Any weird hobbies out there?

Riceburner said:
I don't want to tow a trailer, just a 1 pc van with living and garage space. Best to look as normal as possible and nondescript.

@Rob:
All started with a little shield and swords when they were little:

Made some foam edged ones they used to battle at a b-day party too:


Practice ones in different stages and a bought one at the bottom:


cosplay/play ones:
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The CosPlay swords look remarkably like the "Tacticool" Ninja-to zombie killers, though in wood instead of stainless.
 
nobbie48 said:
A friend used to build computers and made next to nothing on it but he said he liked doing it so much he would pay to do it. Therefore pocketing fifty bucks for all the running around was a bonus.
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Ya mean I could have been making $$ all this time? lol Actually part of my old job was PC building and support. Not really a hand made item though....unless maybe you were soldering the MB together....
 
Had to look up Tacticool. Didn't see anything familiar. Sometimes the wood dictated the sword. The cosplay one my kid designed and I had to come up with it.
 
Yes seen st jacobs and also a trip just done in February to amherst mass train show got to go see a famous train layout thats been in thousands of photos in train magazines. George sellios google it and his layout.

Was privileged enough to get invited to see it person not many get to and i can only dream mine will be even anywhere close

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They were meant to be ninjatō as opposed to the katana most people know. So the one you linked to and it are of the same "origin".
 
Riceburner said:
They were meant to be ninjatō as opposed to the katana most people know. So the one you linked to and it are of the same "origin".
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I figured that was the way you were going. It's a good shape. When it comes to the metal ones it's just a shame that they use crappy quality, fragile stainless.
 
Irocian said:
Im boring model trains ho scale and n scale building a layout still in 13x9 basement room.
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Wingboy said:
Fascinated with that stuff.Have you seen the display in St Jacobs? It's mindblowing. http://stjacobsmodelrailway.com/
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You should check out the Burlington Model Railway Club on Hidden Valley Rd. in Burlington. They have HO, N, and G displays (the G is outdoors).

http://www.bcmrc.org/

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Riceburner said:
Yeah, one kid has one of the zombie swords...way too soft a metal. Looks cool, but not battle ready...for long. All those "zombie" swords are actually bad designs. Good thing the zombies aren't coming anytime soon. Then again they can just use one of the other real swords.

They even sell em in Walmart down south...
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Whetston...ategy=PWVUB&visitor_id=Wu-Z-WJWxuAEHSxSe4PNuo
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Yeah, most of those things are made to self destruct if ever used in anger. If it costs less than a few hundred bucks, it should be referred to as a "sword-like object."

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I like these guys for a broad selection and range of quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4hprpRJhM
 
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I collect and restore classic/vintage road and mountain bikes. Nothing truly exotic like a Breezer or a Ham (don't really want one, either). Mostly stuff that I like the engineering/workmanship/performance of or have some sentimental value.

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There is a shop in Bisbee AZ. about 15 miles from the Mexican border, the owner started buying up Italian, French and British race bikes in the 70's and 80's when they were considered scrap metal. The Italian filleted and filagreed frames are absolute art, he must have a thousand hanging in there.

Probably more Colnagos in there than in Italy.
 
crankcall said:
The Italian filleted and filagreed frames are absolute art
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IT was all about lugs with the Italians. Had a Master Piu slip through my hands a few years ago. Still kicking myself.

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22yr. old Thin Blue Line Hurricane c/w Girvin Vector is probably what you want. I can hook up.
 
Riceburner said:
@FMJ How's a Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Expert road bike stack up?
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Decent bike. #1 is one of Tange's better tubesets. 105 works flawlessly with little maintenance. Geometry is on the relaxed side. Makes for a comfortable, day-in-the-saddle ride.
 
FullMotoJacket said:
I collect and restore classic/vintage road and mountain bikes. Nothing truly exotic like a Breezer or a Ham (don't really want one, either). Mostly stuff that I like the engineering/workmanship/performance of or have some sentimental value.

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Where did you get that white wall bike holder from?
 
-D- said:
Where did you get that white wall bike holder from?
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Parts I found wandering around the shelving department of Ikea and a piece of 1" sq. aluminum tubing. This one is made out of Stolman shelving parts and tubing. The parts list is on ikeahackers.net

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