MOONBASE CENTRAL: HAS YOUR COLLECTING CHANGED DIRECTION?

Monday, 21 May 2018

HAS YOUR COLLECTING CHANGED DIRECTION?

I used to collect Batman and Monsters when I first started collecting in the early 90's. Super hero action figures too.

At some point I changed direction and focused on Project SWORD toys.

Have you ever changed tack in your collecting readers?

13 comments:

WOTAN5/21/2018 7:04 pm
Im always changing tack, although I do have a multitude of collecting strands. When one strand come to an end, or reaches the unobtainable point, ill pick up something else. Ive almost reached the point where all the things I had or wanted as a child have been rediscovered or replaced, which is satisfying as I need to have complete sets of anything to feel content. Ill always collect something though. At the moment its filling in little gaps in my main collections such as Apollo Moon Exploring, Matt Mason or Micronauts.
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Arto5/21/2018 7:17 pm
Quite a few of my collector friends are what I call serial collectors, having completed their quantitative or intellectual mission on some branch of collecting, then selling their collection to start anew. The latest fad has seen many veteran toy collectors to turn their sights to watches.

I consider myself fortunate not having this urge to make a drastic change. Instead, during the past 15 years I have seen my collecting interests enriched by new territories close to those original interests - much of it thanks to the Moonbase Central Blog that has provided a constant supply of new and interesting discoveries to go after.
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BrianF5/21/2018 10:50 pm
Change tack?I spin like a tornado!Godzilla,Universal Monsters,Aliens,Predators,StarWars,Micronauts,Dinosaurs,GIJoe,Mego Superheroes,Matchbox,Hot Wheels...Its a lovely mess!
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Ranalcus5/22/2018 1:54 pm
A few times
> started with Warhammer 40 000 Orks army and fantasy book
> stoped to play Warhammer as the price of having give army was too much for me
> changed the Warhammer for Gundam model kits and anime figures (some are hmmm... low on "cloth covering the body")
> added 1/24, 1/32 car model kits and SF model kits (like space ships from Gradius, R-type etc.)
> started to collect 80's and 90's model kits and toys (some use electrics/electronics)
>buying some Trading Card Games (from dead lines that are not know in EU/USA) from time to time (mostly for art etc.)

Looks like I am still high on "plastic crack"
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Lance5/22/2018 6:35 pm
I started out with collecting Hot Wheels and model kits. Over time the modes went away due to breakage and shifting focus. My Hot Wheels from my youth are still around though, probably close to 99% of what I had as a kid. My next 'binge' was GI Joe which actually as I think about it, has been with me all my life. My first Joe was the talking pilot (my dad flew in the early 50's Navy) and that Joe along with my first land adventurer and Atomic Man are still with me. I went through a Dinky phase but down here they were rather sparse to come by. Then I discovered anime in 1980 and collected heavily of videos, thanks to Nippon Daido's rental of tv shows!, and quite a bit of toys. At this time I also grabbed the GI Joe Real American Hero toys as they came out. One of the benefits of working in the toy dept for Target lol.

Nowadays my focus is back on the original GI Joes, space themed toys and Lego. Lego is addicting and I suspect 25% of my blood is plastic haha.
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