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Lmackattack

05-19-2013, 11:02 PM

Ok we know we all enjoy everything R/C but what are your other hobbies

I model in ho scale in the steam/diesel transion era. Mostly Midwest focused on the Illinois central railroad.

Few from my last layou that I had to tear down whin I moved last year

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/lmackattack/misc/IMG_3498.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/lmackattack/misc/IMG_1287.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/lmackattack/misc/IMG_1231.jpg

I also like restoring old cars

Here is my 65' caddy

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/lmackattack/cars/cadillac.jpg

kingbob

05-20-2013, 02:28 AM

Besides the trucks, I also race offroad 1/10 RC competitively. Have run in state and national titles. One of mine in action:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/stuff/t4.jpg

Also do some military 1/35 modelling. One of my Panther D's:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~canison/pantherd/1.jpg

Also do a bit of photography, film and digital. At least the 1/14 trucks are cheap in comparison!

rappy

05-20-2013, 07:19 AM

Women. Lol

Espeefan

05-20-2013, 10:13 AM

Sometimes I think I have to many hobbies, but it's all in good fun. I'm also into model railroading, though I am in the collecting stage. I would like to model the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Rio Grande.... someday! I've built and run many different radio controlled models through the years. Everything from helicopters to rock crawlers and 1/8 scale buggies. I also enjoy sports cars, diesel pickup trucks, a little bit of farming, building projects, and making parts on my milling machine. It's a lot, but I'm not married yet, so what else am I going to do? :D

Nice pictures, Lmackattack. Would those be your daughters in the photo of the Caddy? Any of them single? :D

Lmackattack

05-20-2013, 11:39 AM

No kids yet?....all Those girls are in their mid 20's now... I let my friends brother take the car to his Prom 5 years ago. He took the pic of just the girls with the car and sent the pic to me..

doodlebug

05-20-2013, 07:29 PM

Tractor pulling! Welding & machine shop stuff.
Cheers, Neil.

hippy

05-20-2013, 08:39 PM

i run my rock crawlers, rc10t4 on weekends also with my sc10 short course truck.

Dieselchopper

05-20-2013, 09:40 PM

Ride, ride and ride more. I have built a custom diesel powered chopper bike for myself. I ride when I can. I spend a lot of time helping a local club to raise funds to send kids with juvinal diabetes. Bikers Agains Diabetes. We send as many kids and familys as we can to specilzed camps here in Saskatchewan. We do assist others with medical concerns on a by case base. I continue to work on other client bikes as well. Here is a picture of my ride.
http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a628/Dieselchopper/1FD38B7E-FEDD-47FB-8605-20D118EBECD9-18733-00001E7667413E0E_zps57ada65b.jpg
http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a628/Dieselchopper/04843619-1723-4E14-ADC8-91CC65710305-18733-00001E766DA4F747_zps9a334e65.jpg

FlyingBeagle

05-21-2013, 11:32 AM

Wow, that is really cool. Do you have any videos? I would love to see/hear that thing running.

As for me I started out in RC airplanes and helicopters years ago before I discovered this side of the RC hobby. My wife and I recently had triplet little girls so I have done nothing in the hobby other than spend a few minutes a day reading threads on all of the awesome builds going on hear at this site.

BRICKNICK

05-21-2013, 12:33 PM

Wow what diesel motor did you cram in there? Or is it something custom made? That's amazing.

Lmackattack

05-21-2013, 04:59 PM

COOL DIESEL BIKE!...tell us more

JDH429

05-21-2013, 08:13 PM

Diesel Powered bikes...Classic cool. Heres my other ride...its a diesel too. That rhythms.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tUsGqny2l9w/UHalfDYvS4I/AAAAAAAAAKI/emhBTHhzHxk/w784-h519-no/Wheelin10.6.12+%25285+of+116%2529.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mJ5_YdZaY5Q/UHalRIGRYnI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/bUshxOIQ7FE/w784-h519-no/Wheelin10.6.12+%2528104+of+116%2529.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Hqb2ZZ_84M0/UHaqMQgi28I/AAAAAAAAALQ/O_b6utJEEcE/w784-h519-no/Wheelin10.6.12+%252873+of+116%2529.jpg

kingbob

05-22-2013, 04:07 AM

Brel

05-22-2013, 04:57 AM

building and running RC tanks
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/Heng%20long%20tiger%201/GEDC0011-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/brelewart/media/Heng%20long%20tiger%201/GEDC0011-1.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/M26%20Pershing/GEDC0033.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/brelewart/media/M26%20Pershing/GEDC0033.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee277/brelewart/Panzer%20IV/GEDC0104.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/brelewart/media/Panzer%20IV/GEDC0104.jpg.html)

Dieselchopper

05-22-2013, 08:26 AM

Thanks All for the comments on my bike. I put a Kohler Diesel into the bike. Had to do some mods to the frame to have it fit. Sorry no video of the bike in action as of yet. My wife was jut looking over my screen and has said she will try to get some video at a few of the events we are going to. It has become a bit of local boasting rights in out biker community. It is on the road as often as work and other commitments allow me and the wife to ride. One big bonus is the fuel consumption, I get average of 70 mpg or 3.3L/100km for the metric bunch. I still have some work to do to it but as we all know a good build takes time.

I like the diesel crawler, reminds me of mudding in the old farm tractor while growing up......no truck to put through the mud so the old tractor got it......LOL.

bhaagjr

05-22-2013, 09:08 PM

My other hobby is almost a full time job. I am a crew member on a WHELEN MODIFIED racecar. We run two cars at the famous BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM here in North Carolina. The track was featured on the History Channel, "MADHOUSE" a couple of years ago. It does not leave alot of time for building trucks during the summer months, but I am working on a FORD AEROMAX when I get the time.