My ambition is to have a "log cabin" some where as a retreat to get away from the real world. Maybe one day.
I've got some land for sale you could buy to start the project with..... Another retirement project I started too soon.
I started thinking about some of my other interests outside of Model Railroading, and thinking how neglected they have become. That got me thinking about everyone else and what other interests you guys have.
So, what other interests/hobbies do you guys have?
Hard to say, I have entirely too many interests but very few have enough traction to be called a hobby:
1. Dinosaurs. At one time I was on the path to become a paleontologist. I can blame bad advice from college councilors for that one.
2. Fossils in general. I love collecting sharks teeth. Have written a few minor papers, but nothing like I should have.
3. Geology especially as it relates to origins.
4. Architecture. Another potential career that I was taken off the path of, this time because of high school curriculum.
5. I used to collect Mustangs and Cougars, but after just a few and there is really no place to put them. I'm down to two. Both as 100% stock as possible. Even the tires.
6. I collect Railroad Dining car china.
7. I have a huge collection of the Aurora Model Motoring cars and track. When the children were small every Thanksgiving we would have a turkey day 500 race.
8. Bicycling but I've got no one to ride with so I generally don't.
9. I've been up almost 1/2 of the 14 thousand foot peaks here in Colorado. Was going to do them all by the time I was 40 but other things got more important.
10. Piles of guns I've accumulated through the years but the last time I fired one was when I was in high school.
11. Photography comes in handy, especially when there are so many people out there who think because they own a 35mm camera that they are "photographers".
12. Hated auto racing esp drag racing when I was a child because I had the engineering philosophy that "anyone can build a faster car". Then I discovered all the science of circle track racing with the 1970 and 1971 Daytona 500. Those were the years of the Plymouth Superbird and Dodge Daytonas. While my mother wouldn't let me get into racing, I became interested in NASCAR. As fate would have it I got to go to 1st year of college in the heart of NASCAR country (Greenville SC). This was the David Pearson / Richard Petty era. I think they mostly ruined it when they stopped running stock cars. sigh. But I got to know the names and have lingered - even endured the "car of tomorrow" years. I like taking my Mustang to the track and throwing it around though. All the related science really helped my children with their pinewood derby cars. In all the years we did them (14?) I think there was only 1 that didn't win something.
13. Collecting things. The thrill of the hunt.
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17. Inventing things. I've been designing electric cars since high school, looks like the auto manufactures are finally getting the idea.
18. but mostly railfaning, railroad history, and more model railroading, helping others with model railroading.
I have a complete "cockpit" with a seat from a real car, steering wheel, pedals, etc. Mostly it's short pick up races that are anywhere from 20 - 45 minutes long. But they also mimic real life races for major series, such as the Daytona 500, Indy 500, 24 Hours of Daytona, etc.
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