Actually my friends are coming to understand the importance of the railroad in American Culture. EVERYTHING we learned so far in SS had to do with the railroad as a prime factor. They seem to start liking it. But..who cares? I like it, that's all that matters. I Have a Milwaukee 261 shirt too lol.
RRFreakaziod1992 wrote: mj5890 wrote: I am 16 and I am not made fun of at all except for one person(but thats because Ive beat him in airsoft so much which is similar to paintball). My close friends know that I like trains and one of them even had me come to his house to help him work on a little set that he had away in a box for a while.Airsoft wars are so fun. What kinda gun do you have?
mj5890 wrote: I am 16 and I am not made fun of at all except for one person(but thats because Ive beat him in airsoft so much which is similar to paintball). My close friends know that I like trains and one of them even had me come to his house to help him work on a little set that he had away in a box for a while.
I am 16 and I am not made fun of at all except for one person(but thats because Ive beat him in airsoft so much which is similar to paintball). My close friends know that I like trains and one of them even had me come to his house to help him work on a little set that he had away in a box for a while.
Airsoft wars are so fun. What kinda gun do you have?
I use to have a wal-mart brand M-4, a mini electric and a spring pistol and now only the spring pistol works. But I hope to get a job this summer(im 16) to buy an ICS M4 and a KWA G18c(both of which are my favorit) but the main reason I need a job is to pay off my mom from which I owe her money that I spent at the Milwauke train show and the Madison train show *(which now amounts to X1000). Also to buy some BNSF coal cars, maybe a one or two tower 55 BNSF new scheme engines, and some Amtrak stuf like some Acela cars and an engine.
When it comes to being teased I dont walk up to everybody and say Hi I LIKE Trains, but if they ask about my hobbies or intrests then I will tell them.
Oh and about shirts with trains on them I have one with a BNSF dash 9 in the New scheme(wedge, shoosh, New image, or Heritage 3, all of which mean the same paint scheme). I also have on with 2 BN SD60 MAC's going over a bridge, and Green Bay western 315 which I got to see at the Green Bay RR museume when I went there.
mj5890 wrote: RRFreakaziod1992 wrote: mj5890 wrote: I am 16 and I am not made fun of at all except for one person(but thats because Ive beat him in airsoft so much which is similar to paintball). My close friends know that I like trains and one of them even had me come to his house to help him work on a little set that he had away in a box for a while.Airsoft wars are so fun. What kinda gun do you have?I use to have a wal-mart brand M-4, a mini electric and a spring pistol and now only the spring pistol works. But I hope to get a job this summer(im 16) to buy an ICS M4 and a KWA G18c(both of which are my favorit) but the main reason I need a job is to pay off my mom from which I owe her money that I spent at the Milwauke train show and the Madison train show *(which now amounts to X1000). Also to buy some BNSF coal cars, maybe a one or two tower 55 BNSF new scheme engines, and some Amtrak stuf like some Acela cars and an engine.When it comes to being teased I dont walk up to everybody and say Hi I LIKE Trains, but if they ask about my hobbies or intrests then I will tell them. Oh and about shirts with trains on them I have one with a BNSF dash 9 in the New scheme(wedge, shoosh, New image, or Heritage 3, all of which mean the same paint scheme). I also have on with 2 BN SD60 MAC's going over a bridge, and Green Bay western 315 which I got to see at the Green Bay RR museume when I went there.
Cool! I have a AK-15. I want to get a automatic when i get some $$$$$.
Hi and don't pay any mind to getting made fun of.
I am not a teen. but when I was in school. boy did I get ribb, but good. Til the one day when I broght photos of my dad and I up at his Pals Home Where there was a Live Steam Railway set up. . well to keep the story short and get my point across. show the others who don't under stand your hobby/Hobbys, shome photos of other kids and adults having fun whith what ever hobby it is. Belive me. Things Will change for the Good, and yeh your always going to have one or two who still think it is Cool the make fun of others no matter what. young teen, or young adult. or adults mucn older. yeh We stell get made fun of by a very few who seem to be ashamed they do not under stand the hoby or whatever it might be :)
Hear are a Few Photos from around the USA of people Young and Older, sharing there love of the Hobby with others . so when that one sorry kid makes fun, just think of all the Fun you have in whate ever hobby your enjoying . Cheers and Good luck :D
I broke up the photo in sets. to make it easy to load on slower rigs. Enjoy:D
Young Kids Live Steam In USA
Gregory, Senior Captain AS.381.AirSource Virtual Airlines Pilothttp://www.air-source.usCaptain with The Global Virtual Pilots Association Pilots ID#: LZB106. http://www.globalvpa.org/
i was always made fun of & i still am of what i liked.
i was made fun of in grade school for likeing farm toys & farm equipment. the school i went to for 2 years was surrounded by farm life & at recess i woud want to sit next to the field & watch them work. & i was made fun of when i came into the city to go to school. & i was always made fun of how i would like to talk about the country life. then i liked trains & i they said who lieks that stuff anymore & they say working as a railroad worker is for people that aint you. & i would be teased for wearing john deere shirts to school. so i have it worse then alot of people
Contrary to what you may have heard, even back when trains were supposed to be a main stream interest (the 1950's) and names like Lionel and American Flyer were supposed to be respectable, people would tease you about your interest in trains. It happened to me repeatedly during that time and it got worse as I advanced through my teenage years. Unlike a lot of my contemporaries, I never lost my interest in trains. I also never let the teasing bother me and you shouldn't either. Never forget, it's your hobby, it's not illegal, immoral, or fattening, it doesn't cause anyone harm, it can be a springboard and a stimulus for curiousity about a myriad of things (model building, electronics, history, geography, the-way-things-work, etc.), and at the end of the day, it can be a source of pride and relaxation (nothing like sitting down to an operating session with something that YOU created).
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Screen shots in my Other Hobby , funny fact, is just about all the real world pilots I know, are big time Train fans and Hobby layout makers,