Hobbies & Collectibles

[timb2]

Some of us have cool hobbies or collect things. For me, I kind of relived my childhood through my sons. I got into it for them Action Figures to see their joy and other kids envied their toys. Well my sons could not just have the basic Spiderman,Batman,Superman. They had to have all the villains and their buddies. So for my younger sons Christmas Star Wars he could not just have a Storm Trooper I got about 8 of them. I would go to Toy stores, yard sales, and Collectible Stores search for the coolest. If I couldnt find them I would do what was call customizing a figure. Basically making a Batman & Robin become a Green Hornet a Kato. Like little known "Nighthrasher" I made him from a Shaq O'Neill "Steele" figure. Painted them,put super sculpty mold and Nighthrasher had nunchucks and I cut two toothpicks painted them black.. I made " Black Panther " from " Batman", " Reverse Flash" from " Flash " . I even still now look for special figures like from my favorite movie " The Warriors".



So what do you enjoy for a hobby?

 

[timb2]

Like I would have loved to seen a whole line of these from the original ROLLERBALL. Houston, Tokyo,Madrid,and New York , motorcycles even the Arena.
https://images.app.goo.gl/dY7AvBN7VE9Uceu59

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Used to love building models, in particular 18th century sailing ships and WW2 era models be it soldiers/tanks/etc. Also used to have quite the collection of 1/72 scale military figurines, everything from classical era Rome/Greece to Medieval to Revolutionary War to Napoleonic as well as WW2. Also like tinkering with computers when duty calls.
I didn't do anything near this extensive but this is still pretty cool

 

[timb2]

Used to love building models, in particular 18th century sailing ships and WW2 era models be it soldiers/tanks/etc. Also used to have quite the collection of 1/72 scale military figurines, everything from classical era Rome/Greece to Medieval to Revolutionary War to Napoleonic as well as WW2. Also like tinkering with computers when duty calls.
I didn't do anything near this extensive but this is still pretty cool

When I was kid I collect toy soldiers. I had USA vs German Revolutionary, Cowboys,/ Indians,Knights and Vikings.I would paint them to be life like.....I actually wrote Malcolm Forbes ,Steve Forbes ( FORBES MAGAZINE)Father because he had all these cool toy soldiers as an article and he had British vs Zulu and told him I loved the movie Zulu. He wrote me back which was very cool!!!

 

[timb2]

I sent away for those revolutionary soldiers you saw as article ads in Comic Books. So disappointed they were so small.....My Mom threw out all my Toy Soldiers when I was in the Marines I was going to give them to my sons.

 

[timb2]

Johnny The Fox, did you have the dragster model cars to put together as a kid or erector sets?

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I sent away for those revolutionary soldiers you saw as article ads in Comic Books. So disappointed they were so small.....My Mom threw out all my Toy Soldiers when I was in the Marines I was going to give them to my sons.

I remember those ads lol, it was like 2.95 for 200 soldiers and they were nothing but junk. That stinks that your Mom threw all those out, they would still be cool to have.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Johnny The Fox, did you have the dragster model cars to put together as a kid or erector sets?

Cars, or dragsters very rarely. I was more into the military stuff.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

When I was kid I collect toy soldiers. I had USA vs German Revolutionary, Cowboys,/ Indians,Knights and Vikings.I would paint them to be life like.....I actually wrote Malcolm Forbes ,Steve Forbes ( FORBES MAGAZINE)Father because he had all these cool toy soldiers as an article and he had British vs Zulu and told him I loved the movie Zulu. He wrote me back which was very cool!!!

You must be my long lost brother.
My real life initials are T.B as well.
I was in the USMC as well.
And I love the movie Zulu, awesome movie.

 

[timb2]

Cars, or dragsters very rarely. I was more into the military stuff.

COOL!! Actually those model cars I just didnt have the patience. Hated dealing with glue and they had all these parts.

 

[timb2]

You must be my long lost brother.
My real life initials are T.B as well.
I was in the USMC as well.
And I love the movie Zulu, awesome movie.

That's Awesome!!! I WAS A KANEOHE BAY ,Hawaii -Marine.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

That's Awesome!!! I WAS A KANEOHE BAY ,Hawaii -Marine.

Is that the same as Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor? Where Chesty Puller was stationed?

 

[timb2]

My Dad laughed at me I kept this styrofoam from my older sisters radio box she got My Father was going to throw it out but I kept putting back in my room. It was perfect to be a castle and he laughed.

 

[timb2]

Is that the same as Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor? Where Chesty Puller was stationed?

I was 87 -91 Desert Storm

 

[timb2]

Is that the same as Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor? Where Chesty Puller was stationed?

Kaneohe Bay was by itself . It had air wing and grunts. I was a grunt Pearl Harbor I think was closer to Honolulu, Kanohe Bay was like on the other side of the island of Oahu.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I was 87 -91 Desert Storm

Well I figured that you weren't around when Puller was which was around 1945-ish I believe.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Kaneohe Bay was by itself . It had air wing and grunts. I was a grunt Pearl Harbor I think was closer to Honolulu, Kanohe Bay was like on the other side of the island of Oahu.

O man I bet that was BEAUTIFUL.

 

[timb2]

Well I figured that you weren't around when Puller was which was around 1945-ish I believe.

My Father was and he met Chestie and he knew Pappy Boyington

 

[timb2]

My Father was and he met Chestie and he knew Pappy Boyington

Thank you JohnnyThe Fox for your bravery and service. You guys made it easier for us younger guys.

 

[timb2]

O man I bet that was BEAUTIFUL.

I miss Hawaii all the time. 72 degrees all year and no humidity.