Topic: What other hobbies do us modelers have?

I was wondering what other hobbies we do, apart from flying model aeroplanes?
Are all our hobbies related. For example, going to airshows or building airfix models.

Just a thought...

I read books. Lots of em.

Two motorbikes, taking photo's and women

lozza

 carnt read ,

so I only look at the pictures and shoot  

stig.

Photography and wheezing up hills  (for Lozzas benefit )
I do actually do a lot of walking .

my main hobby is flying but i also like to relax by doing a spot of fly fishing. i'm happy even if i dont catch anything, there is something about the water that is calming.

Err................... Walking, Pre WW2 Commercial Vehicle Restoration (16 Buses, 1 Lorry and counting), Pre WW2 Historical Railways (real world Archaeology and 2mm scale model), Simulator Content Creator (though currently almost inactive in terms of new work, I have a large back catalogue issued as Freeware to maintain), can I count RC Cars and RC Boats?.............Oh, Canal Archaeology and Canal History..........and Karting (Team Manager).

My main other hobby is Home Cinema/Hi-Fi system. Have a full 7.1 THX Reference system which blows Odeon out of the water. So when it's wet to fly, I can watch a Blu-ray or listen to music/Video.
Other hobbies would be running/cycling/swimming, computers inc. Digital Photography (to show 'planes)

I'm just getting back into martial arts having been out of it for 7 years (Iaido this time for a change)
I put a karate suit on today, it brought back a lot of memories (Was in the Scottish team at one point)...i have been doing various punchy kicky things since I was 12, Karate (2 styles), Kung Fu (Lau gar and Wing Chun), Tai Chi and Aikido, pretty much whatever was available wherever i was based

Racing bikes, doing track days, electronics, programming (assembler), inactive radio-ham, looking after granddaughter Chloe (shes almost 3), maintenance about the place (job for life)...
Phil

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and in my free time, watch a bit of TV.

Two motorbikes, taking photo's and women

I used to take photos OF women, but they got a restraining order...

PDR

When I feel up to it I indulge in the piscatorial arts but modeling is my main interest.  

Carp fishing.

One eyed one horned flying purple people eater!!

1972 Kawasaki 750 H2 - Willy shrinking acceleration @15mpg

Reminding my kids how many Porsches and Lambos  they have cost me to date  

 

A bit of male modelling and extreme daydreaming.

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and in my free time, watch a bit of TV.

This is the sort of alternate hobby I'd expect quite a few people do here. I used to do Airfix kits to a good level, even entering in competitions. Now, they are an excellent source for scale material when building/scaling a rc model.
Also, have/collect Lego 12/9v Trains, some now are worth several hundred pounds.

Dabble in model engineering, writing software (allied to the day job), electronics and making robots.  So if I wander away from models a bit there's always something to do and I'll usually wander back within some months.

One eyed one horned flying purple people eater!!

1972 Kawasaki 750 H2 - Willy shrinking acceleration @15mpg


Willie shrinking because of the uncertainty regarding your final direction of travel?

M/bikes, on and off since '69.  For the last 7 years it's been Aprilia Futura's, which have taken me around large chunks of Europe.   Restored a T140 basket case, sold it last year swearing no more Brit classics, now I've got a hankering for an A10 RR.
That and building models is about it.

At the moment I'm struggling to even have time for this hobby. It's not just te flying, or building, or maintenance, there's newsletters and club matters, all of which take up a lot of time. With working away a lot that time is squeezed even more.

Hung up my footy boots a couple of years ago, having had a lot of enjoyment out of coaching Cub's footy for the previous several years. I do miss that. Gave up my season tickets at the same time, having been a regular match goer since I was a youngster. Miss that even more.

I used to read a lot, but since needing reading glasses I bet I don;t read 1% of what I used to. Can't read in bed at all now.

Previously I did photography with a colour darkroom and spent a fair bit of time on that. All gone. I can't develop any great enthusiasm for digital photography, beyond the ease in which producing happy snaps is possible.

Used to play guitar and bass and do a bit of songwriting, but haven't picked up a guitar for a good few years.

So - aeromodelling it is then.

When time allows, I play guitar

I prefer to play electric but my Marshall Valve Amp cannot be turned up above 3 in the house. Even that annoys the neighbours (and we live in a detached house) so of late I've been playing more acoustic stuff

Motorcycling - YZF750 & GSX1400.

Photography - D90

Flying full size - C172

The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

When time allows, I play guitar

I prefer to play electric but my Marshall Valve Amp cannot be turned up above 3 in the house. Even that annoys the neighbours (and we live in a detached house) so of late I've been playing more acoustic stuff

Thought you'd hang some speakers on the back ramp and give it a blast whilst on RTB 

lozza

Lozza, I have played my guitar sat on the pan in Afg and Iraq before but it's a noisy whilst in flight

Carp fishing.

Oh no not a C**p fisherman, why not go for real fish like pike  

I like fishing, but I find the sit it out type of carp fishing boring, I mainly fish for pike but enjoy catching chub and tench as well, as for other hobbies, I try to play guitar.

Or Shark?

Oh no not a C**p fisherman, why not go for real fish like pike 

don`t tell him pike

Your name vill alzo go on ze liszt!

PDR

Karate.

The height of the kick in my avatar goes with the "Grow old disgracefully" text  .

Dick

Photography - not so much these days,  but I was the main photographer for 2 years on our university newsaper.  Photographed lots of politicians of the day and other visitors to the uiniversity; Edward Heath, Willie Whitelaw,  Geoffrey Howe, Lord Home, Lord Ramsey plus many others.

Rifle target shooting - until a few years ago,  mostly small-bore indoors,  occasional full-bore at Bisley.  Not done any for ages though.

Dabble a little in electronics occasionally.

Build/repair PCs - "neighbourhood PC support"!

Did a bit of karting years back.

Very nice SG Andy

It is a Gibson isn't it?

Very nice SG Andy

It is a Gibson isn't it?

No it's an Epiphone Standard Faded, it is a 'Set Neck' model as opposed to the crappy bolt on neck versions, to be honest I'm not good enough to justify Gibson money especially as I generally play through a pod in to headphones.  The Squier Custom Telecaster is my favorite, the p90's give it a beefier sound than the standard Tele pups and it sounds and plays far better than the MIM Fender Strat I had a couple of years ago.

I tried guitar, but to be honest I'm just have no musical abilities.

I like making all sorts of models, tinkering with cars and plodding away with a (fairly cheap) fullsize homebuilt.

I shall finish my PPL too one of these years 

Outside of modelling I'm an avid Trombone player of 12 years (quite a long time considering thats 60% of my life up to now). Play all sorts, recently played in championship section for a Brass Band competition, done 5 years of Jazz competitions and tonight I'm going to play with a reggae band. So only a little bit of variation! I also dabble in bass guitar on occasions.

Partial to a bit of walking/climbing and enjoy the odd long distance cycle route.

Oh and classic Saabs

Forgot to mention guitars in the first reply, I play a bit too, I've a genuine American Strat Plus which I dont like at all, a nice Simon & Patrick cedartop accoustic, a Yammy shortscale bass, a classical my late Dad made (his first, sweet as a nut) and my favourite, a cheap & nasty Squier Tele with a seymour-Duncan Hot-Rails stacked humbucker... its cheap & horrible but plays really well & sounds lovely. I bought it outside a Cash Converters after they'd offered some bloke a pittance for it. Gave him pittance-plus-a-fiver and we did the deal right there in the street.  I started playing at 40 so will never be any good, but I enjoy the way playing takes your mind away from your problems and worries.
Cheers
Phil

Not sure I'd call it a hobby as such but also play Cornet in the local town band (Shefford).

Hmmm - are there any model flyers who DON'T play guitar?

PDR
(Echo 12str Accoustic, the obligatory fender strat and the inevitable Gibson)

Hmmm - are there any model flyers who DON'T play guitar?

PDR
(Echo 12str Accoustic, the obligatory fender strat and the inevitable Gibson)

I atempt to play handbells as well as atempting to play guitar.

Hmmm - are there any model flyers who DON'T play guitar?

Yes.