Thanks guys, it been a hell of start to my collecting year so far, but I can't imagine being able to top a PBP DSC

@trappedtexan wrote:

Chris, do you have a limelight?  Your always finding some of the best and hardest variants around.  I can only imagine what your display might look like.

edit: never mind found it, now off to drool a bit at the pics.

thanks Bryan, but my Limelight is seriously out of date and needs a complete overhaul. I will get round to it at some point though.

[quote=" thanks Bryan, but my Limelight is seriously out of date and needs a complete overhaul. I will get round to it at some point though.[/quote]

Easy fix.  Send me everything you have gotten since your limelight and no need for an update.   Yeah your major find on that death squad commander is going to be hard to top.  Between you, Stef, and a few others here I am almost ashamed of my little collection.   I will say after having most of it packed since the late 90's I have finally gotten a display cabinet that I am satisfied with.  Now just got to get busy getting it all out and setting it up.

yeah thats a great idea for a fix, i'll pack everything up and ship it to you this weekend

I am rapidly running out of room in my little walk in cupboard, its about time I invested in some decent cabinets or lots more shelving, to better display everything

it will be great to see your display, once you've got it all set up

Just do what I did Chris claim the house and give the wife a room for her stuff If she sees this I am a dead man lol.

Lots of great pick ups gents some very hard to find pieces.

For me mine was a double bonus I made a great trade with our newest member and friend from Alberta JediDan. I picked up this great jabba set and he got some much needed figures and case for his display. Best part was meeting him in person of course time just flies when two Star Wars geeks get together but it was great.

Here is the little gem I also got a Grey vinyl insert off him that I needed. Sorry for the crappy photo

Congrats on your Jabba playset, Larry!

Meeting fellow collectors in real life is one of the most (the most?) rewarding thing in the hobby. So I can imagine you two guys must have had a lot of fun together.

oh ya he will be coming back in a few months so we will have fun checking out the flee markets and stuff, it's also great knowing another person who can find things that I need. Part of the trouble living on an Island there is not much in the way of major markets and collectors to get stuff from.

Nice pickups everyone!
I have nothing to contribute other than a little

cheers!

A few new additions for me...


1. Boba Fett + Gun (2/3rd Gen Polish Bootleg) - UPGRADE
2. IG-88 (#II-1b) - Poch variant with red eyes



and the paper trail continues....



1. ROTJ Millennium Falcon Instructions (Kenner) - UPGRADE
2. ESB Tauntaun Instructions (Palitoy) - UPGRADE



3. Admiral Ackbar Mailer - Finally managed to snag the HTF "Return" version.
4. Desert Sail Skiff Instructions (Canada Kenner) - Another bilingual item to added to my focus.
5. We Really Do Care Leaflet - Another variant this time revision 03 for my collection.



6. Le Retour Du Jedi Mailaway Poster (Meccano/GM) - After 30 years in mint condition the seller decided to ship it squeezed inside a small soft box, so the search for a mint one continues

I just got these beuts last week I want to thank Chris not only for allowing me to use his address again but for letting me know the Dengar was a tri-logo/PBP figure I didn't even realise that when I went for it I was just going for a few beaters, I also got this real nice large head Han baggie as well.

Nice recent pickups everyone  


Marco - congrats on the Playmo droids. How's the side focus coming on? Did you see that cool Greedo knockoff in the boot section?


Chris - that's a great Glasslite Chewie and other loose additions. Really like the PBP 4-Lom too


Clint - Congrats on the latest trading cards


Alex - nice mini-rig additions and loose figure birthday presents    Did you weed out any repro weapons in that little lot?  


Stef - what a shame that awesome French poster got a bit mangled - not too damaged? It still looks really nice and you did well to find it  


Larry - well done on the loose figs, the Jabba play-set and the Han baggie  

Artoo_Detour wrote:

Stef - what a shame that awesome French poster got a bit mangled - not too damaged? It still looks really nice and you did well to find it  

As always with every set back a new opportunity arises. Fingers crossed another copy 'may' be available to purchase, in which case I'd be looking for a fellow TIG'er to give this one a new home.

Well just did another great deal with James, I picked up one vintage item and 2 modern well sort off for a whole $5 so I am now the proud owner of  Alex, Marco and David Prowse lol and I have the ebay sales slip to prove it lol

@arohk wrote:

Well just did another great deal with James, I picked up one vintage item and 2 modern well sort off for a whole $5 so I am now the proud owner of  Alex, Marco and David Prowse lol and I have the ebay sales slip to prove it lol

Awesome! David Prowse is posing with Tiggy Not sure who those two dodgy-looking Royal Guards are next to him

Great addition Larry

I didn't even notice tiggy there added bonus lol

@arohk wrote:

Well just did another great deal with James, I picked up one vintage item and 2 modern well sort off for a whole $5 so I am now the proud owner of  Alex, Marco and David Prowse lol and I have the ebay sales slip to prove it lol

I am missing something.  :scratch:   Did you buy the picture?  I guess I need to go see James's ebay to understand.

Edit* found it. That's funny.

you may have overspent Larry

The going rate on a "Used Marco" is about $2.00

A run down "Alex" usually run in the $1.00 range (easy to find in the 99 cent sell bins )

Prowse is a good find but do to their age the price has dropped over the years to the $1.50

Yes I guess I should have been more clear with my orig post lol I was meaning I bought the guys for $5, but yes James I would say I overspent lol I am thinking of using them for customs though lol

6. Le Retour Du Jedi Mailaway Poster (Meccano/GM) - After 30 years in mint condition the seller decided to ship it squeezed inside a small soft box, so the search for a mint one continues [/quote]


I LOVE THIS POSTER - REALLY BRILLIANT!

I have been spending really to much money lately

@ourchickenshack wrote:

you may have overspent Larry  

The going rate on a "Used Marco" is about $2.00

A run down "Alex" usually run in the $1.00 range (easy to find in the 99 cent sell bins )

Prowse is a good find but do to their age the price has dropped over the years to the $1.50

There I was, all set to be clever, and then I read this. Dammit!! LOL


TIGGY is now a celebrity stalker!

some very nice pick ups everyone
congrats on picking up that hungarian Boba Fett upgrade and the Poch IG-88 'Dark Red Eyes' variant Stef
some great looking new paperwork pieces too, love the Meccano poster.

Glad the bunch of figures and the baggie arrived safely Larry  

I really like the loose Dave Prowse figure too Larry, nice pick up, But I'm not sure about those two beaters either side though,
but I suppose your right, they might be good for customizing  

Alex, some more great pickups, love those clipper/Parker? Cardbacks and the posters. The Biker scout baggie is also very cool

A few things arrived for me too  

Poch Rebel Commander with dark boots & PBP Luke X - Wing Pilot



Orange Hair Luke Bespin
(2nd variant with different, thicker eyebrows and different boot colour to the other one I picked up recently)
No coo R2 Sensorscope (coo #5 on the old guide, with the date stamp at the top centre, between his legs)



No coo, no date stamp Darth Vader. This is a factory production error / short pour limb, figure.
it is not a variant, but a cool piece to have in my focus collection  



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Huge thanks to Stef, Alex, Kenneth and Sergio for these figures

Congrats Alex on your latest additions

Chris those are awesome figures  PBP LXWP looks great. Does he have both helmet insignia present?
The R2 Sensorscope is really nice, too. Congrats.

Thanks Paul

Although the paint is in pretty good shape on this figure, unfortunately he has suffered from paint loss to the helmet emblems. This is very common with PBP luke x - Wing Pilots apparently. His limbs are a bit loose, another common trait with this figure, and he has a hairline crack on the front left side of his torso, near the arm. Which can be quite common with all PBP figures. But other than that he is in great shape

@chris.75 wrote:

Thanks Paul

Although the paint is in pretty good shape on this figure, unfortunately he has suffered from paint loss to the helmet emblems. This is very common with PBP luke x - Wing Pilots apparently. His limbs are a bit loose, another common trait with this figure, and he has a hairline crack on the front left side of his torso, near the arm. Which can be quite common with all PBP figures. But other than that he is in great shape

Cheers Chris. He's really very good - even to have some remnants of insignia is a thing. Mine just has the teeniest tiniest smudge of red.
Mine also has typical loose limbs, a crack in the neck/shoulder area and a wobbly head

Its been a while since I've visited and posted here........

Nice pickups everyone!!!!

I can't see the Vader short shot images, just the small thumbnail, but congrats on that! I do want a similar one for Leia Bespin...........

But congrats to all you guys' latest!!!

So it seems like forever, but here is my latest........

Leia Bepsin Lili Ledy ROTJ "El Regreso Del Jedi" 30 Back.... pretty much in great shape aside from the "red beard"!.
Someone decided to give her a beard with red marker and then it looks like someone tried to remove it.
I'll upgrade at some point I hope........

BUT - its still a Ledy!



anyway............