Ok, so what do you collect besides watches?

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by The Joker

He said Erectus

Now, now, Beavis.

[Megalobyte]

Originally Posted by The Joker

He said Erectus

And "homo", I notice you didn't comment. :)

[The Joker]

Originally Posted by Megalobyte

And "homo", I notice you didn't comment. :)

Well, I thought better of it.

[Megalobyte]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Well, I thought better of it.

Hit a little too close to home-o? :)

[The Joker]

Originally Posted by Megalobyte

Hit a little too close to home-o? :)

Not at all. We'd better leave it there before we take this thread down.

[gypsy jim]

My wife and I have an eclectic collection of stuff. Our house is Martha Stewart meets the Smithsonian, but since lighting appears to be a theme, I rescued two of these from a church being demolished in 70's.

[herbalt]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Vintage barber chairs.
dP

These are awesome...

[cjohns]

WW2 aircraft ashtrays

[bayerische]

Originally Posted by cjohns

WW2 aircraft ashtrays

Those are cool! Makes me wanna smoke!

[FNFZ4]

Originally Posted by Megalobyte

Just curious what some of you collect aside from the obvious.

Pics are most welcome too.

To get the ball rolling, here's a great find from eBay a few years back, paid half what it's worth. :)

(#2 Avengers in near mint cond.)



Approx. 800,000 year old hand axe, from the Sahara, made and likely used by Homo Erectus.



T-Rex tooth (Carcharodontosaurus)



Black pearl and Damascus auto, handmade.



400 million year old trilobite plate



8-10 million year old giant Megalodon shark tooth



I could do this all night, that's why my wife hates me.

So let's see your stuff!

where in the world do you get these stuff?

[TSW]

American red wines and Champagne!

[whiskyguy]

Stuff we don't "discuss"...

Liquor
Primarily Bourbon and Single Malts (150+ different types)
A little wine

Dan

Gorgeous Chairs!

[Cato]

Shhhhhhh! guns and blades

[joeychitwood]

Signed mountaineering books and game-worn hockey jerseys.

[s4rest]

Wow Paladin! That is quite a collection!

Somehow I think some of those might have shown up in a couple of movies...


Steve

[Paladin]

Originally Posted by s4rest

Wow Paladin! That is quite a collection!

Somehow I think some of those might have shown up in a couple of movies...


Steve

I actually do have a little hobby business remting my and my friends ( its a very small community worldwide) WW2 armor out to film and promotional projects. None of these vehicles have been in a major film. A few have been in some history channel productions.

Funny, this time of year I field requests from wealthy kids and their parens looking to "rent a tank" for prom....lol. Needless to say the costs, logistics and insurance requirements end those dreams fast....

[NYC6]

Paladin, that explains the forum name.

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[s4rest]

Originally Posted by Paladin

I actually do have a little hobby business remting my and my friends ( its a very small community worldwide) WW2 armor out to film and promotional projects. None of these vehicles have been in a major film. A few have been in some history channel productions.

Funny, this time of year I field requests from wealthy kids and their parens looking to "rent a tank" for prom....lol. Needless to say the costs, logistics and insurance requirements end those dreams fast....

Wow, take a tank to a prom. My shotgun on my lap wouldn't be that impactful if a boy dating my daughter showed up in one of those...


Steve

[ManUtd]

IMO nothing in this thread comes close to Paladin's collection of armored vehicles.

Currently I collect something a lot more trivial, blu-ray discs.

[Paladin]

Originally Posted by ManUtd

IMO nothing in this thread comes close to Paladin's collection of armored vehicles.

Currently I collect something a lot more trivial, blu-ray discs.

I'm rather proud of the Connie pie pans....

[Demosthene]

Originally Posted by Megalobyte

T-Rex tooth (Carcharodontosaurus)

400 million year old trilobite plate

8-10 million year old giant Megalodon shark tooth

Nice fossil collection Megalobyte.
I used to do a bit of fossil hunting when I was young and still living in Africa.
Probably my best find to date would have been a complete lystrosaurus skull. Although I found plenty of ammonites and even a glossopteris seed!

If you get a chance its worth hunting your own fossils down, it’s incredibly rewarding.

[wokafu]

i dare not even say anything when i saw you guys putting up your collection in here...btw nice collection people..

[sirjohnbrian]

I SOOOO want to drive that Hetzer.

I collect tanks to, but the plastic model types. They store more easily.

[Sig228]

Been a firearms collector for a long time. Just sold a few to help finance my new 14060m. Still have a bunch. Just got into pens. Own two MB's. Looking for a non MB but quality fountain pen to add to my collection. Any suggestions?

[WhatTheDeuce]

I collect guitars and movie props. However, I have been consumed by watches recently and haven't collected anything else.

[Paladin]

Originally Posted by WhatTheDeuce

I have been consumed by watches recently and haven't collected anything else.

And how is that a problem???

[andrew79]

some serious collections here !!! very nice, keep it coming guys !

[DiamondJack]

Wow crazy collection Paladin

I don't really collect anything in isolation or to extreme (perhaps I've gone a bit over the top on watches recently.....) and of course property but that's more of an investment although I've collected a hell of a lot of kitchens and bathrooms over the last 10 years.......

But I do try to collect interesting things as and when I see them so have a few vintage guitars including a 60's Telecaster, a classic British TR6 sports car, a very old BSA air rifle - actually called "The BSA Air Rifle", a very old crystal and brass cased cigar lighter which seems to work on some sort of magnetic coil system, old ivory and gold walking sticks and bull whips, a few victorian oil lamps, crystal vases with silver tops, old mirrors etc etc.... you get the idea My place in London was built in 1851...... but I've had it completely modernised but keeping original features like the fireplaces, doors, brass handles, cornices etc so just have a few items of "age" to add interest.

I've also got a collection of about 10 David Woodlock water colour paintings from the 19th century at my Mother's house as she also likes to collect them

[bayerische]

I try to collect money, but it's not working out that great!

[dysondiver]

paladins shed could just be the coolest shed in the world ,, throw in a spitfire and a submarine and it would be the best ever .
some nice stuff in this thread though.... where else do you turn up t rex teeth barbers chairs , vintage pottery and tanks , all in the same thread , its like a plot from an indiana jones movie.