These models can be built either from the kits available from the hobby dealers or as per your choice. While constructing the models one thing should be taken care that the more emphasis is required while making the static models. Since there is no requirement to watch for the weight of the model, hence the model can be painted nicely to give more realistic look.

Otherwise the ship may get sunk in the water. This line is known as the Plimsoll line. One more thing to remember that is the balancing of the ship so that ship model stands absolutely vertical in the water. If it is tilted towards left or right then there are chances that while moving

the ship may sink in the water.

The medium of the construction of the ship may vary from the spruce wood to plastics to the fiberglass and the power for movement is provided either by sails or by the use of the electric motors or diesel or glow plug engines as per the requirement and type of the model. In India this hobby is also in very primitive stage and there is no great deal of awareness about it. However Kits to make the models are available in the select hobby shops. To make the models of your choice however you can refer to the Jane’s Warship Recognition Guide.

The ship models can be divided in few categories as below:

Static Models
Free Moving Models
Radio Controlled Models

This hobby is for all people of all ages, only requirement in this hobby is the passion about the hobby. There are lots of stones and rocks scattered in the nature having beautiful and amazing shapes and sizes, they may contain beautiful color arrangements or designs. There is no specific requirement of knowledge for this hobby, Rocks and stone collection. Only requirement is a set of watchful eyes and an aesthetic sense. 

When you venture out for any sight seeing journey or travel to any destination you have to move along with the roads or you happen to take a stroll down a path you come across with many small and big stones and rock some with beautiful designs or shapes others ordinary. In India many people have come across the rocks having naturally painted deities on them on the banks of the river Ganges and other rivers.

The collection thus made, may give you beautiful decoration pieces for your home which are exclusive. If you are lucky enough you may find some precious stone which may give you a good value for your efforts.

It is generally observed that the children are crazy about collecting the stones. If you have ample space at home, do not discourage them to build their collection.

The man has a desire to be always on the top of the world. The hobby of the Mountaineering provides the right answer to this desire of the man. The mountaineering is a very difficult hobby and requires a very strong will power, stamina and dedication towards the hobby and lots of courage.

The mountaineering has been divided into many parts and most challenging and the difficult ones are the trekking and climbing, trekking and the climbing includes the terrains like the rocks and the snow. In each and every step the mountaineer faces a new challenge. He has to buck up his courage himself as many times he is all alone and nobody around him to cheer him up. India has got many serious followers of this hobby and this is a very popular hobby in India.

There are many institutions and organizations providing much required training facility to the mountaineers in India. The government of India has also opened institutes for the training of the future mountaineers. 

The institutes run by the government of India are described here for your benefit they are The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling (West Bengal), The Nehru Institute Of Mountaineering at Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh) and The Institute Of Mountaineering and Allied Sports at Manali (Himachal Pradesh).

As the government has provided for the training for the budding mountaineers. There is no shortage of the peaks or summits in India to fulfill your aspirations for the mountaineering. The famous mountaineering sites of India are Burphu Dhura, Changuch, Chaudhara, Chiring We, Doddabetta, Hardeol, Kailash, Kalsubai, Kamet, Kanchanjenga, Mount Abu, Nagalaphu, Namcha Barwa, Nanda Devi, Panchchuli, Rajrambha, Rishi Pahar, Sangthang, Suj Tilla East, Suj Tilla West, Suli Top, Trishul.

These consists some of the simplest and the toughest heights to be conquered by the mountaineers. Out of the list provided above, Kanchanjenga and Nanda Devi are the highest peaks of the India. If you have the guts then this hobby is meant for you.

The child always develops some sort of affection with some select set of toys and dolls. After the child has grown up they are not able to discard the favorite toy or the doll due to the bond of attraction present between him and the toy. This forms the basis of hobby, toy an doll collection. This hobby is all about the sentiments of the person which drives him to keep the toy or the doll with him for the rest of his or her life. Slowly the person develops a quest to collect the old toys and the dolls available in the market or else. This is also a very popular hobby world over and in India also there are many ardent followers of this hobby. The toys and the dolls thus collected by the enthusiast slowly get the shape of a collection and starts accumulating a market value for the collection.

Many companies come out with exclusive and limited edition of toys and dolls for the benefit of the collectors. As soon after a period these limited edition toys vanish from the market and the regular demand of the same pushes the market value of these items. This ultimately benefits the collectors. This hobby usually starts shaping up in the child from the childhood only, but there is no restriction to start this hobby at a mature age.

Man has an unending quest for knowledge from the ancient time. Traveling from one place to the other satisfies the hunger for the knowledge. This can be confirmed by the study of the history of India that there was continuous inflow of the foreign visitors to our country from time to time like the Fa-Hien and others. They came to the great land of India to get the valuable knowledge about the religion, people, land and other contemporary issues which they wrote in their memoirs later on.

Traveling is a very popular hobby world over and to support this hobby an industry has been established and known by the traveling and tourism industry. To cater the needs of the various travelers many forms and modes of faster transportation are developed and still being developed. In India also there is no shortage of the spots of the traveling interest. There are lots of places to the taste of each and every kind of traveler. The tourism has developed so much importance in the recent times that most of the countries of the world whether big or small, rich or poor established a tourism department which caters the needs of the domestic and international travelers.
In India many famous places are there for traveling like the famous Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Famous palaces of Rajasthan, Different bird and wild life sanctuaries, Sun Temple of Konark and other religious places. India has a great number of travelers in each and every season to its different destinations.

Some people go for a travel trip for just fun and enjoyment. Altogether it is a great hobby and if you have the time then my suggestion would be to undertake this hobby.

Stitching is a very old and a very popular hobby in the world. The stitching originated much before the origin of the art of weaving. In India also this hobby is being practiced since very old time. Stitching is a hobby which is practiced by most of the women folk in India. This is a hobby which can produce the much needed apparels and at the same time the hobbyist can produce beautiful pieces of the embroidered art works.

Stitching is basically the art of joining two or more surfaces by the help of stitches. The surfaces may include cloth, leather or anything else. The stitches are formed on the cloth generally by the help of the needles and the threads. For the purpose of embroidery different types of threads are used to give the desired effect to the finished piece of the artwork. There are number of stitches practiced to get the right effect to the piece of the embroidery.

In India the stitching is taught as part of the subject Home Science to the students. Beside that there are number of institutions and organizations are there which use to run training classes for the benefit of the enthusiasts on the regular basis. It provides a very good pastime and at the same time it gives the chance to the hobbyist to earn handsomely.
   

To assist the stitching hobby there are number of books available in the market which not only provide you the required knowledge but at the same time they give you number of designs for the embroidery. Beside that there is ample knowledge and designs are available on the internet for the benefit of the hobbyists. In he market also there are number of starter and advanced kits available for the beginners to the experts.

Lot of Indians are very fond of reading. This hobby provides a very good time pass for the reader. The reader always gains something out of the books he reads. The habit of reading gives daily new information to the reader. There is an old saying which says that till the man is alive he acquires some new knowledge daily. We he stops acquiring the knowledge he is supposed to be dead. The hobby of the reading tries to supplement this old saying.

It is not necessary that to read you should have own set of books to read. You can get a membership of any library, which would allow you to read different type of books or if you happen to have the resources then you may build your own library. Many people exchange their books with the others or borrow the books for reading. If you are borrowing the books from some other person always make sure of taking care of the books.

The hobby is followed by every one at least once in the life time. It is my personal experience that this hobby is one of the top hobbies religiously followed by many people of the world and among the most popular hobby of our time.

This is a hobby like aero modeling and known as the model rocketry or the rocket modeling. I am not sure that how many of you have heard of this hobby in India. It is very popular hobby in the America and the European countries. In this hobby models of the rockets are made and flown. Rocket Modeling was originated in the America in the year 1954 and after that keenly followed by the many world over.

The medium of the construction of the rockets include paper, plastic, wood etc. generally wood and plastic is preferred as they are light in weight and provide a smooth finish to the model. There are number of sites are available to guide you to construct your model rocket and supply the kits in knocked down state which can be assembled and flown for the enjoyment. This hobby attracts children and the adults alike. There are few stages attached between the flight and recovery like the launch, deployment of the recovery system in flight and the final recovery. One more part is left till now and that is the power plant of the model which would enable the model to fly.

Motors are available generally in two categories first is the single use motors and second is the multi-use or re-loadable motors. The motors use generally the black powder. When the model is complete it is fitted with the recovery system which is a parachute and then the motor is fitted. The motor has a inbuilt recovery system ejection charge which activates when the propulsion fuel is exhausted to make the recovery of the model possible for the modeler for the future flights. 

The model can be launched from a big open space or a play ground. For launching of the model the motor is fitted with the nichrome wire attached with a long piece of wire, when this wire is connected to the battery it ignites the motor causing the launch of the model.