@Peartree, regarding the Farmall Cub.
I’m a JD guy, but those little Cubs aren’t bad. 60 cubic inches from 4 cylinders. 9 or maybe 11 horsepower... But when they are running good, they sound like a little sewing machine.
My neighbor had a mid 70's Bonneville that had been completely disassembled, rebuilt, and restored. It looked and ran like new. The amazing thing is that the guy who did the work only has one arm!More time and more money would see me restore a mid-70s Triumph Bonneville and build a hot rod.
Oh, and lots more rockets.
My neighbor had a mid 70's Bonneville that had been completely disassembled, rebuilt, and restored. It looked and ran like new. The amazing thing is that the guy who did the work only has one arm!
Turbine jet powered r/c.
Alas, I don't have a few thousand $ lying around.
Hey wait! This place has one.
Swiwin SW160B Turbine engine -Gator RC (gator-rc.com)
Maybe if I starve myself for aweekmonth..........
Check out this video from this British kid.
He also has some cool rocket projects.
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Try N-Scale. You can build a whole lot of Railroad in a fairly small space.
Impossible for a 66 year-old retiree with a wife and grandkids (and bad ankles...and back...and shoulders...and thumbs...and plantar fasciitis...getting old sucks, but it's better than the alternative).I'd love to do the long-trail triple-crown.
Appalachian, Continental Divide, Pacific Trail.
I'd love to do just one of them.
Completely impossible for a married guy with a kid.
If you haven't watched it, watch the documentary "Mile, Mile and A Half". John Muir trail. Awesome.I'd love to do the long-trail triple-crown.
Appalachian, Continental Divide, Pacific Trail.
I'd love to do just one of them.
Completely impossible for a married guy with a kid.
If you haven't watched it, watch the documentary "Mile, Mile and A Half". John Muir trail. Awesome.
I do race cars with SCCA so I can point you in a direction to get started if you are interested. However I can without a doubt confirm it would cut into, possibly eliminate, your rocket budget.I would love to race cars. Either road racing like SCCA or Rallying like they do in Europe. The other thing would be RC airplanes. The trouble there is I don't know how to get started. And it would cut into my rocket budget.
I took a single 1-hour Falconry class in Vermont once. It was very weird and cool.I've raced cars, restored cars, imported cars, driven everything under the sun. Love rocketry as a hobby, I always was fascinated by the idea of Falconry. I'm completely, no BS serious.
Nicely rebuilt Bonnies usually run better than new. Quality control at the Meriden factory in the 70s was... variable.
All that you see there fits into a 12x12 bedroom.That looks very much like a layout I've visited with the family, but I can see now it's not - holy cow my good fellow, I hope that's a club you're in - WOW!
I do have a yard big enough ...
Yes, please point. Las Vegas area.I do race cars with SCCA so I can point you in a direction to get started if you are interested. However I can without a doubt confirm it would cut into, possibly eliminate, your rocket budget.
Can't afford the flying any longer, Kite surfing I just have not gotten around to. I fly traction kites at the beach so it is a natural jump for me, just getting up the gorge to do so.....so many things take my time.Kite surfing - just dont have the time.
Flying - I am too chicken.
Formula Vee is good, but I am partial to Spec Racer. Also a controlled class (engine/trans is sealed, everyone uses the same brand/size of tires, brakes, etc.) and big fields so there is competition no matter what your skill level is.Automobile racing, unfortunately I'm probably a little too old, and definitely way too poor to take it up. I've always thought Formula Vee would be cool... limited power, more emphasis on driving finesse than aggressive driving.
But this past Christmas I asked for sticks, a practice pad and a rudiment book. So at the age of 46, I've taken up an instrument. Am I crazy?
@teepotYes, please point. Las Vegas area.
When I was 15 I joined an Explorer Scout troop: 'The Flying Squirrels' Their logo, which was painted on a large sign on the outside of the clubhouse, was a pregnant buzzard! They owned a Cessna 150. I got my pilot's license at age 15. Yep! I could legally fly a plane before I could drive a car! Cost to rent the plane was $5/hour 'wet' (with fuel) or $8/hour with an instructor. They were a chartered scout troop so that they could get charitable donations and perform work projects at businesses that could write off the expense.I have been fortunate enough to be able to race cars, restore cars, build and fly rockets, scuba dive, deep sea fish, snow ski and various other enjoyable things.
One thing I have never done that is definitely on my must do list is learn to fly. I don't care if I actually own a plane, probably better not to, but just have a pilots license where it would allow me to rent a Cessna and take a flight.
With one kid going off to college next fall and the other starting high school, I think rockets (in limited numbers) will be the only thing I will be doing for a while.
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