What are your other hobbies?

[Jim From MT]

Russ and tommustang: The Fiero is an 86 GT and will be kept stock. I know that there are a great number of conversions but my financial limits preclude doing much beyond stock. I've even read about a 455cu inch conversion. That scares me. As I said "I have more hobbies than money". Sorry about getting us off topic. Jim

[Trucklover]

Other Hobbies? What the heck? LOL

My other hobby would have to be my girlfriend, i spend alot of time with her

[Sumpter250]

I have a sailboat, which is strictly a summer hobby here in MT. The lake is frozen over at present.
I have a hobby car project, a Pontiac Fiero.

There were a number of fiberglass kit car bodies designed for the Fiero, I often though of doing one of those.
Sail?, Frozen lake?...............Ice boat!!!!

[Cannonball]

and some day, I will get back to work on my 1965 Mustang. I haven't spent a lot of time working on it (or driving it) for the past couple years. I bought this car when I was 15 years old - it was the first car I ever bought. Pics of the car (all dusty from sitting) are attached.

Chip Foose!
Paging Chip Foose to the Lake Placid Blue Mustang! :mrgreen:

That is a sweet looking old 'Stang.
I'd love to see her all fixed up. :race:

[Tom]

I have far too many hobbies for one person, or so I am told by my wife to be. In addition to model railroading, my other big hobby is Old West Reenacting with our team "Spirits of the Old West" (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.spiritsoftheoldwest.org">http://www.spiritsoftheoldwest.org</a><!-- m -->). I also do quickdraw competitions on the side and have won a few. That bred a WHOLE other hobby of collecting Old West firearms, right now, I have my uncles coveted 1873 Single Action Colt (clone) made by A. Uberti & Co. in .45 Long Colt,

   

an 1875 Remington Outlaw in 7 3/4" barrel (MASSIVE pistol), my new Ruger Vaquero in .45LC stainless, 4 5/8" barrel with ivory grips with a competition spring kit that I use for quickdraw, 2 .38S&W break tops that are basically little hideaways, a 1873 Winchester carbine rifle and an original 1866 Wells Fargo Stage coach gun which is a .12Gauge double barrel with dual triggers and hammers. That is the groups favorite piece, everybody loves the thing. Even at 140 years old, she still shoots everytime, but it's getting so old that I have to have it gone through with a fine toothed comb by a local gunsmith for saefty's sake prior to beginning a season with it. I need to finally retire it and hang it over the fireplace once and for all.

My main thing anymore is railroad history and preservation, primarily of the Western Pacific Railroad. I do a lot of volunteer work with the Feather River Rail Society at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA. I grew up in a WP family and that equipment took care of me and my family and put a roof over our heads and food on the table. Now that a lot of that equipment is now preserved in Portola, the tables have turned, and I now have the opportunity to take care of the equipment that took care of me. I feel a huge obligation to it and have recently focused a lot of my work with the "Zephyr Project" up there. We have several original cars from the California Zephyr, including the only diner left (all original too) and the only WP CZ loco left (WP 805-A). In addition to that, I am also the crew trainer up there for the train crews as that is my profession in the real world, so I donate my time and materials doing that for them a couple times a year. Alicia, my brother and my nephew have gotten hooked and go up with me to Portola to help out. I even proposed to Alicia at the museum during an old west show up there. She didn't see it coming. Several members of the museum were there to witness.

   

In this photo, Museum Manager David Epling and I had just finished playing a prank on FRRS VP Steve Habeck and made a new sign for "Malfunction Jct." labeled "Habeckistan". We were waiting for him and FRRS President Rod McClure and the rest of the UP Steam crew to bring UP 3985 into Portola a few years back. We didn't tell anyone we were doing it, and the next morning when Steve was backing UP 1983 (WP Heritage unit) around the baloon track through Malfunction Jct., he looked in the mirror and saw the new "Habeckistan sign and a few choice words were uttered to us over the radio. He was not amused (but everyone else was!)

I am also very into photography although I am not great at it. I just bought a Canon XSi 12MP with several lenses after doing an extra job last year in Kentucky. It was nice to have back there, as I went home to Missouri and took my dad with me. First time he had been back there in 25 years. We took about 600 photos!

I used to crew on Nascar Late Model Stock cars for a 2 car Husband/Wife team (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.manschmotorsports.net">http://www.manschmotorsports.net</a><!-- m -->) and we made history in 2006 as the first female to ever win a major stock car racing series championship (2006 Westcar Champs!). Winning that championship at my home track was the highlight of my life. Just the coolest thing I was ever a part of. We even got interviewd by ESPN. I don't do anything with the racecars anymore, just not enough time and after 60 years, my local track closed in '06, so winning the championship with the team in Stockton at the second to last race there was real special, but racing isn't the same without Stockton on the schedule anymore. Great news though, they are bringing it back for this season! Stockton 99 should open this March. I can't wait!

   

I also used to enjoy building websites and built the one for my business and Spirits of the Old West as well as the new Western Pacific RR Museum site at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.wplives.org">http://www.wplives.org</a><!-- m --> and the race teams website. I now HATE building websites, too much like work anymore.

Yeah, I have too many hobbies, but rarely am I ever bored!

[Fluesheet]

Tom, it sounds like you need to find something to do in your spare time.

[Sarge]

Bass Fishing

[Steamtrains]

Hi...I spent quite a few years in R/C aircraft, at the competition level....so trains took a back seat to that for some time..I got back into MR'ing full time when R/C got to be more stressfull than fun...(Although I do have a glider kit in the closet & a brand new R/C transmitter for Christmas )
I picked up a liking to electronics along the way, and have recently built two transistorized throttles for the layout....Some of you guys should try it..It's really a lot of fun..!!

[foulrift]

For the most part other than model railroading I like to read(mainly mysteries),watching most anything of a historical nature on TV and helping my son when necessary with his Boy Scout stuff.

[Fifer]

Here is my other hobby.



Mike

[Fluesheet]

Aha! Another motorcyclist - that makes at least four of us!

Nice bike, fifer...

Matt

[Fifer]

Aha! Another motorcyclist - that makes at least four of us!

Nice bike, fifer...

Matt

Thanks Matt. It is my first BMW and got her used. She has almost 100,000 miles on her. Today I was installing a new rear rotor and have another set of tires coming.
Thanks , Mike

[LynnB]

Hey Sarge , thats my other favorite hobby , nice one.
Fifer , nice ride , thats not the first bmw thats had more than 100,000 miles

[nachoman]

I've got plenty of hobbies that come and go depending up on my mood, money, and other priorities. I don't consider home repair to be a hobby, but I do consider working on my car to be a hobby. It's a 44 year-old car that is the only car I have ever owned, have driven 120,000 miles in 13 years, and still drive every day. I also enjoy cooking, and painting, and general tinkering. I also find gardening to be quite relaxing.

[Fifer]

Well , A lot of really nice mustangs here. I wish I had bought my dads 66 289 silver body , pony interior and Black vinyl top. Great Car.
Here is what I did inheiret from his passing four years ago. He and my mom bought it new and yes it is a factory color (Seafoam Green). I added the scoops , cover and air dam .
I even matched the orig. Uniroyal Tiger Paws. It has 53,000 miles and a great truck.



Gotta get a Chevy in here somewhere.

Mike