Here's the toy collection of a friend of mine. Thought some might enjoy it.
http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571799
There are two obvious points here:
1. He has an amazingly awesome wife.
2. He obviously has no children
Enjoy!
Here's the toy collection of a friend of mine. Thought some might enjoy it.
http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=571799
There are two obvious points here:
1. He has an amazingly awesome wife.
2. He obviously has no children
Enjoy!
I think a toy can make a nice decoration piece in a room, especially if it's well-crafted, but that's over doing it.
Nice home museum, if thats what you're into.
Wow.. that's uh...
Well, I'll enjoy it when it gets thrown into a wood chipper on next season's finale of "Hoarders: Buried Alive"
These are his updated pictures. He just sold several hundred pieces to trim it down. It fills his entire basement. Some of them he crafted himself, such as converting Spawn into Spider-Man, etc.
Insurance much?
He who dies with a lot of toys is a faggot bitchboy that needed his dad to beat the faggot out of him, but sadly didn't reach that point.Quote:
Originally Posted by imagamer2
What kind of man has toys?! Get the fuck out of here.
As far as toys go, I'd rather piss my money away on smaller things of greater monetary value.
Like an expensive turntable/car/gun/etc.
Homes look a lot better with that kind of shit lying around as well.
No clutter, no creepiness.
All I can say is that I don't feel as bad for spending money on homecarts now.
Someone wants to say that some guy living like 40 year old virgin with shelves of dolls on his walls wins, FUCK NO. I would take all those dolls and shove them up his ass and the stomp on his gut until he shits them out bloody. Then I would slap him in the face with them. Slap him. In the face. I am going to go take a nap until Archer comes on. I'm getting too heated reading this bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoon
He could be worse. He could use graphic, hate filled, anti-gay speech. That would probably make him seem like a bit of a shithead.Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabi
Fuck you, shittsburger. Fuck you in your yinzer face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scuz39
Having most toys when you die is just an expression .....lol. As for his collection, I could think of worse things to spend money on...hell, I've spent $550 on one homecart.Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabi
.....and at least he doesn't have sex with any of them.
Seriously man, just fag out on that show and mellow out.Quote:
Originally Posted by wasabi
Beating the faggot out of children has the worst precent rate of success of any technique! Come on man.
What a waste of a basement. Sell all that shit, put in a bar. Accent lighting, nice recliners and a big tv. Buy a nice real slate pool table, maybe an arcade cab or two. Leave an unfinished section for tools, other workshop items.
Could never understand collecting to that point. I'd end up getting paranoid about letting someone see the collections because it's so easy to accidently bump into a wall in that place and take out the entire Clerks figure collection in one hit totally on accident. Somethings need to be done in moderation, but that's me.
His she is pretty cool, but if it was Japanese stuff over American I'd be more giggleshit over it.
well at least he doesn't have any kids
He could hire wasabi to beat the faggot out of them. It wouldnt be a total loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by LoneSage
How is it humanly possible to even acquire that much shit? Does he spend every waking hour buying crap off amazon and ebay?
Hope he never gets divorced and
geez, that must be a nightmare to dust.
This looks like my tattoo artist's room.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78...1/IMG_0164.jpg
It would be a neat news story if he was found stabbed to death and his wife went missing along with the Freddy Krueger glove from his collection.
Wow, those picks sure did make me think of the 40 Year Old Virgin.
I'm so glad law school caused me to have to ditch all my previous collecting habits (except maybe DVDs and magazines, but I got over those on my own). There's so much better stuff to spend on --of course, in his subjective view what he has is the greatest, so good for him. But as that poor Aussie in General Discussions learned: all it takes is a flood.
I wonder if he's ever sat down and calculated how much was spend with that collection, then thought about what else he could've done with the money --particularly if he's ever thought "wow, ____ would be awesome, but I can't afford it."
lol, to someone like me (being associated with both hobies) this thread is funny and ironic. Some of the reactions , viewpoints, etc are on point (other a little one sided and somewhat hipocritical) when you think about it.
In regards to the original post and his friend: Thats not a bad collection but it is unfortunately the standard issue case of quantity over quality and presentation.
Your friend should contemplate selling a third more of what he has left and contributing it to a renovation with much batter flooring, lighting and display cases as well as some lounge/entertainment area.
For those not familiar there is a scene just as rabid and even broader then ours when it comes to statues (1/4 scale primarily), figures and props from Film, Television and videogames. Many of the pieces that you can find in the hoby are absolutely amazing (see here: http://www.cinemaquette.com/cgi-bin/.../predator.html) and at least when you have people over they can relate to or appreciate these pieces allot more than they can a home cart.
The problem, just like allot of what you see here is that many get carried away, try to fill voids, and let thier collection overwhelm them. Not nearly enough time, money, ettention and effort is spent on the storage, diplay and presentation of the pieces they aquire that make thier collection more appealing and something that will actually make want people to look at and appreciate as well instead of raise red flags.
I'm in the process of doing this right now actually (see here:http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220115).
You can collect and display almost anything well, it's just that most collect with the blinders on and let it go from hoby to bad habbit.
It's like the case of MVS and Neo home carts: if you think owning a HC collection isn't less fruitfull (in terms of what you miss out on with others and how it helps you to allienate yourself) your batshit.
BTW, someone please check on Charlie and make sure that he hasn't imploded.
I'm surprised he has a wife at allQuote:
Originally Posted by imagamer2
Nah, don't be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gavica
It's not like they shack up with models or anything.
They just find a girl with some of the same tastes, that humors thiere nerdy interests and either kinda likes it or becomes a fan/buyer/collector as well.
Oh, come on. Either one of those lifesize stormtrooper armor or the R2D2 is large enough to hide a body.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthtownKid
Not suggesting anything, just sayin'
Your friend definitely has a nice collection, Does he have an emergency plan in case of a fire?Quote:
Originally Posted by imagamer2
Why have a couch down there? No one could relax with all that shit covering the walls.
This is exactly where I was going with videogames about 5 yrs ago. Did a 180 on the obsessive collecting and feel great.
There will be a point in his life when he realizes this stuff is worthless in every way. I understand collectors and why they collect, but it's just useless stuff at the end of the day. We are all insane.
What is the point of owning all of that shit?
You're not going to play with it (lulz), touch it, see it 95% of your day... it's just there, sitting... and perhaps getting looked it
If you can't play with it, eat it, fuck it, drink it or cash in on it.. what's the point?
if i lived near that guy i'd break into his house and rearrange all of the figures into various sexual positions with each other
I'd do the same but put them together with epoxy or crazy glue.. that was you could never take them apart unles you wanted to totally obliterate the toy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Average Joe
"Why is Miracle Man on the Venom and Sweet-tooth rotisserie?"
*tears*
He should sell maybe one third of his collection and buy something useful for the money like an island or maybe a space shuttle. :lolz:
Though this looks a bit extreme to me too, i canīt understand why some people here get so angry about the topic.
Maybe the dude is a 40 year old virgin, maybe he is just very successful in his job and simply can afford this kind of hobby - who knows?
Eh, its his money and time, who cares what he does with it?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78...1/IMG_0212.jpg
Who is the cowboy looking Ghost Rider right there?
Its a Marvel Sideshow. Quite pricey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sexual Instinct
Edit - http://www.figurineforall.com/index....roduct_id=7667
Is there a comic about the western version of Ghost Rider? I don't know anything about the character really. But I could read something like that, that seems perfect for Garth Ennis to write.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasha
Im not a fan of Ghost Rider so i wouldnt know. The toys Caretaker though not Ghost Rider.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sexual Instinct
Ah, I see now. I saw the skull and the flames and just assumed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasha
10-15 years ago, at the height of my "collecting" phase, I would have been impressed by all of that.
Now, the only thing I could think while looking at those pictures is "Wow, that's a lot of shit that doesn't do anything".
To each their own.
Is that a Demon's Souls Statue on the left?
Wow, what an incredible waste of time and money.
As Bobak said, if you calculate what went into that collection, then imagine what that money could do for you, you'd be a fool to think you did the right thing collecting all of that plastic crap.
The most precious thing we have in life is time. You can't take all of these plastic figurines to your death bed and you sure as heck can't enjoy them by having them sitting behind glass like a museum. I can appreciate small concentrated collections and the artistry behind presenting them for display, but these pictures made me think of gluttony. I'm throwing up in my mind just imagining being engulfed by all these possessions, your life being tied down and controlled by comic and sci-fi creations.
I showed this for my coworkers and no one could stand looking at the pictures after 10 seconds. It was just sad and disturbing.
I think it might be Final Fantasy 12.Quote:
Originally Posted by gum_drops
It's a 1/4 scale mixed media statue that was done from one of the more recent final fantast games.Quote:
Originally Posted by gum_drops
They did one of Cloud (from Advent Children, not VII) ant that came out great. There was a finished proto or Sephiroth that was shown at a trade show or two but I believe it was never released.
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Originally Posted by Kiselgof
While I would say the tone of your post/reaction is pretty hard edged I would say you sumed it up nicely and relatively on point.
Hopefully he purchased most of his collection at or below list so it will pay him back for his time spent.
Regardless, he needs to shed some more weight and tighten his shit up, especially many of those MOC 1/8th scale figures, half assed prop replicas (batman cape and cowl) and other little extras. If those MOC figs are worth money (which i'm sure they are) then he should ditch the wall tiling setup (probably the nerdiest and most useless display technique of them all) and store them away as investments of sell now if they are on a high.
I love that shitty busted easy chair in the middle, standing in stark contrast to the minty fresh plasticity of everything else.
Looking at those pictures makes me uncomfortable. I'm sure he has insurance on all that shit, but does that also cover the time invested in collecting all that? Afterall, time = money, and combined with the value of all that crap I'm sure that's some serious dough going on there.
Still, that's some serious hoarder shit, like VT said. He's just a neat, organized hoarder.
btw, I love the shitty Yamaha amp with toys all over it. At least throw down the dough to get a badass treadplated Mesa Boogie to round out the aesthetics.
well maybe....Quote:
Originally Posted by Orpheus
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but more like
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i dont understand any of that. however, the mortal kombat arcade cabinet with the mortal kombat figurines on top was kind of neat.
it's funny to read all of the speculation on this toy collection and its collector. i am the only one here who actually knows the collector and it's entertaining to read about what kind of person many here thinks he is. you would all faint in disbelief if you knew the truth.
in short, he's a great guy. good looking, athletic, funny...and his wife is absolutely gorgeous. they go to comic-con every year and his collection has grown tremendously throughout the years. he stays on the spawn forums like we do on the neo forums....just take a look at some of our collector pics here....knowing that each cart could be in the hundreds of dollars....
anyway, he and his wife own a well known company that distributes it's products globally. with no children, he's free to decorate his basement with whatever he chooses. and actually, he did just slim it down. these are his new pics after selling hundreds if not thousands of pieces recently.
and i just boil it down to this: some would rather die having spent their lives on cruises and beaches, and some with women and drugs. his fulfillment comes from these toys that capture a time when he was young and innocent. gluttony....maybe.......but to each his own.
I get endlessly ridiculed by my "PS3" and "360" friends because I play and collect NeoGeo. They can't fathom paying $200 or $500 for one game, or playing a game that is so old. But I say again....to each his own.
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Originally Posted by imagamer2
Well, there you go.
I'll take that for what it is, and it's true: Whatever make you happy.
However, I will say this: your friend still could really use a remodel that will truly do his collection justice. It sounds like it would not be out of his reach and that collection deserves better.