Oh, come on. Either one of those lifesize stormtrooper armor or the R2D2 is large enough to hide a body.
Not suggesting anything, just sayin'
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Oh, come on. Either one of those lifesize stormtrooper armor or the R2D2 is large enough to hide a body.
Not suggesting anything, just sayin'
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Your friend definitely has a nice collection, Does he have an emergency plan in case of a fire?
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Why have a couch down there? No one could relax with all that shit covering the walls.
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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.
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.
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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?
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?
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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
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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.
"Why is Miracle Man on the Venom and Sweet-tooth rotisserie?"
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He should sell maybe one third of his collection and buy something useful for the money like an island or maybe a space shuttle. 
Though this looks a bit extreme to me too, i can´t 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?
Though this looks a bit extreme to me too, i can´t 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?
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Eh, its his money and time, who cares what he does with it?
Who is the cowboy looking Ghost Rider right there?
Who is the cowboy looking Ghost Rider right there?
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Its a Marvel Sideshow. Quite pricey.
Edit - http://www.figurineforall.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=7667
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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.
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Im not a fan of Ghost Rider so i wouldnt know. The toys Caretaker though not Ghost Rider.
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Ah, I see now. I saw the skull and the flames and just assumed.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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I think it might be Final Fantasy 12.
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It's a 1/4 scale mixed media statue that was done from one of the more recent final fantast games.
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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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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.