This is my collection, please be kind i am a new fan only of vintage and for 5-6 months, i guess my focus has been the first 21 figures and teh Star Wars vehicles/playsets, but i am quite random and will buy any bargain on the way lol!! so here it is.........................

The Office............



my x wing mib complete


my jawa playset mib


all of my loose sets/vehicles will be replaced at some point by mib's lol




And my newest love a complete fully working, mint Sandcrawler!! (also was thinking do think i should get this graded?)





The spare room....







Proud of my snow speeder not only is complete mib but has never been put together, all parts still sealed






My figures are kept in the spare room but the light is terrible in there so I put them in our Display cabinet just for the pics- gutted because they still dont look how they do in real life


































There it is Thanks for looking

Nice collection. Lots of great pieces mixed in. What is the caped figure to the right of the sandcrawler in your office? I can't quite figure it out. Like the mix of figures with cardbacks. I am thinking of doing something similar in my cabinet to cut down the reflection of the mirror.

Great collection Lobotic Very nice mate
You need more Lando's thou

trappedtexan wrote:

Nice collection.  Lots of great pieces mixed in.  What is the caped figure to the right of the sandcrawler in your office?  I can't quite figure it out.  Like the mix of figures with cardbacks.  I am thinking of doing something similar in my cabinet to cut down the reflection of the mirror.  

Thanks Bryan, its Thor lol!! I know what you mean the mirror is very distracting

Nico wrote:

Great collection Lobotic Very nice mate
You need more Lando's thou  

Thanks Nico, I know I need loads of figs, alot more rotj and I still have to get the potf yet, but I am collecying fast so shouldn't be long

I'm only joking mate, great collection of all figures
I have a small Lando focus, that's why I said that
That is some great boxed ships for only 5-6 months collecting

Nico wrote:

I'm only joking mate, great collection of all figures
I have a small Lando focus, that's why I said that
That is some great boxed ships for only 5-6 months collecting

Thanks chief  It has been quite a spend  so far! The mrs has put me on a monthly budget now, but its a good one I try to buy small collection's easier that way for me, then sell the unwanted stuff i dont really collect on you know where, that gives me a little bit more spending money

When I get on Lando we should do a coo compare or you should do a show and tell of yours on fotw we need the extra info....?

That's a good point. I am not sure I have seen all of Andy's lando collection either. I remember seeing some of it somewhere, and remember the black neck poch and some others but don't remember where it was.

Great collection, Mark. Well worth the wait!

For "only" 5-6 months of collecting, it's huge! You've displayed it well thus far. Love the 'crawler. And.. did I see "Thor"?!

Thansk guys!! Matt the sandcrawler is probably my favorite thing at the moment

And yes that is a sneaky Thor in the office

Actually Matt on the marvel focus i do a little bit of sketching you might like some of my art?? let me know what you think?

Very cool sketches. Are these just based on the character or were you trying to copy an exact picture? I haven't seen these exact poses before but I am unsure. There is an artist on another forum that sketches vintage figure portraits and does commissions. I will search out a link and send it to you if I can find it. I might be interested in a judge dredd piece.

trappedtexan wrote:

Very cool sketches.  Are these just based on the character or were you trying to copy an exact picture?  I haven't seen these exact poses before but I am unsure.  There is an artist on another forum that sketches vintage figure portraits and does commissions.  I will search out a link and send it to you if I can find it.  I might be interested in a judge dredd piece.

Hi Bryan, The Hellboy came from a photo of the film online and the He-Man figure sketches i drew from the classic figures but they are my own unique sketches i only used the classic figures for reference.

Wow really you would like me do you a sketch? Of course i have never been asked before, my nephews have a few sketches mainly hulk stuff all original from me, but would love to do a Dredd

If you could find the link that would be awesome!!

And if anybody would like a star wars figure just let me know i would be more than happy.

I agree with Bryan, great sketches! I collect Hellboy memorabilia as well so of course that picture stands out to me.

darthmatt22 wrote:

I agree with Bryan, great sketches! I collect Hellboy memorabilia as well so of course that picture stands out to me.  

Glad you like it Matt, we will have to wait and see what santa gets you this christmas??

Lobotic wrote:

Glad you like it Matt, we will have to wait and see what santa gets you this christmas??

You stop that now!

Very nice collection with a good mix of boxed vehicles and loose It's good you can display them and enjoy. Oh, and very cool sketches too

Thanks Paul, I need to do a better display, those homemade shelves I knocked up i made in an hour so there not great!!

I want to do some better pics as the collection is growing week by week, if only I had t'shots talents

Mark, the figure cabinet with the the glass shelves, does it have lighting? What kind? I have a large glass cabinet and it has built in lights but they get very hot and are sucky. I am thinking of some kind of led strip of some sort but haven't researched it much. Just curious what you used.

trappedtexan wrote:

Mark, the figure cabinet with the the glass shelves, does it have lighting?  What kind?  I have a large glass cabinet and it has built in lights but they get very hot and are sucky.  I am thinking of some kind of led strip of some sort but haven't researched it much.  Just curious what you used.

Hi Bryan,  I have only been gone a day and so much has happened i need to catch up!!

The cabinet used for the figures is in our main living room, we keep family memories in there i only put the figures in there for the limelight. You are so right the bulbs in that cabinet are so bright and get very hot i would not put my figs in there incase they got damaged, they are actually in the picture with the door open just to the right some displayed and some in boxes i also have some in drawers..the pistures below are the cabinet (without figs),bulbs that are used in that cabinet and my boxed figs i dont take pics of figs were they are because its to dark to keep them out of sunlight/UV rays. Oh and led's are the way to go, they are perfect for bright but low level lighting they are under 12volts in the UK but normal spots/bulbs are 240v which is way to strong you can cook an egg on them!!!!


The last pic is an idea of your one off dredd, its only rough his arms dodgy etc and it will take a few more sketches till i get the right picture, then i colour and finish, but i just wanted to know what you think, i like the leaning against his bike pose, it just came to me, but i didnt know if you wanted something different, maybe just his head or with his gun etc....i will wait for your reply before i do the upgraded sketch of this one.......

That dredd pose is awesome. Feel free to add it to the dredd thread as a work in progress pic if you want. I would add it for you, but my iPad seems to have gone to crap so I am lucky to even type messages right now much less try to load pics.

trappedtexan wrote:

That dredd pose is awesome.  Feel free to add it to the dredd thread as a work in progress pic if you want.  I would add it for you, but my iPad seems to have gone to crap so I am lucky to even type messages right now much less try to load pics.  

Thanks Bryan I will check it out

And dont worry this is the first by about the third or fourth it will be perfect

Sweet Dredd sketch!

darthmatt22 wrote:

Sweet Dredd sketch!

Thanks Matt, don't tell Bryan but I have nearly finished his dredd hot it the third time round and looks pretty damn good

You have great taste

aussiejames wrote:

You have great taste

Thanks AJ, i have a bit of a soft spot for the furry critters