Palitoy Reseal Focus

[Palifan]

Hi Palifan, beautiful collection you have mate

Really appreciate the comment, just a few I'd like to up grade but not really in any rush now.

Can you see any difference from the resealed and a moc ?

I think you will always be able to see when something's been resealed due to the damage that happens when the bubble is opened. That said though one of the Jawa's I have and 3PO are quite difficult to tell. Also my Ben was sliced part way along the top and two sides but it's really difficult to tell from the front. I've always tried to only get the ones that look really together though but sometimes I've picked ones up that are below what I'm really after just as place holders. I've now pretty much replaced all of these now but there's always room for improvement.

 

[Pomse2001]

Sounds great mate and there is always room for improvement in all collections

So do you only want reseal or will you try to get moc later ?

 

[Palifan]

Sounds great mate and there is always room for improvement in all collections

So do you only want reseal or will you try to get moc later ?

I feel the cost is to high now for the MOC's although looking at what I've spent over the years on the reseals and Kenner MOC 12 backs I'm wondering how close I could have come to a set if I'd just focused on Palitoy. I guess there's a lot of us out there like that who've changed their focus several times.

One thing with the reseals though is that I don't feel quite so paranoid about them like I would if I had tens of thousands of pounds worth of MOC's in my house. It's always something in the back of my mind when I go away so this way I stay a little calmer. Also as I've tried to get the ones with the least damage it feels pretty much like owning them unopened. I only wanted them to remind me of my childhood and I've had the bonus of making a hobby out of sourcing and fixing them up. I still look all the time at what comes up for sale but at least I don't have to chase after every one of them.

I'm sorry but I'm not sure if I've seen what type of thing you focus on so do drop me a link to your babies if you have one, it's always great to see other collections (as I'm sure you know!).

 

[snaggletooth]

Great collection you have there mate and it's great to see that you've achieved this from re-sealed MOC's 8)

 

[Palifan]

Great collection you have there mate and it's great to see that you've achieved this from re-sealed MOC's 8)

Really appreciate the comments. I at first only wanted the first 12 but then the 20 backs took my eye so I ended up with a set of them. I haven't been quite as fussy with those although I have up graded a few so they're not in too bad a shape as a set although Hammerhead is still proving to be a bit of a problem. I think this is where I'm going to stop although I have somehow ended up with half of the next 10 on 30 backs so you never know.

It'll take me a while to get some more pictures up of the collection to date due to work commitments but I hope you'll enjoy my Palitoy Reseal Focus Part 2 as much.

Cheers!

 

[Pomse2001]

Sounds great mate and there is always room for improvement in all collections

So do you only want reseal or will you try to get moc later ?

I feel the cost is to high now for the MOC's although looking at what I've spent over the years on the reseals and Kenner MOC 12 backs I'm wondering how close I could have come to a set if I'd just focused on Palitoy. I guess there's a lot of us out there like that who've changed their focus several times.

One thing with the reseals though is that I don't feel quite so paranoid about them like I would if I had tens of thousands of pounds worth of MOC's in my house. It's always something in the back of my mind when I go away so this way I stay a little calmer. Also as I've tried to get the ones with the least damage it feels pretty much like owning them unopened. I only wanted them to remind me of my childhood and I've had the bonus of making a hobby out of sourcing and fixing them up. I still look all the time at what comes up for sale but at least I don't have to chase after every one of them.

I'm sorry but I'm not sure if I've seen what type of thing you focus on so do drop me a link to your babies if you have one, it's always great to see other collections (as I'm sure you know!).

I bought a few opened cards with a loose bubble on when I began to collect, but later I thought it would be more cool to have them moc. But yes they are expensive. So I try to find them for a good price and the moc does not need to be perfect. But my focus for the moment is variant loosies

I will pm you a link to my collection so I do not hijack your thread :wink:

 

[Palifan]

Sounds great mate and there is always room for improvement in all collections

So do you only want reseal or will you try to get moc later ?

I feel the cost is to high now for the MOC's although looking at what I've spent over the years on the reseals and Kenner MOC 12 backs I'm wondering how close I could have come to a set if I'd just focused on Palitoy. I guess there's a lot of us out there like that who've changed their focus several times.

One thing with the reseals though is that I don't feel quite so paranoid about them like I would if I had tens of thousands of pounds worth of MOC's in my house. It's always something in the back of my mind when I go away so this way I stay a little calmer. Also as I've tried to get the ones with the least damage it feels pretty much like owning them unopened. I only wanted them to remind me of my childhood and I've had the bonus of making a hobby out of sourcing and fixing them up. I still look all the time at what comes up for sale but at least I don't have to chase after every one of them.

I'm sorry but I'm not sure if I've seen what type of thing you focus on so do drop me a link to your babies if you have one, it's always great to see other collections (as I'm sure you know!).

I bought a few opened cards with a loose bubble on when I began to collect, but later I thought it would be more cool to have them moc. But yes they are expensive. So I try to find them for a good price and the moc does not need to be perfect. But my focus for the moment is variant loosies

I will pm you a link to my collection so I do not hijack your thread :wink:

Look forward to seeing it!

 

[Jedi_june]

Wow Great Collection of Palitoy Mocs

 

[db94]

It's true what you say about the Palitoy logo - takes you right back to being a kid collecting Star wars figures

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Very nice looking set of Palitoy reseals, wouldn't have even known, they look stunning 8)

What's next ESB Palitoy's?

 

[Palifan]

Thanks for the comments guys and I have been putting together a 30 back set although with no real rush. I think the furthest I'll go is the first 10 released on 30 backs and I'm not too worried about them being A or B backs as I'm not quite so precious about these as I was about getting the first 12 in really good condition. There's still a few from my collection I'd love to upgrade at some point which in a funny way is a good thing as it means I can keep the collecting bug alive.

Once I get the chance I'll post a new thread up with my collection up to date and also a picture of all the Paitoy's I've picked up along the way putting the set together.

Cheers again!

Ian

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Thanks for the comments guys and I have been putting together a 30 back set although with no real rush. I think the furthest I'll go is the first 10 released on 30 backs and I'm not too worried about them being A or B backs as I'm not quite so precious about these as I was about getting the first 12 in really good condition. There's still a few from my collection I'd love to upgrade at some point which in a funny way is a good thing as it means I can keep the collecting bug alive.

Once I get the chance I'll post a new thread up with my collection up to date and also a picture of all the Paitoy's I've picked up along the way putting the set together.

Cheers again!

Ian

I would imagine there not the easiest to track down either, look forward to seeing them in the future

 

[TC-14]

It's true what you say about the Palitoy logo - takes you right back to being a kid collecting Star wars figures

I'll second that, db... my first experience of brand loyalty at the tender age of 8 I can remember feeling great disappointment when the Palitoy logo disappeared from the packaging, not knowing the reason behind it at the time.

Palifan, that's a superb collection you've got there- your time and effort in putting this together is evident, and very inspiring. I'm only into my second week of collecting again... and like you, I'd been thinking of the first 12 Palitoy MOC, but realistically I don't think that's going to happen on my budget. Seeing your re-seals has made me realise that there's another way to satisfy that craving :wink:

I'm looking forward to seeing updates when you get chance...
Martin

 

[theslider]

It's true what you say about the Palitoy logo - takes you right back to being a kid collecting Star wars figures

I'll second that, db... my first experience of brand loyalty at the tender age of 8 I can remember feeling great disappointment when the Palitoy logo disappeared from the packaging, not knowing the reason behind it at the time.

I felt exactly the same at the time, I remember a 9 year old me feeling really aggreived that this horrible American company 'Kenner' had taken over! :lol:

Palifan, that's a superb collection you've got there- your time and effort in putting this together is evident, and very inspiring. I'm only into my second week of collecting again... and like you, I'd been thinking of the first 12 Palitoy MOC, but realistically I don't think that's going to happen on my budget. Seeing your re-seals has made me realise that there's another way to satisfy that craving :wink:

Martin

It's hard but it can be done, I started collecting again last year and my goal is a run of figures all on Palitoy film issue cards (e.g. Ugnaught on any Empire card but not on a Jedi card). Of the first 12 I only need three more to get! So, okay, a lot of this is through getting reseals or opened bubbles, so it is possible!

 

[TC-14]

I felt exactly the same at the time, I remember a 9 year old me feeling really aggreived that this horrible American company 'Kenner' had taken over! :lol:

Good to know I wasn't alone in my pain, Slider :lol: ah, the ignorance of my youth!

 

[Palifan]

Thanks for the comment Martin and if all of us had kept our card backs and bubbles from back in the day I know we'd be sitting pretty now! Still, putting a collection together can be fun and these things do come up from time to time so it is more than possible. I'll look forward to seeing other peoples collections growing over the coming months.

 

[Grant]

Awesome collection Dude. Those reseals look just as good as unopened examples.

Regards

Grant.

 

[Grant]

Awesome collection Dude. Those reseals look just as good as unopened examples.

Regards

Grant.

 

[Palifan]

Cheers Grant, so nice you had to say it twice!

 

[Grant]

Cheers Grant, so nice you had to say it twice!

Your welcome, your welcome. :mrgreen:

The site was taking ages to change the screen so I must have hit the submit button twice.

 

[Palifan]

It tends to do that from time to time. Also I've noticed that I can't submit what I've written if someone else has sent something before I've had a chance to press submit. I ended up writing everything twice in the early days on here before realising I could just hit back on my computer to get to my message and resend, lot's of swearing back then! :lol:

 

[theslider]

Thanks for the comment Martin and if all of us had kept our card backs and bubbles from back in the day I know we'd be sitting pretty now! Still, putting a collection together can be fun and these things do come up from time to time so it is more than possible. I'll look forward to seeing other peoples collections growing over the coming months.

I definitely remember keeping a few bubbles when I was a kid as I used to put Han Solo in them with some water and create my own Han Solo in carbonite! I definitely kept all my card backs but then couldn't find them when I dug out my childhood collection in the early noughties I still hope they're somewhere in my parents house. I cling to that hope!

 

[Palifan]

I know what you mean about still holding at hope that some of your old collection is still at the parents. I'd love to find my Jawa card back to see if it's Palitoy (the one I had my VC Jawa on). Every now and then my father shows me a figure or weapon that he's dug up in the garden so you never know what might be hidden somewhere!

 

[rob71]

Awesome collection of Palitoy figures, I love seeing them altogether like that. I won't display my ignorance here by asking how you fixed them all up (damn I just did :lol: )

 

[Palifan]

Cheers for the comment. Some of them I bought resealed and others I've glued myself and added a few bits from the bubble damaged areas from my beater card back collection. It takes a little time and care but you can get them back to looking pretty good. The main thing though is to find ones in fairly good shape to begin with, there's really nothing that can be done with a crushed bubble so I try to stay clear of them unless it's a really tricky one to find.

 

[wrighty]

Great collection Ian!!

 

[x-wingMark]

Nice collection of Star Wars palitoy cards, they look great!

 

[Palifan]

Thanks for the kind comments boys!

I'm hoping to get some new pictures up for 2014 of the collection now so keep an eye out ( I'm also going to put a thread up about their COO's as well when i get the chance......I'm pretty sure it could get heated but hopefully people will kind and not flame me straight away1 :lol: ).

Ian

 

[Michael Sith]

Bump this fantastic thread, these pieces look awesome Ian, inspirational 8)

 

[Palifan]

Cheers Michael, hopefully it's spurred you on to getting your own set up together

Ian