a means to repair and preserve the old guns I had acquired and to build scale airsoft replicas of all those automatic MGs that the government doesn't want us to have. I started flying RC aircraft again as a means to spend more time and have fun with my dad and I have continued on ever since as I enjoy the company of my friends and club members that I fly with. My dad started flying RC and became an AMA member when he went into the Air Force back in 1954 and continued on through the end of 2014 when he passed away. My own preferences as with my dad's for aircraft mainly focused on military war birds and jets but we always kept at least one trainer and a fun flyer around just to play with. :)

The gun collecting and re-enacting has given me a lot of opportunities to share the good times and memories with WW2 vets, but at the same time I was able to share in all the frightening and horrible memories of those men that had lost so much and had to endure so much just to stay alive and come home. I am so honored to have been given those moments in my life and I feel I was made a better person for them.

[Grossman56]

I'd love to get some 1/8th figures of WWII pilots and ground crew and do the same thing with my birds.

Grossman56

[F106DeltaDart]

RC flying is actually my third and newest hobby. I've only been flying since 2011.

I have been a model railroader for 50 years, building and photographing HO scale trains.

I also participate with a group called "Beat the Heat" which is active and retired cops and firefighters that use hotrod cop cars as tools to talk to young people about the dangers of illegal street racing.

Nice layout, it looks spot on! I used to do O scale model railroading, but never really had the time to finish my layout. My grandfather gave my brother I and his entire layout and collection and I worked on it on and off for years. Someday it will make a nice retirement project, and I hope it turns out as well as yours has.

[Grossman56]

Pretty cool WV, we both had to look at the winter scene twice to believe it wasn't the real deal!

Grossman56