Other hobbies that are not ship model building

[Tony P]

I am a Ham Radio operator. I listen to my radio in background while working on models. Also enjoy receiving and decoding HF WEFAX and Coast Guard SITOR reports. I have also operated aboard museum ships and from lighthouses.View attachment 119762View attachment 119763View attachment 119764

 

[Tony P]

I am a Ham Radio operator. I listen to my radio in background while working on models. Also enjoy receiving and decoding HF WEFAX and Coast Guard SITOR reports. I have also operated aboard museum ships and from lighthouses.View attachment 119762View attachment 119763View attachment 119764

Nice, me too. After a well over 40 year interest I finally got my tech and general 3 years ago W2PAA

 

[Tony P]

I'm a licensed Amateur radio operator, after a long long time interested I finally took the plunge 3 years ago. glad I did. I built plastic models for many years also other miniatures. I dabbled in balsa planes recently, didn't really grab me like I thought it would I used to oil paint a lot don't anymore but that was a long time hobby, plein air which is all done outdoors on site. I surf and boat fish saltwater. This hobby now wooden ships takes up most of my time now but that's ok I love it. I spend a lot of time reading. Sci Fi, History, Science, Bios. Love classic movies.

 

[Tobias]

My great love is to rebuild old timers. So a complete restoration. Especially the little VW Karmann Ghia is my favorite and I hope to get a VW T1 at some point. Here are a few pictures from my current project.

 

[Jimsky]

A talent either present or not, you are a gifted and skilled person, Tobias! Your work is the proof of it.

 

[Tobias]

Hello Jimsky, first of all thank you. In a way, it's my job. I trained as a car mechanic, trained as a technician for 17 years in the field service on the road and directed forklifts and I have been workshop manager for 4 years. With this job, I don't have the opportunity to screw up so much anymore, so you look for a job to get away from the stress of the office. On the other hand, I need something delicate and that's where shipbuilding comes into play.

 

[TJCampbell]

For me.... well, I try to get out and golf in the summer but haven't got out in a while now. Winter time (Sep to Mar) I still play hockey, and am turning 49 next March, but our ice time was cancelled due to covid last season. I am pretty big sports nut and watch a lot of hockey (Toronto Maple Leafs) and baseball (Toronto Blue Jays), plus F1.

I gave fishing a try on and off over the years - have great fishing in the Great Lakes and Detroit River, but only ever fished from shore, as I don't own a boat or know anybody really that has one - odd considering I live in a fairly large city on the Great Lakes - we are major port city.

Lastly.....living a couple blocks from the Detroit River - ship watching is a thing I really enjoy - relaxing, we have many beautiful waterfront parks, and it's neat to see ships from around the world, and looking across and seeing Detroit, USA

 

[Uwek]

My great love is to rebuild old timers. So a complete restoration. Especially the little VW Karmann Ghia is my favorite and I hope to get a VW T1 at some point. Here are a few pictures from my current project.

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The "Sekretärinnenporsche" is a beautiful car - I also love classic cars, but unfortunately not able to restorate by myself - so I am a pure driver of classics.
I am thinking about buying a Volvo P1800 ....... the same period like your Karmann - BTW: your work is looking very good - so you try to get her between 1 and 2 or?

 

[Tobias]

The "Sekretärinnenporsche" is a beautiful car - I also love classic cars, but unfortunately not able to restorate by myself - so I am a pure driver of classics.
I am thinking about buying a Volvo P1800 ....... the same period like your Karmann - BTW: your work is looking very good - so you try to get her between 1 and 2 or?

Hello Uwe, the Volvo P1800 is also a very great car.
My standard is to get 1A, with photo documentation and appraisal. Whether it will be 1A, 1B or 2 is still up to the examiner and how his day was.
A question about the Volvo, what do you want to spend? I can ask around.

 

[Bluebeard]

Here is something that took me 18 years to build in my back yard.
I did all of the body work and painting.
Won many awards when competing.

 

[Tobias]

Hello Bluebeard cool box your beetle. Great project for the tuning scene. Unfortunately not historically. I love tuning cars, but also originality, both combined and then only as a rat I think it's awesome. However, respect to your project.

 

[Tobias]

the engine is beautiful, so clear, it's beautiful

 

[Bluebeard]

Thank You Tobias:
I also paint with óleos, so I used my beetle as a new metal canvas you might say.
The first time I competed, won Best of Show and was published on Hot VW Magazine.
So after a couple if years competing my son started to drive and needed a car, so I sold it and with the money I bought my son a Mustang.

 

[Bluebeard]

Is the yellow karmann ghia yours?
I love it.
Great looking machine.

 

[Tobias]

No, it‘s no my Karmann

 

[Uwek]

Hello Uwe, the Volvo P1800 is also a very great car.
My standard is to get 1A, with photo documentation and appraisal. Whether it will be 1A, 1B or 2 is still up to the examiner and how his day was.
A question about the Volvo, what do you want to spend? I can ask around.

The P1800 should be in a very good status, due to the fact, that I am not able to work on the car by myself.
Also british cars are very nice - MGA, Healey 3000, TR3 or 4, or or or....
BTW: Very good work on your Käfer !!!

 

[Chakotay]

I do leatherworking in my spare time (mostly building custom holsters and cartridge belts for the Cowboy Action crowd). I have a fledgling YouTube channel with videos of me building them.
. . . or do I build models in my spare time? I forget which is which.

Few picts of my "fancier" pieces.

 

[Uwek]

I do leatherworking in my spare time (mostly building custom holsters and cartridge belts for the Cowboy Action crowd). I have a fledgling YouTube channel with videos of me building them.
. . . or do I build models in my spare time? I forget which is which.

Few picts of my "fancier" pieces.
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These are looking great - just like "carving"

 

[mwroman]

I like to paint and draw. And I build and fly model airplanes too.

 

[mwroman]

Now some of my paintings.

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Nice work!!