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I have given up any pretext of living a conventional life and am building an airplane in the main living area of my house, which is massivly relaxing, and feels right/normal, which it didn't without the airplane.Which is to say that I suspect building X/pinball machines is the same.
I got my amateur radio license in the sixties. There was an old timer on 80 meters who was the leader of a chat group that met daily. Any ham could join the conversation with one exception. He had a phrase: "no kids, lids or space cadets." Just like Gen Z these days he did not like Boomers ;<). That phrase to this day brings a smile to amateur radio operators of a certain vintage.
I have given up any pretext of living a conventional life and am building an airplane in the main living area of my house, which is massivly relaxing, and feels right/normal, which it didn't without the airplane.Which is to say that I suspect building X/pinball machines is the same.
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> It is common to build an airplane in your house for years ... Define _common_!
I think everybody knows at least of 'friend of a friend' who has started the project at some point. Maybe one in 500. Started is different from finished.
How about a flying saucer? https://enjoyer.com/an-alien-cult-built-a-spaceship-in-a-mic...
I first learned about this from a friend in Detroit, MI, who told me about it when he learned my mom grew up in that village. When I asked HER about it, she knew exactly who/what we were talking about. It was an interesting conversation.
Needless to say, this one remains firmly in the "started" category, but looks like it got closer to "finished" than one might likely expect.