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Post by josef on Oct 31, 2019 9:59:06 GMT
Some here may know my other Hobbies or past times besides "O" scale trains. Collecting Flight Helmets (started when a vet gave me several flight helmets while on tour with B17 Mid West Tour 1982, at present have over 300 Helmets), and Long Range Target shooting, (out to 1000 yards). Well, over the past week I turned down a chance to purchase a rare flight helmet I been looking for, for decades. Because it would eat into my allowance for future "O" scale purchases. I think I found my true love and hobby, trains. Thinking it over, I believe that this Forum, O Gauge Forum, has added to my enjoyment and increased my fun in Trains. Thanks to everyone here for your posts, photos, videos, and tips, and especially those that brought this Forum to us. Thank you.
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Post by Adam on Oct 31, 2019 10:10:38 GMT
Josef, I find myself in a similar place. I love music and have a small guitar collection, a slowly growing record collection (yeah, it’s a thing again), but my focus has been primarily on trains (after family and work of course). 3D printing also get attention but I use it mostly to augment the layout.
Models trains as a hobby just has so much to offer. It’s difficult not to want to put most of my focus on it.
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Post by josef on Oct 31, 2019 10:36:52 GMT
Josef, I find myself in a similar place. I love music and have a small guitar collection, a slowly growing record collection (yeah, it’s a thing again), but my focus has been primarily on trains (after family and work of course). 3D printing also get attention but I use it mostly to augment the layout. Models trains as a hobby just has so much to offer. It’s difficult not to want to put most of my focus on it. LOL. I also kept many of my records and play them. Mentioning guitars, my favorite album is a Duane Eddy LP.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 11:39:59 GMT
I was into RC cars and trucks at one time. Thought about getting back into it but decided my funds were better off going to the trains. I also build car models. Thankfully I have a few kits to build but find myself giving more and more time to the trains. Like Brian had posted it's my magical place. I love the fact that it is so multifaceted. You're a carpenter,electrician,small appliance repair man,modeler,teacher and showman/socialite spreading the word of the awesome hobby.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 31, 2019 11:51:19 GMT
Josef, I find myself in a similar place. I love music and have a small guitar collection, a slowly growing record collection (yeah, it’s a thing again), but my focus has been primarily on trains (after family and work of course). 3D printing also get attention but I use it mostly to augment the layout. Models trains as a hobby just has so much to offer. It’s difficult not to want to put most of my focus on it. Adam, I packed away my guitars, amps and the rest of the equipment. Im having a better time with my trains.
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Post by Adam on Oct 31, 2019 11:54:29 GMT
Josef, I find myself in a similar place. I love music and have a small guitar collection, a slowly growing record collection (yeah, it’s a thing again), but my focus has been primarily on trains (after family and work of course). 3D printing also get attention but I use it mostly to augment the layout. Models trains as a hobby just has so much to offer. It’s difficult not to want to put most of my focus on it. Adam, I packed away my guitars, amps and the rest of the equipment. Im having a better time with my trains. The only thing that prevents me from doing that is that I still pick up a guitar when I am on one of many long work related conference calls. I work from him about 20% of the time and often get into late conferences. Strumming while muted on the call helps me to refocus. Otherwise, I rarely pick them up anymore.
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Post by ptc on Oct 31, 2019 12:21:45 GMT
Walter, # 1 for me since I was a kid. No competition.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Oct 31, 2019 12:24:04 GMT
It seems like everything today is associated with a guilt trip; here's mine.
Way back in the late 60s - early 70s, I was a really keen, geeky car modeler (1/24th or 1/25th scale). I built Kustoms in the great American tradition. I won contest prizes but never mastered either painting or metalwork. Still haven't.
I have a booklet that I wrote for a particular project in or about 1971 that laments the lack of scale accuracy in car models as opposed to model railroads. I still have the car I built at that time. It's a project waiting to be revisited.
I haven't because I am too much into trains - passenger cars in particular. I feel I am letting myself and my own tradition down. But the booklet comment is still valid.
And model railroads have an appeal that is very strong, particularly in my case because my Dad was into O gauge in a big way.
My Dad was also into guitars and music but I don't play, never have and at this stage never will. As Adam has already said, "Models trains as a hobby just has so much to offer. It’s difficult not to want to put most of my focus on it."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 13:19:28 GMT
Oh well, someone has to be different... me again.
As a kid it was trains but then, instead of girls, I found boats and fishing. Trains continued but salt water fishing, especially offshore has been a passion. We sold the boat a couple of years ago, built a train room, and are having a wonderful time. But, I fished offshore Saturday, for speckled trout nearby Monday and yesterday (caught and released a bunch both days), and we are supposed to be going to Morehead City, NC tomorrow and fish for swordfish two out of four days (looks like a weather cancellation).
The trains will resume next week but those speckled trout are going to need checking on at least once.
The schedule gets tight sometimes but we are finding room for both hobbies and will hopefully continue as long as we are physically able.
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Post by laz57 on Oct 31, 2019 14:37:22 GMT
For me trains are at best number 2 maybe three? I do enjoy working out, mostly walking and biking now, before it was running, along with throwing the weights around too. You gotta take care of your body first before doing anything else. Just my philosophy, yours might differ. Being healthy is always the first then everything else will fall in place. I also like hunting fishing and hiking or anything in the outdoor. Although when doing any of these things I am always thinking what I can do on the layout or planning to run. So trains really aren’t to far away in my thoughts.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 31, 2019 20:01:56 GMT
I've loved trains since I was a child. I have many interests over the years that have competed for my time and still do but trains are number one, but that wasn't always the case. In the past trains might have been number 2 or 3 on my list of pastimes but over the years it's become number 1.
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Post by JKP on Oct 31, 2019 20:45:42 GMT
It is a tie- trains and motorcycles, summer more of the motorcycle than trains, winter all trains. I did think of buying a new motorcycle this year but decided against it. (if I had it would have cut into my train purchases )
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 23:05:23 GMT
I pretty much always have trains on the brain...…….and on my truck. John
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Post by JDaddy on Oct 31, 2019 23:59:10 GMT
I sold all my old cars and focused myself to one hobby. Even my boat only sees a the light for about 3 weeks a year.
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Post by Adam on Nov 1, 2019 16:22:00 GMT
For me trains are at best number 2 maybe three? I do enjoy working out, mostly walking and biking now, before it was running, along with throwing the weights around too. You gotta take care of your body first before doing anything else. Just my philosophy, yours might differ. Being healthy is always the first then everything else will fall in place. I also like hunting fishing and hiking or anything in the outdoor. Although when doing any of these things I am always thinking what I can do on the layout or planning to run. So trains really aren’t to far away in my thoughts. Laz, You are so right. A balanced, healthy lifestyle is a pre-requisite to enjoying what you have. I originally commented purely from a hobby context. My wife and I consider taking care of our heath as our number 1 priority and it is part of our lifestyle. The train room is right next to our regularly used gym. We also take the dogs on regular long walks as well. We've also dramatically changed how we eat, not that we don't treat ourselves from time to time.
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