What's your second hobby?

[Blake442]

Blake,
I would've thought that parts and components for 1/18th scale cars are harder to come by than 1/24th scale models. I guess I was mistaken. Cool projects.

There is WAY more stuff out there for 1/24... 1/18 is just starting to come around with wheel sets and motors.
Broken/damaged cars or cars with bad paint can usually be had for decent deals, so it's a little easier to stomach parting them out
Other cars are still the best source for parts. Most guys that mod end up with 1/18 junkyards full of cars that have been scavenged lol.
I bought an entire car just to steal the air cleaner decal for my 442 lol

 

[Longroof79]

There is WAY more stuff out there for 1/24... 1/18 is just starting to come around with wheel sets and motors.
Broken/damaged cars or cars with bad paint can usually be had for decent deals, so it's a little easier to stomach parting them out
Other cars are still the best source for parts. Most guys that mod end up with 1/18 junkyards full of cars that have been scavenged lol.
I bought an entire car just to steal the air cleaner decal for my 442 lol

Blake,
I had no idea there was such an active subculture going on for the 1/18th scale stuff.
Again, 1/24th stuff was always popular and accessible.

 

[Ace Burt]

I grew up riding and racing motocross. Learned to ride when I was 7, raced the first time at 11. I was a second generation racer that rode and raced every week for over 40 years. I did some track day stuff in a couple of Porsches for a few years also.

 

[Jim hopper]

Just thought I'd share a couple more I make a replica drag cars from our track

 

[partsbox]

Just thought I'd share a couple more I make a replica drag cars from our track

Jim, Nice work. Are you involved in any model car club(s)?

 

[Jim hopper]

No I entered years ago and won first place for four models that I built but other That I just do it as a hobby to keep my mind occupied especially when you live in Frozen Central New York right now it is -25° outside so you got have something to do

 

[Longroof79]

View attachment 79785 View attachment 79784 I grew up riding and racing motocross. Learned to ride when I was 7, raced the first time at 11. I was a second generation racer that rode and raced every week for over 40 years. I did some track day stuff in a couple of Porsches for a few years also.

Ace,
What kind of Porsches were you into?

 

[Longroof79]

Just thought I'd share a couple more I make a replica drag cars from our track

Nice work, Jim.

 

[mr evil]

Gardening for me too, partial to bamboo and Japanese maples. Also like eclectic solid wood furniture refinishing and re-purposing stuff most people just throw away. Go camping/fishing couple times a year but finding those are becoming old hobbies as I seem to have developed a case of homebodyitus in recent years....

 

[lilbowtie]

Kinda surprised nobody is into bowling, appears to be dying. I bowl on 2 leagues and enjoy the competition.