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Does anyone collect anything? Hobbies?
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over a year ago
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Jewellery, plus i have lots of things my kids have given me:-
15 sticks collected from woodland walks
25000 sea shells collected from various beaches up and down the Country.
3 dandelions (now dead)
1 daisy (in a glass of water, so far lasted a week).
25 leaves collected from various bushes (easy!) around the local area |
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I used to collect snowstorms had loads. Then you realise they evaporate over time. So I gave up on that.
Oh and frogs. Not real ones, although I've kissed a few.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Jewellery, plus i have lots of things my kids have given me:-
15 sticks collected from woodland walks
25000 sea shells collected from various beaches up and down the Country.
3 dandelions (now dead)
1 daisy (in a glass of water, so far lasted a week).
25 leaves collected from various bushes (easy!) around the local area"
I like things like that. I've collected nice stones from Tenerife and am trying to make a picture to put inside a frame using dead leaves, the ones that are just made of their veins... |
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Vinyl...cds.....my music Collection is large..ish
I have a small pile of rocks all from my favourite beaches.
I also have a large Collection of odd drumsticks, in various stages of destruction gathered as I clear stages...some are tagged as to which band....they are going in a long frame for my wall.....I also have shed loads of set lists too....some signed treasures too!(manics & hooky )  |
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"Action figures, star wars, aliens, predator, walking dead and game of thrones. Customize them and build my own on occasion. Only the fairly expensive 5,6 and 7 inch lines. Mans gotta have a hobby  "
Really similar to me. I like collecting the super articulated 3 3/4 scale Star Wars figures, Action Force and G.I.JOE figures. I've customised many vintage Action Force figures and vintage Action Men and Tommy Gunn dolls using modern 1/6th scale uniforms and accessories. Probably have around 400 or more dolls now...selling off some on eBay to scale back my collection though...I also like G1 and modern Transformers (not the crap movie ones)...
I also like Cobi Small Army, it's like Lego, but WW2 stuff the prices are great too... |
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"Action figures, star wars, aliens, predator, walking dead and game of thrones. Customize them and build my own on occasion. Only the fairly expensive 5,6 and 7 inch lines. Mans gotta have a hobby
Really similar to me. I like collecting the super articulated 3 3/4 scale Star Wars figures, Action Force and G.I.JOE figures. I've customised many vintage Action Force figures and vintage Action Men and Tommy Gunn dolls using modern 1/6th scale uniforms and accessories. Probably have around 400 or more dolls now...selling off some on eBay to scale back my collection though...I also like G1 and modern Transformers (not the crap movie ones)...
I also like Cobi Small Army, it's like Lego, but WW2 stuff the prices are great too..."
Cool, i used to collect 3 3/4 star wars figs and gi joe, had so many clones i created my own grand army of the republic, but sold them all on ebay. I did have a dalliance with mega bloks call of duty, but gave it all to my 2 boys. |
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Coins, stamps, model railway stuff, RC aircraft. Wouldn't call myself a serious collector of anything. Just accumulated a lot of crap, over the years.
It would be nice to have room for a railway layout but I'd need a bigger house, first.
More than likey, I'll end up selling the train collection, to top up my retirement spendies. |
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I collect rocks from all over the world. When Marc and I buy our next house I have plans to turn one room into a library and decorate it with my rock collection.
I've already gotten plenty of display ideas from museums. I have it all planned out.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Coins, stamps, model railway stuff, RC aircraft. Wouldn't call myself a serious collector of anything. Just accumulated a lot of crap, over the years.
It would be nice to have room for a railway layout but I'd need a bigger house, first.
More than likey, I'll end up selling the train collection, to top up my retirement spendies."
I have a whole load of model trains that I inherited from my father. He used to have whole rooms dedicated to building his sets and my uncle would paint the scenery.
I don't collect them myself, but they hold a soft spot for me and are worth more than one would think. |
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"Old tickets to gigs which I've framed abstractly and rather like. "
I've done that too, first one is Pink Floyd 1998... I do need a bigger frame though.
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"Action figures, star wars, aliens, predator, walking dead and game of thrones. Customize them and build my own on occasion. Only the fairly expensive 5,6 and 7 inch lines. Mans gotta have a hobby
Really similar to me. I like collecting the super articulated 3 3/4 scale Star Wars figures, Action Force and G.I.JOE figures. I've customised many vintage Action Force figures and vintage Action Men and Tommy Gunn dolls using modern 1/6th scale uniforms and accessories. Probably have around 400 or more dolls now...selling off some on eBay to scale back my collection though...I also like G1 and modern Transformers (not the crap movie ones)...
I also like Cobi Small Army, it's like Lego, but WW2 stuff the prices are great too...
Cool, i used to collect 3 3/4 star wars figs and gi joe, had so many clones i created my own grand army of the republic, but sold them all on ebay. I did have a dalliance with mega bloks call of duty, but gave it all to my 2 boys."
Nice. I usually buy Vintage Collection Star Wars figures from a guy in the Far East, at cheaper prices. All my G.I.JOE stuff is from the modern sculpted ranges. Used to have a vast vintage collection but sold it all off. I've kept my Palitoy Action Force figures and a few vehicles like the super rare Roboskull but sold the rest off...took up too much space and never displayed it all...I also have a big M.A.S.K and M.A.N.T.A Force collection.
I had listed my Centurions on eBay but fed up of rubbish offers and a time waster buying and now not paying up will keep them...
If you ever fancy chatting about toys PM me...your wife looks nice too btw. |
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"Coins, stamps, model railway stuff, RC aircraft. Wouldn't call myself a serious collector of anything. Just accumulated a lot of crap, over the years.
It would be nice to have room for a railway layout but I'd need a bigger house, first.
More than likey, I'll end up selling the train collection, to top up my retirement spendies.
I have a whole load of model trains that I inherited from my father. He used to have whole rooms dedicated to building his sets and my uncle would paint the scenery.
I don't collect them myself, but they hold a soft spot for me and are worth more than one would think."
Bet they're Triang and Triang Hornby era? Lima? Basett-Loake?
You should service them. I used to have a massive collection. It was like maintaining a real railway. Track needed cleaning, trains
needed oiling and regular running to prevent ceasing up. My favourite was the Class 31 Diesel by Triang in British Rail Green pulling freight or cream and red coaches...If I ever become a millionaire I'll be buying a massive pre fab layout with scenery... |
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Started collecting watches in January, got two tag heuers so far and my eye on a breitling later this year.
Also does warhammer 40k count? I'm a really causal player/collector compared to some  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Coins, stamps, model railway stuff, RC aircraft. Wouldn't call myself a serious collector of anything. Just accumulated a lot of crap, over the years.
It would be nice to have room for a railway layout but I'd need a bigger house, first.
More than likey, I'll end up selling the train collection, to top up my retirement spendies.
I have a whole load of model trains that I inherited from my father. He used to have whole rooms dedicated to building his sets and my uncle would paint the scenery.
I don't collect them myself, but they hold a soft spot for me and are worth more than one would think.
Bet they're Triang and Triang Hornby era? Lima? Basett-Loake?
You should service them. I used to have a massive collection. It was like maintaining a real railway. Track needed cleaning, trains
needed oiling and regular running to prevent ceasing up. My favourite was the Class 31 Diesel by Triang in British Rail Green pulling freight or cream and red coaches...If I ever become a millionaire I'll be buying a massive pre fab layout with scenery..."
I mostly have Lionel, O-gauge, that my dad collected. I have tons of it, though (enough stacked boxes to fill up a large room)...most of it is still in the boxes from decades ago (he only ran a small portion of his collection and always took amazing care of them). They are all in the US at the moment, so I can't run them on a regular basis, but they are stored very well in dry conditions, so I'm sure they're doing fine.
It would be nice to set a few up for Christmas again, like we did when I was a kid. |
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"Started collecting watches in January, got two tag heuers so far and my eye on a breitling later this year.
Also does warhammer 40k count? I'm a really causal player/collector compared to some "
Yes it does. Never got into it myself. I do like and own many 1/32 scale Britain's Deetail and Airfix, Matchbox ww2 soldiers. I never like painting the Airfix type figures as they become more precious then. Used to love setting up battles as a kid... |
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"I collect musical instruments. Its not on purpose though 
You're a Musician? "
Yeah I try to learn something new when I can. Im currently practicing ukulele! |
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"I collect musical instruments. Its not on purpose though
You're a Musician?
Yeah I try to learn something new when I can. Im currently practicing ukulele!"
I'm left handed. Used to play the electric guitar but learnt to play right handed...gave up and can't play now... |
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I'm a huge Tolkien fan so I have a collection of his books, LOTR and The Hobbit memorabilia from the films, clothing and artwork all related to Middle Earth.
I'm a little obsessed |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Books
Wool
Buttons
Hats
Scarfs
Shoes
Much the same. Apart from wool.
Are you a crafter?
I have been known to get crafty "
Likewise. In more ways than one. |
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"Coins and pin badges "
among other things coins are fascinateing things Intrigues me how many are found hidden or in the ground there must be plenty of sites which have coins in them, I could spend hours in them with a metal detector as long as i was allowed to..  |
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"Does anyone collect anything?
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This just reminded me of one of my favorite lines in a legendary battle rap between a poet and a teenaged rapper.
"Mrs Green. Those evening out collecting STD'S whist Bradley collected Pokemon, and you beat him by a land slide because he only collected most of them!"
YouTube 'Mark Grist vs Blizzard' I promise you now, you will not find a better 17 minutes of film on YouTube!!
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Bicycles, my recent addition is one of my great grandadads bikes that he built from his shop in walthamstow. Took 6 years and plenty of money to find but a piece of family history that will now be passed on through generations |
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"Bicycles, my recent addition is one of my great grandadads bikes that he built from his shop in walthamstow. Took 6 years and plenty of money to find but a piece of family history that will now be passed on through generations "
Oops sorry for the typo |
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