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General Collecting => Your Collection => Topic started by: grinchy on October 15, 2014, 03:30:50 PM

Title: My collection
Post by: grinchy on October 15, 2014, 03:30:50 PM

Here are a few pics of my collection, vintage first
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5053_zpsa541aef8.jpg)
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5052_zps3bc59aea.jpg)
heres my modern stuff
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/7f8b0fb3-6c73-4a9a-aeb8-7c340a8be2c7_zps2d73bdcc.jpg)
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/dad49fbb-07ff-4b5e-89e4-7d2c0304eebf_zpse6b185b0.jpg)

heres the legacy falcon i weathered up
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5117_zps59df72c0.jpg)

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: Tamer on October 16, 2014, 03:08:29 AM

Nice. I love all the vintage AT-AT Drivers and AT-STs. Once again welcome and you now have your first post on the front (main) page.

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on October 16, 2014, 01:37:04 PM

Cheers, i have a thing about the At At drivers and all the troopers really, love them

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: Sjefke on October 16, 2014, 07:38:03 PM

Hey Grinchy

I have wanted to do a Kenny Baker homage piece since forever!  That's fantastic.   Did you do that yourself?

Tamer, that custom needs to be on the front page.

Nice weathering on the Falcon too.  Also your work?  Which Falcon is that?

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: Skirata2012 on October 16, 2014, 08:21:27 PM

love the weathering on that falcon

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on October 17, 2014, 10:48:20 AM

Quote from: Sjefke on October 16, 2014, 07:38:03 PM

Hey Grinchy

I have wanted to do a Kenny Baker homage piece since forever!  That's fantastic.   Did you do that yourself?

Tamer, that custom needs toe front page.

Nice weathering on the Falcon too.  Also your work?  Which Falcon is that?

Hi, the Kenny baker figure was bought on ebay, theres a guy who does carded kenny figures, this was the only one he did actually in R2, i can pm you the page if you want?
The Falcon is the legacy edition, i weathered it with various acrylic paints, glad you like it

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: Tamer on October 18, 2014, 05:52:47 AM

Pretty cool custom anyhow. On the front page.

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: jkno on October 20, 2014, 09:51:47 AM

Very cool collection! I like your vintage AT-AT Drivers, this also reminds me I need to get one of them to go with the Jumbo one

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on October 20, 2014, 11:42:14 AM

Cheers, i have around ten or twelve now, i just pick them up cheaply on ebay and the odd car boot sale, lucky to have most of them complete

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: Skirata2012 on October 23, 2014, 08:07:32 PM

 Nice collection also nice job on that weathering

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: RedLeaderOne (00fire501) on November 10, 2014, 10:03:43 PM

Awesome collection, the falcon looks pretty cool.

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on November 17, 2014, 03:30:08 PM

thanks  everyone, still got more to sort out for the display, got 4 cabinets and they are all full, all in the living room, i have an understanding wife

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: RedLeaderOne (00fire501) on November 18, 2014, 10:20:21 PM

Quote from: grinchy on November 17, 2014, 03:30:08 PM

thanks  everyone, still got more to sort out for the display, got 4 cabinets and they are all full, all in the living room, i have an understanding wife

I still have to convince my wife t display some of my collection in the house.

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: skuller05 on November 20, 2014, 10:44:49 AM

Excelent work on the weathering on the Falcon!!
looks really good
all those vintage figures look amazing

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on January 04, 2015, 04:52:51 AM

Cheers!
Well heres my christmas haul from my lovely wife, love the huge x wing, i'll be weathering that up, very cool
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5135_zps4635032b.jpg)
also got this from secret santa on another board i visit,
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5130_zps2f7168bd.jpg)

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on January 08, 2015, 10:57:46 AM

I had some spare time so i weathered the large x wing, i used airbrush and various acrylic paints
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5139_zpsb88e4f17.jpg)
(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x307/monstermaker1/DSCF5142_zpsdd50e15f.jpg)

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: Goldleaderone on January 08, 2015, 04:19:22 PM

Fantastic work!  Love it!

Title: Re: My collection
Post by: grinchy on January 09, 2015, 05:28:03 AM

Cheers, glad you like it, it was a fun project to do