Hobby swap?

Archer

You need a proper case mate. Yes I know you probably have several already...

This case travelled the world with me...

Showing this side for someone who won't like a sticker on there...he knows who he is...😉

I put the wheels on it. Very sturdy case - back in late 1997 I was in Australia and my father in law took me to a local range and dropped me off there to train for a bit. I shot a few events there, and on Jan. 1 of 1998 I was planning to shoot an annual tournament in Adelaide - first event on the international calendar for the year (ended up getting a stomach flu from my wife's family, so didn't shoot it). I walked down to put up a target to shoot at, and turned around just in time to see my father in law run over my case full of equipment in his new Holden Statesman...🤦

Fortunately it all survived okay, and other than having to trim some melted plastic off the case it came out fine - the case had been trapped under the car for a bit against the exhaust.

I did eventually buy a spiffy new SKB case....but I retired before I ever used it...

This thing is nearly 4 feet long, and the inside is cut out to accommodate two complete recurve bows - you can see the foam cuts in the top layer:

When going to events we would always trade equipment, so I would put the back-up bow for someone else in my case, and they would put my back-up in theirs. That way if someone's case was lost, we had a back-up. I should probably sell this case - it wasn't a cheap one!

vintage hab

I’m a beekeeper. Anyone want to trade a watch for raw honey? What if I throw in a few thousand bees?

sonicosa

I’m going to wager I’d not find a ton of interest in the punk rock records I’ve been offloading on Discogs to fund my watch purchases.

JwRosenthal

You would actually be surprised- we have all kinds here and don’t forget that punk in the 80’s is CEO in the ‘20’s

sonicosa

I’m using the broad sense of “punk” loosely... currently selling mostly late 90s and early 2000s hardcore and “screamo” records from bands with names like, forcefedglass, Usurp Synapse, and Knee Deep In The Dead. If those are your jams, free shipping for any OF members! haha

JwRosenthal

Cat Pissed on My Speedy

Archer

That last one reminds me of a thread I saw once - maybe on WUS but I can't recall for sure. Buyer receives watch he bought from seller on the forum, and posts that the watch is in the box, along with some poop. Goes on a rant and the seller claims as he was packing up the watch, his cat must have taken a crap in there and he didn't notice...

Joe_A

Interesting thread . . .

I've seen a (very loose) connection between amateur radio operators, audiophiles, classic car owners, watch collectors and . . .

. . . those who participate in the 1:32 scale live steam model hobby.

What you see in the background above is a 1:32 scale model of "La Divine," the SNCF 232-U! that one may find here retired:



The "little guy" looks like this:

Cars?

I'm not sure where I would go to trade any of my live steam models for watches and vice versa. 😀

Joe_A

In the eyes of the beholder, I reckon.

The Aster model of the SNCF 232 U1 sitting on my bookcase is worth about the same as an Enicar Sherpa Graph early reference in good to excellent condition +/- to the right person, of course. 😉