Besides Sportscards collecting, how's about sharing with us your other hobbies

[tedzan]

Well, for starters, I collect classic Thunderbirds. This 1957 is a "rare bird", it's powered by a 312 Cubic-inch V-8. It's trans is a 3-speed floor shift with Overdrive.
With the Willow Green color, only 150 such T-Birds were produced out of a total of 24,000 T-Birds in 1957.






And, here is my 1960 T-Bird (4-seater) that boasts a 352 Cubic-inch engine with 10.5 to 1 compression ratio. Both these cars have 4-barrel Holley carburetors
which are fun (and challenging) to rebuild. Which I did often because of this crappy ethanol gas. In recent years, I've gotten smarter since I get aircraft fuel at
a nearby airport.





I'm also an avid LIONEL train collector.


And, I play 2 hours (singles) of Tennis 2 days of every week. Also, I have laid out a grass tennis court in my back yard (which I practice on regularly).



TED Z
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[Piratedogcardshows]

Nice cars. I havent gotten into the classic cars yet. It wont be long though as im craving some old fashioned American muscle to pair with my new fashioned American muscle

To the question at hand, the only other collecting I do on even a semi regular basis is Silver and Golden age comics. My current project that I add to maybe twice a year is a Amazing Spiderman run of 1-51.

[jfkheat]

I am also into cars, More specifically, muscle cars. I own a 1968 Beaumont SD 396. It is basically the same as a Chevelle but built and sold in Canada. There were 702 built and it is estimated that there are 70 to 100 left.
James

[bnorth]

Cool cars guys. I don't have a pic of mine, it has been in storage for a few years now because I got too stupid to drive it somewhat normally. I have a 1983 Porsche 944 with every go fast upgrade imaginable on it. Because it has been sitting I need to change the timing/balance shaft belts before it can be started.

This is a few pics of a friends muscle car right before it was finished a few months ago. Yes that hillbilly really used a Busch Light beer can as a radiator overflow container. It has around 600hp and is really fun to drive.

[bbcard1]

Guitar, APBA, public service.

[T_Hamilton]

Bourbon collector here

[spaidly]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

Bourbon collector here

Me, too.
http://whiskeybent.net

[bnorth]

I believe I have some hoarder in me. Over the years i have collected a little bit of everything. I really need to get rid of a ton of stuff but rarely sell and keep buying stuff i really do not need. I think most of us can relate to that.

Here is my Ninja. Because it is so easy to get hurt on it i am smart enought to keep it at or under the speed limit. A small fraction of the action figures, salt/pepper shakers, and other small junk I collect. Lets not forget the guitars i have not picked up in about a year.

[oldjudge]

Cone seashells-a carnivorous, highly poisonous snail. Some varieties are as deadly as a cobra; if bitten, a man will die in 5 minutes.

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Cone seashells-a carnivorous, highly poisonous snail. Some varieties are as deadly as a cobra; if bitten, a man will die in 5 minutes.

I've come across some of those diving in the South Pacific- some have darts they throw out with venom. Never pick one up. Wish I'd gotten to see that collection when I was at your house Jay, they look pretty spectacular.


Besides cards I travel a lot, typically developing countries, about half the time on scuba trips. While photography is my work at home (for advertising purposes) my hobby is travel and underwater photography. Eventually those images make it to my instagram account, @anthonynex

[trdcrdkid]

Another packrat here. In addition to baseball cards and hobby publications, I also collect nonsport N and T cards (of which I have a couple thousand or so), 19th century advertising trade cards (of which I have an estimated 5000, maybe more), and tabletop baseball games (of which I have a closet full). I also have over 5000 books, though that's not really a collection in the same sense, because I read a lot of them and use them for reference. I also go to a lot of theater, mainly in Chicago (where I live) and London (where I usually go once a year or so), and I used to study and perform improv back in the day (15-20 years ago) before giving it up because I didn't have the necessary time to devote to it. I also do a lot of research and writing on Shakespeare and Elizabethan theater history, which I guess counts as a hobby since I (mostly) don't get paid for it.

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I believe I have some hoarder in me. Over the years i have collected a little bit of everything. I really need to get rid of a ton of stuff but rarely sell and keep buying stuff i really do not need. I think most of us can relate to that.

Here is my Ninja. Because it is so easy to get hurt on it i am smart enought to keep it at or under the speed limit. A small fraction of the action figures, salt/pepper shakers, and other small junk I collect. Lets not forget the guitars i have not picked up in about a year.

Nice to see LEFTY guitars!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by obcbobd

Nice to see LEFTY guitars!

Weird/funny story on that. When I was young I played the violin for a few years, I played right handed. Several years ago when I decided to try guitar I bought that cheap red Maestro. For some reason my fingers would just not move properly in the different playing position. I turned it into a lefty and it worked for me. So after I decided I liked playing guitar I bought real left handed guitars. In that pic I had just turned the Maestro back into a righty before I sold it, I still have the other 3.

[markf31]

I am also a woodworker. I design and build custom furniture and have done projects as small as keepsake boxes to an entire set of custom kitchen cabinets. Most of my project designs and builds are dressers, chests of drawers and tables though.

Over the past couple of years I have become primarily a hand tool woodworker, I do use a table saw and band saw for some tasks such as breaking down rough stock, but I would say 95% of my work is now done with hand tools including all of the joinery in the two pieces I built below.

I have a plan to build all the furniture in my house myself, and I work on those projects between projects family members ask for and commissions for friends or word of mouth referrals from previous customers.

[OsFan]

…aand also these.

[darwinbulldog]

Handicapping, mostly football, but February/March finds me spending a lot of time in prep for the NCAA tourney. I've been competing in a group of about 100 people since 2007 and have finished 1st in football 3 of those years and 1st in March Madness two of those years (plus a 2nd place finish the year 8 seed Kentucky played 7 seed UConn in the final). The profits mostly come back here to my primary hobby.

[glynparson]

including but not limited to vintage Hartlands both sports and Westerns, Vinyl records, Star Wars figures and accessories, various other action figures, concert posters, grateful dead items,comics, and various other things i find interesting.

Custom Wood Furniture and figures

[Bigshot69]

Originally Posted by OsFan

…aand also these.

Beautiful books, especially the TTA 59. I’m into comics as well.

[samosa4u]

I collect Marilyn Monroe magazines, especially her early foreign covers (which are far more difficult to find compared to her US releases). Here are some popular covers below:

Glamorous Models - Aug, 1949



Scope - Nov, 1952



Foto Parade - Dec, 1949

[tedzan]

OK, just one more of my hobbies....I think you'll find this story quite interesting.

I won this Pin-Ball in an auction in 1987. Did not cost me much, as it was in need of repair. Took it apart, loaded it into a Ryder U-Haul truck and drove it 80 miles to my home in Toms River, NJ.
I put my EE mind to work and got it fully operational. For 30 years it has provided my family and friends many hours of enjoyment. It is the very same Pin Ball machines us "dinosaurs" spent all
our nickels on at the Boardwalk Arcades at the Jersey shore playing them for hours and hours back in the 1950's and 1960's.

This machine is considered the "Babe Ruth" model of BB Pin-Ball machines. You get Three Outs and the choice of 3 batting speeds. However, you can score a lot of runs in that inning due to all
the "premium targets" you can aim for. The highest scoring one.....SUPER HOMER.....is a 50-Run target, which has been hit only 6 times in 30 years. Another neat feature of this game are the
plastic players running around the bases with respect to the Hits.

Over the years, several of the Net54 members (or readers) have played my machine and here are some of their scores....

Kim Vida....523 runs

Mark Macrae....502 runs

Pat R....355 runs

Ron Peterson....303 runs (my Grandson, then age 6)

Barry Sloate....score ?


I hold the record with 560 runs. I scored 560 runs on New Years eve 1989....that was the highest that's ever been tallied on my machine. Call it home field advantage.
That nite I hit the ball thru the 50 RUN's target.



http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...+super+slugger






TED Z
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[OsFan]

Originally Posted by Bigshot69

Beautiful books, especially the TTA 59. I’m into comics as well.

Thanks!

[wolfdogg]

Records but slowed down. And deer hunting 😊

[Roulette44]

Very big into comics - gold and silver ages mostly.

Justice League, Superman, and showcase are my three favorite runs (have top or Near top registry sets for all three)

[Roulette44]

Few other shots

[Piratedogcardshows]

Originally Posted by Roulette44

Few other shots

Wow amazing books!

[Bigshot69]

Originally Posted by Roulette44

Few other shots

That Batman #1 is a beaut, Sir. Looks nicer than 4.5 IMO.

[BruceinGa]

I collected coins, stamps and bb cards as a kid. I gave away all my cards in the early 60's to a friend and just six months ago gave my stamps and coins to my son.
This past spring I took up wood turning on a lathe and enjoy making lidded boxes and hope to advance to wine bottle stoppers and bowls.
I enjoy golf but don't have much time for it as most of my time is spent practicing, playing and traveling for senior softball. I was inducted into the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 2011 and in 2014 to The Legends of Softball Hall of Fame.
This is only part of my softball awards:

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Roulette44

Few other shots

Nice Books

[OsFan]

Originally Posted by Roulette44

Very big into comics - gold and silver ages mostly.

Justice League, Superman, and showcase are my three favorite runs (have top or Near top registry sets for all three)

Brave and the Bold 28 is a top 3 favorite comic for me. Great stuff.

[pow323]

I collect other than cards, Fred Kails, used to build models but can`t do that anymore with my hands and eyes, I still have toys when I was a kid that my Mom saved, I still have my coin collection and old Marx train set. I also collect Vintage Christmas Ornaments. Hope you enjoy the pics! Marc

[slidekellyslide]

About 10 years ago my love for baseball postcards crept over to collecting postcards of my hometown Lincoln, Nebraska. I have about 6,000 different Lincoln cards, and amazingly I still find one or two per week that I don't already have. I keep them in binders in 4 card sheets. Lately a seller on ebay has started listing a collection of Lincoln cards that are just amazing, many of which I'd never seen before. These days I tend to get more excited about these types of finds than I do finds for my baseball collection.

[whaler]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Well, for starters, I collect classic Thunderbirds.

Here's my vintage(ish) T-bird: