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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: skypurr on October 12, 2011, 17:57:07
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Since the Kirkbean Exhibition ended I tried to cut down on the items I bought as I didn't have the exhibition as an excuse, however I don't have a lot of will power and I have accumulated a few things over the last couple of months so thought I'd post a few pics before I pack them away and like others maybe add to this topic when anything interesting arrives.
Because this covers two and a bit months worth it's a very long post so I do apologise, but I enjoy looking at photos of what others have bought so I hope you'll enjoy looking at these.
Because I want to add to my Hogwarts and Hogsmeade diorama I have been collecting a few extra loose bits and pieces of steck and am still on the lookout for witches and wizards.
Here's my latest steck additions - not all bought together, mainly pieces that seemed to be a bargain ...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/steck-1.jpg)
I got really excited one day when someone I knew phoned up when I was baking biscuits and said they were selling their son's castle, (the biscuits were forgotten and I managed to burn 4 oven trays full ;D) unfortunately it wasn't a steck castle, but it seemed a bargain nevertheless so I had to go for it. With it were various knights too ...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/castle.jpg)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/knights-1.jpg)
I got the whole lot for £20 so didn't think that was bad. It's missing one shutter window and a couple of torches but that's all. I do have an idea for including it with the Hogwarts scene maybe as a main gate, I'll have to work on that!
I love the western sets and at Knaresborough was very envious of Damo's western farm waggon and was thrilled to find one especially as I had always wanted the yellow lady's bonnet. As it happened within 4 days I managed to find another two ladies with bonnets in seperate lots so I was chuffed to bits with these...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/waggon.jpg)
sticking with the western theme here are a few more bits and pieces I got...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/western-2.jpg)
Another thing I'd been looking for was a television camera to go with my van and managed to find one of these along with a few assorted pieces...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/tvcrew.jpg)
Although I already have the rock climber and rock I didn't have the eagle so I had to have this lot...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/climber.jpg)
Is this the yellow tiger that is mentioned in the rare animals thread? It looks as though someone's tried to give it stripes, but I'll try and clean them off when I get chance.
A few months ago Joe kindly gave me the steps for the 5305 Victorian House. I made my own railings for them but when I saw one complete for sale I had to go for that, along with another tree for the collection and a few picnic things and a jetty to use with my pirates...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/picnic.jpg)
I love steck buildings so was pleased to find the Riverdale Station, although it's missing some of its signs it's a nice building...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/station.jpg)
At Kirkbean Damo discovered that I had part of the Safari station and together with some pieces he had managed to put together a custom Safari building. I found an incomplete one that was quite cheap so bought that to add to the existing pieces I already have...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/safari-1.jpg)
One of the sets that Sandy although not a great Playmo fan (he has to put up with my obsession :lol:) likes is the fishing trawler but they are always too expensive for my limited budget. I found this incomplete one which is going to be a work in progress, something to add bits to as and when I can, completing it will definitely be something to aspire to, I just hope that they decide to release it again through ds to make completing it easier ;D ...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/trawler.jpg)
Nearly finished now, just added some fi?ures and a pegasus to the collection...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/figures.jpg)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/pegasus.jpg)
some 123 toys in excellent condition that I picked up for under £10 including postage...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/123.jpg)
a bus that James wanted to use with his school to take pupils on outings...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/bus.jpg)
and finally a book written and illustrated by Nick who I remember from Playmoboard...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/book1.jpg)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/book2.jpg)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/book3.jpg)
It's very well done, even Junior left his laptop long enough to read it all the way through and he was impressed so that is definitely praise indeed - when he's not at school he only willingly leaves his laptop so he can eat and sleep :lol:
So that's what's kept me cheerful over the past very busy 2 months. :)
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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You jammy wotsit - you got that station! (I offered her £15 but she wouldn't take it :lol:)
Me and Verity both bought copies of the comic book (it is indeed very good :))
Damo :)
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All great buys Elaine! congratulations!
im most interested in the book! do you know something else about it? could youshow alittle more? :love:
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You jammy wotsit - you got that station! (I offered her £15 but she wouldn't take it :lol:)
I got it for £7.76 including postage ;D
All great buys Elaine! congratulations!
im most interested in the book! do you know something else about it? could youshow alittle more? :love:
There's a website about it here Gaston...
http://www.thomasswiftproductions.co.uk/
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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im most interested in the book! do you know something else about it? could youshow alittle more? :love:
Ditto!
And the pegasus too?
(I'm jealous of the buys :-[ )
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Excellent addtions Elaine!!! The pegasus looks lovely :love:
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I got it for £7.76 including postage ;D
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Hmm, we don't seem to have a suicide smiley :-\ ;)
I take my hat off to you, Elaine! :hatoff:
Damo :)
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Thank you Elaine... I love that site! :love:
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Thank you Elaine... I love that site! :love:
Nice site! :)
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Great buys, Elaine :love:! How much did you get the SystemX Castle for? I once found a very incomplete one at a yard sale for just $1 <:>!
Ace :brownhair:
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Lots of great stuff there. That Riverdale building is difficult to find at a decent price.
Post a review of the Pegasus for us, I would be interested to hear what people think.
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Lots of great stuff there. That Riverdale building is difficult to find at a decent price.
Post a review of the Pegasus for us, I would be interested to hear what people think.
I just got the pegasus loose off ebay, not as part of a set, but I'll take some more photos tomorrow and post them.
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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These are some GREAT finds, Elaine! Old color animals, and the old style baby accessories are really cool, and I love the TV camera, want one of those. Congrats!
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A great selection of buys, Elaine, especially the trawler.
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These are some GREAT finds, Elaine! Old color animals, and the old style baby accessories are really cool,
Those baby things are really sweet aren't they Bonnie, I actually got them because one of the ladies with the bonnet came with them, but I'm sure I can find a use for them.
A great selection of buys, Elaine, especially the trawler.
I was very pleased with the trawler Gordon, even though I need to find lots of parts to complete it, it only cost me £5.50 + postage ;D I was pleasantly surprised at how large and heavy it is, I somehow thought it was smaller.
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Hang on, where is the donkey with the sledge thing from? ???
I've never seen that part before ???
Damo :)
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Hang on, where is the donkey with the sledge thing from? ???
I've never seen that part before ???
Damo :)
It should be with a horse, not a donkey :lol:
It's from this set
Native American Family
http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3872.htm
Does this mean I have a Playmobil part that you don't know Damo - that's amazing - definitely a first! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :lol: ;D :lol:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Ooooh! Very impressive buys, Elaine! :yippee: I can't wait to see what you come up with!
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All great buys Elaine! ;) I can certainly identify with the lack of will power when it comes to buying more (and more) Playmobil. :-[
Joe
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Thought I'd update this before my castle arrives...
Here are some of this month's buys - quite a motley assortment :)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/newbuysOctobercropped.jpg)
The eskimo pieces were in seperate lots.
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/eskimo.jpg)
One was very yellowed so I got it for a cheap price, this is what it was like when I received it - it actually looked even more yellow in real life ...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/yellowigloo.jpg)
This is after nearly 2 weeks in a bucket of household bleach...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/iglooandbase.jpg)
You can see on the base the bits that missed being covered by the bleach...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/igloobase.jpg)
I'll put it back in for a bit longer I think, together with the other one.
I was pleased to find the weather station but it's a bit bigger than I thought it would be and does seem quite large compared to the igloos...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/weatherstation.jpg)
I managed to find a few more animals and birds, including another eagle and more owls (I think that makes 40 owls in total now, but must look for some more!) the correct giraffes arrived eventually :lol: ...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/animalsandbirds.jpg)
and...
Sorry Bonnie ;D
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/wilderbeast.jpg)
I was soooo pleased to win these :cheerlead:
Got a few klickies in a lot that didn't have a photo, just down as klickies and accessories, but I couldn't resist the challenge for a £1.20 bid :-[
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/klickies-1.jpg)
and finally a few pieces for Halloween...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/halloweenklickies.jpg)
I forgot about these...
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/karcher.jpg)
Damo said these were a good buy at the price so I bought three :-[
I do like them as different from the green ones, but I don't need three, so have two to spare. If anyone would like one just let me know, otherwise I'll save them to sell at Kirkbean next year.
So that's it I think until the castle arrives ...
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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nice varied lot of buys, Elaine. Well done.
I like the frozen north theme; if I had been collecting when it was current, I think I would have gone for it.
The bleaching seemed to work pretty well. I tried Aldi's Power Force bleach on the archway of the Steck railway station and found that after two hours it was maybe bleached too much!
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The archways are grey and not white like the iglus, maybe that´s the reason that it was bleaching too much
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The bleaching seemed to work pretty well. I tried Aldi's Power Force bleach on the archway of the Steck railway station and found that after two hours it was maybe bleached too much!
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Great buys Elaine!! I so need to go looking for igloos...
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Love the igloos..
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oh eskimos :love:
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wow specially love the weather station
ryan :blackhair:
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A great assortment! I'm glad you got the right giraffes finally! And the eskimo sets look great, good job on the igloo.
Wildebeests. :love:
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Great buys, Elaine! :wave:
The Klickies and accessories with no picture are a great lot!
If nobody wants the road sweepers I'll buy the two when I see you next ;D
Damo :)
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Does the bleaching weaken the plastic?