What does everyone collect or do for a hobby?

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Another one of my collections. Vintage Halloween. This is a very very small portion of it. All my paper items and masks and movie props are put away
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@michigander - you might be interested to know that our farm was in Clinton County, a mile North and a mile and a half East of Fowler (M21, West of St. Johns).
 
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RichardAaronlx2610 's post of his Halloween collection prompted me to post our Halloween blowmold collection, pre-staged in the formal living room in preparation for tomorrow night.
I'd like to have them out already, but too many thieves these days.
We sit on the patio out front & hand out candy, and that way we can keep an eye on them.
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RichardAaronlx2610 's post of his Halloween collection prompted me to post our Halloween blowmold collection, pre-staged in the formal living room in preparation for tomorrow night.
I'd like to have them out already, but too many thieves these days.
We sit on the patio out front & hand out candy, and that way we can keep an eye on them. View attachment 68859 View attachment 68860 View attachment 68861 View attachment 68862 View attachment 68863
this makes me want to dig out all of my blow molds now! Beautiful collection!!
 
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Tools, Guns, Photography, Astronomy, Amateur Radio. My wife hates clutter so I can’t collect anything outside my shop!
 
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Awesome! Beautiful planes man! One thing I’ve never owned yet. But really want to! We have a sod farm here in NJ and one of the Rc plane clubs fly there and i take The kids out there to watch often. I’ll get one some day!!
If you are looking to get into the hobby they have trainer planes that were (when I just about got one) between 100 & 200 bucks (there are cheaper ones but usually parts support isn't there or isn't good). It was like the Super Cub S, they have a "Safe" thing that will help avoid terrible crashes and are good trainers. If you don't want the nanny state "Safe" function running you can disable it. They are made of foam and have full parts support for when you do crash them, and the parts are fairly affordable too. Speaking from my RC experience it isn't a matter of IF you crash but WHEN and how expensive it is to fix. biggest bonus is if you are also into 3d printing you can 3d print some parts or upgrades yourself.

I started on a Traxxas Rustler which is an RC car but the basic cycle is you drive, you jump, you crash, you upgrade, repeat.
 
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Tools, Guns, Photography, Astronomy, Amateur Radio. My wife hates clutter so I can’t collect anything outside my shop!
Two potential clutter solutions:
(1) fire wife!
(2) build bigger shop.
I did both.
#1 was VERY expensive!
 
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If you are looking to get into the hobby they have trainer planes that were (when I just about got one) between 100 & 200 bucks (there are cheaper ones but usually parts support isn't there or isn't good). It was like the Super Cub S, they have a "Safe" thing that will help avoid terrible crashes and are good trainers. If you don't want the nanny state "Safe" function running you can disable it. They are made of foam and have full parts support for when you do crash them, and the parts are fairly affordable too. Speaking from my RC experience it isn't a matter of IF you crash but WHEN and how expensive it is to fix. biggest bonus is if you are also into 3d printing you can 3d print some parts or upgrades yourself.

I started on a Traxxas Rustler which is an RC car but the basic cycle is you drive, you jump, you crash, you upgrade, repeat.
Yeah I’ve been looking into them, my son has been nagging for one. I’ll get one soon.
If you are looking to get into the hobby they have trainer planes that were (when I just about got one) between 100 & 200 bucks (there are cheaper ones but usually parts support isn't there or isn't good). It was like the Super Cub S, they have a "Safe" thing that will help avoid terrible crashes and are good trainers. If you don't want the nanny state "Safe" function running you can disable it. They are made of foam and have full parts support for when you do crash them, and the parts are fairly affordable too. Speaking from my RC experience it isn't a matter of IF you crash but WHEN and how expensive it is to fix. biggest bonus is if you are also into 3d printing you can 3d print some parts or upgrades yourself.

I started on a Traxxas Rustler which is an RC car but the basic cycle is you drive, you jump, you crash, you upgrade, repeat.
That’s the route I’ll probably go. The beginner route, I definitely want one. Or a helicopter. And electric, im tired of playing with gas
 

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Shop should be twice the square footage of house :)
I don't really collect anything. Woodcutting was a hobby for years. Did a bunch of firewood, and cut pulpwood winters.

With age and no pulp market, that's gone by the wayside.

We're considering a re-do of both bathrooms.

Probably make one or both bigger.

I've floated the idea of another bay or 2 on the garage, in the interest of more storage space we may be losing by bigger bathrooms.

So far, I haven't been vetoed..... ;)
 
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Yeah I’ve been looking into them, my son has been nagging for one. I’ll get one soon.


That’s the route I’ll probably go. The beginner route, I definitely want one. Or a helicopter. And electric, im tired of playing with gas
In my experience "hobby" helicopters are significantly more difficult than planes which are more difficult than drones. gas vs electric isn't really that big of a deal. 99% of the time it is 2 stroke nitro that would be ran but nitro you get more run time and faster refuel electric you don't have to buy but if you have LiPo batteries they need to be charged a certain way unless you want to rebuild your shed and NiCad just don't hold much juice. Carb cleanings really aren't a thing because Nitro doesn't gum up. Usually it starts NiCad to LiPo to Nitro (more smiles per hour because less charging and they rev to 13k with is always cool).
 
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In my case it's probably more accurate to say accumulate rather than collect, but guns (mostly hand).






and motorcycles.

 
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In my experience "hobby" helicopters are significantly more difficult than planes which are more difficult than drones. gas vs electric isn't really that big of a deal. 99% of the time it is 2 stroke nitro that would be ran but nitro you get more run time and faster refuel electric you don't have to buy but if you have LiPo batteries they need to be charged a certain way unless you want to rebuild your shed and NiCad just don't hold much juice. Carb cleanings really aren't a thing because Nitro doesn't gum up. Usually it starts NiCad to LiPo to Nitro (more smiles per hour because less charging and they rev to 13k with is always cool).
Yes all very true. But i run lipo In all my trucks now. And i use The spektrum smart sense batteries, just plug em in and that’s it. They even discharge for you if you don’t use them. Such a wonderful invention for sure
 

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In my case it's probably more accurate to say accumulate rather than collect, but guns (mostly hand).






and motorcycles.

nice collection of bikes! I have a few myself. Nothing like some wind on your face
 
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