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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Thom89 on 05 February 2011, 00:29
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Time to confess your Hobbies, past or present, I guess most of us are on this forum, because of an early interest in cars, maybe being bought a present, or visits to Toy Shops.
I have an addiction to Mattel Hot Wheels, "Redlines" in particular, so called because of the red lines printed on the tyres. Redlines were only produced from 1968 to 1972, and pretty much killed off the likes of Corgi, and Matchbox... Redlines now change hands for very often vast sums of $$$'s..
Because I cant be bothered to go and photograph my collection, I'll just copy and paste pics from Google, but I will choose the pics carefully to be a like for like representation of my collection, and yes, if pushed, would stand the "custard test" :rolleyes:
Heres a few of my Favourites
Custom Barracuda
(http://www.cash4redlines.com/CudaRedline.jpg)
Custom Mustang
(http://cdn2.iofferphoto.com/img/1071734400/_i/2114749/1.jpg)
Funny money, I paid serious $$$ for one of these a few years ago :lipsrsealed:
(http://www.toycarcollector.com/hot_wheels_redlines_1972/1972_funny_money/81104a_036.jpg)
Deora
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTT73E8IewVYFD3uyAhoz66Cj_2Q06k3GGxTjcPxtZh5TtD8_ObvQ)
And a nice link to Redlines Online, and this, the Holy Grail of Hot Wheels, read, and you'll get an idea of how much these things can go for... http://www.redlinesonline.com/2ndRearLoaderStory.html
Thom
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my youngets son kane is obssessed with hotwheels and has a huge box full of them.
i have dabbled witht he idea of collecting them as some of the cars they do are very cool but have never bothered.
when i was a kid i was obbsessed with toy cars and that is all i played with.
dont realy have any left as when i was about 13 i discovered my dads huge vise in the shed witch then became the crucher and sscrap yard lol.
i do still have a black trans am with tiger stripes i got from collecting tokens from frostys when i was a kid :grin:
and my son still uses the plastic mat with roads on that i used to play on as a kid that my mum gave him out of the loft.
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i'm not sure... is this a diecast collectables thread or an any hobbies thread?
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i'm not sure... is this a diecast collectables thread or an any hobbies thread?
erm duno lol
my main hobbie aprt from my car is making drum and bass tunes in my little studio
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Guitars :lipsrsealed:
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i'm not sure... is this a diecast collectables thread or an any hobbies thread?
erm duno lol
my main hobbie aprt from my car is making drum and bass tunes in my little studio
neither do i... the title and the first thread is kinda mixed... and the following posts are all about toy cars :undecided:
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I have been collecting Lledos for 12 years, put some in cabinets the rest are stored away.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/lledos004.jpg)
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/lledos005.jpg)
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/lledos006.jpg)
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/lledos007.jpg)
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/lledos008.jpg)
Also have a Minichamps Rossi collection.
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Rossi%20Cabinet/rossicabinet018.jpg)
Thats impressive fella!
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damn!! $72,000 for that pink little toy car!
crazy mental. . . . .so whats your collection worth :cool: got any rare models that serious collectors will pay big bucks for?
These are the sort of things you find at a car bootsale, the person doesnt realise the value sells it for like 50p and its worht 50k
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very impressive Wayne! :cool:
what 'order' do you sort those in? year? make? model no.?
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i'm not sure... is this a diecast collectables thread or an any hobbies thread?
Any hobbies Guy, I was assuming that as this is a car forum, then most would be into diecast, but anything goes, but collectables being the key word... Anyone got a Troll collection :grin:
Thom
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i'm not sure... is this a diecast collectables thread or an any hobbies thread?
Any hobbies Guy, I was assuming that as this is a car forum, then most would be into diecast, but anything goes, but collectables being the key word... Anyone got a Troll collection :grin:
Thom
didn't realise that if you liked cars you should collect diecast.. i don't collect anything as such... birdwatching, astronomy and photography for me
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Most of my matchbox/hot wheels were destroyed by the
hammer of DOOOOOOOM
:sad:
Hey it was fun at the time :grin:
Also done stamp collecting for a year when I was 9, quite boring when most of the stamps were exactly the same as the ones I already had. I had my grand fathers full collection from when he was younger (and alive) wish I still had it now :sad:
I've started collecting matchbox Golf 5 GTI's got a green, purple and had a black, though I think the kids have had the purple and black ones. I noticed them hanging on the strips while shopping ing Tesco :grin: Also got the full set of Shell's Bond cars.
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Jay - my Matchbox collection (except the nice ones) were destroyed by the falling brick from the top floor, or the can of paint followed by the lighter trick...
As for my hobbies, I like photography and cooking. I have a set of IO Shen Japanese cooking knives. Very cool, very sharp but a bit expensive! :cool:
(http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s353/MrBounce38/io-shen-knives-divertimenti.jpg)
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As per Guy photography is another of my hobbies after motors but I'm also a born again Warhammer 40K painter/player.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5278635580_bb662f5a59_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5278635580/)
Land Speeder 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5278635580/) by Nicholas R Horne (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickhorne/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5340738716_fb0ecdcf89_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5340738716/)
IMG_4133 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5340738716/) by Nicholas R Horne (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickhorne/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5381860882_ef9acfdd27_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5381860882/)
IMG_4152 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5381860882/) by Nicholas R Horne (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickhorne/), on Flickr
Nick
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i do have a rather large collection of swards, amazing looking knives and very rare weapons
not sure how legal some of them are tho :lipsrsealed:
but that was what i was into collecting when i was well into martial arts when i used to do kickboxing for years..
not sure if i can show pics of them tho :evil:
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As per Guy photography is another of my hobbies after motors but I'm also a born again Warhammer 40K painter/player.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5278635580_bb662f5a59_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5278635580/)
Land Speeder 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5278635580/) by Nicholas R Horne (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickhorne/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5340738716_fb0ecdcf89_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5340738716/)
IMG_4133 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5340738716/) by Nicholas R Horne (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickhorne/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5381860882_ef9acfdd27_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5381860882/)
IMG_4152 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/5381860882/) by Nicholas R Horne (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickhorne/), on Flickr
Nick
they look great mate, i was never that good at painting them but yours look spot on ;) is that your gaming board? any other additions?
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Yeah it's my board. Well it's a "Battle Mat" that mrs horney got me for my birthday, she likes to play and paint as well after I introduced her to it at Christmas. I've only painted a few but 30 troops and a tank to do in the next few months.
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Yeah it's my board. Well it's a "Battle Mat" that mrs horney got me for my birthday, she likes to play and paint as well after I introduced her to it at Christmas. I've only painted a few but 30 troops and a tank to do in the next few months.
ahhh cool, see i never really understood how you played it is it a bit like comand and conquer? ie. differnt space marines / tanks etc have set damgage / power?
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Yeah exactly. Each item (be it a soldier, tank or whatever) has a load of set values for Weapon skill, strength, armour etc etc. you then roll dice against tables to see the results. What you have to roll is effected by distance, if you or the target were moving, are they in cover etc etc. It's like a really complicated version of chess.
Nick
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It's like a really complicated version of chess.
Nick
but with awesome looking marines with bolt guns and juggernauts :grin:
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Is it me, or are there a bunch of people in here who are confessing to collect random tat who don't have kids (Thom excepted, IIRC)?
I do think collecting anything obsessively (hundreds of model cars in cabinets would count as obsessively to me) is more than a bit mental and points to deeper seated issues.
At least Nick plays with his little metal figures and with his wife, which is quite impressive. Maybe Wayne does play with his little vans, I don't know, but I do now have a mental image of him painstakingly lining them all up along the side of the road, then riding past them on his single speed bike, laughing at them being stuck in traffic. :grin:
I know some odd things pass as entertainment in the West Country though.... I've lived there.
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At least Nick plays with his little metal figures and with his wife, which is quite impressive.
I was impressed as well, she's more into the painting side as she finds it relaxing but she enjoys the games as well (but only if she wins lol).
Nick
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I was impressed as well, she's more into the painting side as she finds it relaxing but she enjoys the games as well (but only if she wins lol).
Nick
Does she have a sister?
:drool:
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I was impressed as well, she's more into the painting side as she finds it relaxing but she enjoys the games as well (but only if she wins lol).
Nick
Does she have a sister?
:drool:
Yes she does, but you wouldn't.
Nick
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I was impressed as well, she's more into the painting side as she finds it relaxing but she enjoys the games as well (but only if she wins lol).
Nick
Does she have a sister?
:drool:
Yes she does, but you wouldn't.
Nick
Post a pic just encase we would :grin:
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the only hobby i have now is running my modified car club and my 2 cars, its all about cars for me now
being a typical lad, i loved cars and football, my football interest its dropping away now, qualified to level 2 fa coaching, dont pursue that anymore as i lost all confidence, was part of a sunday league team, left that, dont go on football websites either, dont watch football, dont even go to watch footbal
when i was a kid i collected matchbox toy cars, hated hot wheels, american crap! :angry: lol oh, and lego, but sold most of it on the car boot, any lego i had left over was still in my moms loft which ive now give my little girl
the matchbox cars though, i discovered white spirit in our shed when i was a kid, found a lighter, and me and my mate decided to melt them, lol, anything left over was also sold on the car boot
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Hobbie at the moment is squash, cant get enough of it!!!
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Gears or no gears (I thought single speed was THE thing to have - you are SUCH a fickle child) you're not denying that you've lined them up and ridden past the 'traffic'.
That's VFM right there.
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started to get back into millatry modelling again after a few years break
also enjoy a good book on war photogrphy
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until 7pm last night i collected Vodka bottles :laugh: now it might be Orange juice bottle s :lipsrsealed:
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until 7pm last night i collected Vodka bottles :laugh: now it might be Orange juice bottle s :lipsrsealed:
Liver not doing well buddy?
nick
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I collect TOY STORY merchandise, I have 5 shelves worth .....
And I build Robots, at the moment im building this badboy a KHR-2HV :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kx1ZO4nsfU
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Jay - my Matchbox collection (except the nice ones) were destroyed by the falling brick from the top floor, or the can of paint followed by the lighter trick...
As for my hobbies, I like photography and cooking. I have a set of IO Shen Japanese cooking knives. Very cool, very sharp but a bit expensive! :cool:
(http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s353/MrBounce38/io-shen-knives-divertimenti.jpg)
I love these knifes, I like the way you can see the folds in the steel, only thing i found was the steel was very brittle!
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[massive_nerd]My major hobby for the last while has been the Yu Gi Oh card game. It's basically a strategy game but with cards rather than chess pieces/warhammers. I've come 2nd in the last few tournaments entered and I'm going to an international qualifier this weekend. Top 8 qualify for the next round in the UK so here's hoping I get that far :grin:[/massive_nerd]
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I used to play yu gi oh.
The only thing I can remember now are trap cards and the dark knight car.
I think there was a red eyed black dragon in there somewhere too... And a bubonic Vermin.
My collection has to be guitars...
My hobby would be my band.
Not very interesting.
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I used to collect Pokemon cards :evil:
Had one massi collection that I gave to my younger cousin.
Also used to collects Pogs.
Is it obvious that I'm a 1990s child?
Now I collect invoices for my MK2
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used to collect hotwheels and keep them in the boxes but they all went missing somewhere, used to collect corgi mini's and clean them about every day, sold them in the end and £10 a piece on ebay.
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I used to collect Pokemon cards :evil:
Had one massi collection that I gave to my younger cousin.
Also used to collects Pogs.
Is it obvious that I'm a 1990s child?
Now I collect invoices for my MK2
+1 But I cannot find my pugs or poke'man cards since I moved :sad:
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use2 collect pogs! and pokemon cards when i was small, now all i collect is petrol station reciepts
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Nicks Warhammer thread got me thinking, anyone treated themselves to any cool Diecasts over Christmas? I may start moving on my Hot Wheels collection in the new year, by the looks of it, the US "Redline" market has reached an all time low, and some great bargains to be had on US ebay! :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :embarassed:
Thom
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That's worse than a woman describing a new pair of shoes as a bargain.
You don't need it, it is not a bargain.
This thread rivals the Warhammer thread. Both need deleting.
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I used to collect tazos (from walkers crisps) I was the only person I knew who got the whole set. I ended up with 2 full sets and a few of the rarer ones I had 5/6 times so my dad sold them to adults for something like £20 each. My dad sold them all without my permission about 8 or 9 years ago, he got over £1000 for the set and kept the money, cu*t! :angry:
Also used to collect toy cars dinky, matchbox, he sold all them and kept the money as well. a lot went to the nostalgia toy museum in godshill on the isle of wight. forgot to have a look when I was there a couple of months ago to see if I recognise any of them
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Bob, your Dad does indeed sound like quite a rare c*nt indeed.
Remember men become their fathers with the passing of time. Look out for c*nty tendencies as the years progress. HTHs.
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turning into him is one thing I don't want to happen! he is mentaly ill so hopefull I won't. and as he has done so much to me I hopefully won't do those things to others, i don't hit women, steal, throw my toys out the pram for no reason.
the car he is driving is mine and he owes me over £30,000 probably nearer £35,000 and now doesn't talk to me and won't let my mum or sister see me so I have no chance getting my money back or seeing my family again, I could never do that to someone.
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Sounds like you need to go over there, kick him in the nuts, take your mom and sister with you in your car, he's using.
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I tried taking them, my sister won't leave my mum and my mum still loves my dad for some reason so won't leave him, the only reason I stayed as long as I did is because it made it easier for my mum.
it's not worth lowering myself to his level and giving him a kicking as much as I want to, as I'd get done and nothing would happen to him, everyone hates him so he'll get what's coming to him from someone else.
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I used to collect tazos (from walkers crisps) I was the only person I knew who got the whole set. I ended up with 2 full sets and a few of the rarer ones I had 5/6 times so my dad sold them to adults for something like £20 each. My dad sold them all without my permission about 8 or 9 years ago, he got over £1000 for the set and kept the money, cu*t! :angry:
I managed to get a whole set of these too & they are in the collectors album. I best look em out cos they are (were) at my dads! :grin:
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I collect 1:18 model supercars :smiley:
Most are made by AUTOart and I also have a few made by MR Models
AUTOart range between £60-90
MR Models are £200+ each but the detail is outstanding :shocked:
I will sort out some pics to show you
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Not got any new ones for xmas but this is my collection of favourites.
As you can tell it's all pre 80's yanks and a fully licensed "Christine" with working lights from the states.
I have about 100 dinky cars wrapped up in boxes in the loft(most in boxes) im hoping to pass on to whatever kids i have when i grow up. :grin:
Also on the shelf at the top is a hood ornament off a 1941 Cadillac the "Flying Goddess" worth an absolute fortune and it was on a 76 caddy conv my old man had and he gave me it a couple of years ago.Hoping to get it rechromed this year.
I also collect american license plates,i have 10-20 in the garage but only a few on display :nerd:
Sorry about dust and crappy iphone pics but i can only just get in my man room for leather interiors at the minute :evil:
(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6837/img0857xc.jpg)
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8586/img0864pv.jpg)
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After living right in the middle of a town centre for many years and being a complete townie my only hobbies then were getting mashed.
Since moving to a lovely village on a river 18 months ago, I've started fishing again, mountain biking and bird spotting! Can't believe the difference in me but love it. Still happily use both pubs in the village too :smiley:
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Not got any new ones for xmas but this is my collection of favourites.
As you can tell it's all pre 80's yanks and a fully licensed "Christine" with working lights from the states.
I have about 100 dinky cars wrapped up in boxes in the loft(most in boxes) im hoping to pass on to whatever kids i have when i grow up. :grin:
Also on the shelf at the top is a hood ornament off a 1941 Cadillac the "Flying Goddess" worth an absolute fortune and it was on a 76 caddy conv my old man had and he gave me it a couple of years ago.Hoping to get it rechromed this year.
I also collect american license plates,i have 10-20 in the garage but only a few on display :nerd:
Sorry about dust and crappy iphone pics but i can only just get in my man room for leather interiors at the minute :evil:
With a collection like that, you so need to get some old Redlines in there!
Thom
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I know but as my current hobby is detailing and I've got a £700 collection of stuff recently I have a feeling the missus would go mental if I got that bug again! Lol :laugh:
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I know but as my current hobby is detailing and I've got a £700 collection of stuff recently I have a feeling the missus would go mental if I got that bug again! Lol :laugh:
You mean you tell her! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Thom
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I try that with the detailing gear but it doesn't work :grin:
Try explaining to a woman why you"need" a £110 wax! :laugh:
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Over many years at least 10 I have assembled all the Formula 1 world champion cars in 1/43 scale from 1950 to present, the Ayrton Senna collection and Le Mans winners from 1997 to present(since I started going) and a few odds and sods will go and get a piccie :smiley:
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I try that with the detailing gear but it doesn't work :grin:
Try explaining to a woman why you"need" a £110 wax! :laugh:
A smooth snatch is worth £110 of any man's money
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I try that with the detailing gear but it doesn't work :grin:
Try explaining to a woman why you"need" a £110 wax! :laugh:
A smooth snatch is worth £110 of any man's money
You realise im going to repeat that to her next time she moans :grin: Your going to get me a slap :evil: