Who's Who - Introduce yourself!

[DeanEds]

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the forum and this is my first post, Ive been collecting for many years and I am active on various Facebook collecting groups. Always looking to learn more and happy for you to give me a nudge in regards to the do's and dont's on here. Cheers Dean

Name: Dean
Age: 44
Single/Married: Nearly married
Residence: Bristol
Occupation: Chef / Food writer
Kids: One daughter
Pets: 2 cats
Collecting Focus: Don't hate but I'm trying to do a full run of ToyToni Mocs
Character Focus: First 12 figures


Looking For: ToyToni Mocs

 

[Ruby2511]

Howdy,

Just joined after lurking for a good while.

After selling off my (about 70% complete) vintage loose figure collection in the early '90's (for peanuts, too), and having been recently bitten by the bug, I've started collecting again.

I've been reading through the "Vintage Chat" forums - very interesting stuff.

Anyhow, looking forward to some forum chat.

Welcome mate

 

[Ruby2511]

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the forum and this is my first post, Ive been collecting for many years and I am active on various Facebook collecting groups. Always looking to learn more and happy for you to give me a nudge in regards to the do's and dont's on here. Cheers Dean

Name: Dean
Age: 44
Single/Married: Nearly married
Residence: Bristol
Occupation: Chef / Food writer
Kids: One daughter
Pets: 2 cats
Collecting Focus: Don't hate but I'm trying to do a full run of ToyToni Mocs
Character Focus: First 12 figures


Looking For: ToyToni Mocs

Welcome to the forum mate

 

[Snaketibe]

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the forum and this is my first post, Ive been collecting for many years and I am active on various Facebook collecting groups. Always looking to learn more and happy for you to give me a nudge in regards to the do's and dont's on here. Cheers Dean

Name: Dean
Age: 44
Single/Married: Nearly married
Residence: Bristol
Occupation: Chef / Food writer
Kids: One daughter
Pets: 2 cats
Collecting Focus: Don't hate but I'm trying to do a full run of ToyToni Mocs
Character Focus: First 12 figures


Looking For: ToyToni Mocs

Welcome Dean! My apologies, I must have missed your post when you made it, however it's great to have you aboard. Please stick around and enjoy all the forum has to offer. There's a lot of knowledge and friendly people here, along with a treasure trove of old posts and threads containing tons of information and a wealth of photos

Jeremy

 

[Walrusbumface]

Howdy,

Just joined after lurking for a good while.

After selling off my (about 70% complete) vintage loose figure collection in the early '90's (for peanuts, too), and having been recently bitten by the bug, I've started collecting again.

I've been reading through the "Vintage Chat" forums - very interesting stuff.

Anyhow, looking forward to some forum chat.

Welcome mate

Thanks!

 

[Pomse2001]

Hello there!

Geeky here (Ross) from London and have just joined the forum and started my journey in collecting vintage Star Wars. Always loved the movies and as a boy/teenager in the mid to late 90's attended many UK Toy Fairs and car boots buying and selling Star Wars and all sorts of retro toys and memorabilia with my parents and older brother so have always been around cool toys and the collecting side of things. But it's taken until now in my late 30's that I have decided to gradually start collecting. Mainly going for the basic vintage figure line. These will go alongside the modern retro collection so my plan is to have the originals displayed next to the new 'retro' figures. Bit out of touch with prices these days but seems that loose figure prices have shot up. But then again not kept track of prices for a few years now. Managed to get myself a Taiwan Boba Fett in pretty good condition for £25 no weapon. Cheapest I could get a half decent one for! Anyways, enjoy all things Star Wars and looking forward to hanging around the forum when I can and can't wait until we can all start going to conventions/toy fairs again.

Take it easy

Ross (Geeky)

Hi Ross welcome to the forum :wink:

 

[Pomse2001]

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the forum and this is my first post, Ive been collecting for many years and I am active on various Facebook collecting groups. Always looking to learn more and happy for you to give me a nudge in regards to the do's and dont's on here. Cheers Dean

Name: Dean
Age: 44
Single/Married: Nearly married
Residence: Bristol
Occupation: Chef / Food writer
Kids: One daughter
Pets: 2 cats
Collecting Focus: Don't hate but I'm trying to do a full run of ToyToni Mocs
Character Focus: First 12 figures


Looking For: ToyToni Mocs

Welcome Dean to the forum, I see no problem in collecting toytoni cards, the problem is when people are selling them as moc and buyer do not know it is a toytoni :wink:

 

[mjaelk]

hello fellow imperials and rebels...
my name is Mattias (mjaelk)
i am from sweden and in my 40s.
we dont have a site like this or rebelscum in sweden, though there are quite a few fans here.
thats why i have been looking for some information here in the last year or two.
i started my star wars journey around 83/84 and got totally into this magic world.
i dont know how many times i have seen the original trilogy, but i suspect it is nearer 1000 times than 500, without exagerating
i did not play nice with my toys all the time, so i have lost many things.
my original falcon is only a shell, but by all gods i have had fun with it.
i never fully left my interest but, as happens, other things got in the way.
but it always comes back to me.
a few of my better childhood toys left is: stormie luke, solo carbonite and r2d2 pop up...beaten up and without any accessories.
bought some common figures a few years back, and a few cheaper mocs 2019/20.
in sweden we mostly got palitoy and tri logo, and then potf cards, so those are the most nostalgic to me.
since i am not wealthy in the least, i will focus on the mocs that are affordable when i stumble upon them.
i dont mind if they are a little bit beaten up, its still nice to see them.
the harder figures will have to be loose, with or without weapons etc.
it is a lovely, if at times frustrating, hobby
hope you are all well and have a good evening.

 

[Mini99]

hello fellow imperials and rebels...
my name is Mattias (mjaelk)
i am from sweden and in my 40s.
we dont have a site like this or rebelscum in sweden, though there are quite a few fans here.
thats why i have been looking for some information here in the last year or two.
i started my star wars journey around 83/84 and got totally into this magic world.
i dont know how many times i have seen the original trilogy, but i suspect it is nearer 1000 times than 500, without exagerating
i did not play nice with my toys all the time, so i have lost many things.
my original falcon is only a shell, but by all gods i have had fun with it.
i never fully left my interest but, as happens, other things got in the way.
but it always comes back to me.
a few of my better childhood toys left is: stormie luke, solo carbonite and r2d2 pop up...beaten up and without any accessories.
bought some common figures a few years back, and a few cheaper mocs 2019/20.
in sweden we mostly got palitoy and tri logo, and then potf cards, so those are the most nostalgic to me.
since i am not wealthy in the least, i will focus on the mocs that are affordable when i stumble upon them.
i dont mind if they are a little bit beaten up, its still nice to see them.
the harder figures will have to be loose, with or without weapons etc.
it is a lovely, if at times frustrating, hobby
hope you are all well and have a good evening.

Welcome, I hope that you enjoy you time here and collecting SW.
I would also recommend "Echo base Scandinavia" if your on Facebook.

 

[mjaelk]

thank you mini99.
i dont have facebook so i have to put my faith in the UK, which i do, even since you left our union

 

[Mini99]

thank you mini99.
i dont have facebook so i have to put my faith in the UK, which i do, even since you left our union

Ok no worries...if you do ever feel the need to join "the Darkside" ie Facebook then it's a good site run by a fellow Scandinavian.
Nick.

 

[Snaketibe]

hello fellow imperials and rebels...
my name is Mattias (mjaelk)
i am from sweden and in my 40s.
we dont have a site like this or rebelscum in sweden, though there are quite a few fans here.
thats why i have been looking for some information here in the last year or two.
i started my star wars journey around 83/84 and got totally into this magic world.
i dont know how many times i have seen the original trilogy, but i suspect it is nearer 1000 times than 500, without exagerating
i did not play nice with my toys all the time, so i have lost many things.
my original falcon is only a shell, but by all gods i have had fun with it.
i never fully left my interest but, as happens, other things got in the way.
but it always comes back to me.
a few of my better childhood toys left is: stormie luke, solo carbonite and r2d2 pop up...beaten up and without any accessories.
bought some common figures a few years back, and a few cheaper mocs 2019/20.
in sweden we mostly got palitoy and tri logo, and then potf cards, so those are the most nostalgic to me.
since i am not wealthy in the least, i will focus on the mocs that are affordable when i stumble upon them.
i dont mind if they are a little bit beaten up, its still nice to see them.
the harder figures will have to be loose, with or without weapons etc.
it is a lovely, if at times frustrating, hobby
hope you are all well and have a good evening.

Hi Mattias,

Welcome to the forum

Thanks for the great introduction, and well done for still having some of your childhood toys; it's certainly more than I managed! :lol:

Jeremy

 

[TheJabbaWookie]

Welcome everyone. Look around. Interact. Have fun 8)

 

[mjaelk]

thanks a lot

 

[mjaelk]

and to jeremy...just remembered that i gave some to my younger cousin in the 90s, although i kept a few, but he gave them back to me many years ago.
luckily

 

[Snaketibe]

and to jeremy...just remembered that i gave some to my younger cousin in the 90s, although i kept a few, but he gave them back to me many years ago.
luckily

You still did well... and great that your cousin returned his ones too

 

[Pinewood 1976]

Hello everyone

Glad to have found this place.

Older fan from the days when I used to see neighbours mixing up their Star Wars and Smurfs figurines in their front window.

 

[Snaketibe]

Hello everyone

Glad to have found this place.

Older fan from the days when I used to see neighbours mixing up their Star Wars and Smurfs figurines in their front window.

Hi,

Welcome to the forum! Good to have you aboard

Jeremy

 

[stu70]

Hello everyone

Glad to have found this place.

Older fan from the days when I used to see neighbours mixing up their Star Wars and Smurfs figurines in their front window.

Welcome to the site, still got my Smurf figures, but not in the front window

 

[Pinewood 1976]

It's a crossover animated fan film waiting to happen.

 

[Pomse2001]

hello fellow imperials and rebels...
my name is Mattias (mjaelk)
i am from sweden and in my 40s.
we dont have a site like this or rebelscum in sweden, though there are quite a few fans here.
thats why i have been looking for some information here in the last year or two.
i started my star wars journey around 83/84 and got totally into this magic world.
i dont know how many times i have seen the original trilogy, but i suspect it is nearer 1000 times than 500, without exagerating
i did not play nice with my toys all the time, so i have lost many things.
my original falcon is only a shell, but by all gods i have had fun with it.
i never fully left my interest but, as happens, other things got in the way.
but it always comes back to me.
a few of my better childhood toys left is: stormie luke, solo carbonite and r2d2 pop up...beaten up and without any accessories.
bought some common figures a few years back, and a few cheaper mocs 2019/20.
in sweden we mostly got palitoy and tri logo, and then potf cards, so those are the most nostalgic to me.
since i am not wealthy in the least, i will focus on the mocs that are affordable when i stumble upon them.
i dont mind if they are a little bit beaten up, its still nice to see them.
the harder figures will have to be loose, with or without weapons etc.
it is a lovely, if at times frustrating, hobby
hope you are all well and have a good evening.

Hi Mattias welcome to the forum. Funny you had potf moc in sweden. I never saw them in denmark. In denmark it was mostly palitoy, tri-logo and kenner. But we also had a little meccano, canadian kenner and clipper

 

[Pomse2001]

Hello everyone

Glad to have found this place.

Older fan from the days when I used to see neighbours mixing up their Star Wars and Smurfs figurines in their front window.

Hi pinewood 1976 welcome to the forum

 

[mjaelk]

pomse...i dont remember there being a lot of potf cards, but i had at least one coin.
dont remember which...could be ev9d9 or b-wing pilot.
some of the cards blur in my mind.
but like i wrote before we had lots of tri and palitoy and i suspect quite a few were kenner cards to.
im almost certain my solo carbonite was trilogo.
now i have him on potf at least
card is a little banged up and there is a 2cm lift, but i got it for about 160 pounds and better cards seemed to go for about 600 and up.
also the figure with block loose seems to go for almost the same, or even more.
a nice evening to all in counties far far(or in the case of denmark ,not so far)away

 

[Pomse2001]

pomse...i dont remember there being a lot of potf cards, but i had at least one coin.
dont remember which...could be ev9d9 or b-wing pilot.
some of the cards blur in my mind.
but like i wrote before we had lots of tri and palitoy and i suspect quite a few were kenner cards to.
im almost certain my solo carbonite was trilogo.
now i have him on potf at least
card is a little banged up and there is a 2cm lift, but i got it for about 160 pounds and better cards seemed to go for about 600 and up.
also the figure with block loose seems to go for almost the same, or even more.
a nice evening to all in counties far far(or in the case of denmark ,not so far)away

Thanks mate and congratulations with your solo moc, sounds like it was a very good price

Maybe you like this old thread about swedish star wars toy follow the link :wink: https://starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10806&hilit=swedish

 

[mjaelk]

thanks for the link
i do remember the no figures included sticker.

 

[Pomse2001]

thanks for the link
i do remember the no figures included sticker.

Your welcome :wink:

 

[Noe]

Hello Forum. Well i am joining as have been a huge star wars fan since a kid and have had and still have many items even though i have lived all over the world. Shipping all of my items, including home items, between countries becomes more of a headache.

I am originally from the Uk (London) though moved to Japan then to Germany then back to London then to Hong Kong then Japan then Singapore then Japan then France then Japan then Thailand then Miami, Usa then Japan then Zurich Switzerland then London. I am now in London BUT decided to return to Japan end of August.

Above may sound good but i can assure you moving this much is costly, tiring and emotionally draining. Add to that my wife and I never now feel comfortable anywhere we live and have especially struggled with London. If only i could traverse the galaxy in an FTL space craft i'd be happy - maybe.

I am big sci-fi fan and especially reading - i really do enjoy the Peter Hamilton books such as the void series, fallen dragon etc etc and the latest Salvation sequence

And the reason i joined up is as i will post up some requests on recommending selling my real size Jawa i bought in 2001. I bought this in Shinjuku, Tokyo at a store that was dedicated to collectables of that period (kind of like monster store in tokyo). I paid around JPY 100,000 for it then as it was an impulse buy - basically it hand made by the store as a prop for their display along with an R2-D2 that they wouldn't sell. I have had the Jawa ever since.

Now that i am shifting again i just cannot move everything again and along with selling many personal furniture items I have decided to pass on the Jawa. Only other items have remaining are figurings (kenner figures) and the original AT-AT .... that is ok condition except after the last move i had to glue some broken parts sadly

So that is my introduction - a little sad but i was pointed to here by a neighbour who sees the Jawa every day as i have displayed in an open window for the world to see (that walks past our apartment!)

I will be back and post it over the weekend in the correct thread ....... but this is an intro from me noe!

 

[Pomse2001]

Hello Forum. Well i am joining as have been a huge star wars fan since a kid and have had and still have many items even though i have lived all over the world. Shipping all of my items, including home items, between countries becomes more of a headache.

I am originally from the Uk (London) though moved to Japan then to Germany then back to London then to Hong Kong then Japan then Singapore then Japan then France then Japan then Thailand then Miami, Usa then Japan then Zurich Switzerland then London. I am now in London BUT decided to return to Japan end of August.

Above may sound good but i can assure you moving this much is costly, tiring and emotionally draining. Add to that my wife and I never now feel comfortable anywhere we live and have especially struggled with London. If only i could traverse the galaxy in an FTL space craft i'd be happy - maybe.

I am big sci-fi fan and especially reading - i really do enjoy the Peter Hamilton books such as the void series, fallen dragon etc etc and the latest Salvation sequence

And the reason i joined up is as i will post up some requests on recommending selling my real size Jawa i bought in 2001. I bought this in Shinjuku, Tokyo at a store that was dedicated to collectables of that period (kind of like monster store in tokyo). I paid around JPY 100,000 for it then as it was an impulse buy - basically it hand made by the store as a prop for their display along with an R2-D2 that they wouldn't sell. I have had the Jawa ever since.

Now that i am shifting again i just cannot move everything again and along with selling many personal furniture items I have decided to pass on the Jawa. Only other items have remaining are figurings (kenner figures) and the original AT-AT .... that is ok condition except after the last move i had to glue some broken parts sadly

So that is my introduction - a little sad but i was pointed to here by a neighbour who sees the Jawa every day as i have displayed in an open window for the world to see (that walks past our apartment!)

I will be back and post it over the weekend in the correct thread ....... but this is an intro from me noe!

Welcome to the forum, wow that was a lot of moving. I could never move that much. I like to live here in denmark and I have never lived in another town Maybe you can find a good home for your jawa here on the forum. I know we have some huge jawa collectors here on the forum. You can take some pictures of it and add them in the sales thread and write a price that you want for it. I wish you good luck here on the forum and with the sale Also sorry to read about the damaged star wars toy. I guess that is what sometimes happens when you do not move it yourself all they way. But I guess that is very difficult when you move to another country.

 

[Noe]

Thanks for the welcome.

Yes i will ask if anyone is interested in taking over the continuation of the Jawa and posted photos over weekend - or later today

Moving always has its breakages and sadly even the professional packers still break things and unless the cost of the item is high they fall below the deductible that is usually USD/EUR 500 ...... always a pain

Enjoy the afternoon in Denmark - hopefully summer has arrived as apparently it has been slow arriving in Europe this year!

 

[Pomse2001]

Thanks for the welcome.

Yes i will ask if anyone is interested in taking over the continuation of the Jawa and posted photos over weekend - or later today

Moving always has its breakages and sadly even the professional packers still break things and unless the cost of the item is high they fall below the deductible that is usually USD/EUR 500 ...... always a pain

Enjoy the afternoon in Denmark - hopefully summer has arrived as apparently it has been slow arriving in Europe this year!

Thanks mate and Enjoy the day It is to hot for me in denmark I always move my own stuff with help from familly and if something is damaged then I can only be angry at myself