The Imperial Shipyards
General Collecting => Your Collection => Topic started by: Jodo on May 08, 2015, 12:16:48 PM
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I dug up some of my old collection pictures to share, since I felt inspired to do so. I sold a good chunk of the carded figures, and opened most of the other part of them. Some of these pics are probably about 12 years old, so you might have to give me a bit of a break! I think this is almost all my Hasbro stuff, though I do have some GG busts and props that aren't pictured as well. Enjoy the trip down memory lane! And check out how ugly that green paint is, LOL.
First we have the MOC figures:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/4.jpg)
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My loose vintage collection/costume WIP shelf(the other two shelves of loose figures aren't really worth showing):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/FullDownload010.jpg)
I was also displaying my AOME Helm's Deep playset, which is still amongst my top favorite things I have. I wish I had a nice place to display it right now:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/100_0526.jpg)
Then the stuff that set above my desk for quite a while:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/Picture015.jpg)
Then the dreaded closet, which may or may not have been a death trap/paradise for a young dork. I was actually allowed to keep my clothes elsewhere so that I could do this. In hindsight I am so glad my family allowed for me to do and have all this. As a kid it took a ton of self control to earn/save money to purchase all this stuff, and even more devotion to not open everything:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/Picture018.jpg)
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Then let's flashforward to today. I transferred to a different college and had to move, so I now have some of my stuff in my office:
If I could get my girlfriend to stop putting books on the bottom shelf I'd be able to use that one as well!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/shelf2_zpszonltpez.jpg)
And here is the "cube holder" as we call it. There's my Indiana Jones set-up, Batman and his BatMotorcycle, Guardians of the Galaxy, and an Egyptian box from Disney that I store all my other Indiana Jones figures in. My girlfriend's Cinderella stuff is there in the middle, and you can also see my Legacy hardback comics, and my Joker Glock. Also, I hate the green carpet in this apartment with a passion.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/shelf1_zpsosek3hiw.jpg)
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And thankfully my family let me keep my room back home, so I ended up using most of the closet for storage, however I dedicated one side of it to displaying figures, because I couldn't help it!
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Love the dios. How much of this do you still have?
Off to share on the front page.
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Thanks for sharing!!!! ;D
I have everything that's still in the diorama pictures and in my office, however I only have a fraction of the carded figures. I sold a lot of them, traded some, and opened others! The loose vehicles I still have as well, but they're boxed up at my grandparent's for safe keeping. I also tossed a lot of the empty boxes that I was using for displays.
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Nice collection jodo, glad to see you here on isy. Normally i see your post on rebelscum in the Iowa/illinois forum. Still need to buy one of those AT-PD walkers
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That's an enviable collection. Wow!
I swear I saw a cantina diorama almost exactly like yours on ebay with a But It Now of $1799.
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Thanks guys!
And wow, that's a lot of money! I plan to eventually detail all these dioramas with set pieces, flooring, etc. I actually have a few cantina alcoves ordered, so someday it will look much better!
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geez thats one heck of a collection ! Love the dio's also thanks for sharing !
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That's one great collection you've got there!
Looks awesome! Almost a museum at it self!
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Thanks for checking it out guys! Looking back I can't believe how much effort it took for me not to open everything...Which was weird, because as an adult I'm now an opener!
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I recently added these display cases for my Astromech collection thanks to my girlfriend! I think there's still 8 R2's, 2 R4's, and 5 R5's I'd like to get. After that it's going to throw off the categories, LOL.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/jodok/Close-ups%20of%20my%20collection/droids1a_zpshi0hkfbs.jpg)
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Very classy. I like the look.
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Thanks Tamer!!
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Back home, I rearranged some furniture and was able to sneak two new shelves in! I'll probably rearranged them several times to see what looks best; however this is my tentative set-up!
(http://www.yakfaceforums.com/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=7629&t=1)
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Looks good. I like all the genres in there together!
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Since becoming single last month, I've been able to change a few things up in my apartment. I swapped the office and bedroom, so now I have more shelves and such. I'll take some more pics of the individual displays tomorrow, but I now have three shelves of Imperials, a comics shelf, Tantive IV, Tantooine, 2 Scariff shelves, Indiana Jones, The Outlander Club, detention block, Star Tours, and Hoth. Eventually I'll also have my custom Blue Leader X-Wing here, and something else for the other shelf...
(http://www.yakfaceforums.com/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=8534&t=1)
Meanwhile, back home, I ended up putting a lot more props on display!
(http://www.yakfaceforums.com/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=8532&t=1)
(http://www.yakfaceforums.com/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=8533&t=1)
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Looks nice to me.
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Here are a few new pictures of what my office looks like. With my newest additions, I officially have over 100 Stormtroopers on display now. 0/
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And my small Death Trooper focus as well:
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You can never have enough Stormtroopers. Looks nice.
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That's an impressive display.
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Thank you both! I actually ended up adding another 14 Stormtoopers since my last post! I found a few on clearance at Walmart!
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I thought it was about time to update this thread, since there is a lot's of different stuff going on! I graduated last year and started in two position with my community college. I also ended my apartment lease, so I had to move all of my stuff. It was actually a relief, since I had been there for five years, and it was one of the biggest stressors in my life.
So this happened:
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And then everything moved to this current state:
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Hey Jodo! First off: Thanks so much for sharing your collection with us! I really like the focus of it and the the way you display all your collectibles! Everything is nice & organized.
That Helm's Deep playset is just awesome! I didn't even know something like this exsisted.
That's a conversion of a man's closet every Star Wars fan probably dreams of! I think my favourite non Star Wars scene of your collection is the shelf with Indiana Jones!
Man, there's just so much cool stuff to look at...I don't even know where to start! Is this gun loaded?
Thank the maker for the Death Trooper design! It was definitely well received among fans. And is that the newest TVC Stormtrooper in front of your Imperial garrison?
I really like how you display your action figures and pose some of them "in action"! Also the Hangar of the Rebel Fleet looks fantastic!
Such a nice collection! Awesome setup! The Barge looks good on top of your shelf there! The Jurassic Park stuff brings back some good memories.
Impressive collection!
- Philipp
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I so need to do something like this too. Glad you got away from a stressor. Off to share.
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Hey Jodo! First off: Thanks so much for sharing your collection with us! I really like the focus of it and the the way you display all your collectibles! Everything is nice & organized.
That Helm's Deep playset is just awesome! I didn't even know something like this exsisted.
That's a conversion of a man's closet every Star Wars fan probably dreams of! I think my favourite non Star Wars scene of your collection is the shelf with Indiana Jones!
Man, there's just so much cool stuff to look at...I don't even know where to start! Is this gun loaded?
Thank the maker for the Death Trooper design! It was definitely well received among fans. And is that the newest TVC Stormtrooper in front of your Imperial garrison?
I really like how you display your action figures and pose some of them "in action"! Also the Hangar of the Rebel Fleet looks fantastic!
Such a nice collection! Awesome setup! The Barge looks good on top of your shelf there! The Jurassic Park stuff brings back some good memories.
Impressive collection!
- Philipp
Philipp, thank you so much for your kind words! The Helm's Deep playset is from the Armies of Middle Earth collection, and it is by far one of my favorite pieces! I have several people offer to buy it actually, LOL.
The Death Trooper design is by far my favorite thing in the Star Wars universe. I will I had the time (and space) to build an entire suit of DT armor. I just love the sleek and deadly design of it!
The Stormtroopers are actually customs I made a few years ago. They use the RO Baze/Stormtrooper 2-pack helmet, and the Legacy A New Hope Spacetrooper body. I am very curious to see how they compare to the new TVC RO Stormtrooper figure!
Here is a close up of them:
(http://i.imgur.com/XggY0x8.jpg)
And nope, the gun is just a replica! It's of the Dark Knight Joker's Glock. My actual firearms are secure and safe! :)
Tamer, as always, thank you so much for sharing! And yes...If I can rid of a few other stressors I will be so much more happy. For quite some time I have suffered from depression and anxiety. I'm hoping the coming months will help alleviate a few of the sources.
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Sorry it took me that long to reply. Thanks for all the helpful information! I looked up Armies of Middle Earth on ebay and am blown away by the amount of great stuff produced back in the days!
The prices haven't gone up that much since then - surprising.
I even found some offers of Helm's Deep and the cheapest is $100 buy-it-now, which is a great deal! The MRSP was probably cheaper (maybe $49.99?), but I'd totally buy this set for a hundred bucks! Some sealed figures are offered for 8€ on ebay Germany which is a great price considering that they're 17 years old!
I think I remember seeing some of the figures on shelves of my local comic shop back then, too. But I don't remember the price. If you collected these figures back then, you did everything right!
A friend of mine & I collected some of the 6 inch figures from ToyBiz/NECA. They were 12,99€ each in the comic shop. Good memories...later I found out they were sold for a mere of $4.99 in the U.S.
But one thing I always knew: They could've done WAY more with the Lord of the Rings franchise and produce much more merchandise. I'm just happy that we saw The Hobbit made as movie(s) a decade later...
I still try to figure out the scale of this AOME collection...they look quite similar to the Knights figurines from Schleich and about 1/24 scale (7.5 cm). Could this be correct?
I'm very excited for the new TVC Stormtrooper! It looks as if we finally get the definite Stormtrooper figure from Hasbro! Now, they only need to re-release him on a STAR WARS cardback. But I also like Rogue One and maybe they did so because 20th Century Fox still holds the rights for the first Star Wars movie. Disney gets credits for the Rogue One Design and I'm not sure if the aquisition of Fox was already complete 18 months ago when Hasbro designed the new Stormtrooper.
Isn't it crazy that it took over 40 YEARS for Kenner/Hasbro to make the perfect Stormtrooper?!
The helmet on that RO Stormtrooper is a great one, too! I'm very happy that you could army-build him! Your garrison of Stormtroopers looks excellent! Thanks for the detailed picture!
Man, I just love Rogue One with only minor flaws...I wish the Sequels were that good...
The Death Trooper is just one of so many great new designs for the era of Civil War.
Keep up the great work, please! I really enjoy looking at all the different collectibles in your collection! Your shelf with the WOTC miniatures is also great! So much different goodies in your collection!
- Philipp
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Really cool collection and setup!!