family members that collect
 

Ok, so heres something that I dont really see posted here in the forums very often. Its the discussion of family members that also have the collecting bug in them. Not specifically toys, but anything. I probably got it from my dad or vice versa perhaps. He has been a trekkie since it came on the air back when he was in high school. A Jock and a Trekkie. Imagine that. Anyways, on top of his electronic starships, me and him amassed a massive collection of those Maisto die cast planes that wal mart sells. Its taken us close to ten years, but were on our last 3 or so to finish the set. Ebay wants big bucks for the ones we dont have. Hes also into micro machines. I dont get that one.


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Thats a really nice setup dude!! I bet its a bitch to dust and keep those planes clean though aint it???
And a Jock and a Trekkie?? Hahaha thats awesome,talk about internal conflict!!!!

my dad collects cars in 1:18 scale i think , and i collect figures

I am the first and only collector (of any kind, be it stamps, coins, or toys) in the family. I don't know whether my kids will take it up, but I sure hope they do. :)

Dad used to collect classical music on records than switched to cd's.

I went to college on a baseball scholarship and am probably one of the biggest Star Wars fans out there.

Only one I can think of is my brother. He collects Green Bay Packers related goods.

My dad collected hot wheels n use to restore classics my uncle collects comics and figures he got me into this universe that knows no end LOL before him I played football and that's it LOL

my roommmate and longtime best friend collects comics (which I read and used to collect) and he once collected classic Star Wars - he had a two bedroom apartment with every surface covered in SW figs- over 200 Stormtroopers alone!

But times changed and he ended up giving all his SW figs to friends that collected just to avoid that $300 a month storage fee when he moved apartments and had no room.
He's cool like that.
He also collected Marvel cards in the 90's an still has them all in binders and he gets all the Heroclix- keeping them in plastic bins, seperated by teams.
Just for shits, we assembled all the Secret Wars characters agsint my MU Galactus and the scale there is almost perfect!
Wish I'd had a camera for that (I do now though!) but it was just a lark one night.

I also build model starships (Star Trek and Star Wars in 2500th scale mostly)- even mastering a kit for sale on rare occasion, so I know people online worldwide that collect and build models.

As to the Jock/Trekkie thing, I now a ton of trekkies that are mlitary guys- everyon wishes they served Starfleet instead! LOL!
Me too!

Mate,NO-ONE is gonna mess with a geek who has a baseball bat though are they?? Which leads me on to:

And ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE is gonna F**K with an geek with military skills either!!! Hahahaha!!

My dad collects records, rock and roll 60's-90's mainly colored vinyl and picture discs he has some very expensive records and tons of stereo equipment and hockey memorabilia mind you him and me both collected it hockey cards and related items, well he sold most if his and I sold all of mine. My sister collects hello kitty and lilo and stitch items and alice in wonderland items. My mom has a porcelin doll collection, small silver spoon type thing but mainly just photos. My gf it's shoes,purses,jewlry,some hello kitty items.

My dad collects land rovers no 1:18th scale though.

Ha ha is that really collecting :P I think most females fit that profile:P

Show any military guy DS9 and you'll make a Trek fan out of him!

EDIT: Come to think of it, my dad collects Minnesota Vikings and duck-themed stuff. My mom used to collect rabbit-themed stuff (stuffed animals, figurines, etc), but stopped when it became too much to deal with (dusting, storage, etc). Same thing with my grandmother and ceramic angels.

I guess you could say I'm a third generation collector. :)

I think my grandpa collects scientific american magazine. Or he just refuses to throw anything away...He has every issues from 1987 until now.

My Grandma's apparently a hoarder (probably where I got some of that from), but not so much with figures or anything. For her it's like clothes, ornaments, etc, but I guess when it comes down to it, the subject matter is just a small piece of the puzzle.

it sucks that your family is stuck with having to dispose of it all. Im kinda in the same boat. My dad is a semi-kinda-sorta hoarder. but he hoards stuff that is legit useful tho(tools, equipment, etc.)

My dad used to have an extensive collection of adult movies hidden away in his walk in closet.

Well, she lives in Greece & has the space, so it's not really that anyone has to dispose or deal with it. I just meant that my interest in collecting shit could've come down from her, not that a bunch of my shit came from my family having to clean out her place or anything. Now, she did buy me a bunch of toys & whatnot, but that stuff I'm really greatful for.

If anything, I'm gonna see if I can get some pictures because so far, only legend has spoke of this particular hoard.


Until he discovered computers, right?

On a recent visit I taught him how to delete his History.

Now that's a very good son!!!

Firefox to delete shit from the last hour?

gg