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[–] 53 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Wargaming or anything that brings people to a hobby shop. Trains, RC vehicles, and kites are most acceptable and understandable to people on the outside but still looked down on.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    I tried going to a hobby shop a while ago to get some servos and batteries for my RC planes ... but they had nothing I needed. Much easier to just order it online.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Yeah, I feel for the hobby shops because there's only so much inventory a shop can hold onto and display and sell. How long do you think they gotta display servos before somebody comes looking for them? Compare that to the big Internet stores and I don't know how they can compete.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I look at model trains as an addiction I might not come back from.

    I always feel that I am just waiting one more day before I give up my basement, free time and money to it. (Only respect to people who use the same technique to hold off serious addictions. It just also happens to work for model trains...so far.)

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Model trains are a hobby that I love for other people to get into. I want to see your trains and tracks and little villages you're proud of. I just need my basement for all my other activities!

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Model trains are a hobby that I love for other people to get into.

    Yes! I want to keep my basement for other uses, but I love to hang out with someone who went all in on the hobby!

    It's kind of like having a friend who owns a boat. All the fun, without the work.

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