Has anyone asked you

[twoninety]

why do you have such a

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"Childish hobby?"

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And what would your reply be?

Besides the usual
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:rocket: ,
:eshooter:,
:badass: and
:greenchai

[AccordTypeR]

1. then wut's yours?

2. Why dun you try???:finger:

3. Can you even make one?:finger4:

[rcmaxx]

well, my main hobby/job is racing Karts for Advanced Karting of Miami and next season test driving open wheel race cars. so when I tell them that after I tell them I built model cars they shut up pretty quickly. however, I just tell them its what I like, I dont play with them, I just display them. alot better then what alot of people are doing these days.

[Hawk312]

Bite me!:bathroom: :bathroom: :aug2: :aug2: :badass: :badass: :badass: :apoke: :apoke: :flamer: :flamer: :rocket: :rocket: :greenchai :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump: :jump:

[Jay!]

It really depends on the culure where you live whether car modeling is a "child's hobby" or not. As I understand it, modeling in Japan is considered a "gentleman's hobby."

[twoninety]

Originally posted by jay@af
It really depends on the culure where you live whether car modeling is a "child's hobby" or not. As I understand it, modeling in Japan is considered a "gentleman's hobby."

In this country (Singapore), everyone has the same hobbies (shopping, going to the movies, travelling, etc). Go figure.

My ex-colleague asked me that question when I bumped into him outside a hobby shop a few days ago.

Him: "Why do you build car kits? Isn't it a childish hobby?"
Me: "Can you build one?"
Him: "Probably not."
Me: "Oh. You mean you don't have the motor and cognitive skills for a kid's hobby?"
Him: "..." *walks away in a big hurry*

And my gf thought I was mean to him.

:hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe:

[Lownslow]

"Childish hobby?"

Because if i didnt i wouldve ended up a Square like you

[Tricksterpan]

'cause I still act like a kid :finger:

acually I just tell them it relaxes me and if you could do it you wouldnt think it was a childish hobby

[Purpura Delujo]

:huh: I still am a kid :huh:

But I would say to them, can you make one look as good as this?*shows them a photo of one* They would probably say "nope", then I would end it like twoninety did...So you don't have the skill to complete a childs hobby? Screw em all! I bet you they still do some stupid childish things anyway!

[fatboyslim]

My favourite reply now is...
Show 'em a pic of my Ferrari F1-2000 and then say 'childish? but I sold this one recently for £125! A that kind of money don't you wish you could make them?' to which most people say 'errm yeah suppose so!'

Story is a friend of mine who is a big F1 fan(and I mean BIG) saw my Ferrari about 2 weeks ago when he came over and offered me £125 for it and I thought f**kin' hell have it, show me the money and the deal was done! Problem now is he wants me to build him a Ferrari F2001 in 2001 sponsorship decals and 2002 sponsorship decals (vodafone).
Great £125 a pop =£250 that'll get me about 25 kits!!

[Purpura Delujo]

Ok, I'm now making F1 models and Rally cars and sellingg them to die hard fans who have no modelling skills.....Thanks Fatboyslim, you just gave me a job!

[magicmanjk808]

recently, one of my friends asked me that so i told him to shut up and try making one. now after he made his wrx, he's getting more into it and doesn't think it's so childish anymore.

i love making models. i can make cars that i'd never be able to own, and i can make them however i want. plus it's fun and you get to come on awesome forums like this one.

[flyonthewall]

Just say - 'So u would let your kids use glue and paint unattended would u? - Call yourself fit to be a parent???'

[tazdev]

nO one has asked me that question. Most people just say "I could never do that, I just don't have the patients"



If anyone did I would probably just tell them to F*@K off

[Dublinguy]

I worked with a guy who found out I raced radio control cars, what he didnt realise was they were the nitro type cars. He thought it was the most childish thing and started slagging me over it (well at least he tried to slag me over it). I knew he played bowls (the grass type bowls that is normally associated with arthrithic pensioners), so i slagged the crap out of him over this and told him to back to hitting on old women on the bowling green, well the guy that sits next to use nearly fell off his seat with laughter. I showed this guy pics of my car and the bodies I had for it and all of a sudden he was like WOW thats really cool and completely changed his tune about it.

It was funny though every time I slagged him over something he would be all " ah go back and play with ur cars" but he was such a fool thinking i wouldnt let it go about the bowls.

Anyway its funny how peoples impressions change when they see some fo the work that is done on these models and all of a sudden its liek WOW thats amazing, or I wish i could do that but I wouldnt have the patience