Hobby Thread - August 22, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling lucky and decided on a radio control theme for this Hobby Thread.

A what? A radio control hobby theme?

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Radio controlled cars, trucks, and airplanes are an ENORMOUS hobby. Lots of people have wrestled with a small hand-held controller that (in theory) makes something else go. TRex is not the most accomplished RC driver or pilot, but I appreciate people that make things and then fly or drive them remotely.

In simple terms, the hobby is building and controlling. Some people spend more time on the building and less time on the controlling. Others mostly skip the building and just want to do controlling. The prospect of damage typically ensures some ability to build and repair is necessary.

This is a hobby that can start humble but get out of hand fast. There are no rules to what you can build. Even a small budget creates opportunities. Disposable income helps buy more and more capable equipment. Racing, digging, and flying is a giggle.

There are common themes with drones in terms of the skill necessary to fly something remotely.

Are you wise in the ways of RC airplanes, cars, trucks, etc.? Do you have any? Have you built any? Do you have kids or grand-kids that are into this sort of thing?

TRex can barely reach the controls, so need help in the gray boxes for this one.

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What are you hobbying?

Radio controlled cars, trucks and airplanes may not be everyone's favorite but give the content a chance before you judge. Any adjacent hobbying is in scope (such as small scale collecting or model building), so jump in with your interests, stories and questions.

In any event, the thread is not limited to to the theme. Anything (legal) you are hobbying is welcome. Even if the theme does not speak to you, you might learn something or be entertained. If not, offer something else relating to hobbying. If all of that fails, just check in and say hello.

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants? Nope. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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The Holy Grail of collectible RC Cars? The Porsche 959!

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3D printing your own working RC excavator?

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If you build a radio controlled excavator in your garage for your kid, is it really for the kid??

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Save this one for later and watch at 1.25x or 1.5x speed. The craftsmanship is impressive but the video is lengthy.

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At some point, a large enough scale RC airplane starts to rival a real small airplane in size.

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Radio control "toys" are a little different with the benefit of disposable income:

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A radio controlled submarine? Ambitious!

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Making an RC airplane out of cardboard and a leaf blower? Sure, why not?

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Building a radio controlled airplane is no fun if you don't know how to fly it. Learn here:

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Does this qualify as a real estate hobby? architecture hobby? Film location hobby? LA history hobby? Dunno, but definitely unique:

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You had me at apple killer (but it is a clever and well written video showing the design and construction process):

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Blame CBD for this - anyone do the homemade ice cream making thing?

Restoring an old ice cream maker (before you dismiss, know that this video has over 9.4 million views - that's MILLION):

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Map quirks are fun. How about a story of a fake town that became real? Anyone ever been to Agloe, New York?

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Not sure if this guy is clinically insane or just a mad scientist type (or maybe a little of both). Regardless, his narration is very clever and funny. Making a semi-automatic saw blade launcher in your garage should count as a hobby, right? By the way, this video has over 586k views which means a lot of people out there are intrigued. You'll probably see him on a Wed ONT niche YouTube channel feature at some point.

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a fire truck theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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Reminder: if you put links in the comments, use a URL shortener and describe what you're linking to. Failing to do either or both makes you barrel-eligible. Don't make people click to find out what you're linking.

Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Or just email to say hello. Do mighty things.

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1 Are sexbots radio controlled?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 05:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

2 Younger brother had radio controlled cars. We only had fly by wire stuff.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 05:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

3 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 05:33 PM (Ia/+0)

4 If you're going to make ice cream, make sure you don't get your hair caught in it. Like Prudy did.

Posted by: Mrs. Danvers at August 22, 2026 05:34 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 I wonder if a person could fit inside that Lufthansa rc plane?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 05:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

6 I would love to have a RC WWII tank, but can't see the expense for a few hours of entertainment. A plane would be nice but the expense for a few minutes unti it crashed.

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)

7 I like those MCM houses. Although, they do need to be on a ridge or something so no one can see inside.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 05:36 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 Drones....

I fly drones. Periodically. For fun. Not for perving on neighbors. Mostly to check the property after storms and flooding.

Like this:

https://ibb.co/MDTsYq9g

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 05:37 PM (2Cry5)

9 I would love to have a RC WWII tank, but can't see the expense for a few hours of entertainment. A plane would be nice but the expense for a few minutes unti it crashed.
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026

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"King Tigers, Moriarity!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

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Nine y/o grandson loves excavators. His birthday is next week and he already asked for another one. He has quite a collection.

Posted by: four seasons at August 22, 2026 05:43 PM (/QHx4)

11 I'm about 2/3rds through finishing this gigantic Galactus print.

Some of the bigger parts take upwards of 8hrs to print.

When it's done it will stand over 30 inches high and weigh about 10 lbs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 22, 2026 05:44 PM (XV/Pl)

12 Never have been into radio control things. I had a scale model race car, a "Shark," many many years ago, and I think it was self-powered with batteries, but I'm not sure.

I guess it's just that, when I had a patio as a kid, we didn't have the money and the tech wasn't there yet. And since then I've never had a smooth surface to run an RC model on -- indoor carpet would be a problem, I'd think.

Why is the Porsche 959 such a special RC model? is it merely that it's rare?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:45 PM (wzUl9)

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Nine y/o grandson loves excavators. His birthday is next week and he already asked for another one. He has quite a collection.

Posted by: four seasons at August 22, 2026 05:43 PM
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Love it. Prepare for a life-long interest. I'm amazed at the volume of YouTube channels and view volume of heavy equipment content. Speaks to kids of all ages.

Posted by: TRex - backhoe dino at August 22, 2026 05:45 PM (cCn4/)

14 The RC submarine is intriguing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:46 PM (wzUl9)

15 In pipe smoking news, there is no news. I haven't bought anything new. Oh, yes, there is the vintage amber-colored glass ashtray I got on eBay, and I fastened a cork in the middle to tap my pipes out on.

I thought of going out to the pipe shop this morning, but got a late start and decided I can go next weekend. For sure I don't need any new tobaccos or pipes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

16 Why is the Porsche 959 such a special RC model? is it merely that it's rare?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:45 PM
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Yes. Few were made and it was never re-issued. It was also sophisticated for its time. Many were used and abused, so few remain in good condition.
The connection to the real world Porsche 959 Dakar racer also helps.

Posted by: TRex - dakar dino at August 22, 2026 05:49 PM (cCn4/)

17 And further developing the Movie Vault app, I discovered there is a free gitub api with historical Oscar data, so I'm adding a research module to the app.

You'll be able to do searches and lookups on Oscar data.

I'm trying to figure out how I can leverage it to enhance the app, perhaps look up a year and it will show you the movies for a particular year and tell you if they are in your collection or not.

Anyways, it's worth pondering over a nice bourbon and some sour patch gummies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at August 22, 2026 05:49 PM (XV/Pl)

18 Oh, I see; the Porsche 959 RC model is from 1986-1992, and would be hard to find in decent condition.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)

19 I have a feeling we'll be seeing saw blade guy in a Pittsburgh police blotter.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 22, 2026 05:51 PM (FR9Sb)

20 19 I have a feeling we'll be seeing saw blade guy in a Pittsburgh police blotter.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at August 22, 2026 05:51 PM
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Would be mayhem.

Posted by: TRex - blotter monitor dino at August 22, 2026 05:56 PM (cCn4/)

21 When a kid in early 70s my dad had a P39 that had a gas engine but was flown in circles by had wires

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 05:56 PM (Ia/+0)

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I wonder if the sawblade launcher would be legal in states with gun restrictions.

Posted by: four seasons at August 22, 2026 05:57 PM (/QHx4)

23 The RC Submarine video mentions there have been smaller models of the same kind. Anybody try one of those?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:00 PM (wzUl9)

24 I hooked a 2 cylinder Maytag engine to an old White Mountain hand crank ice cream freezer. Works great.

Posted by: Ronster at August 22, 2026 06:00 PM (IFwjj)

25 The precursor to drones.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 06:01 PM (KC5Lt)

26 21 When a kid in early 70s my dad had a P39 that had a gas engine but was flown in circles by had wires

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 05:56 PM
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Forgot about those. There was also a car version of the same idea called "tether cars."

Posted by: TRex - running in circles dino at August 22, 2026 06:02 PM (cCn4/)

27 These miniature working models reminds me of the movie Downsizing with Matt Damon. I love the concept for the movie but the execution left a lot to be desired.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 06:03 PM (KC5Lt)

28 My dad had a ice cream maker, same thing but was new in 70s, many times made batches of ice cream, holidays, camping

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:05 PM (Ia/+0)

29 The Stahl House:

The Stahl House, Los Angeles's most iconic mid-century ...

Nov 25, 2025 — The Stahl House – an icon of mid-century modernism – is for sale in Los Angeles … listed for $25 million. The asking price is $25 million.

I don't know if it's sold, yet.

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:06 PM (odBC9)

30 Wikipedia:

As of August 2026, the house listing remains active for $20M.

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:07 PM (odBC9)

31 I posted my F1 painting again that was willowed on a previous hobby thread. I enjoyed painting this one very much as it had a purpose.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 06:09 PM (KC5Lt)

32 7 I like those MCM houses. Although, they do need to be on a ridge or something so no one can see inside.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 05:36 PM (1Ff7Z)

MCM = Mid-Century Modern

Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:09 PM (odBC9)

33 Haven't looked how F-1 is even doing, should be on that European month vacation now

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:11 PM (Ia/+0)

34 I posted my F1 painting again that was willowed on a previous hobby thread. I enjoyed painting this one very much as it had a purpose.
Posted by: polynikes

Beautiful. Almost looks like a photo.

Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 06:11 PM (lJ0H4)

35 33 Haven't looked how F-1 is even doing, should be on that European month vacation now

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:11 PM
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F1 is in Holland this weekend.
Indycar is on the streets of Washington DC.

Posted by: TRex - zoom zoom dino at August 22, 2026 06:12 PM (cCn4/)

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I used to have an R/C tube-type transmitter my cousin gave me back in the 60's.

https://t.ly/17bQa

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 06:15 PM (Cqx++)

37 https://tinyurl.com/yts4468j
Look at this YouTube short on RC Ships, with aircraft lauches

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:15 PM (Ia/+0)

38 > I posted my F1 painting again that was willowed on a previous hobby thread. I enjoyed painting this one very much as it had a purpose.
Posted by: polynikes
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Nice

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 06:15 PM (2Cry5)

39 I've been making an effort to get fully moved in to the house so I can do some of this hobby stuff that I once did. I mean, the reason I bought the house with the big yard is so I could put some HF antennas.

The main antennas will have to wait, but I've ginned up some a design for a trap vertical and I've got a slingshot so I can get it over the branches of one of the trees. So, soon.

The thing is, I've found every radio except one. It's an Elecraft KX3 that, due to the way things worked out, I haven't ever used. I sure hope I find it.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at August 22, 2026 06:16 PM (VmDLh)

40 MCM = Mid-Century Modern
Posted by: m at August 22, 2026 06:09 PM (odBC9)

Yeah. Started in '59. That's mid-century.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 06:17 PM (1Ff7Z)

41 39 I've been making an effort to get fully moved in to the house so I can do some of this hobby stuff that I once did. I mean, the reason I bought the house with the big yard is so I could put some HF antennas.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at August 22, 2026 06:16 PM
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Best wishes! Let us know when you connect with the aliens.

Posted by: TRex - dino phone home at August 22, 2026 06:19 PM (cCn4/)

42 Best wishes! Let us know when you connect with the aliens.

That's not my hobby. That's my work. Totally a different thing.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at August 22, 2026 06:20 PM (VmDLh)

43 I wish I would have kept all my excavator/dump Truck / crane / etc toys that I got as Christmas presents in the 60's. Also Firetrucks .

They would be worth a little bit to collectors these days. I'm also sad about my Hot Wheels collection that I have no idea what happened to it.

Damn puberty made my priorities different.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 06:20 PM (KC5Lt)

44 Nonexistent towns or place names were included in maps, to of course verify copyright violations. "Gotcha!"

Before internet and Goolag Erf and satellite imagery, USGS topo maps were the only way to really check remote places out. They were a lot of fun. You wrote to one address for maps east of the Mississippi and a different address for maps west of the Mississippi.

You could spend a lot of time poring over the contours, areas of interest, roads and mines, all sorts of interesting data. Benchmarks and survey marks, springs, etc. Learning how to do the "accordion fold" was a thing on the trail, or cutting it down to size and getting it laminated.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:20 PM (EFUZI)

45 I used to frequent a bar in my youth that used radio controlled cars to deliver shots. Someone built a little wooden shot glass holder where the spoiler used to be. The bar, itself was behemouth horseshoe. The bartender made a performance out of it. If someone bought the bar a round, he'd load up the radio controlled cars, then climb up into one of those raised Lifeguard chairs with the controls and begin delivery down the entire bar.

It was a great sales gimmick since everyone wanted to see the performance. There was an old traffic light at the end of the bar (like at drag races) that would count down to the green light at the bottom....and everyone cheered.

Posted by: Orson at August 22, 2026 06:21 PM (dIske)

46 Wolfus, there are fewer surviving boy toys because boys are hard on their toys. I have my dollhouse from childhood, and my grandkids have been free to play with it because I can replace any piece of furniture on eBay for around $5. Model trucks from the same manufacturer (Renwal) run at $65 and $70. There are so few in good condition.

Posted by: Wenda at August 22, 2026 06:22 PM (O1t4c)

47 Just watching the tank builder. 'Staggering' is the word that comes to mind. I'd like to have that guy in my bunker.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 22, 2026 06:23 PM (XeU6L)

48 Glow plug engines. Used some sort of battery to get them going, and some kind of toxic fuel, the name escapes me, probably banned by now. Cox engines. They had a pretty high RPM.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:24 PM (EFUZI)

49 I wish I would have kept all my excavator/dump Truck / crane / etc toys that I got as Christmas presents in the 60's. Also Firetrucks .

They would be worth a little bit to collectors these days. I'm also sad about my Hot Wheels collection that I have no idea what happened to it.

Damn puberty made my priorities different.
Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026

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I wish the same about my Hartland Western TV figures like Paladin, Bret Maverick, Bat Masterson, and Cheyenne. My mother kept a slew of them, but I didn't take them with me when I cleaned out her apartment after she passed on.

She kept the plush Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent that I had as a boy; had him sitting on a chair in her bedroom. I could have scooped him up. Unlike he Western heroes, he wouldn't have used up any storage space at all. Darn.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)

50 I have no toys of mine from my childhood, do have books and some magazines

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:29 PM (Ia/+0)

51 Wolfus, there are fewer surviving boy toys because boys are hard on their toys. I have my dollhouse from childhood, and my grandkids have been free to play with it because I can replace any piece of furniture on eBay for around $5. Model trucks from the same manufacturer (Renwal) run at $65 and $70. There are so few in good condition.
Posted by: Wenda at August 22, 2026

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Yes, I had a red plastic Eldon pickup truck that was a pretty good size. Used it to haul unshelled peanuts from one room of the apartment to another. It probably did see some hard use from me and my brother, who was even tougher on his toys.

Renwal used to make doll houses? I remember them specializing in the see-through plastic assembly kits like atomic subs with clear plastic for half the hull, so you could see all the compartments inside, and also the famous Visible Man and Woman kits.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)

52 Geeze. some of those guys in the videos have serious big $. The Luthasana 380...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 22, 2026 06:32 PM (XeU6L)

53 50 I have no toys of mine from my childhood, do have books and some magazines

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:29 PM
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I bet many adults buy toys they wish were part of their childhood - something you saw elsewhere but never owned yourself.

Posted by: TRex - shopping list dino at August 22, 2026 06:33 PM (cCn4/)

54 52 Geeze. some of those guys in the videos have serious big $. The Luthasana 380...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 22, 2026 06:32 PM
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Crazy, huh? Anything that can be done can be done more and more expensively.

Posted by: TRex - scaled down dino at August 22, 2026 06:35 PM (cCn4/)

55 I have no toys of mine from my childhood, do have books and some magazines
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026

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I've got my Man From U.N.C.L.E. memorabilia: magazines, books, the Aurora model kits (unassembled!), a replica U.N.C.L.E. Special pistol with the attachments, etc. My oldest book is a Whitman edition of Sherlock Holmes that I've had since fifth grade.

The only real toy I have -- aside from the plush figure of "Hazel" from Watership Down -- is the late Mrs. Wolfus No. 2's little stuffed Pegasus. She brought it with her when we moved in together. My cat Arizona soon seized on it as his favorite toy, and continued to play with it, wrestling with it and carrying it in his jaws like a rat, for most of his life. He's been gone since 1999 . . . and yet I still have the little winged horse atop my bookcase. Go figure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)

56 Well, okay, full disclosure. Miss Linda gave me a plush black panther/leopard/jaguar, about the size of a small house cat, to commemorate the arrival of black cat Stirling. This one sits on a chair in my bedroom. The other day Stirling was seated next to it, and in the dim light I was not sure which was the real cat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:38 PM (wzUl9)

57 Very few. I've a Jensen Steam Engine packed aways somewhere. Jeanette, Penn., still in business I think, still using the original tooling and such. Nice folks to do business with. They sent me a box of stuff for it some years back. "Take what you need and send us a check".

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 06:38 PM (EFUZI)

58 I have no toys of mine from my childhood, do have books and some magazines
Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 06:29 PM (Ia/+0)

Me either. Except for a few knick-knacks and a couple books, nothing.

Maybe some baby stuff in Mom's cedar chest somewhere, but I don't have it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 06:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

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Crazy, huh? Anything that can be done can be done more and more expensively.
Posted by: TRex - scaled down dino
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I noted the apparently private runway.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 22, 2026 06:38 PM (XeU6L)

60 A lot of those videos of absurd R/C stuff are done with donations from paid YouTubers. It's basically... what they do for a living.

Pretty cool.

As long as you can get the money to keep on doing it.

Grifting? I personally think it's borderline.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 06:39 PM (2Cry5)

61 Still have my *two* Erector sets. 8 1/2 and a 10

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 22, 2026 06:40 PM (XeU6L)

62 I bet many adults buy toys they wish were part of their childhood - something you saw elsewhere but never owned yourself.
Posted by: TRex - shopping list dino at August 22, 2026 06:33 PM (cCn4/)
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Pfft...I want toys that were a part of my adulthood.

I want an Abrams.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 06:40 PM (YlYJ8)

63 There were a couple of guys who flew RC planes in a field across from me in California. One was very skilled, and I'd sometimes go over and chat him up a bit.

Then there was the other guy. First guy warned me about him. Often lost sight of his plane, due to flying too fast, or maneuvering beyond the range of his controller. One day I heard the typical sound of an RC plane buzzing the area. A few minutes later I go outside and I hear the plane approaching overhead, which immediately tells me it's The Other Guy.

I look up and see the plane slowly pass over my roof, losing altitude and heading towards the neighbor's. A few minutes later, Other Guy finds me in my patio and asks if I saw his plane flying over. I did, and after a few more minutes of checking the area, found it in the neighbor's bushes. Nice guy, but..yeah, clueless...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 22, 2026 06:41 PM (nbLIj)

64 A lot of those videos of absurd R/C stuff are done with donations from paid YouTubers. It's basically... what they do for a living.

Grifting? I personally think it's borderline.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 06:39 PM (2Cry5)

Every once in a while there's a comment of the YT vids saying the same same thing for people who go places. Especially foreigners coming here and having a great time.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 06:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

65 My youngest granddaughter wants a drone.

So Gammy is researching drones.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 06:43 PM (YlYJ8)

66 I wouldn't mind having the Hartland figurine of Bat Masterson. It was beautifully painted, resembled Gene Barry to a certain degree, and included the cane, derby hat, and his pistol in a waist cross-draw holster.

The Bret Maverick figure looked even more like James Garner, but the hat that came with it was white. Normally Bret wore a black hat in the series -- though I did see one early episode on H & I some years ago where he had a white or light gray hat.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:44 PM (wzUl9)

67 I really want to get a drone for no reason at all. I would love to fly it over my house and look at all the stuff I'm too afraid to look at via a ladder and climbing the roof.

We'll. And also perv on my neighbors...of course. Duh.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 22, 2026 06:44 PM (k5CNB)

68 Funny, as soon as I saw that picture of the Stahl house I thought “hey that house was in Galaxy Quest!” and of course the video showed some stills from it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 06:45 PM (o3ajz)

69 Wow toys from childhood?

I have about a dozen Madame Alexander dolls. They are in pretty poor condition. Not because I played with them, I was never into dolls or doll houses (much to my mother’s disappointment), but they just weren’t taken care of very well. Or. At all.

New and in the box, they would be worth several hundred dollars I suspect.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 06:46 PM (yEz+x)

70 Pfft...I want toys that were a part of my adulthood.

I want an Abrams.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 06:40 PM
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Excellent comment.

Posted by: TRex - tank commander dino at August 22, 2026 06:47 PM (cCn4/)

71 60 A lot of those videos of absurd R/C stuff are done with donations from paid YouTubers. It's basically... what they do for a living.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 06:39 PM
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I have draft content underway about the economics of YouTube content and creators. Perhaps this is a sign that I should complete it and post.

Posted by: TRex - monetized dino at August 22, 2026 06:49 PM (cCn4/)

72 I really want to get a drone for no reason at all. I would love to fly it over my house and look at all the stuff I'm too afraid to look at via a ladder and climbing the roof.

We'll. And also perv on my neighbors...of course. Duh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 22, 2026 06:44 PM (k5CNB)
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That's not an issue in my AO.

The Ozarks are beautiful, and plus, nearest neighbor (my granddaughters and their parents) less than a half mile away, and there's a pasture between my and their property.

Youngest granddaughter wants to spy on Gammy...lol.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 06:49 PM (YlYJ8)

73 Wolfus--not the dollhouse, my husband built that for me to house my collection. Things like a folding cardtable with matching chairs and even a pack of cards the size of the capital W of your name, a wringer washing machine, grand piano, and on and on.

Posted by: Wenda at August 22, 2026 06:49 PM (O1t4c)

74 I always wanted to drive the light rail. How hard could that be? Start, stop, open, close.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 22, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)

75 I have draft content underway about the economics of YouTube content and creators. Perhaps this is a sign that I should complete it and post.
Posted by: TRex - monetized dino at August 22, 2026 06:49 PM (cCn4/)

Why not?

The New Zealand Family just came for Independence Day on someone else's dime. Spent two weeks here in July going places and doing things. A lot of YTers can do things because their patreon supporters give them money. Would they do it if they had to pay for it themselves? Maybe, who knows?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at August 22, 2026 06:52 PM (1Ff7Z)

76 I want a drone of my own, but only if it blows up when it reaches its destination.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 06:53 PM (o3ajz)

77 Wolfus--not the dollhouse, my husband built that for me to house my collection. Things like a folding cardtable with matching chairs and even a pack of cards the size of the capital W of your name, a wringer washing machine, grand piano, and on and on.
Posted by: Wenda at August 22, 2026

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Oh, Renwal made the furniture? I recall seeing metal -- "lithographed"? -- dollhouses in Woolworth's as a kid. I guess you bought them in a big package, took out the walls and folded them into the proper three-sided shape, put on the roof, and then hooked the floors and walls into the places inside. Then added the furniture and so forth. Not sure, but I'd think that was how the companies would have done it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 06:55 PM (wzUl9)

78 I took photos of my roof with my drone and passed them on to my insurance agent after a bad series of storms a few years ago.

Got a new roof... well, the shingles at least.

I've also documented the periodic flooding that plagues some of the area (not us) as well. It's apparent you need some sort of "credentials" to have the county or state to even give a shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 06:56 PM (2Cry5)

79 Love flying RC. Went out this morning actually.
Started with cars in early 80s . Moved on to planes a year or so later.
Love it !!

Posted by: Okjohn at August 22, 2026 06:58 PM (Rwdkj)

80 I really want to get a drone for no reason at all. I would love to fly it over my house and look at all the stuff I'm too afraid to look at via a ladder and climbing the roof.

We'll. And also perv on my neighbors...of course. Duh.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 22, 2026 06:44 PM (k5CNB)

I got one maybe 5-6 years ago. Its still in the box. One day I'll get curious enough to try it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 22, 2026 06:59 PM (S41Gd)

81 I want a drone of my own, but only if it blows up when it reaches its destination.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 22, 2026 06:53 PM (o3ajz)
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I think the FAA tends to revoke your Part 107 license for that sort of thing...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at August 22, 2026 07:00 PM (FZ29D)

82
*runs in with teletype print*

Shock bombshell! Giancarlo Stanton may miss the rest of the season with a calf strain! He's bidding fair to the the anti-Lou Gehrig: 2130 consecutive games on the DL.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 22, 2026 07:01 PM (O0L8i)

83 Thanks for the interesting topic. I very much enjoyed, as did two of my kids, watching a leaf blower become airborne!

Posted by: HappyFun at August 22, 2026 07:03 PM (CoQfd)

84 I'd be more interested in anti-drone countermeasures, than a drone. I think.

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 07:05 PM (EFUZI)

85 83 Thanks for the interesting topic. I very much enjoyed, as did two of my kids, watching a leaf blower become airborne!

Posted by: HappyFun at August 22, 2026 07:03 PM
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Hooray! Best wishes to the HappyFun family!

Posted by: TRex - leaf blower dino at August 22, 2026 07:06 PM (cCn4/)

86 Anti-drone measures are for the gun thread

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 07:06 PM (Ia/+0)

87 While we don't have a drone, our builder does. Uses it to show us work updates, since we are not always on site...

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 07:08 PM (cCn4/)

88 I have my Breyer horses, the wooden barn, all the leather tack, even fake horse poop for the stalls. All of my girls played with them, but they are still in amazing condition. I only have a few in the boxes. Sadly, we just packed them all up again for the big switch into the kid’s 15 year old room. They are back in the attic.

Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 07:09 PM (ZdaMQ)

89 I didn't work any HF this week, but I did play around with rtl_433 to listen to traffic on the ISM bands. I can now rcv and interpret the data from the smart meters in my neighborhood xmting on 915MHz, and from wireless keyfobs xmting on 315MHz. Next I'll try listening for the signals from tire pressure sensors. Other devices that xmt on ISM bands are smart thermostats, baby monitors, and even some meat thermometers

Posted by: gp at August 22, 2026 07:12 PM (Jr5Lq)

90 My daughter has a gorgeous wooden dollhouse from England with working electric. There is so many cool things in there, teeny, tiny stuff. We were re-discovering all the cool things in there because we are taking everything out to repaint the house and redo the wooden shingles. She has miniature toilet paper rolls! And eggs, and canned goods. So much tiny stuff.

Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 07:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

91
Next I'll try listening for the signals from tire pressure sensors. Other devices that xmt on ISM bands are smart thermostats, baby monitors, and even some meat thermometers
Posted by: gp

You can tell you neighbor how hot his meat is.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 07:17 PM (Cqx++)

92 Once I found the no churn ice cream recipe making it is a snap. The best ice cream I have ever had.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:17 PM (gIjzl)

93 Hey Ben Had!

Hi Piper!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 07:18 PM (YlYJ8)

94 Piper! Are you painting the dollhouse, or your house?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 07:19 PM (cCn4/)

95 SMH, I am so happy that you have your new home. Now having that tank would make life perfect!

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:21 PM (gIjzl)

96 Model railroading also uses radio control. "Wireless" throttles/controllers talk to base stations that send control signals to the trains. Lionel offers TMCC for use with their trains. DCC (Digital Command Control) is popular with layout builders in all scales. Many say it's "the only way to run a railroad!"

Posted by: capercaillie4901 at August 22, 2026 07:22 PM (f1WVr)

97 94 Piper! Are you painting the dollhouse, or your house?
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 07:19 PM (cCn4

The dollhouse. We are going to do some actual house painting, but we will pay someone to do that. So it actually gets finished. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 07:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

98 Hi SMH and Ben Had!

Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 07:23 PM (ZdaMQ)

99 FCC rules for ISM bands are pretty cool. Anybody can xmt without a license, pretty much. So it's an uncoordinated free-for-all. Those who use the bands have to design their comms tech to withstand interference from other users, which means they usually use Hedy Lamarr's spread-spectrum tricks. Amateur radio tech like LoRa and Meshtastic also use those bands.

They make the cutest little 915MHz yagi antennas for ISM; maybe someday I'll splurge on one.

Posted by: gp at August 22, 2026 07:25 PM (Jr5Lq)

100 I fly a DJI Phantom 4, 2 goldberg Eagle 2'S, A 1/4 scale kubota digger, a alligator head

Posted by: what the cat drug in at August 22, 2026 07:27 PM (jrgJz)

101 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for being here. New theme next week.

You're welcome to hang out here for a while for a little hobby thread afterparty activity but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later. The Moose will be expecting you.

Posted by: TRex - remote dino at August 22, 2026 07:27 PM (cCn4/)

102 Good evening, Piper.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:27 PM (gIjzl)

103 You can go all Yankee-Workshop to make an apple press, true.
Or you can do the Kindltot method.

Instead of a scratter, you buy a used stainless sink, put it into a framework to hold it at working height, then get a brand-new (this is important, it needs to be brand new) garbage disposal, and put a 5 gallon bucket under the out-flow. This turns apples into ground up pulp, suitable for pressing. If you buy a 3/4 HP grinder you have to first chop your apples to about eighths so the motor doesn't get off center and then overheated.

For the press, use a tongue jack instead of buying an iron arbor and that Acme screw and hardware. I use a 3500 lb jack, that I had the neighbor weld two angle irons to, so I could mount it in an arbor made of 4x4s and two 2x4s over a braced plywood platform, all bolted together with carriage bolts and decking screws. For a pressing surface, I use an industrial cooking sheet with a drainage hole drilled in one end for the juice to run ou, and the pulp is kept in a "cheese" that is a wad of pulp held in a sheet, formed-up in a square form knocked together from 2x4s. I use UHMW cutting boards between the "cheeses" to keep them in place while pressing.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 22, 2026 07:27 PM (rbvCR)

104 Thank you Mr. TRex! Excellent content as always!

Writing from a camp site in a Park. So I guess that's sort of a hobby....

I posted and reposted a trip update on Wednesday's and Thursday's ONT.

The adventure continues. Since then We had a thunderstorm in Lake Chicot SP (SE Ark.)that knocked out power for a few hours overnight and dropped a tree branch on the camper. We've been to two different Buc-ee's. We visited the site of the WWII relocation camp wife's Japanese Granndfather was sent to.

Starting to think about how to get home to So. Cal from here by the end of August....most like straight west on I-40....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 07:30 PM (xw7BC)

105 It is a fast, cheap press, and it works fantastic. I made it using a skill saw and a drill.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 22, 2026 07:30 PM (rbvCR)

106 Now having that tank would make life perfect!
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We even have a building to store it in, heh.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 07:30 PM (YlYJ8)

107 103
Instead of a scratter, you buy a used stainless sink, put it into a framework to hold it at working height, then get a brand-new (this is important, it needs to be brand new) garbage disposal, and put a 5 gallon bucket under the out-flow.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 22, 2026 07:27 PM
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"scratter"? Not familiar with that word.

Posted by: TRex - triple word score dino at August 22, 2026 07:32 PM (cCn4/)

108 50 years ago in my youthood, only kids with some significant money did this. Had a few in my neighborhood. We watched with fascination as they spent 20 minutes getting it ready for 30-60 seconds of insane speed. We had 3 channels and maybe Evel Knievel once a year. Car and controller had about 3 foot long antennae. Yes, progress has been made in RC cars and planes. Indoor helicopters? Hellz YEAH!

Posted by: Preemptive strikes at August 22, 2026 07:32 PM (YtAdj)

109 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 07:30 PM
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Sounds like a great road trip!

Posted by: TRex - roadside attraction dino at August 22, 2026 07:33 PM (cCn4/)

110 Marine now plays with DHS drones. And get paid for it.

Pretty well too. I’m so proud of him.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 07:34 PM (yEz+x)

111 Looks like this would be perfect for my 10-year-old granddaughter:

https://tinyurl.com/mu6zje9v

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 07:35 PM (YlYJ8)

112 110 Marine now plays with DHS drones. And get paid for it.

Pretty well too. I’m so proud of him.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026

That is awesome!

Posted by: Piper at August 22, 2026 07:38 PM (ZdaMQ)

113 Marine now plays with DHS drones. And get paid for it.

Pretty well too. I’m so proud of him.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 07:34 PM (yEz+x)
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As you should be. : )

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 07:38 PM (YlYJ8)

114 We'll. And also perv on my neighbors...of course. Duh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 22, 2026 06:44 PM (k5CNB)

Have Drone. Will Travel.

Posted by: RI Red - at August 22, 2026 07:39 PM (LMRVO)

115 Some of the large cattle ranches have started to use drones to check on the cattle.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:39 PM (gIjzl)

116 No models in my life, either the plastic ones or the two legges.ones. But as a youth I grew up at a small airport where I helped to rebuild old airplanes. Everything from Stearman, a Waco, DeHaviland Tiger Moth, Stinson, and a Hawker Hurricane.
I saw it as a hobby. It was great fun.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 07:40 PM (2WIwB)

117 Ben that might be best idea I heard of their use

Posted by: Skip at August 22, 2026 07:40 PM (Ia/+0)

118 Cybersmythe - I hope you find the KX-3! I don't have one, but I would definitely not complain if Santa dropped one (gently) down the chimney one year.

I'm continuing my electronic kit building. Today's project was another antenna tuner. It seems to work, but I'll need to hook it up to a VNA to test how well it works. Yet another thing I need to learn how to operate....

Time to work out and get some dinner. Have fun - I'll check in on the ONT. I know, try to control your antici...pation.

Posted by: PabloD at August 22, 2026 07:40 PM (zDDmD)

119 111 Looks like this would be perfect for my 10-year-old granddaughter:

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 07:35 PM
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Wow! Looks like quite a piece of equipment. Best wishes!

Posted by: TRex - aerial dino at August 22, 2026 07:41 PM (cCn4/)

120 Built an RC plane when I was 16. REMOTE control, not radio control.
Had a little handle with strings. Cox .049 engine. After many finger cuts starting and tweaking in the engine (and I KNOW there are many here who can relate!), I took it out for its first flight. Straight up, overcorrected, then straight down. Into the ground.
Repaired, then repeated.
Sold it at a garage sale soon after, to a guy missing a couple of fingers. Being 16, I asked if he really should be buying this…

Posted by: Gunslinger at August 22, 2026 07:43 PM (N91F8)

121 Scratter is a term for the device that chews up your apples for pressing. It is one of those words.
Some are rotating drums with teeth, some are those grinder thingies, some are like hammer mills.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 22, 2026 07:43 PM (rbvCR)

122 That is awesome!
Posted by: Piper

He was working 20 hour days during the World Cup. Pretty awesome technology. Spooky too.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 07:44 PM (yEz+x)

123 My ex got into RC airplanes. Buying the 14x20 shop for building them was a little extreme.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:47 PM (gIjzl)

124 SMH!

Hi gammy! Bet that granddaughter is going to be a freaking genius.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 07:48 PM (yEz+x)

125 Some of the large cattle ranches have started to use drones to check on the cattle.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:39 PM (gIjzl)

The fruit industry in Washington State is valued in the billions. (apples, grapes, berries, etc). Their primary crop loss (estimated to be 10-15%) comes from birds. I drafted a business plan using drones/UASs to patrol fields and drive off the birds. Lots of interest but no funding.
Oh well.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 07:50 PM (2WIwB)

126 Has anyone seen Ronster?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 07:50 PM (cCn4/)

127 The Grateful, not since the other day.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:51 PM (gIjzl)

128 OK, then has anyone seen BarelyScareyMary?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 07:52 PM (cCn4/)

129 Diogenes, could you self fund and start at a small scale?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:53 PM (gIjzl)

130 Was Joey Bidet radio controlled?

Jill with the joystick.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 22, 2026 07:54 PM (2GVsD)

131 The Grateful, not in a while. I will send her an email.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:54 PM (gIjzl)

132 BenHad, thank you. You are so good at keeping track of all of us.

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 07:55 PM (cCn4/)

133 The Grateful, that's what family does.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:57 PM (gIjzl)

134 Diogenes, could you self fund and start at a small scale?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:53 PM (gIjzl)

Thought about it. Had a lot of input from several university ornithologists about birds, and spoke to a few farmers. But I'm too far past 29 to put in the time. The only birdies I'm chasing now are on the golf course.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 07:58 PM (2WIwB)

135 If they make an 1/10 scale RC TRex I'm starting a collection.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:59 PM (gIjzl)

136 Diogenes, any more plans on moving to Texas?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:00 PM (gIjzl)

137 If anyone's remotely curious about drones...

Most of the ones sold via Amazon that are not thousands of dollars are easily run with the dual joystick controller that comes with them, a smartphone with an app and some patience.

I have a cheap smartphone, never activated on any cellular network, that works just fine with mine. It's all over WiFi... not the cellular network anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 22, 2026 08:00 PM (2Cry5)

138 130 Was Joey Bidet radio controlled?

Jill with the joystick.

i was expecting a button box like in "spock's brain"

Posted by: anachronda at August 22, 2026 08:01 PM (qdr3M)

139 9 "King Tigers, Moriarity!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 22, 2026 05:41 PM (wzUl9)

Always with the negative waves, Moriarity.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 08:03 PM (xw7BC)

140 Diogenes, any more plans on moving to Texas?
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:00 PM (gIjzl)

Yes. But waiting on the kids to see if they settle there. I'll likely decide in the Spring.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 08:03 PM (2WIwB)

141 135 If they make an 1/10 scale RC TRex I'm starting a collection.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 07:59 PM
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Great idea. Business opportunity!!

Posted by: TRex - comercial rights dino at August 22, 2026 08:07 PM (cCn4/)

142 The fruit industry in Washington State is valued in the billions. (apples, grapes, berries, etc). Their primary crop loss (estimated to be 10-15%) comes from birds. I drafted a business plan using drones/UASs to patrol fields and drive off the birds. Lots of interest but no funding.
Oh well.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 22, 2026 07:50 PM (2WIwB)

I talked to a guy who was looking at doing LIDAR ground scans and surveying for logging road placement. I suggested as long as he could do that, he should look into doing timber cruising, matching the canopy information with side scanning from someone running through the trees with an ATV to get trunk size and clear-bole heights.

He was not interested, he thought he could only get paid for the road placement.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 22, 2026 08:07 PM (rbvCR)

143 TRex, that would be one hell of a garden gnome.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:10 PM (gIjzl)

144 TRex, that would be one hell of a garden gnome.
Posted by: Ben Had
******
We'll be very happy to visit your garden gnomes....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:12 PM (cCn4/)

145 We are looking at SkyNet. You know that, right?

Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 08:13 PM (LHPAg)

146 The Grateful, I was thinking it would be a house warming gift for you .

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:15 PM (gIjzl)

147 We are looking at SkyNet. You know that, right?
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 08:13 PM (LHPAg)
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Oh, of course.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 08:15 PM (YlYJ8)

148 We are looking at SkyNet. You know that, right?
Posted by: Eromero at August 22, 2026 08:13 PM (LHPAg)

Don't take any virtual vacations. Bad shit happens.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 22, 2026 08:17 PM (bWZYx)

149 SMH!

Hi gammy! Bet that granddaughter is going to be a freaking genius.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 07:48 PM (yEz+x)
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She draws, writes her own stories, reads well above her age.
She also just earned her blue belt in jujitsu, and loves to knit and make other crafts.

She's also deadly with a bow and arrow.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 08:19 PM (YlYJ8)

150 SMH's granddaughters are also home schooled.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:20 PM (gIjzl)

151 Enjoyed the clips.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:20 PM (hPgrk)

152 SMH's granddaughters are also home schooled.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:20 PM (gIjzl)
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Yep.

I thank God for that also.

Their mother hated school, she dropped out in her junior year of high school, so not too surprising she was not gonna put her kids in public schools.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 08:23 PM (YlYJ8)

153 Granddaughter didn't learn those skills at govt school.
Reads above her age is leaps and bounds.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:23 PM (hPgrk)

154 SMH's granddaughters are also home schooled.
Posted by: Ben Had
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God bless whomever is home schooling them....we need more kids home schooled.....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:23 PM (cCn4/)

155 God bless whomever is home schooling them....we need more kids home schooled.....
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:23 PM (cCn4/)
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My youngest daughter and her amazing husband.

With three very headstrong ladies, he has to be.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 08:25 PM (YlYJ8)

156 I do not know if there is a music thread planned for this evening. (Remember, I have a small brain.) Accordingly, we shall not let this crisis go to waste and make our own here.

What's the best cover song that few know is a cover?

In memory of Frank Beard, what's the best underrated ZZ Top song?

Posted by: TRex - Radio free dino at August 22, 2026 08:26 PM (cCn4/)

157 My youngest daughter and her amazing husband.

With three very headstrong ladies, he has to be.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
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God works in wonderful ways, and thru very special people.....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:26 PM (cCn4/)

158 Having vicariously watching these young ladies grow up has been a pleasure.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:27 PM (gIjzl)

159 Bet it's a music thread. Otherwise known as vamping.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:27 PM (hPgrk)

160 What's the best cover song that few know is a cover?

George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning." Original by Clifton Janksy. Not really a cover so much as a note-by-note ripoff.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 08:27 PM (vTZFs)

161 Muskrat Love was covered twice. Why would anyone want to cover it even once?

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:28 PM (KC5Lt)

162 The lady is a vamp.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:29 PM (hPgrk)

163 Daryl Dragon's dad raced boats with my dad.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:29 PM (gIjzl)

164 What's the best cover song that few know is a cover?
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"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" is the debut single originally performed by the American singer Cherrelle and written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in 1984.

https://tinyurl.com/5a6vjnxv

In 1986, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" was covered more successfully by Robert Palmer.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 08:30 PM (YlYJ8)

165 161 Muskrat Love was covered twice. Why would anyone want to cover it even once?

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:28 PM
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Ha!

Posted by: TRex - cover band dino at August 22, 2026 08:30 PM (cCn4/)

166 Tainted Love ,1981

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:30 PM (cCn4/)

167 Love is a Rose.

Linda Ronstadt covering a Neil Young Song. I believe she has an album with the same name.

Posted by: nurse ratched at August 22, 2026 08:30 PM (yEz+x)

168 And his son got none.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:30 PM (hPgrk)

169 In 1986, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" was covered more successfully by Robert Palmer.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at August 22, 2026 08:30 PM
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I had no idea Palmer's song was a cover.

Posted by: TRex - cover charge dino at August 22, 2026 08:31 PM (cCn4/)

170 Cybersmythe - I hope you find the KX-3!

Buddy of mine has one. We set up in my backyard in Texas with a Buddi-Pole and pulled in some dude in California. Of course, he couldn't rx us back at 10W.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 08:32 PM (vTZFs)

171 How about Bette Davis Eyes, by Kim Carnes?

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:32 PM (cCn4/)

172 Few 30 somethings know Killing Me Softly was a cover. Flack's was the song I first slow danced to.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:34 PM (KC5Lt)

173 I like George Strait's Amarillo By Morning. Original Muskrat Love is a fav too.

I always liked the Matthew's Southern Comfort version of Woodstock over the CSNY version. (I thimk it was CSNY). It has this otherworldly feel to it that appealed to my 7th grade mind and still appeals today.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 08:35 PM (xw7BC)

174 Robert Palmer's choreographer had a good eye.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:36 PM (hPgrk)

175 The Fugees doing " Killing Me Softly" I hated that song until their cover.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:38 PM (gIjzl)

176 is the hobby thread stuck in place?

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:38 PM (ZxPkt)

177 Roberta Flack and Donney Hathaway were the best.
Killing himself was a loss to the music world. (selfish words)

Come ye Disconsolate takes me away. It's heaven sent.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at August 22, 2026 08:39 PM (hPgrk)

178
I always liked the Matthew's Southern Comfort version of Woodstock over the CSNY version. (I thimk it was CSNY). It has this otherworldly feel to it that appealed to my 7th grade mind and still appeals today.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

CSNY covered it from Joni Mitchell.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 08:39 PM (Cqx++)

179 is the hobby thread stuck in place?

Hobbies will continue until morale improves. (JK, T-Rex. It's a good thread.)

Posted by: Oddbob at August 22, 2026 08:40 PM (vTZFs)

180 176 is the hobby thread stuck in place?

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:38 PM
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Define "stuck"
It is the thread we currently have.

Posted by: TRex - peanut butter dino at August 22, 2026 08:41 PM (cCn4/)

181 I expected y'all to be talking about music or movies

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM (ZxPkt)

182 I like the Dixie Chicks Landslide better than Fleertwood Mac's.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM (KC5Lt)

183 We're hear and we are enjoying it. Throw out your pavlovian responses.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM (gIjzl)

184 181 I expected y'all to be talking about music or movies

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM
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Read post 156. You're welcome to join.

Posted by: TRex - musical dino at August 22, 2026 08:44 PM (cCn4/)

185 We're hear and we are enjoying it. Throw out your pavlovian responses.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM (gIjzl)

When Pavlov heard bells, did he find himself needing to feed his dogs?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 22, 2026 08:45 PM (0aYVJ)

186 178 CSNY covered it from Joni Mitchell.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 08:39 PM (Cqx++)

I thought Joni Mitchell was in there too. Actually - wasn't it written for her?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 08:45 PM (xw7BC)

187 Johnny Cash covering Hurt by NIN was great.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 22, 2026 08:46 PM (bWZYx)

188 Johnny Cash covering Hurt by NIN was great.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 22, 2026 08:46 PM (bWZYx)

Trent Reznor agrees.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 22, 2026 08:46 PM (0aYVJ)

189 >What's the best cover song that few know is a cover?
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do you mean a cover that people aren't aware of, or a cover people think is the original release

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM (ZxPkt)

190 Throw out your pavlovian responses.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM (0sNs1)

191 "Daryl Dragon's dad raced boats with my dad.
Posted by: Ben Had"

Carmen Dragon. I didn't know he raced boats.

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM (MWfyi)

192 I always liked the Matthew's Southern Comfort version of Woodstock over the CSNY version
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As mentioned, it's a Joni Mitchell tune. She didn't even attend the Woodstock debacle, because she was scheduled for the Dick Cavett show the day after it ended, and her producer was worried about her not making it to NYC. She not only made it to the taping, so did CSNY (or at least Crosby and Stills) and the Airplane.

Stills appeared with muddy boots and his Josey Wales blanket poncho, and played "4 and 20" live. It's a real time capsule episode, you can see it on YouTube

Posted by: Common Tater at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM (EFUZI)

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I thought Joni Mitchell was in there too. Actually - wasn't it written for her?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

She wrote it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM (Cqx++)

194 182 I like the Dixie Chicks Landslide better than Fleertwood Mac's.
Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:43 PM (KC5Lt)

I no longer listen to the band formerly known as 'The Dixie Chicks', but no politics on the Hobby Thread.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 08:48 PM (xw7BC)

195 fd, he sure did.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:48 PM (gIjzl)

196 do you mean a cover that people aren't aware of, or a cover people think is the original release

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM
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Cover people think is the original release

Posted by: TRex - music historian dino at August 22, 2026 08:49 PM (cCn4/)

197 193
I thought Joni Mitchell was in there too. Actually - wasn't it written for her?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

She wrote it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 22, 2026 08:47 PM (Cqx++)

I'm battin zip on this Woodstock thing....LOLOL...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 08:49 PM (xw7BC)

198 So, just who was so vain they probably think that song was about them?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 22, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)

199 I no longer listen to the band formerly known as 'The Dixie Chicks', but no politics on the Hobby Thread.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at August 22, 2026 08:48 PM (xw7BC)

Trent Reznor was also mentioned above.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:50 PM (KC5Lt)

200 " fd, he sure did.
Posted by: Ben Had"

Now it's a hobby, movie, and music thread!

Posted by: fd at August 22, 2026 08:50 PM (MWfyi)

201 Rod Stewart and Linda Rondstat cover of old 40's songs.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:50 PM (gIjzl)

202 Where is TJM? Haven't seen him around lately. Anyone know?

Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 08:51 PM (lJ0H4)

203 So, just who was so vain they probably think that song was about them?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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James Taylor, IMO

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:51 PM (cCn4/)

204 >Cover people think is the original release

Posted by: TRex - music historian dino
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"Louie Louie", The Kingsmen

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:51 PM (ZxPkt)

205 So, just who was so vain they probably think that song was about them?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 22, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)

Carly Simon is 83 years old IIRC.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:52 PM (KC5Lt)

206 fd, with some nostalgia thrown in.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 22, 2026 08:52 PM (gIjzl)

207 Johnny Cash covering Hurt by NIN was great.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 22, 2026 08:46 PM (bWZYx)

Trent Reznor agrees.
Posted by: Pug Mahon,

Reznor told him he owned it now. Big compliment.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 22, 2026 08:52 PM (bWZYx)

208 So, just who was so vain they probably think that song was about them?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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James Taylor, IMO
Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:51 PM (cCn4/)

Rumor used to be Warren Beatty.

Posted by: polynikes at August 22, 2026 08:53 PM (KC5Lt)

209 I thought Come Together was an Aerosmith song. Heard the Beatles version later. I was a wee tad in the 1960s.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at August 22, 2026 08:53 PM (0aYVJ)

210 I have GI Joe comics 1-30 in almost mint condition. It's not a hobby so much but one of the things I saved from childhood along with some baseball cards. I think I have a Barry Bonds rookie card.

My son --17-- is very into e-bikes. Not just riding them but working on them and switching parts. This has become a huge thing. You can get these kits and parts that you put on a regular bike and turn it into an e-bike. There are "rideouts" across the country where kids gather to parade through the streets. So far the ones I know about are wholesome.

My son has delayed getting his driver's license, as do a lot of kids, because they can e-bike almost anywhere as long as you are urban, semi-urban, or suburban.

Posted by: Lex at August 22, 2026 08:53 PM (y4H1r)

211 So, just who was so vain they probably think that song was about them?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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James Taylor, IMO
Posted by: The Grateful - R

I thought it was Warren Beatty.

Posted by: Tuna at August 22, 2026 08:54 PM (lJ0H4)

212 fd, with some nostalgia thrown in.
Posted by: Ben Had
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that seems to be the magic formula......

Posted by: The Grateful - R at August 22, 2026 08:54 PM (cCn4/)

213 >So, just who was so vain they probably think that song was about them?

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music producer David Geffen

Posted by: Don Black at August 22, 2026 08:54 PM (ZxPkt)

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