Thebigboystoysstore Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I know I am new to this website but I always like to make this post to see what kind of people are involved in the hobby and also what working background you come from. So just post who you are, what you do and why you got involved in the hobby/sport. I'll start: I'm Dan and I'm 23. I work as a Design Engineer specialising in Fire Protection designing industrial fire safety safety systems on a daily basis. I also work as a creative designer and have done graphical interface design on a few mobile applications of more recent times. I have come back to RC as my interest has again been tweaked by my acquisition of new cars to play with. I'm one of those people who has many hobbies that I flitter between and I just love tinkering and engineering things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm Nick, 23 and I run my own retro games company (in the sense of sales rather than design) I keep buying lots of RC projects that I never get around to doing much on and then selling them. I really must get a fully running car at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.0dundee Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) names sean 27 father of 2 beautiful kids aiden and kaitlin currently a student doing hospitality and professional cookery have been a chef since was 18 but no qaulifications or tht,found it extrememly hard to get another chef job last year due to it so went to college recentlygot back into rc's when college gave me a funding grant never looked back Edited January 22, 2013 by 3.0dundee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMutz Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Lee, 29, Was a mechanic for 10 years, then got bored of the filth so joined the family business 3 1/2 years ago so now help my Dad run his business - We import EPDM (Rubber membrane) and fabricate rolls together to make "made to measure" roofing sheets - All very complicated, but www.g-lastic.co.uk will give you a better idea Into RC again as I am still a kid lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.0dundee Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Into RC again as I am still a kid lol aint we all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyleftthumb Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 steve 34, still in tech support for broadband or technical data multimedia support for mobile companies. between work and my 6 kids i have little time to squeeze in my love for everything RC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalin4u24 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Catalin, 31. Worked in the Romanian army for 3 years then worked for 5 years as a field inspector/surveyor for petrol products. When my wife got a job offer as a nurse in UK we never looked back, packed and moved... Currently baby sitting my 4 year old beautiful daughter and in September when she goes to school I better find a job for me cause I have too much spare time and the crazy addiction to spend money on RC. And we are not gypsies by the way Cheers ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hi , I'm jack . I'm home educated and have been into the hobby for just over a year . I will be 16 on the 1st of march . I have built many cars up in the short space of time . Thanks , Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebigboystoysstore Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Good to see who people are and what they do. Keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashraf64 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm Ash, I'm 30 and I'm a construction manager for a global design and build firm. I'm currently working on a project in Doha for the Qatari royal family. This means I spend a lot of time travelling between London and Doha which is sort of fun! I'm the proud dad of my beautiful little girl, 2, and we are expecting our second in May. When I'm not travelling for work, I'm busy with my family and trying to squeeze in some time for my RCs. Life is pretty hectic but I wouldn't change it for the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) o/ Ken, 33 year old, proud father of 2, IT Manager for a printing company in Cumbria. Officially branded a geek by both friends and family the majority of my life is spent fixing/playing on/using PC's or laptops. Wanted to get into RC when I was about 8 or 9, I remember seeing the Tamiya kits in a model shop where we used to live but they were a long way out of my price range. A colleague had an electric RC truck for sale on eBay just before christmas, I had a little blast on that and liberated it from him for the princely sum of Edited January 22, 2013 by hutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayzie12 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm Craig, 17 in my final year at school, going to Uni in September and work part time as a hatch chef. If im not playing guitar, karting or making something, usually you will find me with RC.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkfat78 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm Marcus, 34 and married for 14 years now (well she said yes!) I work for a publishing company although my background/training is in animal care. Got into RC in 2007 when I bought a Lunchbox after wanting one as a kid. Never got one as a kid and didn't know it was called Vanessa's lunch box either, which is a bit freaky as that's my wifes name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 hi, im gaz, 36 and have 3 wonderful children, jake, 5, lucy, 4 and kimberley at 15 months. left scholl and went on to do 3 1/2 years as a motor vehicle technician, got bored with that at 21 and got my class1 hgv license and flitted between the 2 types since, my last job was in a local family run garage where i got my mot testing papers and was testing for the last 3 years until october 2011. i left due to ill health, my slender figure didn`t help but was suffering with pain in my back, knees and ankles...after various hospital visits and test for more or less everything i thought was possible i was finally diagnosed with my mechanical joints wearing out due to the careers i had taken (again my weight doesn`t help). so spend my days dosed up on pain killers tinkering with r/c, even a day out with the r/c leaves me ruined the next day now..... i also make the odd custom, r/c steelwork for members of the various forums i frequent. been doing r/c for the past 6 years and its mainly been electric with a couple of nitros in there, at the moment, im into "scale" off-roaders due to the fact they dont break as often and there slow :xd: had a fair few and varied list of r/c too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateRC Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm Matt, will be 16 in September so obviously I have to go to school Interested in anything which requires tinkering with and some logical, mathematical thinking (Yes, I want to do a maths related job when I am older) Got into RC quite a while ago after my dad got a baja, but after my share of RC's I kinda packed it in as I only have a paper round for income Still help out on the forums when I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oodboo Posted January 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm Adam, I'm 35 with 2 young boys and I work in IT looking after everything in 2 schools, one of these is a special school for disabled kids. My eldest son (now three and a half) has severe cerebral palsy. I used to have a tamiya thunderdragon when I was about 14 but didn't have the money to keep it running then lost interest as I went college and rode bikes more. Been wanting to get back into rc for a while and would often talk to my wife about it and tell her john (eldest son) would enjoy it as well. Aways fancied a lunchbox and thought john would enjoy watching the bright yellow truck bouncing round. Also wanted a hobby I could do with him as I want to go mountain biking with my other son. Anyway she bought me a lunchbox for Christmas as a surprise, now a month later she's starting to realise what she's let herself in for. I had ideas about building a custom joystick controller for john to use and this idea has developed a bit beyond that. I now want to build a collection to m03 cars with a variety of controllers so that I can start an after school club (or even intergrate it into school time) at the special school where kids who wouldn't be able to use normal stick or trigger and wheel txs will be able to enjoy rc cars. The collection has started. I've bought an m03 off someone on here and I've got a couple of controllers to adapt and play with. Going to wire a Wii nunchuck up and see how that works as I know a lad with limited movement in his small hands. Also planning a little box with a joystick on for another lad to control with his chin the same way he controls his wheelchair. Got loads of other ideas as well. Anyway, that's me. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalin4u24 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 You're such a nice person mate. Keep doing what you're doing. Cheers Sent from my GT-I9300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_bench10 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) jordan 18 father of one 19month old lad adn been with my misses 5 years about to become a technician for jaguar land rover working on special vehicles e.g armed forces etc start date has been given and im very excited Edited January 23, 2013 by jordan_bench10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastegate Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Mark, 42, married with 2 kids, mechanical engineer and have worked on everything from Challenger tanks to Apache helicopters but currently designing and building test gear for the aircraft industry. Been into RC for over 30 years and have around 15 planes, 2 boats and 3 trucks. Fly planes in the summer and trucks in the winter with the boats anytime and anywhere I can run them. Would like my kids to get into RC but they spend most of their time in a 'virtual' world! BTW, oodboo you're a top man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Drifta Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Firstly just wanna say top job to odboo, if you dont deserve a Grant/support/sponsorship for your effort then i dont know what the hell is wrong with the world, Get down the county council and kick em till they give you a grant for your cause!!! TOP MAN Now, Im Ben 29 and a proud father of 5 Been in the Motor trade most of my career,Panel beater primerryly, but also done alot of practical trades too within the building/maintanance industry. Currently working 3 roles in one company and very tired for it lol. Been an RC nut since about 7yr old when a mate got a Tamiya Cossie with a schumacher race motor in it, ive been hooked ever since, and am now a nitro fan boy.. Im hoping my boys will get a real love for the hobby and my girls too, hopefully.. then they too can follow on the tradition of spilling fuel on the worktops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Names Mark or Frog to my mates, i'm 27 and live with my parents in Penzance, west cornwall. I'm a trained mechanic, but got out of the trade about 5 yrs ago as the money wasn't too good. I've done two years putting up marquees (huge fun and pay, rarely working on the same site for more than 3 days straight). I'm currently a van driver for a specialist food company (Cetlic Fish and Game) and am one of those people that truly love their job. Always been into rcs of all kinds, scale boats, off road, and lorries and fast offroad stuff, especially now i'm old enough to afford and know about them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irc Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Names Ian, I am 25 and living in Peterborough. Work as a car mechanic. Was introduced to rc back when I was at college, 9 years on and im still loving the hobby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richarddenton1982 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm Richard, 30. I'm a Principal Teacher in a primary school. Got into RC because I walked into ModelZone one day and thought that an MTA4 S28 would be a better pass time that golf, which I can't play any more because I have a busted knee. Bought it there and then and haven't looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrylongdong Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 (edited) Im Barry - or longdong to my mates, just turned 30 dog trainer par excellence, but got sick of trying to keep my mouth shut with people who can't even look after themself never mind a dependant animal, and trying to keep my hands off people who blatantly mistreat there K9's ! Just finished studying mechanical engineering at college as being self employed these days is a quick way to end the long road of life as you will work yourself into a grave with nothing to show for it, so decided - through gritted teeth (after owning a few businesses) that I would go back to being under someone else's control, and back to regular pay. My passions and hobbies are firstly my two dogs, I have a five year old Doberman and a ten year old staff collie cross, they drive me insane, but at the same time keep me sane. Out of the house hobbies are kickboxing (my passion in life) also Krav Maga and lifting weights and trying to keep fit which isn't easy as I smashed my knee when i was 18 and had to have the cartlielge removed so knee pain is very frequent for me, so is dislocation of the knee. Also suffer from severe migraines, can have 5 in a week easily and they can last anywhere from a few hours to a week at a time..but my motto is "there's people a lot worse than me out there" Got into rc when a guy on a car forum I know was selling his eb4 s2 nitro about 6 years ago, hadn't owned a rc since i was about ten so saw it - liked it - bought it, and not looked back since. Edited January 24, 2013 by Barrylongdong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Im Gav, 27 with 3 kids and a nagging misses. Im a quilifled diesel fitter and butcher ( i know ramdom) I left school to do 3 years at apprentaship in diesel fitting, but the depot i was working at got closed down. So i found a new full time job at the local butchers. Started to get trained up there to get mu NVQ level 2. So have that. I moved to Bristol a few years later and left my job down in Plymouth. I started off driving for a tyre company and get my HGV 2. Left there after 2 years and became a fork lift driver, been there ever since lol Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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