Showoff Your Other (Non-Rocket) Hobbies! *Eye Candy Please!*

[sebastianc]

Meteorites

 

[BruceS]

Punkin Chunkin these are from 2019. My catapult is Pumpkin Warrior 3. Spring powered and can throw an 8 lb pumpkin just over a quarter of a mile.

 

[rkoenn]

I've also built models in the past, but it's been decades since I've really done such. Back then I'd be cross-eyed for hours on end making the details perfect!
Here's some pics of one of my better pieces...not the best pics, but I took them recently to show a friend. Some parts may be broken from age...
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There are usually a few such models at the contests I attend occasionally. That detail painting is impressive and I can understand the tedious work it entails. Nice job.

 

[scpearson1]

 

[scpearson1]

Name that gun.. think you can do it from the low q photo?

 

[Scrapmaster87]

Punkin Chunkin these are from 2019. My catapult is Pumpkin Warrior 3. Spring powered and can throw an 8 lb pumpkin just over a quarter of a mile. View attachment 487910View attachment 487911

I've dabbled in chunkin at one time:


4lb pumpkins though.

 

[Michael L]

In another life, I've been a luthier/instrument builder (currently on hiatus). This is some of my work:
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Have you ever watched Ted Woodford on Youtube? Twoodford.

 

[Orien]

Here's a sampling of my different hobbies:

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Alright! Another pyro guy! Looks like a barge shoot in the pic. Where was this?

 

[NateB]

Alright! Another pyro guy! Looks like a barge shoot in the pic. Where was this?

That barge show was on Grand Lake Saint Marya in Celina, OH several years ago. Mostly 4", 5" and 6" if I remember correctly with some pontoons rigged on both sides with smaller items and some water cakes.

 

[Michael L]

Beginning Pyro guy here. I'm at the I want to make a 3" ball shell stage. I've made good (hot) BP and some low level stuff but I'm slowly stepping into the next level. Pyro is how I got into HP rocketry. I was watching a Ned Gorski video and John Coker videos started showing up on my feed. I found out that there was a HP group here locally and went all the way down that rabbit hole. No regrets

I have way too many hobbies. Every time I walk into the house or garage it's

In no particular order, Ham Radio, Vintage Electronics restoration, including Ham radios, more modern electronics (amateur level), long range shooting, hunting, rockets, pyro, learning to TIG weld, photography (large format film, digital, time lapse), guitar, banjo, mandolin, keyboard though not very good at any of them, especially the latter three, astronomy, currently only visual and binocular, my 2000 Landcruiser project, flying (working on my instrument rating), woodworking though not currently active if you don't count fins, 3D printing, Anasazi, Civil War, and Western history Idk... there's probably more but this'll do

Sample of some time lapse work. I need to do more:
Work in progress stuff, Carousel Mountain in Big Bend NP:
Rough cut of the aurora from Shadow Mountain near GTNP:
Quick Lunar eclipse tl:

Photo website (Most of what is posted below is behind this slide show): https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/

Some Black and White photography, mix of film and digital: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/p87684270

A rocket launch (not mine): https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p4076685714-6.jpg

Probably my favorite restoration. I got this in an estate, it sat in my barn for years. I felt like I owed it to the previous owner to restore it.

https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/p4342479
Here's a low dropout solar charge controller that I made (Not MPPT, that's a winter project, maybe)
https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1562449883-4.jpg
Three Turkey House in Canyon de Chelly (you won't see this on a tour): https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1063158329-4.jpg
The reason for the name: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p564217327-4.jpg
How to get the shot lol: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p564217327-4.jpg
General view of Canyon de Chelly: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p3109441442-4.jpg
Mummy Cave in Canyon del Muerto: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p197889714-4.jpg
Death Valley Thunderbird Petroglyph: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p605877861-4.jpg
There are dozens more sites from other states

Birds
Barn Owl: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1611677450-4.jpg
Great Gray Owl and a Vole: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1804014748-4.jpg
Great Gray Owl (same one): https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1843292366-4.jpg
Great Gray Owl (same one): https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1684170835-4.jpg
Great Horned Owl, mom and the kids: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1646330694-4.jpg
Roadrunner: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1870190951-4.jpg
Swainson's Hawk: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p1831311013-4.jpg
Tons more bird shots but this is already getting too wordy

Bears
https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p948533115-4.jpgMom wasn't too far off: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p612592995-4.jpg

Moose: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p629512541-4.jpg
Fing Moose (there's a story behind the name): https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p82211338-4.jpg
"Nice Beaver" : https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p418127651-4.jpg

Full moon over the Tetons: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p418127651-4.jpg

Macro
Pointed the camera straight up to get this: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p673461384-5.jpg
It took 45 minutes to get this one: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p243875597-5.jpg

Old Fort Laramie (4x5 film)
Barracks: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p55141171-4.jpg
Barracks: https://wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p330761357-4.jpg

 

[NateB]

Beginning Pyro guy here. I'm at the I want to make a 3" ball shell stage. I've made good (hot) BP and some low level stuff but I'm slowly stepping into the next level. Pyro is how I got into HP rocketry. I was watching a Ned Gorski video and John Coker videos started showing up on my feed.

Ned is a gateway to some interesting hobbies. He's a member of our pyro club in Indiana too.

The rocket in my picture above is a 3" blue and gold glitter with a bottom shot on a 3/4" whistle motor. It was still more motor than I needed, but I'm not sure if it would lift a 4" cylinder shell to the right height. I might need to make them with 2 breaks and a bottom shot to display the heading around 400' or so.

 

[Michael L]

Ned is a gateway to some interesting hobbies. He's a member of our pyro club in Indiana too.

The rocket in my picture above is a 3" blue and gold glitter with a bottom shot on a 3/4" whistle motor. It was still more motor than I needed, but I'm not sure if it would lift a 4" cylinder shell to the right height. I might need to make them with 2 breaks and a bottom shot to display the heading around 400' or so.

I'm a big fan of Ned and his site. The people there have been a lot of help. I'm flash powder phobic so I'm careful with what I make. I have a hydraulic star press and plates plus some rocket tooling. I just need to put some effort into using them. I've made cut stars. Baby steps

 

[sebastianc]

I've dabbled in chunkin at one time:


4lb pumpkins though.

Lindo invento para las suegras

 

[Doug Holverson]

I'm tellin' ya, sonny! They dun wuz the bestest car they don't make no more!


This one even looks like a rocket ship when it's pointed the other way.



At least to an overly excitable eight year old....

 

[teepot]

I collect guns and build AR's. The first pic is of a rifle I finished last week. It's for sale locally. I already sold one to my plumber. The second is a friend of mines. I took the stock gun and added some goodies. The next is my SBR. It was the second gun I built. The one with the scope and suppressor was my first build. It has an 8 by 32 scope, a 3 lb Timney trigger and will shoot sub MOA. I have about 50 guns I think. Just bought two more last week. Rockets and guns. Both expensive hobbies.

 

[Grog6]

I'm constantly amazed by the talents I see here on TRF and I'm sure there's a lot of other talents not being shown. My eyes are crying for more, so I'm starting a thread to showcase/showoff your other hobbies. Custom cars? Doodles? Crochet? Macaroni necklaces? Whatever it is, here's a good spot to show off for everyone's pleasure!
One of my former passions (currently taking a back seat to rocketry)...custom R/C car building...
A Customized Chevy engine model I made for a "50th Anniversary Clodbuster" build called "Gold Digger". This Youtube video has 1.3M hits (seems you get a million hits just by adding beer to a video):
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Here's the "Gold Digger" which had the above model engine installed - A working Monster Puller with a lot of custom parts including a etched gold colored plaque and has a full metal gear train...model engine was also made to shake as it speeds up and synced with the speed control. Won RCCA (RC Car Action) Ride of the Month and was 2nd or 3rd place for 2007 Ride of the year (Rock crawlers were big that year).

Another RC vehicle I designed and created...Full Metal Maxx/"Gorilla Warfare"...my own designed tank tracks and ended up about 95% metal (including the body, tracks and sprockets) and has a titanium tranny and brushless motor. Seems a major RC car parts company may have copied the track design a few years later since their product looks similar. My vehicle made it to 2008 RCCA Ride of the Month, but don't recall if it was a finalist for the year.

I really enjoyed the end results and most of the build; however custom projects like these become all-consuming and I found myself thinking almost 24/7 about a bumper or how to make something work for over a year. Not for those who are not strong-willed.
Come on people, let's see whatcha got!
BTW - I also started this thread since I misunderstood the topic of another "show off your hobby" thread and already wrote about my other hobby, so why waste all that time I spent on a nice post?

 

[Hobie1dog]

Found some more pictures. Theses are pre-health loss hobbies:
Muscle Cars-1969 SS 396 matching numbers el Camino

Sport-Touring w/ 1993 Honda VFR

Bluegill fishing with Fly Rods

Pipe Smoking- my prized Aaron Beck Freehand

Turntables

 

[Hobie1dog]

bump for the newer members to respond

 

[kcobbva]

Old member but never responded. I love to do light shows for Halloween and Christmas.


And example during "Movie Night" during this past year's Christmas Show:

 

[user 13]

I build plastic models and prop replicas. Mostly Science Fiction.

And I dabble in old British cars and car shows.

 

[Mugs914]

VERY NICE!!!

 

[Leo]

NIIIICE

 

[Spitfire222]

Aviation is my main passion, and my primary hobby is flying. In addition to building and flying rockets, I'm involved with RC aircraft and cars, plastic modeling, and balsa modeling (think Guillows). I also do woodworking, and single & dual line kite flying from time to time (I needed windy-weather hobbies for when the others were grounded!)

 

[user 13]

Spit,

Nice aircraft photo's. But my curiosity is getting the better of me, whats the crib photo?
Did you make it?

 

[Spitfire222]

Spit,

Nice aircraft photo's. But my curiosity is getting the better of me, whats the crib photo?
Did you make it?

Hi Mark, yes, I did indeed build the crib for our son! It's my biggest woodworking project to date.

 

[user 13]

Very nice!

 

[Hobie1dog]

Tell me more about the Mars Lander on the top left? From a kit?

 

[user 13]

Tell me more about the Mars Lander on the top left? From a kit?

It started out as a clone, but I finished it up with the Semroc wraps.

Its retired after many flights, I have 2 semroc kits still to build build.

There is a build thread on it here from years ago, along with the other versions of the ML I have built.

 

[Hobie1dog]

It started out as a clone, but I finished it up with the Semroc wraps.

Its retired after many flights, I have 2 semroc kits still to build build.

There is a build thread on it here from years ago, along with the other versions of the ML I have built.

I was wondering who made that size of Mars Lander.? That is one of the possible kits that I would like to put together but I just don't want the real small one. I went to the Tango Papa site that was advertised in Sport Rocketry magazine a few years ago, but it's not mentioned anywhere that I could find. it was a 1.6X version. What scale is yours?

 

[Cape Byron]

And I dabble in old British cars and car shows.

I have to say I'm a fan of the rubber bumper MGB. A lot of cars were destroyed looks wise by 5 MPH bumpers but they effectively modernised the, by then, dated B and BGT front end.

YMMV.