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Congrats on the new arrival.. 
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Huge congrats are in order Mr S, this threads turning in to a baby shower 
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Congratulations Ben, chuffed to bits for you.
robpmarsh
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Picked up a job-lot of Stormie CB's!
Have some doubles...will add to my 'For Trade' list soon.
Have some doubles...will add to my 'For Trade' list soon.
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Mr-shifter said:My latest acquisition (Well one of them). Its modern but I hope you don't mind me posting.
Her name is Ellie Mae and she was born on 2nd October at 4:09, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz. Mother and baby are fine, however baby had to have a course of Antibiotics before leaving hospital so I have only just got them both home.
This is our first, so its all a bit "what do we do now" at the moment but we seem to be getting there.
Aww what a lovely picture. Huge congratulations Ben
She is NRFB (Never removed from Blanket) :wink:
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Congratulations Ben on the new arrival.
Grant that miscard is ace
Grant that miscard is ace
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Congratulations Ben, hope everyone's doing well.
poncho
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a rotj kenner 77 stormtrooper moc for budget / beater run card is flat unpunhced and bubble is a good shape
though the bubble is split. i have provided support for the bubble and now looks great displayed bargain for £25 inc shipping from ebay.com
on a side note it looks a though in the factory process a larger bubble was first put in place then corrected, you can see faint marks of a rancor keeper or gguard type bubble by looks of il have to research this....
before support and dusting
after bubble support and dusting
though the bubble is split. i have provided support for the bubble and now looks great displayed bargain for £25 inc shipping from ebay.com
on a side note it looks a though in the factory process a larger bubble was first put in place then corrected, you can see faint marks of a rancor keeper or gguard type bubble by looks of il have to research this....
before support and dusting
after bubble support and dusting
rob71
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Great news Ben, congrats to you and your wife. Happy times ahead mate, enjoy
Nice stormie as well
Nice stormie as well
poncho
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Cheers robrob71 said:Nice stormie as well
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walkie said:Two pick ups from me recently, chuffed to get the Palitoy catalogue for £35 as they're fetching between £150-£200 on ebay and this ones's mint
Great pick up there Walkie!
I picked up one recently for 15 but it's not in the great shape yours is, fantastic deal and my favourite Palitoy catalogue.
Ian
theguiltyone
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Major congratulations Ben, I'll bet your mrs is glad to be home. My first born is 14 months old and its been the quickest 14 months of my life so enjoy every second (even the **** times) time will fly!
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robpmarsh
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a few new bits:
This one seemed a bit unusual....Kenner badged but has a Palitoy sticker on it
This one seemed a bit unusual....Kenner badged but has a Palitoy sticker on it
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Mr-shifter said:My latest acquisition (Well one of them). Its modern but I hope you don't mind me posting.
Her name is Ellie Mae and she was born on 2nd October at 4:09, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz. Mother and baby are fine, however baby had to have a course of Antibiotics before leaving hospital so I have only just got them both home.
This is our first, so its all a bit "what do we do now" at the moment but we seem to be getting there.
Congratulations mate! She's a stunner
And don't worry, she'll be letting you know what to do next in no time
My little girl is not even 2 yet and she knows exactly how to get what she wants !And you won't be getting a lie in for some years now...
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Grant_C said:Beaten, Broken and Rare.
AT-AT Commander/Imperial Commander Miscard
Awesome pick up Grant 8)
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Huge congrats on the baby!
Dark Sith Lord
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Congratulations Dennis on your new addition to the family!
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Nice Miscard Grant, or is it a miscard? General Veers correct cardback/ Figure IMO. Fantastic.
Love the Fett cardback Rob, i had my eye on this.
Here is my latest. Top left of the bubble is dinged and there's a crease on the top right of the card. Other than this it is bob on. Just Fett and Powerdroid to go in my ESB run now.
One more peice due this week I'm very excited about, other than that not planning on getting anything else until FFVII.......maybe (looking at you Iain)
Love the Fett cardback Rob, i had my eye on this.
Here is my latest. Top left of the bubble is dinged and there's a crease on the top right of the card. Other than this it is bob on. Just Fett and Powerdroid to go in my ESB run now.
One more peice due this week I'm very excited about, other than that not planning on getting anything else until FFVII.......maybe
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Nice Vader, not many to go now then. I'm waiting to see what else your going to acquire this week.
Waltham Wookiee
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First time I've posted in this section,
So this is my latest acquisition from eBay (won with a best offer)
Thought I would post it as I see it has already been disused on other parts of the forum.
I firstly bought this due to my Chewbacca focus but did do a bit of research on it before I made an offer.
I emailed Kim Simmons and asked if he could shed any light on the Negative to which he replied.
Being a negative it is hard to tell if those are comps of the final card. I knew the guys who did them and they were very good. But there would not be a reason to create multiple comps for a show therefore they would have us photograph the cards like you see in the negative with a ruler so the printer could make them the correct size. then it would be just a matter of how many they needed. Then the blister with a figure would be added after it was mounted to cardboard.
A comp was a piece of artwork that the designers created of a package or in this case the blister cards. They did this many many times. I do not see a blister on the cards so that suggests to me that was the purpose. If they had a blister and a figure then it would be possible that it was for a catalog of some kind or promo, but that would likely would have been a transparency.
I also asked about the bottom left square corner to which he said.
Most likely because that is how the cardboard they used was cut. Seeing how at this time it was easier to just leave it square then cut it afterward if need be. Keep in mind, all the work done on a comp was done by hand, back at that time there really were no computers to help make things easier. In fact I can tell you the design firm had no computers at that point at all.
Hope you guys find this as interesting as I did.
James.
So this is my latest acquisition from eBay (won with a best offer)
Thought I would post it as I see it has already been disused on other parts of the forum.
I firstly bought this due to my Chewbacca focus but did do a bit of research on it before I made an offer.
I emailed Kim Simmons and asked if he could shed any light on the Negative to which he replied.
Being a negative it is hard to tell if those are comps of the final card. I knew the guys who did them and they were very good. But there would not be a reason to create multiple comps for a show therefore they would have us photograph the cards like you see in the negative with a ruler so the printer could make them the correct size. then it would be just a matter of how many they needed. Then the blister with a figure would be added after it was mounted to cardboard.
A comp was a piece of artwork that the designers created of a package or in this case the blister cards. They did this many many times. I do not see a blister on the cards so that suggests to me that was the purpose. If they had a blister and a figure then it would be possible that it was for a catalog of some kind or promo, but that would likely would have been a transparency.
I also asked about the bottom left square corner to which he said.
Most likely because that is how the cardboard they used was cut. Seeing how at this time it was easier to just leave it square then cut it afterward if need be. Keep in mind, all the work done on a comp was done by hand, back at that time there really were no computers to help make things easier. In fact I can tell you the design firm had no computers at that point at all.
Hope you guys find this as interesting as I did.
James.
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poncho
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Really interesting info james on a unique piece. Great purchase 8)
chris
chris
robpmarsh
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Would loved to have bought that but funds were really low at the time. Did you get it for much under the asking price?
Great pick ups lads.
I don't have the time to go through each and everyone (as you know i like to).
Great great addition Ben, congrats
Top miscard Grant 8) , still one of my collecting priorities. I should have never let that Madine/Chewbacca go
I don't have the time to go through each and everyone (as you know i like to).
Great great addition Ben, congrats
Top miscard Grant 8) , still one of my collecting priorities. I should have never let that Madine/Chewbacca go
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