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What do you do outside this hobby?

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  • From: Doylestown PA
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Posted by johnnyx on Monday, September 3, 2007 10:57 PM

This is a cool thread, i like learning what everyone does!   As for me Im a tattoo artist in the biz for 6 years now.  My hands are getting pretty beat up so im thinkin of changin careers, maybe something in the RR!!  I was in the army for 8 years, 3 active and 5 in National gaurd. 

 

 

 

I also play the drums when im not modeling,

 A fan of PRR, LNE, CNJ, LH&R, NYS&W, LV, PC, CR, and the DL&W
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Posted by ford86 on Monday, September 3, 2007 11:14 PM
Im a military police, been in for 3 1/2+ years and I get out in 2 months, did my time think i'll persue trying to get a job as a conductor somewhere.  If im not working either occupy my self with computer games and range time other than that I live a somewhat boring life
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Posted by mikelhh on Monday, September 3, 2007 11:29 PM

  Full time artist since 1990, but modelling trains has seen me get pretty sidetracked lately. I love all animals and mother nature.

 

Modelling the UK in 00, and New England - MEC, B&M, D&H and Guilford - in H0

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Posted by cowman on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 9:25 AM

Milk cows and all the other things that go with a small 30 cow farm, as I do most of it alone.  Drive school bus to support the cows.

No time for model railroad, but trying to get something going for the grand kids, before I have great grand kids is an insentive to keep plugging.  Who knows, maybe by the time the g-g-kids come along I'll have something for them to watch.

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Posted by reklein on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 3:31 PM
I'm a retired grounds super from a small town in Alaska,since '98'. Worked a couple years in a art gallery then worked a couple years at HD then about 6 mo. in a hobby shop. Found out I couldn't afford that. So now I just build models and work on the house. I build models of trains and train related stuff,ships,currently building a 1/48 snake river sternwheeler,and horse drawn vehicles. last build was a 1/8 scale Concord stage.
In Lewiston Idaho,where they filmed Breakheart pass.
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Posted by D&RGWRR476 on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 10:20 PM
Fishing, hiking, hunting, camping, skiing, H.D. motorcycling....................ahhhhhhhhhhh, Colorado!

Yours In Model Railroading,

John

Littleton, CO

 

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Posted by rs2mike on Saturday, October 6, 2007 12:05 PM
i am a pilot for a corporate management company.  i build 1/24 scale autos and just finished a r/c airplane that i will probably never fly.  Just got into trains this year

alco's forever!!!!! Majoring in HO scale Minorig in O scale:)

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Posted by secondhandmodeler on Saturday, October 6, 2007 12:10 PM
Welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy the show!
Corey
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Posted by dlw67548 on Saturday, October 6, 2007 12:50 PM
I am a fabric cutter for a furniture company. I am just getting started in mrr also.
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Posted by TheK4Kid on Saturday, October 6, 2007 3:42 PM

I am a private pilot, and enjoy helping do restoration work on vintage airplanes, presently finishing up my own airplane, a 1946 Ercoupe, also helping to restore a Monocoupe which belonged to famed airshow pilot, Harold Nueman from Kansas, and it will go on display at the EAA Airventure Museum in Oshkosh Wisconsin when it's done.I also build and fly RC airplanes, mostly sailplanes, and some giant scale airplanes.But have been in MRRing also since I was a kid.

Presently workking on a freelaanced PRR layout. 

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