What are your Other Hobbies/Collections??

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MODEl A and Ts
60s mustangs (3 and 1 88ssp)
Layout On30 (N,HO,tinplate stuff too)
RC Boats
Guns (1887 and 97 shotguns)++
I DO cowboy action shooting HARD CORE
Furniture, Shoes, Clothes (OH. NO Wife has so much i think some times im collecting it)and she thinks i have alot of rc.... :roll: SHEEEEESH

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I don't necessarily "collect" things other than R/C, however, my other hobby is motorcycling and I did have as many as five bikes in the garage at once, a few years ago. Currently down to one 1999 Suzuki SV650:
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My main hobby is drag racing. Although I have spectated the lasdt few years while our business got off the ground and children are growing, I am ready to start a new Drag Radial Mustang soon. I only follow the Fastest Street Car scene and Pro Mods. If I can't drive it on the street, it ain't worth anything to me.
I also restore vintage 60's and 70's mini bikes. The whole family enjoys racing and collecting HO slot cars, Aurora T Jets and AFX.
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to original to restore. I like the patina :)
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I see theres a Saab 900 convertible in the background. :P My parents have a red one.

Lots of car nuts here which I suppose is expected since R/C's are the same just on a smaller scale. :)

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i love going to garage sales and pawn brokers with friends once a week looking for bargains, either to keep or resell. found some really cool stuff over the years. eg music man valve amp a few years back payed 25.00 for it and after a full clean up sold her for 980.00 a nice little profit. leica camera for 5 bucks sold that for 1200.00.

is trying to live a super relaxed coastal lifestyle without getting to caught up in all the hassles a hobby? it certainly is to me :wink: give me a beer a nice patch of sand and a view of the surf = im a happy man. :mrgreen:

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shodog wrote:Impressive video game collection.
Thank you Shodog. I forgot to ask if there are any "gamers" out there? I could always use a few friends on My PS3 :wink:

I am very impressed with everyone's Hobbies/collections, I didn't expect this much diversity outside of the common hobby we all share here. I forgot to mention I also have a few hundred Hotwheels as well. I have tried to collect for profit, especially with my video game collection. But soon found out all the games that are worth any $$ are the ones I can't stand. I.E. RPG's :x So I just collect the ones I like, and yes I have played every game I own :lol: not completed... just played :wink:

And everyone else has been posting there 1:1's I figured I should show some of mine:

My first car ever was a 1966 Ford Fairlaine Business coupe (no Pic)
2nd was a 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon. This was the only "vintage" Car I succesfully completed a restore on:
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3rd was a 1969 Olds Cutlass with a 455. only pic I have is from right before it got hauled away :cry:
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4th = 1972 Chevell Wagon
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And my current "project" a 1967 Cadillac coupe de'ville with a 429 :roll:
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getting this dirty
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and keeping this clean
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I'm into older BMW's and DIY on them. The white car in the foreground is my 1980 M535i that I've owned for 7 years. They made 1400 and there are less than 20 in the US. The other car is our 1987 325is that we got for use at high performance driving events. Both cars are manual trans, as is my daily driver (a 2003 BMW 540i).

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And everyone else has been posting there 1:1's I figured I should show some of mine:My first car ever was a 1966 Ford Fairlaine Business coupe (no Pic)
2nd was a 1970 1/2 Ford Falcon. This was the only "vintage" Car I succesfully


Very cool I have a pair of Torino Cobra's a 70big block and a 71 small block cobra. I am restoring my 71 right now so its all apart. I just sold my other 70 cobra (Gold) a couple of years ago to finnish my shop to restore the other ones and make a living.
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bearrickster wrote:Very cool I have a pair of Torino Cobra's a 70big block and a 71 small block cobra. I am restoring my 71 right now so its all apart. I just sold my other 70 cobra (Gold) a couple of years ago to finnish my shop to restore the other ones and make a living.
Very nice 8) I was actually looking for a 70 or 71 Torino when I came across the 70 1/2 Falcon. The price was so low I would have been dumb not to grab it. The guy I bought it off of said he had to lower the price because people actually thought It wasn't a "true" Falcon :roll: Mine only had a 302 but I built it up and could beat most Mustang 5.0's with my 4 door. I still want a Torino though...

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Aurora slot cars (AFX mostly now but have some t-jets and vibes)
Jamaican postage stamps from 1860-1998 (market value about $15k USD :shock: )
GI Joes and other 12" action "army" dolls like Dragon etc (don't care anymore)
McDonalds Beenie Babies (don't care anymore)
1/16 RC Tanks (3 Tamiya and 4 others)
RC Trail Rigs (scalers)
I seem to be collecting dirt bikes, yesterday I had 7. Three are for sale but will get another new one when the 3 sell! :roll:

My new hobby is MW II on PS3 (user name slotcarrod :wink: )

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up until the end of 2008, restoring old cars was my hobby. now it's a full time gig. so, i guess vintage r/c is my only hobby. :mrgreen:

and since i'm all about pictures, here's some that my dad and i, and as of late our friend dave, have knocked out over the last couple years.

my dad's 55 chevy gasser
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this 55 olds gasser
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this 64 chevy biscayne
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this 55 150 chevy
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this 67 olds 442
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this 68 olds f-85
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this 68 442 should be done in the next couple weeks
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this 63 impala still needs to be finished
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as does this 68 hurst olds
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one day i'll actually be able to build a car for myself. :roll: :lol:

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hobbies:
r/c
cars
dirt oval karting
snowmobiling
trains (o gauge)
camping
tinkering with anything electronic

collections:
r/c
trains (at my dads house)
slot cars (not that many just a few)
light sabers (10-master replica force fx) the wife's a star wars nut even has a ton of the mini star wars galatic heros.

i should post pics of my dad's train layout its massive. its 12'x9', 3 levels high, with 6 trains 4 operating 2 parked and a trolley/gang car line. it also has a 10 foot water trough with boats that go up and down it and there is an overhead system with 2 trains on it that runs the perimeter of the room.

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Wow Scr8p, very nice work.. Wanna work on a caddy?? :lol:

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metallicats33 wrote:I still want a Torino though...
I can hook you up I have a 70N code 4sp staggered shock Cobra that needs to be redone for sale. I bought it to restore then bought the 71 I like it better so the 70 is for sale.
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