I also collect: Illustrated books Original art large scale 91/15th and bigger) resin kits of military vehicles and science fiction machines, spaceships etc. old military themed toys and novelties political posters and statues, mostly from communists countries Stickley furniture motorcycles and motorcycle parts macabre victoriana 9 I have a real big collection of 19th century false teeth)
I collect Plastics and paper = Design magazines from Japan and UK Illustration books Panton and Kartell Vinyl of funk, jazz, latin, brazilian old school hiphop, and some uk and german techno. Fantasy and scifi (from 30's-60's) novels. Criterion Collection DVDs Apple computers Video game consoles from early Handhelds Frank did you go to China for the memorabillia on your HK trip?
R/C Cars Knives Airsoft Movies / Music Video Games Diecast 1:18 Cars Cameras Brian Ewing Prints Recently stopped collecting Comics (no more room) http://homepage.mac.com/pigeonfarmboy/
In addition to Japanese monsters and robots, I've consistently accumulated Star Wars toys for nearly 30 years now. I used to collect reptiles and amphibians, but now most of them are gone. I also collect failed relationships.
-horror/sci-fi/cult movies on DVD, especially foreign discs and insane Japanese box sets -medicom kubricks/bearbricks -random other toys I think are cool, like the occasional horror/monster figure or something -Halloween stuff from dollar stores and pharmacies -roller coasters and theme park memorabilia - I've been on over 50 some rides now, need to ride more though -Haunted Mansion/Pirates of the Caribbean Disney stuff some things I used to collect but have stopped or kind of collect when I have spare time and money: -Mcdonalds stuff -Hostess stuff -Cereal character stuff -Kinder egg toys I'm sure there's more too, I just can't think of it
also, Frank, at one point didn't you say your GF collected Krampus stuff? that's awesome. does she just collect print, or are there 3-d Krampus items like statues and stuff?
Vinyl Toys (Mostly Zags now) Guitars Acoustic and Electric T Shirts GALACTIC JESUS apparel Military items (100 lb inert test bombs for custom painting) Native American pottery
Don't we all brother1! Comics GI Joe action figures-the 80s minis some R/C stuff but mostly older Video Games if you call it collecting-lol Photography Equipment specificaly Minolta SLR 35mm Scale models-cars and lots of military miniatures including choppers and tanks/jeeps Darts-tournament
Besides Japanese designer vinyl figures, I also collect... A variety of other designer vinyl figures Disney Vinyl Collectible Dolls by Medicom Buffy props and statues Various manga/anime, comic, and movie statues (ie Berserk, Studio Ghibli, Spider-man, Kabuki, and Predator)
jack-o-lanters.pumpkins. frankenstein.creature from the black lagoon. horror movies. HPLovecraft stories. cheap bandai godzilla 6" figures. guitar effect pedals. certain modern vinyl "art" toys. piles upon piles and files upon files of sketches and work i do. anything. though lately...i haven't really picked up a thing! i generally got to scale everything down... "spring cleaning" everynow and again. keeping my essentials...so the collections lack quite a bit.
she does have a couple of 3 d items..theresa chocolate mold, which is actually prettyy cool and a couple of chalkware starues, little ones. Mostly she has cards and sort of die cut paper decorations.
Besides Jp vinyl: Sneakers (mainly Nike, Bathing Ape, but a few Addidas too) - up to about 175 pairs. Original Paintings - Three oils by Ron English, a Mars-1, a Kris Lewis, two Andrew Brandou's, a Tim Biskup, a Jeff Soto, a Horvath, Mike Kaluta and two Joe Ledbetters. And a few others by poeple u haven't heard of. Black and white originals. Jack Kirby, Mike Allred, Keith Giffen, Marshall Rogers, John Buscema and a few others. Skate decks (Mainly Pushead, Supreme, Powell and Jim Phillips) Tee shirts by Fuct, Supreme and Stussy (they are my top 3) Also like Kartell chairs by Philip Starck (four so far, but since downsizing, not expecting anymore) Music Postcards from gallery shows Medicom toys. Marvel Legends figures. Western vinyl by Biskup, Baseman, Jled, Lau and Touma mainly. Previous action figure collections: Micronauts DC Direct Simpsons World of Springfield series. Toybiz Marvel Superheroes Spawn Bowen Statues (still buy these occasionally) and of course comic books which is what started me off all those years ago. Favorite series: Jack Kirby FF's, have most issues from #10 upwards, and anything by Rich Corben, Barry Smith and Neal Adams. and empty boxes form all the mail order items I receive
other than JP vinyl Art books on contemporary artist records skateboard decks from 1989-1992 era tools but i use them
