Post your other (non-game) collections!

[TyrannicalFascist]

I think there was a topic like this at one point, but I can't find it. So I'm guessing a lot of us collect other things besides video games and related things. Post them here!

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I may have mentioned before that I am a Star Wars fan.   (if the avatar wasn't obvious). I have a pretty large modern figure collection. Modern, by the way, has different meanings to different people, but generally it means figures from 1995 to now. I got some here and there ever since the Power of the Force 2 line, but I really started collecting them starting around 2000 when Episode I figures were on clearance and Power of the Jedi was the new line. I do also have some vintage figures, which I'll post another time.

I collect loose figures from all movies and Expanded Universe sources. My general rule of thumb is I'm looking for the best version of each character's certain appearance (ex.: best version of Luke Skywalker in Snowspeeder Gear). So I don't collect all the different iterations of the same figure, with the one exception being that I collect all figures of Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine (there aren't many).

I decided to take pictures of my collection to catalog what I have and what I plan to upgrade for my own purposes, but I thought I'd share them here. So I'll start with my collection of modern Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back figures, since that movie is most people's favorite. I store a lot of the accessories elsewhere and need to sort them someday. In all categories I'm missing some figures that I'll eventually track down, or Hasbro hasn't made yet. Also, many Droids and Stormtroopers are grouped together separately.


Battle of Hoth
L to R: Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder), Wes Janson, Zev Senesca, Kesin Ommis, Dak Ralter, General Reeikan, Major Bren Derlin, General McQuarrie, Hoth Rebel Troopers, Chewbacca (Millennium Falcon), Han Solo (Echo Base), Han Solo (Hoth Gear), Luke Skywalker (Hoth Gear), Han Solo (Hoth Gear, hood up)  


Dagobah
L to R: Luke (Dagobah Landing), Yoda, Obi-Wan (Spirit), Luke (Training), Darth Vader (Vision)


Bounty Hunters and Imperials
L to R: Boba Fett, Bossk, IG-88, Zuckuss, 4-LOM, Dengar, General Veers, Captain Needa, AT-AT Commander, Emperor Palpatine (original actor)


Cloud City
L to R: Luke (Bespin Fatigues), Lando Calrissian, Leia (Bespin Gown), C-3PO, Ugnaughts, Lobot, Cloud Car Pilot, Bespin Guards, Willrow Hood, R-3PO


Final Scene
L to R: Luke (Medical Frigate), Leia (Medical Frigate), Lando (Millennium Falcon)

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Here's a collection I'll call "Stormtroopers & Friends". Basically any figure that is related to a Stormtrooper.


L to R: Stormtrooper, Sandtrooper Sergeant, Spacetrooper, TIE Fighter Pilot, Imperial Gunner, Snowtrooper, AT-AT Driver, Scout Trooper


L to R: Shadowtrooper, Stormtrooper Commander (The Force Unleashed), Incinerator Trooper (The Force Unleashed), Shadow Stormtrooper (The Force Unleashed), Shadow Stormtrooper (phasing), Blackhole Trooper


L to R: Jump Trooper, Jump Trooper (with Jetpack), EVO Trooper, EVO Trooper (camo)


L to R: Space Trooper, Space Trooper (larger), Dark Trooper Phases I-III


L to R: Hoth Scout Trooper, Kashyyyk Trooper (made incorrectly, but I keep it as a camo Scout), Imperial Engineer (Battlefront II), Special Forces Storm Commando, Storm Commando, General Weir

[larryinc64]

I collect Beatles Memorabilia and Vinyl. Here is a few pics of some of my stuff.
Beatles shelf. Yellow Submarine figures, missing series 1 John with the Nowhere Man, George with the Submarine and the Glove Paul came with, I have the Paul that came with Captain Fred. I open my figures, I hate having them in boxes, unless they are rare, I have a unopened Sgt. John because I already have him out of the box and I got that in a lot. There is also John Lennon ice cream, the contaner is empty. I also got a Sgt Pepper blanket and coat somewhere else.

Here is some of my vinyl I got for free from someone. Many good albums, including Japanese Zeppelin albums.

[TyrannicalFascist]

One of my friends' dad has those Yellow Submarine figures! I used to see them whenever I went over there before he moved out. They also had a Sgt. Pepper's blanket/rug.

Incidentally, I saw these at Target recently:



http://www.knex.com/Beatles/

[wiggy]

All of my other collections of crap are in boxes or bins.  Music is on its way to the basement, so it's in random boxes, some upstairs, some in basement.  Action figures are sort of all over the place in boxes, out on display, who knows where.  And LEGOs live in big-ass Rubbermaid bins, which aren't too exciting to look at.

[madrocsz]

All of my other collections of crap are in boxes or bins.  Music is on its way to the basement, so it's in random boxes, some upstairs, some in basement.  Action figures are sort of all over the place in boxes, out on display, who knows where.  And LEGOs live in big-ass Rubbermaid bins, which aren't too exciting to look at.

I dont collect much anything else, everything I have in the past I have since gotten rid of or became obsolete in the sense of cd's etc. I still have a ton of MTG cards somewhere and I have been hesitant to get back into it, another expensive hobby and no time to play lol.

[wiggy]

CDs aren't obsolete IMO.  Like my games, I'll take a hard copy please

[TyrannicalFascist]

CDs aren't obsolete IMO.  Like my games, I'll take a hard copy please

Agreed. Same with DVDs/BluRays. Heck, I've even converted some VHS tapes to DVD and still kept the original. (I actually set the DVDs to autoplay when you pop them in, just like VHS, but now with chapter points and a basic "replay" button on a menu at the end). I just feel better having a hard copy of my media if possible.

[madrocsz]

well, obsolete in the sense of space, I can't carry around the 200 or so I have in the car and interchange them as easily as having my ipod plugged in at all times (car has interface for such). Also the same with listening to music on my comp. Sure you could argue the same about emulators and games but seeing as music you can often tend to bounce from artist to artist, album to album, I don't wish to spend that much time and frustration switching them lol.

[inthecrossfire]

Collecting video games is just the latest in a long string of things I collect.

My other collections include:
- The Beatles - Memorabilia, anything and everything to do with the Fabs
- Vinyl records of The Beatles and everything else (Bowie, Zeppelin, Floyd, Sabbath, Purple etc)
- CDs, DVDs and even Videos where DVD doesn't exist, mainly rock music and TV Shows/films from my youth
- Star Wars - Again anything I can get my hands on but I'm mainly into the POTF2 and the (Modern) Vintage Collection lines.
- Pokemon cards - Wizards of the Coast era (I still haven't completed the NEO sets)
- LEGO - This is a big one for me - Star Wars mainly but I recently went through a big phase of collecting the 1989 Pirates series.
- Guitars and memorabilia relating to Guitar/Amp brands (Fender, Gibson, Epiphone & Marshall)
- DC Comics/Graphic novels - I went through a phase of collecting these when the New 52 came out, but I don't really bother with them anymore.
- Books - non-fiction mainly, relating to economics/politics, especially writers like Adam Smith, Thomas Paine, Milton Friedman, and British politics in general

Also I've got lots of clothes - I can't resist an obscure (retro) band t-shirt or a smart button-up shirt with a double cuff if I see one going cheap.

And then anything retro in general that I see in second hand shops.


I go through obsessive phases that last about 2-4 months at a time. Who knows what I'll collect next. The problem is that having so many collections, I haven't really got one that I specialise in - I haven't the quality/quantity of anything worth showing off on YouTube etc.

[kaysow]

used to collect movies. had to have all the 4+/5 ready and available on dvd. but since i limited myself mainly to titles between 1980 (a few older ones) and the early 2000s (when alien resurrection and cgi had totally ruined hollywood), that 200+ collection was actually completed. stopped buying movies and started onvidyagames instead. now they're all boxed up in the storage, along with the dvd player. got a few of the essentials on blu-ray (braveheart, ghost in the shell, forrest gump etc), but just like music CDs i'd rather save the space. now i keep all my movies/music/tv series digital.

[wiggy]

well, obsolete in the sense of space, I can't carry around the 200 or so I have in the car and interchange them as easily as having my ipod plugged in at all times (car has interface for such). Also the same with listening to music on my comp. Sure you could argue the same about emulators and games but seeing as music you can often tend to bounce from artist to artist, album to album, I don't wish to spend that much time and frustration switching them lol.

Well yeah, that's a given.  I don't carry my Xbox around with me either

But I really don't ever touch them.  Ripped them all years ago and now they're just dust collectors

[fiatbravodriver]

I collect 1:43 Scale Model Fiats.

[larryinc64]

One of my friends' dad has those Yellow Submarine figures! I used to see them whenever I went over there before he moved out. They also had a Sgt. Pepper's blanket/rug.

Incidentally, I saw these at Target recently:



http://www.knex.com/Beatles/

[Bear78]

I collect some stuff besides games...

These are a little out of date but you will get the idea...

First off, my Overall Star Wars collection:



Various stuff, top shelf of the media shelves has my Nine Inch Nails collection (also got a bunch of vinyl that is not pictured)


TV and Xbox 360 in my room (all the classic stuff is in the basement)


My Zuckuss focus within my Star Wars collection:


Some Transformers and M.A.S.K. toys


St. Louis Blues collection


More M.A.S.K. and a LOT of comics.


I haven't updated my site in a long time (too long) but you can find some more stuff here (mostly Zuckuss stuff): http://www.coreplanets.com/zuckusshunter/index.html

[Moviefan2k4]

I don't collect much else other than movies and games, but I do have some "Star Wars" books, including signed first editions of Timothy Zahn's "Thrawn" series. Here's a video I made; check it out right here.