RE: Is 3D the coolest form of the hobby
3D: skydiving, snowboarding, Hummer H2.
Pattern: dentistry, ballet, Rolls Royce Silver Spur.
Which is cooler to you? Its all about perception. When I tell someone that I am into RC airplanes, sometimes they roll their eyes. Then they tell me they are into something like say, their car, ie. wheels, stereo, you name it. Thats when I roll my eyes. get it?