what does everyone do for a living?

[Chris White]

I'm a good-for-nothing layabout sponger. (In early retirement with a benefit.)

Sooooooooooooooo Jealous

[James2]

I could tell you, "But then I'd have to kill you."

[slusher]

I'm a good-for-nothing layabout sponger. (In early retirement with a benefit.)

Nothing wrong with that. More model time...

[Pro Wrench]

I'm a good-for-nothing layabout sponger. (In early retirement with a benefit.)

My dream job right there.

[kap64]

I'm a Production Controller at NAS Oceana.

[Daddyfink]

Material Control Specialist for San Diego Community College.

[ScaleDale]

Material Control Specialist for San Diego Community College.

I taught elementary Special Ed. are "Materials" as hard to control as kids?

Dale

[redneckrodder]

I go to 8th grade for a living and support the hobby by mowing my nurses(im diabetic)husbands yard and do stuff for them

[Custom Hearse]

Retired truck driver, due to health issues...

Man do I miss driving

[Dave Ambrose]

Perhaps not too surprising, but I'm a software engineer.

[Austin T]

I work at a hobby shop.Needless to say it's a bad combination.

[KingSix]

I work at a hobby shop.Needless to say it's a bad combination.

That's a lot like me working in a Outdoor Sports store part time.. I never saw a check, in fact it cost me money to work there ..

[Agent G]

That's a lot like me working in a Outdoor Sports store part time.. I never saw a check, in fact it cost me money to work there ..

My wife refuses to let me work seasonal at Hobby Lobby just for that very reason.

G

[Harry P.]

I'm a good-for-nothing layabout sponger.

When I was a kid that's what I wanted to be when I grew up!

[imarriedawitch]

Retired two and a half years ago after 35 years as a pipeline drafter. Retirement is like a second childhood.

[B.DougBeck]

Manufacturing engineering manager for Armor truck programs.

[Misha]

I've made living as a professional stage designer for theatre, completed a BFA and MFA and went on to be a professor teaching at a variety of western Canadian universities. One of the joys of my profession is the construction, usually in 1/48 scale, of a model of the design, in addition to the draftings, and colour renderings. Having built models my entire life, okay, from the age of eight, this came very easily to me. With my students I always stressed the notion of learning to look at things in scale, to see how an object could be utililized in a different scale to represent some other item. Model construction to many was difficult, especially since it is usually all scratch built. I was able to surprise a lot of my colleagues, who were used to using matte board for construction, with the introduction of Plastic! Using plastic sheets and extruded shapes made a world of difference in the final product. Overall it was always a bonus to include my passion for modelling with my profession.

[Misha]

It would be interesting to see how many modellers have careers that including scale depictions, or in the automotive field, or working directly with the various model company manufacturers. Sorry I'd I duplicated a previous post, I wanted to include it as a quote.

Cheers Misha

[Foxer]

I go to 8th grade for a living and support the hobby by mowing my nurses(im diabetic)husbands yard and do stuff for them

That's cool. James. Good to have you here.

[Scale-Master]

It would be interesting to see how many modellers have careers that including scale depictions, or in the automotive field, or working directly with the various model company manufacturers. Sorry I'd I duplicated a previous post, I wanted to include it as a quote.

Cheers Misha

All of the above.

[towtruck]

retired because of disability. many- many years of warehouse work for a defunct department store.

[ScaleDale]

It would be interesting to see how many modellers have careers that including scale depictions, or in the automotive field, or working directly with the various model company manufacturers. Sorry I'd I duplicated a previous post, I wanted to include it as a quote.

Cheers Misha

My actual career choice was teaching, but I have a background in drafting and design (T-square and slide rule era) and graphic design (digital era), both of which rely on scale. I build different 1:1 stuff and draw scale plans before cutting anything. I'm building a car for the drag strip and find that looking at kits in my stash is easier than crawling under the darn thing to see what's under there. I made a 1:12 scale representation of my '68 Mustang with my computer and have used it to make decisions as to where to put the roll cage supports under the floor board. I ruined my modeling calipers using them on my big car.

Dale

[redneckrodder]

That's cool. James. Good to have you here.

good to be here i dont have a fancy gaming system just my models and itd be no other way

[Skydime]

I'm a good-for-nothing layabout sponger. (In early retirement with a benefit.)

Sign me up! 80 hours a week plus the honey-do list are getting old fast!

[charlie8575]

good to be here i dont have a fancy gaming system just my models and itd be no other way

It's very refreshing to hear someone your age say that.

As for me for work....well, it depends on the day.

Right now, I'm an independent contractor doing a variety of odds and ends businesses need (document management, paralegal work, training/employee development, etc.).

Sometimes, I take photos for a service that provides verifications of goods for eBay purchases and banks.

I play a little in real estate from time to time.

I substitute-teach. I'm also trying to get into adjunct teaching for colleges.

I do some paralegal work for friends who are lawyers.

I'm in the process of starting a company offering modeling products, as well. If things go the way I want, some product will be available early next year.

Lots of busy and ideas....not so much the money, but such is the "new" economy. Funny....doesn't seem to work so well.

Charlie Larkin