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Post by Silverbullet » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:15 am

Apart from fiddling with subies :o I'm talking about what spare time you get on the weekend that isn't spent under the car. So other hobbies, interests etc. All of my other hobbies I started well before cars, fixing the car is the newest on the list, and until recently has taken up the most time and money :rolleyes:

Apart from the car, my next big activity is flying R/C, mainly indoors but also at the park if it's a nice evening and I feel like it. Current project is building a flyable WWI fighter the old way out of stick and tissue. It's a "peanut" scale Sopwith Pup from a magazine plan, and the parts are so small and fragile it's giving me a headache ;)

Next after that is beekeeping. This doesn't take up much time except the occasional hive moving (a heck of an effort) and the big once a year cleanup of all my hives which I'm doing now. And of course there's the honey extraction which only takes a day, but I haven't been properly set up to get the most out of it lately.

I also spend alot of time at the piano, took lessons for quite a few years and enjoy learning new pieces. Haven't had a lesson in nearly 2 years though and I'm falling into some bad habits :(

That's everything worth mentioning, keep in mind I have a lot more time for these things lately since I'm searching for a job, and probably won't be working full time again until next year (apprenticeship somewhere hopefully) When I was working I had practically no time for any of this. Which is probably the story with a few others :)
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Post by revmax » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:18 am

RC Helis is/was my main hobby. but the soobie is quickly taking over.
I own the LHS. http://www.revmaxhobbies.com.au
Main income WORK is working as a Fitter Machinest at a local heavy industy engineering company. ( I hate my Job)
OH and if I can tear myself from the brumby project I will continue my flying lessons.
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Post by Brumby Kid » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:06 am

I'm a golfer so im either at school, under the car or on the golf course.
I also play guitar, started taking lessons last year.Used to learn piano.
If i didn't have school this would be ideal for me.
Round of golf.
Working on the car.
Then at night when im too frustrated to work on the subie ill go and play the guitar to relax me!
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Post by Green_eyed_liberty » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:23 am

i have a few,

i model Australian HO Trains, will be building a new layout after i move into the new house

i head out RC Drifting with a few mates one night a week

i have the two subies that im forever tinkering with

just finished rebuilding my boat and trailer, and hope to get back out Scuba Diving this summer

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Post by mud_king91 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:27 am

i spend my weekends in carey gully helping the grand father in law restore 1950,s tr2 triumph or trimming grapevines or playingf with machinery in clarendon

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Post by Silverbullet » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:28 pm

So a couple other R/C nuts on here, that's cool :) Revmax, strange you should hate being a fitter/machinist, that's almost exactly what I want to do :rolleyes: Or Engineer of some sort.
Green eyed liberty, dad used to model trains as well (N gauge I think, the small ones) before I was around he had a circuit going around what is now my room including a removable bridge across the door :-D
Mud King that tr2 sounds like fun, always liked old British sports cars.

Brumby kid are you in a band at school yet? ;)
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Post by TOONGA » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:35 pm

I cook clean and change nappies ... occasionally I get permission to play with my Subarus :)

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Post by mud_king91 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:37 pm

Funnily enough it is fun its also amazing the amount of things a 60yr old car has that manufactures still use today

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Post by woody.t » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:57 pm

mud_king91 wrote:i spend my weekends in carey gully helping the grand father in law restore 1950,s tr2 triumph

hahah the good old triumphs dad has two stags and the rare md sitting in our garage he's probably owned 7 or 8 in the last few years

i surf, skate, winch and play football but the subie gets the majority of the time these days ahah
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Post by Brumby Kid » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:04 pm

Silverbullet wrote:

Brumby kid are you in a band at school yet? ;)
No i wish, our school has VERY VERY elite musicians and is hard to get into any of the bands. We would have about 10. Same names in every band:rolleyes: Band 1 tom dick harry, Band 2 tom dick harry etc. The other thing is they dont want many guitar's they only have about 2.
I prefer Golf, but if someone asked i would join/play with them.
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25" 185r14 Yokahama Delivery Star, light truck tyres
2" Sports exhaust
Rear Aguip step/bar
Liberty seats
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Post by taza » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:05 pm

Well I like computers, the technical side, abit of coding and game playing.
Outdoors wise I like camping, fishing, 4wding, play abit of golf and hanging with the mates. Like many of you guys the Subie is taking over some of the other hobbies.

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Post by Brumby Kid » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:09 pm

Once the brumby is lifted i will be able to ad to my list.
4wd, Camping & Fishing!!! Lots of outdoor stuff!
When life gives you a corner, drop a gear, pitch, and stomp the loud pedal
Bianca: 1991 Subaru Brumby
My First / Project car

EA81 Rebuilt by Tony Knight from knight Engines
2" body lift
25" 185r14 Yokahama Delivery Star, light truck tyres
2" Sports exhaust
Rear Aguip step/bar
Liberty seats
"Bianca"
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Post by niterida » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:47 pm

I spend all my time and money on my Brumbys at the moment.
I did try playing soccer again this year - but that turned out badly :
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Post by steptoe » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:44 am

no one else looks like they care about you there !! didn't you make any noise??

I think I have become a little engrossed in worshipping Fuji lately. Think I have licked the last mint stamp from the early eighties (Gannon - you got it!) , gave my old dad his coin collection back where he lost the treasured coin of 1878 half penny about 9mm diameter and blames me !

Projects coming up will be hauling out a 4 sp Brumby box for scrap (needs front seal and new selector rail and rough up of thirds cones), a few pairs of EA82 and 81 heads for scrap, about six used water pumps for scrap, think an J 16 is going to scrap too after losing my mind following ECU wiring last night, maybe now a bare EA82T block can also go to scrap...

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Post by Silverbullet » Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:23 pm

Yeah niterida what happened there? did someone get carried away with their slide tackle?
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Post by niterida » Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:14 pm

Silverbullet wrote:Yeah niterida what happened there? did someone get carried away with their slide tackle?
No - he came in from behind and chopped my standing leg. I've broken that leg before (playing soccer as well funnily enough) and he hit me that hard it felt like I had broken it again - but it just turned out to be a knee injury. Virtually the same as Steve Johnsons injury last week against the eagles. But he's younger and fitter andhas better medical access - I'm 46, only just fit and don't have any medical at all :mad:
And I just cannot believe he managed to get up from that and play a week later :eek:
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Post by subybrumby » Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:09 pm

I go to motor shows if I can, just went to the Jamboree (fours and rotaries) at Willowbank dragway yesterday and also play guitar semi professionaly on the weekends. I just played on Saturday Night for the Highfields Rugby League club presentations. It was a good night.

Here is a quick slide show of some things on my computer set to me playing the shadows song, Atlantis.

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Post by brockharro » Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:40 pm

ride downhill and hardtail mountbikes

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Post by niterida » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:03 pm

brockharro wrote:ride downhill and hardtail mountbikes
Cool - I've got a softail Giant but don't get the chance to use it much. Planning on getting out on it once my knee is 100%.
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Post by brockharro » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:03 pm

yer i got a glory dho its sick i used to race around australia when the parents paid i cant afford to race anymore but i try and get down the skate park as much as possible

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