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[timbo72]

Loving the ledy b wing instructions, pretty damn cool

 

[BlueDog]

Nice additions fellas, love those Yoghurt pots especially.

One more added to the 12inch set today as well as an amazing condition ANH movie program ( thanks Hooch )

Thought I'd sneak in my new Real Ghostbusters figures as well

 

[Hooch]

Yoghurt pots are interesting, looks like another ewok item to look for

My latest this time is nothing special, just a few clear bubble Rombas

 

[punk_pat]

Yoghurt pots are interesting, looks like another ewok item to look for

My latest this time is nothing special, just a few clear bubble Rombas


Wow nice!

Another case find of the Rombas??!

 

[robpmarsh]

Wow! That's a lot of Romba's!!!

 

[Joe]

Like I said in that other thread, yes..there is a finite amount of stuff out there yet people keep on finding bucket loads of it! :mrgreen:

Lovely find Hooch, are you going to keep them all? Did you get the shipper too?

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Hooch, great find mate! And so clear. Love hearing about new discoveries. Share the story!

 

[Joe]

Hooch, great find mate! And so clear. Love hearing about new discoveries. Share the story!

Yes if there a story please do share! Feel free to start a new thread if you want, perhaps some of the other guys can add their large find stories to it too!

 

[Joe]

It's not often I find a variation I haven't seen before, especially for 8D8 - so I have to post this

A couple of weeks back you guys might remember Lars (pomse) posted a few pictures of a collection he had bought from France. I had to look twice at the 8D8 figure and Trilogo cardback in one of the pictures to make sure I wasn't seeing things!



It might not look like much but hopefully some of you will have noticed that it's a Meccano card, you can see the mark on the bottom right where the COO sticker was peeled off.

However, even more interesting to me was the punch shape and the size of the bubble that was once sealed to the card..

The punch hole is the regular version and the bubble is the same size as the small bubble Meccano Trilogo which always has the circular punch shape:

Now, you might be thinking "OK so that just means it's a second card variant"..well, it's a bit more interesting than that.

This particular Meccano card with the normal shaped punch was actually already documented but the handful of examples out there have all been found with a different bubble:

This is a comparison picture of both bubbles side by side, one is short and wide and the other is tall and thin:

So, the card Lars found was a combination of both known variants. It has the regular punch of the one with the tall thin bubble yet the small bubble of the one with the circular punch!

If that hurt your head hopefully this image makes more sense: :lol:

Really can't thank Lars enough for sending it on to me, genuinely over the moon!

Meccano Trilogos are notorious for things like this, a variety of different bubbles and sometimes two different cards used for the same figures due to changes during production but these days most are known, this one wasn't!

The fun never ends with variations!

PS: I completely appreciate that this kind of thing isn't for everyone and sorry for boring anyone but this was a really cool find for me!

 

[Sabreman]

PS: I completely appreciate that this kind of thing isn't for everyone and sorry for boring anyone but this was a really cool find for me!

Not boring at all, fascinating I love this kind of stuff

 

[stormcab]

Very interesting read on the 8D8 there. This is why this forum is the best Star Wars place. You guys find interesting little facts about odd things that most wouldn't notice or care about. On Facebook it's a continuous stream of Fetts and VCJs. There's a hell of a lot more to VSW than that folks.

 

[x-pack]

Yoghurt pots are interesting, looks like another ewok item to look for

My latest this time is nothing special, just a few clear bubble Rombas

You have to tell this story!

 

[x-pack]

Those yoghurt pots!!! Bloody hell, that's a real blast of 1980s! I remember getting them cos those and whatever was the best free gift in cereal that week were the only decent part of being dragged to the supermarket!

Really great to see them again

Same here. Just a very distant memory, but sure I can remember eating yoghurt from these pots

 

[Nick_IoW]

Love your dedication to the tri logos and their variations Joe!

Managed to pick this up for the CCP focus - that I never actually thought I would get, and definitely not as soon after making a start on the focus.

So here's the poch/pbp Twin Pod and booklety thing.

 

[edd_jedi]

I don't often post my pick ups in here, but with all the talk of over-priced figures in other threads I wanted to post this up to prove that bargains are still out there. I picked this up "in the wild" for £34 at the weekend. Very pleased as I've been looking for one for a while, as you probably know I collect trilogos but this is one of the few characters you can't get on a trilogo card, so this Palitoy 65 back is the next best thing.

Don't give up guys, if I can pick up a Palitoy first 12 MOC for a fraction over 30 quid, there is hope

 

[lejackal]

Nice one Edd, glad that ended up on here if its the one I saw last week, not listed as Palitoy I don''t think?

 

[jedi_mister]

Loving that Romba find and nice to see a reasonably priced ROTJ MOC. Takes me back...

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Joe, that 8D8 bubble/punch hybrid is very cool indeed. How in god's name do you map these details in your mind?!

Nick, holy cow, man, that is a seriously cool Poch Cloud Car! What an amazing find and great addition to a cool CCP focus.

Edd, love the DSC. Not seen many of those on any Jedi card let alone a Palitoy. Wonderful find and great lookin MOC.

Again, look at the incredible variety in two short pages of this thead!

 

[Michael Sith]

Great POCH pick up Nick,
Cracking wild find Edd, like you say they are still out there
Fantastic find JOE tri logo journey is an exciting and varied one

I love the wide range and mix there is out there, superb pick ups 8)

 

[andy x-wing pilot]

Really nice DSC Edd and a bargain.
That Cloud Car Is awesome Nick

 

[Shaky_BobaFett]

Lads ..... I leave this forum for a couple of days and check back in and it's all gone super vintage crazy!! Loving the Romba party, DSC moc is super sweet and as for that CLoud car boxed.... Pukka! I'll try find something that's half as good as this lot I'll post it up but might have to wait
Anyway for now I'll post up my first LXW moc, although a few issues !
As I've said many times b4 (6 times to be exact ) "it's not perfect but I love it !" And at £20 I love it even more !
Happy hunting boys & girls

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Shaky, are you serious? £20?? Oh man that's one hell of a find, nice one There has to be a story behind that for 20 quid!

I can't compete with a Poch Cloud Car, a forest moon full of Ewoks or 1990 priced MOCs, but I'm still chuffed with my new arrival. My very first 12" figure turned up today. Within about 4.6 second of opening the box I had a new favourite. I didn't think these things (12" Palitoy figures) were affordable and the last time I was collecting they absolutely weren't but I think when you can buy this for less than a half decent Han Carb MOC the market has lost it's way. He is 100% complete and the figures is nice and clean. Sure, the box isn't mint and the plastic window is coming away from the box, but I couldn't care less; it's awesome.

 

[Joe]

I don't often post my pick ups in here, but with all the talk of over-priced figures in other threads I wanted to post this up to prove that bargains are still out there. I picked this up "in the wild" for £34 at the weekend. Very pleased as I've been looking for one for a while, as you probably know I collect trilogos but this is one of the few characters you can't get on a trilogo card, so this Palitoy 65 back is the next best thing.

Don't give up guys, if I can pick up a Palitoy first 12 MOC for a fraction over 30 quid, there is hope

Bloody hell!! £34! Well played Edd!

 

[user 5830]

Some stella pick-ups guys, loving the 12" and MOC Lukes and just WOW :shock: to the POCH Cloud Car!!!

 

[Joe]

Can't keep up, lovely boxed Poch Cloud car Nick! I like the 12" Palitoy Luke too Simon! Slow down guys Jesus Christ!!

 

[andy x-wing pilot]

That LXW was a steal.
Great pick up

 

[andy x-wing pilot]

Simon thats a thing of beauty with the Palitoy logo.
You will need to complete the whole 12" range now youve started.

 

[stormcab]

The excitement from everyone when something foreign like that POCH Chewie and Cloud Car appears on here shows this hobby isn't just about nostalgia, as I'm pretty sure 99% of the people on here would not have had any of these foreign items as kids.

 

[edd_jedi]

The excitement from everyone when something foreign like that POCH Chewie and Cloud Car appears on here shows this hobby isn't just about nostalgia, as I'm pretty sure 99% of the people on here would not have had any of these foreign items as kids.

Well it's a very familiar image/item but with different logos etc, I think that's why most collectors find foreign stuff interesting.

 

[stormcab]

The excitement from everyone when something foreign like that POCH Chewie and Cloud Car appears on here shows this hobby isn't just about nostalgia, as I'm pretty sure 99% of the people on here would not have had any of these foreign items as kids.

Well it's a very familiar image/item but with different logos etc, I think that's why most collectors find foreign stuff interesting.

I think as well as nostalgia we like t look out for something not many other people have too. Wouldn't it be the most awesome feeling to own an item you know is the only one to exist?