Other Hobbies

[scubaterry]

Greg, My wife and I moved down from Pensacola, FLorida a short time ago. I taught at Dive Pros there. Since arriving here in the Keys I am kind of winding down and just teaching a private class now and again. Soon I figure I will let it go totally. More time to spend on my hobbies. I retired from the Navy a while back so I just teach for play money. The diving in Key Largo is very good so you got some excellant bottom time I am sure.
Terry[8D]

[Tracklayer]

Model railroading, reading about trains, railfaning, target shooting with my AR-15, paintball, long late night walks, collecting old movies TV shows and cartoons I like and grew up with, using my Robosapian robot to chase the cat around the house...

TL

[timthechef]

I have a 1964 1/2 year Mustang that I'm working on. I play drums and guitar, and enjoy playing Socom II and racing games on the PS2.

[Anonymous]

i have 4 guinea pigs, and enjoy working on old pushbikes.

[Anonymous]

I guess I have a boring life! I own my own plumbing business, and what litle time I have left over is divided between my wife and model railroading! I love golf, but it does not love me! translation, I stink at it!!! ha ha ha!

[Anonymous]

I like ATVing, I have a 2002 Kawasaki Praire 650 4x4 V twin with a DynoTec CDI, Highlifter clutch, 4" lift, wheel spacers, Penland Pro Exhaust, 28" 589MT's, Dynoport jets, K&N filter and hot cams. This is my summertime project.

[bwftex]

Model Railroading is my only real hobby. I love horses and play polo three or four times a week but that’s more of avocation because I get paid. I really like horse racing too. I like to play my guitar but I’m not a serious musician. I like all kinds of music except for rap, punk and 60’-70’s bubblegum. I enjoy geology, archeology, rock hunting, prospecting and just getting out in far off places when I can. I’m a big history fan and lean towards ancient history. I also like maps and mapping for some reason. Outside of model railroading and horses most everything I enjoy evolves looking for or searching for something. Bruce

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse

Dressing up like an idiot and blastin stuff.....er....uh......Cowboy Action Shooting

Chip,
I don't think I have mentioned this before, but John (the "train guy" at my LHS) is into
Cowboy Action Shooting as well. We were just talking about it the other day. He is
saving for a certain gun... I don't recall exactly which one he said.

As for my other hobbies, I work a lot, so my hobbies are limited to model railroading,
camping (we are going for two weeks in the mountains of North Carolina in May), and
I try to do a little fishing when I have time.

I am about to start restoring my '91 Dodge Ramcharger 4x4. That should suck up most
of my disposable income! Dave

[SOU Fan]

I play roller hockey.NASCAR. Go Tony Stewart. I also cheer for the Colorado Avalanche

GO AVS

[TrainFreak409]

Well, I also like to roller skate and am hoping to rejoin in some form of martial arts. I collect swords and other bladed weapons.

I am also trying to get back into writing poetry. I have gone throw a rather long recession, and want to get back into the swing of things. But inspiration is hard to come by these days. Although, I did manage to write a pretty decent one the other night.[^]

[Santa Fe buff]

I build scale plastic models, cars, figures, Sci-Fi. I collect Batman, Star Wars, Godzilla items.

[scubaterry]

Tracklayer - Another AR-15 enthusiast. I have five AR-15's in four calibers I built over the last two years. They are in the safe next to the layout room. (had to to tie it into MRR somehow) Unfortunately there is no where to shoot down here. The nearest range is 100+ miles north. I'm trying to talk my wifes LT into letting her carry one in her patrol car but the FHP doesn't use the AR. The deputy's can carry their own on duty if they want to but not the Troopers.
Terry[8D]

[ChessieFan13]

since you asked..............the other free time is spent shooting anything that shoots.......1/35 scale ww2 german armor........ww2 history............collecting ww2 militiaria............Scottish history Irish history German history (heratage)........music......I play guitar and bag pipes...........Wepon collecting................Fi***ank........and I think that sums it up............... Oh yea TRAINS

J.W.......................................pirate for hire

[trainfan1221]

I have always had a few other interests, I like to travel to see different places, though I don't get to much. I also used to be interested in astronomy (not to be confused with astrology) and meteorology. The second one I might have turned into a career if I had stuck with it. I also collect things, all different kinds of stuff, with what limited room I have. When half your bedroom is a train layout, it doesn't leave much room for anything else.

[Anonymous]

Wow...good question. Currently looking or a new job comes in #1 even over MRR. I always liked gardening but for some reason I have to share the yard with 5 deer so that is not working out so well. WWII history. I collect books, Sinclair Lewis, Studs Terkel, Bill Mauldin, Walter Mosley, and any mystery writers first published book. Oh, and cookbooks. Old cookbooks. Some were in the house is a stamp collection that my Grandfather got me started on when I was 8 and I worked on for 16 years.

[trainfreek92]

I love trains. but I do have other hobbies. I like cars (my dad owns a used car lot on the side) I am when older going to make cars a full time job. I like to travel with my family Ride my Atv,Snowmobile,Dirtbike. When older i want to get a motercycle also. Many other things to..... Tim

[tomikawaTT]

Science fiction - read it, and occasionally write some.

Gymnastics, but purely as a spectator.

NASCAR racing, ditto.

I don't consider house and grounds upkeep and minor repairs a hobby. More in the nature of a necessary nuisance.

Then there is my most time-consuming hobby - the lady who has shared my life for not quite half a century.

[bcawthon]

Collecting HO scale vehicles - have 2,000+ ranging up to a $500 brass Peterbilt 379 with Talbert lowboy trailer. Perhaps strange since my MRR scale is N.

Writing - brings in some money, but not regular enough to be full-time pro.

Photography - Enjoy taking photos and then spending hours refining or altering them in Photoshop.

Coaching soccer - started playing when I was a kid, long before it was fashionable in the U.S. Too old to play now, but enjoy coaching youth teams.

[Anonymous]

I have a few others:-

Land Rovers - "daily driver" is a '96 Discovery TDI that I hope to convert into a serious off-road machine one day.

Militaria - bit of everything, but mostly Soviet stuff so far as it's plentiful and cheap. They also went in for very ornate medals and badges which appeal. Right now I'm trying to talk myself out of buying a replica modern US Army helmet and sand/sun goggles from one of the army surplus places over here (it would look kinda cool sitting on my PC...). That would tie in with my next one.

Computing - fixing them, rescuing vintage PCs from recycling depots, playing a lot of Battlefield 1942 and Desert Combat as well as the old favourites like Counter Strike.

Reading - anything and everything. Big Jules Verne fan and currently working my way through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books. Got started on these after reading "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" by Alan Moore. All I can say is the film didn't do the book justice!

[mopacforever]

Hunting, target shooting, fishing, restoring my 65 fastback mustang and motorcycle riding (touring on a bike with a tent and sleeping bag is the best way to see most of the European countries).

These are all my favorite hobies, but being in the military stationed overseas, my MR is the one thing that doesn't take up too much room (4X8 layout), I can add to my collection by buying online, it is reasonably light for shipping to the next post, and I can do it year round. Not to mention that there are model railroaders in most of the countries I get stationed in, so it is fun to see what they do with the local stuff. I get some really cool stuff to build relistic loads for my flat cars and gondolas due to some countries having things like exotic woods or brass on the cheap.

[Anonymous]

I enjoy Warhammer 40,000 alot, not as much as my trains, but almost as much, also enjoy music, reading, guitar, and going on the computer

[ehowe]

As a software developer by occupation, I enjoy writing software and working with the computer. (I'm a Mac guy.) I was into genealogy research quite a bit, and still come back to that now and then. I am interested in woodworking, and subscribe to a couple magazines, but I haven't actually built anything of note. I like home automation, reading (sci-fi/fantasy), working in the yard, doing work at church, playing with our dogs, and last, but certainly not least, spending time with my wife. Oh, and Michigan Football. And now I'm getting into MRR. Maybe if I give up sleep, I'll have time for everything...!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mononguy63

I'm an amateur musician - Like mentioned by someone else earlier, I consider it a hobby because the bands pay lousy.

I'm a bass player in two bands plus a sound tech. Couldn't agree more about the pay making it a hobby.

As the joke goes.......

What the difference between a large pizza and a bass player??

The large pizza can feed a family of four!![swg]

[Anonymous]

Let's see..

My other major time vacuum besides MRR is training for triathlons. I've done 9 Ironman distance tri's in the last 8 years and that peaks at about 12-14 hours training a week. So running, biking, swimming are major "hobbies."

Pick-up volleyball, plus I coach a middle school girl's team in the fall.

I'm coaching middle school boy's soccer right now.

Compter gaming.

Is that enough? [:)]

Mike Tennent

[Anonymous]

I have a couple other hobbies besides MRR. I have horses 4 to be excact on a small farm. That takes up alot of time in the summer. The rest of the summers is spent on one of my two boats. I have a sailboat 23' Seaward (my favorite) and a 30' Trojan sportfisherman. My wife doesnt like sailing so I bought the Trojan so we could spend time on the Chesapeake together. MRR is my winter hobby.

Steve

[oleirish]

Lets See?????#1MRR #2Radio control{ planes,boats }#3Rail fanning.
used to to be an ham oprator.I love full size boats,have owned a few over the years,Huntting,fishing,artchery.Iam 64 so have slowed down some now!!
[:D][:)][:-,][(-D]
JIM

[loathar]

Plastic models.(cars,trains,military) Gardening and yard work in the summer. I own 5 acres so it keeps me pretty busy.
Scubaterry-Can't you go out on a boat and shoot? I used to do that all the time when I lived in Fl. Make up some floating targets that you can retrieve.If your ever in Tn, your welcome to shoot on my land.

[Anonymous]

My other hobby is slotcars, these run on commerical slotcar tracks, i have a large collection of them. Yes slot cars are still alive. Alot of you may remember back in the 60's slot cars were very popular. By the late 60's it started to die out but not completely. I have near were i live a slot car place that has been in operation since 1966. It is called the Race Place located at 2 locations, one is at the Collingswood flea market rts 33/34 Farmingdale nj, their other place is located about 2 miles east on rt33 Farmingdale nj. I go to a place called Trains and Lanes in Easton Pa. What is running today cann't believe the speed.

[RMax1]

The IRS has me listed as a Professional Bowler this year. I am really a Professional Bowling Coach. It's nice to have what some people call their hobby as your profession. Since I grew up around Bowling Centers (they were alleys) I collect old Gottlieb pinball machines from the 60's and 70's. I'm also very into photography and old cameras. Model Railroading is my stress relief. At one time I had a corporate IT job that was high stress and trains were the way to relax. I could go into the den turn on the stereo or a train video and just tinker. I like to read about history and trains always fascinated me.

RMax1

[zgardner18]

Well most of my hobbies are put on hold now that I have a son who I give all my time to when I come home. (I'm teaching him about trains). Work takes up the rest.

I used to enjoy everything that the beach had to offer. I grew up surfing the beaches of San Diego. Sand Volleyball and girls was up there too on the top of the list when the beach is mentioned. I used to snowboard a lot too.

Sports are a big love of mine. I've played every one of them too. I almost played Baseball for the Angels but I blew out my shoulder. I'm going to start playing hockey once again here next month. Golf is my new love but like the one guy said, I like golf but it doesn't like me.

In high school I was big into woodworking. I made a couple of pieces of furniture but nothing since. I did just inherit some old cast iron saws from my grandfather, so I'm going to try to get back into it.

I have a new love and it is photography. I only have two things that I shoot: my son and trains. Speaking of shooting I now belong to a trap shooting club. Yep, I’m 29 and last month I shot my first shotgun.

Last would be my love for desert racing. I have a 02 Ford Ranger. Someday it will run the Baja 1000.

Zak