| If you think this hobby is expensive.... [message #55144] |
Sun, 09 April 2006 18:23  |
colinhester
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Location: NE Arkansas
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try R/C car racing. I've been thinking of getting back into it for a year or so. I was at a neighborhood garage sale yesterday, and one of the neighbors a $200 car sitting there. She said her son thought it was broken - nope. Thing runs like a champ. It does, however, need new batteries ($50 a stick), an updates speed controller ($50), a hotter motor ($50), bearings for wheels and tranny ($50).......I think you get the picture now. My son and I took it out in the cul-de-sac today and ran through 5 very old battery packs. Priceless. Now to get my gas nitro truck up and running. Also have an electric V-hull boat (3 feet long or so) that uses 2 battery packs and 3 motors, and it will do about 30 mph when properly trimmed out. Throws a tail like nobody's business. Don't ask what happens when the juice runs out  .......Colin
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| Re: If you think this hobby is expensive.... [message #55146 is a reply to message #55145] |
Mon, 10 April 2006 08:41  |
Damir
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Registered: May 2009
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I was into home recording in `80s and `90s - before cheap PCs, soundcards, HD recording, cheap digital multiefects, mics...
I remembered how much I payed for some instruments, mics, effects, synth, mixers, ADAT... huh. That was expensive hobby! 
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| Re: If you think this hobby is expensive.... [message #55147 is a reply to message #55146] |
Mon, 10 April 2006 09:57 |
Shane
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I can officially say that my guitar hobby has been expensive. For instance: buy a new guitar, after a month or so change the pickups, then add any stompboxes (chorus, wah, whatever), then a new amp here and there, noise gate for the high gain amp, microphones for playing gigs, backup guitar for gigs, cables, cases, strings, etc......
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| Re: If you think this hobby is expensive.... [message #55152 is a reply to message #55147] |
Tue, 11 April 2006 05:45 |
Leland Crooks
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The big one, restoring old cars. I've done one, don't think I'll do it again. Fun, but too expensive, too hard, takes a couple of yrs min. RC also on my list. I have 1/4 scale crackerbox boat built from scratch that I've never run  and a kit built plane. Been several years back though.
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