Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:10 pm
Thanks mate, very nice of you to say. Always a pleasure dealing with a gentleman like yourself.
Welcome to TIG by the way!
AussieFortuna Imperial Admiral
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:05 pm
AWESOME probe Christian , really enjoyed your answers and the time you put into it, for anybody that hasnt had much contact with Christian i can say he is a top shelf guy, and a real gentleman, great probe mate and great to see you here.
Another great probe Jimmy, lovely work mate
AussieFortuna Imperial Admiral
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:08 pm
Oh i forgot, love your collection of Luke boots there mate, they always add a new dimension to any collection, they look great, cheers
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:56 am
Ahhhhh thanks Tony, Nice of you to say! Who says that Eels and Tiger fans can't get along?????
AussieFortuna Imperial Admiral
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:41 pm
bobbybobs wrote:
Ahhhhh thanks Tony, Nice of you to say! Who says that Eels and Tiger fans can't get along?????
GO THE EELS ,
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE TIGERS
ourchickenshack Force Addict
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:43 pm
The TIG Exam Room
Please welcome the next TIG victim who has bravely agreed to take the probe ... a man with a eye for detail that may have missed the small print in the probe agreement
TEST SUBJECT # 42
Screen Name: pattejan Real Name: Patrick Location: Oberhausen, Germany Special Powers: Discovering mould- and COO-differences on SW vintage figures .
Greetings Patrick , thank you for your cooperation , let the probing begin ....
#1 What is your favorite SW memory ? (film or toy line)
I was introduced into the world of SW at the age of 4 or 5 years by a neighbor's child . He was about 3 years older than me and had a lot of SW figures that we played with in his room or the sandpit in his family’s garden . It didn't take too long to convince my mother that I absolutely needed some SW figures too . So one day we went to a toy shop and I bought my first figure and was allowed to choose another one that I would get as an Easter present from my parents . I remember those figures were a Death Star Droid and a Sandpeople . It was a very small toy shop so there weren’t many characters available... or else it would have likely been a Luke , Han , Vader and Stormie (of course !) My friend and I fought great battles and we lost weapons not too often in the sand .
**FX-7 Edit** :
Hopefully your friend looked like this
#2 Which SW character would you dress up as if you were attending a convention ?
That’s difficult As a child my favorite figure was the TIE Pilot , but Boba Fett and Stormtroopers were very cool too
Now , a few years later , I think I would rather dress up as a Jedi I’m too tall for Yoda and too old for Luke , so I think I would dress up as Ben Kenobi... patience and calmness are qualities that are not too foreign to me .
**FX-7 Edit** :
We all get older but never too old to party ...
#3 Please tell us what your overall collection focus is and why you chose to concentrate in this area of collecting :
I only collect loose vintage SW figure variants . Sadly I sold all the figures I owned as a child when I was a teenager but I started collecting again in my early twenties and discovered the web as a resource to get all the figures I had as a child and even more very late . In January 2010 I started to purchase most missing figures via Ebay . A few month later I signed up to the German SW forum lichtgeschwindigkeit.de. It didn’t take too long to get all 96 figures On my hunt for them I also found my first variants … and then it was too late Thanks to Mirco’s COO-Checklist and Wolff’s-COO-Guide … resistance is now futile!
Here is my collection today
#4 If you had to choose 3 things from your collection as your favorites , what would they be and why ?
That’s very hard to answer as I really love every single figure in my collection … but if I had to decide it’s maybe the (rare) variants I found by accident over the years and got them at real bargain prices : 1 DBRS pink face 2 Lando black neck – yellowed, left arm damaged, no accessories … but who cares! 3 “Meccano” Rebel Soldier
#5 What song would you perform at a Karaoke ?
Probably an older New Model Army song.
**FX-7 Edit** :
#6 What’s the weirdest/most fun SW item in your collection ?
It’s Paul Rebo the largely unknown twin brother of Max . Paul practiced to become a Jedi on Dagobah while Luke was absent but , unfortunately , he didn’t make it into the final version of the film
I’m very proud to show you the recently discovered lost scene with Paul :
#7 Which SW characters , creatures , vehicles or play sets would you like to have seen released that was never released during the vintage line ?
A Death Star would have been cool ! Han Stormie , Rebel Fleet Trooper , Grandmoff Tarkin , more Cantina aliens , more Imperial Officers and more Rebels !!! I mean we have 8 different Ewoks Who was responsible for those decisions ???
**FX-7 Edit** :
It was this guy ...
Aussiejames is the only guy brave enough to publically admit his love for Ewoks ...
#8 What advice would you give to a collector just starting out in the hobby ?
1) Collect whatever makes you happy
2) Use the available info on forums
3) Ask other collectors for more info !
Always remember collecting is not a race and don’t be surprised if your collecting interests change (slightly) while collecting . Just sell or trade what you don’t need any more on the forums . Here you can find nearly everything you might be interested in !
#9 Other than Star Wars , do you collect any other toy lines ?
There are other toy lines than Star Wars? Really ???
**FX-7 Edit** :
#10 Do you have any other hobbies, and what are they ?
Playing my guitar and singing (not really well I fear )
Reading – especially Discworld novels and I really like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (therefore I’m very happy to be interviewee #42 )
Playing board games …
I also started a new hobby last week : I signed up for a fitness center I had slipped a disc last year and needed surgery and now I need to strengthen my back muscles
**FX-7 Edit** :
This concludes your probe - Excellent answers Patrick
Thank you for your participation
Please collect your complimentary Mould Identification Chart as you exit ...
just don't eat it all at one sitting
Now get the hell out of my exam room and send the next victim , er ... Patient in
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ArtooDetour Admin
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:58 pm
well done Patrick surviving your probing. Nice to see the Paul Rebo pic again, tell him to keep practicing to become a good Jedi Good luck with the back exercises man!
Dr Dengar TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:01 pm
Enjoyed reading the interview. Thank you Patrick and FX-James!!
Your variants are really nicely displayed in all kinds of diorama settings. LIKE!!!
cantina_patron TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:30 pm
Well done Gents, that interview made entertaining reading. I enjoyed seeing your collection Patrick. What a coincidence that as a Hitchhiker's fan you were interviewee #42. As Paul said, good luck with strengthening your back.
Nico TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:37 pm
Another great probe
Well done Patrick and James/FX-7
chris.75 TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:10 pm
Another great probing and an interesting read
love the pics of your collection too patrick, its all very neatly displayed in those cabinets
i'm very jealous of your Bossk and Yoda runs
love the edits, as always Jim
Commander Clint TIG Benefactor
Posts : 1996 Join date : 2012-04-10 Age : 54 Location : Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:17 pm
Excellent probing Patrick.
pattejan Imperial Commander
Posts : 327 Join date : 2012-05-21 Age : 48 Location : Germany
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:56 am
Great edits James, I really like them!
Thank you very much gentlemen for the kind words regarding the interview and my collection and also for your best wishes for my back!
wbobafett Force Addict
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:51 am
Great one!! Now I know a little bit more about my German buddy!!
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:13 pm
Great probing guys!
Love getting to know more about our fellow collectors.
Love the collection too!
Christian
pattejan Imperial Commander
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:42 pm
I think I've waited long enough for further comments before I post another thank you. (I didn't want to flood this thread with thanks-posts. )
Thank you Wolff and Christian for your comments on the interview and my collection!
General Kahn Force Addict
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Mon Aug 18, 2014 7:04 pm
Just catching up with this. Great read Patrick
Well done James, another grand probing, and nice to know a bit more about my mould/sculpt partner in crime!
pattejan Imperial Commander
Posts : 327 Join date : 2012-05-21 Age : 48 Location : Germany
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:09 am
Thanks Alex!
trappedtexan Moderator
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:06 am
It has been a while and I know we have had a few fresh faces pop in so it might be time to resurrect this thread. Get old fx out and dusted off. Besides, I am sure james needs something else to do now that Halloween is ten months or so away.
ourchickenshack Force Addict
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Jan 09, 2015 5:39 pm
Deep space probes have been dispatched ...
Gathering Data ...
Collating ...
Prepare your anus ...
Nico TIG Benefactor
Posts : 1460 Join date : 2013-03-22 Location : Wirral, UK
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:31 pm
This really is an excellent thread
A great way to learn a bit about members
I look foreward to seeing who turns up in James/FX-7's examination room
Commander Clint TIG Benefactor
Posts : 1996 Join date : 2012-04-10 Age : 54 Location : Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:50 pm
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Dr Dengar TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:57 pm
Ok........I am ready....
Commander Clint TIG Benefactor
Posts : 1996 Join date : 2012-04-10 Age : 54 Location : Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:59 pm
Marco J wrote:
Ok........I am ready....
James, Go get him quick, before he escapes.
psybertech TIG Benefactor
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Subject: Re: FX-7 member probe: 10 Points of Articulation… 10 Questions… We will probe you!! Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:00 pm
One of my favorite threads here! I just cringed a little re-reading mine! I was so green when I was probed! About 6 months in to starting, but mostly my responses still ring true to some extent. I may have over-shared a little! haha
Can't wait to see more!
cheers!
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Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:10 pm
, really enjoyed your answers and the time you put into it, for anybody that hasnt had much contact with Christian i can say he is a top shelf guy, and a real gentleman, great probe mate and great to see you here.
Who was responsible for those decisions ??? 
I had slipped a disc last year and needed surgery and now I need to strengthen my back muscles 
Good luck with the back exercises man!
