The Cover Project
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: FritzWhite on November 27, 2013, 10:55:15 PM
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I'd be curious to know what other people collect or get into for fun when they're not gaming. I like bikes and I have some other toys like a few comics and stuff. I like cool books with lots of pictures and information about history, places too.
Cars, bikes, motorcycles, jet skis, guns, surfing, whatever your non-gaming passion is, share it here!
Some of my toys:
Giant Anthem 29er with xt group n fox fork
(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/FritzDWhite/bikepics002.jpg)
Giant TCR with Dura-ace 7800
(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/FritzDWhite/bikepics004.jpg)
MTB singlespeed
(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/FritzDWhite/bikepics006.jpg)
Independent Fabrications steel Planet X cyclocross bike
(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/FritzDWhite/bikepics009.jpg)
Serotta steel fixed gear bike, front brake added on for safety
(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj30/FritzDWhite/bikepics007.jpg)
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I have a TON of Vinyl and some Beatles memorabilia.
Most of my was free, I got someones entire collection after almost buying it, and it taking a long tome, I got it for free. ;D
around 6-7 crates of albums, good ones too. Zeppelin, Floyd, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Dio, Ect.
I also got some from my mom, and various tag sales and a few from Goodwill. I tend to ignore albums in GW, always a lot of crap to find one good album if any, but I lucked out a few times.
I got Sgt Peppers Lonely Heats Club Band (complete), Abbey Road, a Beatles Greatest Hits album, and the White Album with a home made sleeve for $1 each. I was checking out, buying some Gamecube games and saw the corner of Abbey Road in a cart full of stuff yet to be put out.
I also got Elvis's first album for $1. Normally fairly rare and pricy.
I do not many albums anymore, mostly looking for Beatles, Zeppelin and Floyd. The last one I bought was The Rutles soundtrack.
I may down size a bit, I also need to catalog them all.
I have some Beatles things, 2 3D posters (Yellow Sub, Abbey Road), a Sgt Pepper Blanket, Rockband instruments, 1Tunes cards, And almost a complete set of Yellow Sub figures (Sadly missing series 1 John and George, the two currently passed away).
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Cool bikes Fritz. I'd actually like to be a bike collector, but I have no money for that now. I collect comic books, trading cards, vinyl records (mostly 80's new wave and post-punk), and NECA action figures.
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I used to/still collect heavy metal/hardcore CDs. My most expensive is probably After The Burial - Forging a Future Self. That goes for roughly $300.
I've got about 500 CDs all up, it's a shame they don't hold their value like most games though. I've been steering my spending to games more now though.
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Music
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsa36bb7ad.jpg)
Movies
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/Game%20Stuff/null_zpsfcdf6e89.jpg)
Other than that, I guess tools are something that I "collect". Not so much collect as acquire and use, but all of my workspaces are starting to look like tool collections :P
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I guess you could say I collect paintball stuff, because I hardly ever play so its more of a collection than anything lol. Here's just what I have on the wall.
(http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv120/aton7/photo_zps229ae708.jpg)
Other than that, I collect vinyls, but I just started not too long ago so my collection is embarrassing. Plus my very, very small amount of money goes Games > Paintball > Vinyl.
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Apart from games I guess only thing I really currently collect is weight. ;)
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I dont consider my movies or music a collection because I just buy what i like....Im quite a bit more anal about my game stuff.
But I do have a decent amount of movies (probably around 500+)
I own the Marvel Runaway series in Hardcover Trade and almost all the standard comics. Because of the Runaways I also get the Avengers Arena comics.
The only thing I have a LOT of is Lego. I could probably fill a 55 gallon trash barrel or larger with them.
I guess you could say I collect paintball stuff, because I hardly ever play so its more of a collection than anything lol.
I got that going on too....played 1 time for 10 min. I have 2 98s, a pro carbine 4 masks, spare barrels, tanks, gloves a vest 2 neck guards. Cant recall when I used them last aside from shooting at a skunk.
Apart from games I guess only thing I really currently collect is weight. ;)
Wish I could send you some of mine....I dont want it and the trade value is horrid.
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Legos :D been collecting/building since 1987
(https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/45478_830039626889_7523932_n.jpg)
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Apart from games I guess only thing I really currently collect is weight. ;)
Wish I could send you some of mine....I dont want it and the trade value is horrid.
No worries, my collection is abundant already, I'd say 150% capasity.
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Legos :D been collecting/building since 1987
(https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/45478_830039626889_7523932_n.jpg)
That's neat. Reminds me of Wunderland in Hamburg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkmg3Y64_s
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Movies currently have close to 1000, coins,pokemon cards complete first three sets, diecast cars,key chains, Disney stuffed animals
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Other than games, I collect; Muppet stuff (especially Fraggle Rock), vintage erotica (not smutty porn, but tasteful nude photographs and paintings from pre-1950s), Bigfoot/Sasquatch things, some DVDs and CDs (ONLY buy what I like in those and routinely thin the collection by selling/donating a handful or so every six month - if I haven't at least thought about listen to or watching it in a year, it's gone). Oh, and vintage books. I actually turned three quarters of my closet into a small library...
(http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/AGQuazimoto/My%20Bedroom/MyRoom25_zpsae096791.jpg) (http://s817.photobucket.com/user/AGQuazimoto/media/My%20Bedroom/MyRoom25_zpsae096791.jpg.html)
(http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/AGQuazimoto/My%20Bedroom/MyRoom30_zpsee04efa9.jpg) (http://s817.photobucket.com/user/AGQuazimoto/media/My%20Bedroom/MyRoom30_zpsee04efa9.jpg.html)
(http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/AGQuazimoto/My%20Bedroom/MyRoom31_zpse589adeb.jpg) (http://s817.photobucket.com/user/AGQuazimoto/media/My%20Bedroom/MyRoom31_zpse589adeb.jpg.html)
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... where to start... These are old pictures, haven't taken any current ones in a while, but it will give you an idea.
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/5.JPG)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/4.JPG)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/9.JPG)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/11.JPG)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/12.JPG)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/13.JPG)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/14.JPG)
(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/389853_10100188184778368_337944154_n.jpg)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/17.JPG)
Also, not pictured is a good amount of vinyl.
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I hope you will never have to move homes. :o
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... where to start... These are old pictures, haven't taken any current ones in a while, but it will give you an idea.
(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/389853_10100188184778368_337944154_n.jpg)
(http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/Collection/Images/Room/17.JPG)
Also, not pictured is a good amount of vinyl.
A fellow St. Louis gamer? Love the old Cardinals/blues stuff !
Wouldn't happen to be a Dan? That collection looks familiar
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A fellow St. Louis gamer? Love the old Cardinals/blues stuff !
Wouldn't happen to be a Dan? That collection looks familiar
Dreamcast I'm in Southern Illinois, 5 minutes from Carbondale. Still an hour and a half away, but your the closest forum member to me AFAIK.
Also Go Cards!
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I think we need a TCP member party in our area. Im sure several of them would like to visit some establishments between our areas ;)
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Nope not a Dan. I'm just outside of STL, in Granite City. There was a "STL Retro Gaming" group / page on facebook that was kind of active for a while but I don't think anyone uses it anymore.