As promised once the Outer Realm Facebook page hit 100 fans I'd post a pic never before seen on TIG. Well here it is:
A complete set of all 20, 1st gen Polish MOC. They're flanked by some 2nd & 3rd gen carded, as well as the infamous MOC black Hothtrooper.

Enjoy:




Cheers
Joe

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Seriously Joe, that's just a beautiful display. It would be a dream to just have a carded Vader for me.

Wow Joe thanks for sharing, that is really sweet looking. That had to feel awesome to get all 20, shit I would be excited to get just the Cardback so having all 20 MOC figures would be crazy.

Joe

I'm really at a loss for words. I've yet to see one for sale in the wild, so putting them together is just amazing

It took me over 17 years from the time I bought my first one til I finished the set. 6 of the 20 are from the find James had a little over a year ago, and are restored. Restored meaning that the text that was typed on them by someone down the line was removed from the card front, and while those 6 are original card, original bubble and original figures, the staples holding the bubbles down are not orig. IF the opportunity to upgrade cheaply ever happens, I will, but I'm not really worried about it. The other 14 are all orig: original figure,bubble, card and staples. Now to find more 2nd and 3rd gen carded figs.


Cheers
Joe

Wow those look awesome! Congrats on completing this grail-set!

~Martijn

That is incredible. You certainly are the king.

Wow that shit is incredible

Wow Joe- that is truly a picture to print it and put it over my bed :-)
Wow and Wow- congrats on THE polish set. When did u get the final missing MOC? Must have missed it..I was down to 19 after the 3 you got.Thanks for posting!
Mike

Joseph_Y wrote:

As promised once the Outer Realm Facebook page hit 100 fans I'd post a pic never before seen on TIG. Well here it is:
A complete set of all 20, 1st gen Polish MOC. They're flanked by some 2nd & 3rd gen carded, as well as the infamous MOC black Hothtrooper.

Enjoy:




Cheers
Joe

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Ha...and I thought there is maybe 10 of them around....in the whole world!

Now look at this: A complete run!

Unbelievable, unreal, shocking...what else can I say! And what a great fortune that at least one of each survived! There must be many one-of-a-kind pieces in that lot?

Kudos and thanks for sharing!

awsome pic joe thank god there wasnt a mini quake when you were doing that pic.stacked up like that in thier cases wouldnt have been good if they had collapsed i am prepared to offer a trade for my set of ppls for them if you wish

daren

Congrats Joe what an amazing lineup

Sweet set, the last I knew, you had like 6 of these. This gives me hope more will be found.
And, now that you are out of the way, it gives us all hope we can add at least one to our collection..

spideyseth wrote:

Sweet set, the last I knew, you had like 6 of these. This gives me hope more will be found.
And, now that you are out of the way, it gives us all hope we can add at least one to our collection..

Joe wants doubles, like a spare tire

Awesome, just awesome Joe! I know you've been working on this project for a long time and it has finally paid off. Well done my friend!

this is absolutely amazing. makes my pile of loose worn out bootlegs look like bantha poop.

Some of my favourite bootlegs look like bantha poop, that's the fun!

boring-fett wrote:

this is absolutely amazing. makes my pile of loose worn out bootlegs look like bantha poop.

Thank you, and everyone that's commented on the thread. And Fett..... Patience young Skywalker. That pic's 17 YEARS in the making. I'm sure I could pull up some of the early pics showing the humble beginings of my bootleg collection and you wouldn't feel so bad. You're just starting, pace yourself.

Cheers
Joe

Joseph_Y wrote:

That pic's 17 YEARS in the making. I'm sure I could pull up some of the early pics showing the humble beginings of my bootleg collection and you wouldn't feel so bad. You're just starting, pace yourself.

Thanks for the encouragement. I do tend to go a bit nuts when I find a new thing to collect. I'm what my wife calls "a completist" - I don't sleep well until I have a full run. For example: I also collect Sucklord fett-related figures (which may be a sin on these boards! ) but at least the sources for those are pretty well defined for me - and there are very few places to find them "in the wild." I'm sure with true bootlegs it takes more time to develop sources, learn to spot fakes, etc. Like you said, I just need to do that -- go slow for my own sake... and for my wallet.

Some of those Sucklord figures are hilarious. VERY popular also, by the looks of things.

True enough - hilarious, popular, and (sometimes very) expensive... unless you have expert timing at when and from whom you buy... Which I like to think I am gaining. I even buy doubles to trade now and then when they are cheap. Now if I can only get that good with European and Mex/SA bootlegs!

Sweet run! They of course look awesome together! Congrats!