7000in5th

Hobbies - check website for details

- Model railroading - 1945 to present - Standard Gauge, Lionel, N-Scale, HO Scale and currently very active in G scale (1:24)
- Model car building - 1948 to present - 1:32, 1:25, 1:24 and some occasional miscellaneous scales (1:87, 1:43, 1:18)
- Control line and free flight model airplanes - 1955 to 1957 - Crashed a lot
- Slot cars - 1965 to present - 1:32 scale - very active early, still have a permanent track
- Radio controlled cars - 1968 to 2015 - 1:8 scale gas (started the oldest regional championship - Midwest Series in 1970, it is still active), 10 scale electric
- Dollhouses - 1970s - one for each of two daughters, won Best of Show and First in class local competition against a room full of irritated ladies
- Diecast model car collecting and modification - 1970s to present - 1:87, 1:43, 1:25, 1:24, 1:18
- Mag steer cars - 2014 to present - 1:24 scale cars - hybrid radio control and steering by following a hidden wire