A little bit of perspective

[vincegamer]

For anyone who has taken part in any collection, this is a great film.

I have known people who are obsessive about their minis, and to be honest, action figures are just another type of mini.

If that\'s got you curious, and you have time, watch this. I\'m sure you\'ll like it.

Figure Club

 

[ipaintminis]

you know

apart from the family having that bedspread...erm...i mean....

i still havent painted the freebooter angel...fear of ruining a limited edition.

ahhhhhhhh i need a personal figure club!


heheheh. it was funny in a way though...the leather jacket guy was wayyyyy creapy!

 

[supervike]

first rule of figure club...

we don\'t talk about figure club..


Actually the film is pretty well made, considering its a bunch of amateurs.

But, I like the broader overall message. They are toys (our stuff included) and we really should be playing with them..

 

[Fizl]

Someone liked fight club alot

Shaz

 

[ipaintminis]

fun?

play .... with toys? have fun? what are these

i thought we slave away putting paint on things that no one (other than gamers) recognize that its an art...all the while getting discouraged by rank.... [/sarcasm]

lol

but honestly...i have fun painting.....mosta the time

 

[supervike]

but...

In their sarcastic way, the film really emphasizes how obsessed folks take something that they loved (theirs being Star Wars) and turned it into something that shouldn\'t be...(worshipping the allmighty \'card box\')

I remember back when I collected comic books, I\'d hear of guys that would collect books, not to read, but just to have them.

I\'ve always wondered about people who collect things that have nothing to do with personal reasons, and everything to do with monetary reasons.

I collect miniatures because I absolutely love them, and they have a big sentimental value, not because someday I hope to sell them for a prophet. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I just don\'t understand the mindset.

 

[Lurch]

Originally posted by supervike
In their sarcastic way, the film really emphasizes how obsessed folks take something that they loved (theirs being Star Wars) and turned it into something that shouldn\'t be...(worshipping the allmighty \'card box\')

I remember back when I collected comic books, I\'d hear of guys that would collect books, not to read, but just to have them.

I\'ve always wondered about people who collect things that have nothing to do with personal reasons, and everything to do with monetary reasons.

I collect miniatures because I absolutely love them, and they have a big sentimental value, not because someday I hope to sell them for a prophet. Not that there is anything wrong with that, I just don\'t understand the mindset.

Prophet.... hmmm

Misspelling??

Or
Interesting Fruedian slip?

lol lol lol

 

[marineboy]

But which prophet to sell them for?

lol

 

[vincegamer]

My wife, as I\'ve mentioned on the forums before, collects Breyer model horses.
She doesn\'t really play with them, though she recognizes that they are toys and has been known to give them, even limited edition ones, to small children.

However, we know or at least have contact with, several people who won\'t take them out of the box. It\'s a 3-D object with as much effort in one side as another so you miss enjoying half of your purchase by never taking it out of the box.

Thus this film spoke to me even though I\'ve never seen fight club. Does Bradd Pitt really vanish in the end?

p.s. I just noticed that IPM is nearing my post number. With her summer vacation coming up I imagine she will pass me in a matter of days - and once I was special
I was the 2nd senior and I think the 2nd freak (maybe 3rd)

 

[Zora]

Sorry, this is strictly a non-prophet organization

I\'m the same way as \'vike...I don\'t believe in collecting things unless I want to use them.

As somebody who\'s collected many things over the years, I\'ve always kept true to that. Couple of times I\'ve found that I\'m not using something or it\'s getting egregious, then that\'s gotta go.

Which is why I\'m getting a little misty-eyed, as I debate whether to get rid of my last couple of 40K armies...haven\'t played in over a year, at least.

 

[vincegamer]

Originally posted by Zora
I don\'t believe in collecting things unless I want to use them.

Completely agree.
I once owned a mint in shrink-wrap 1973 Alexander the Great game by Avalon Hill.
I now own a battered, corners torn but still clean and terribly fun 1973 Alexander the Great game.

 

[Zora]

Originally posted by vincegamer
My wife, as I\'ve mentioned on the forums before, collects Breyer model horses.
She doesn\'t really play with them, though she recognizes that they are toys and has been known to give them, even limited edition ones, to small children.

However, we know or at least have contact with, several people who won\'t take them out of the box. It\'s a 3-D object with as much effort in one side as another so you miss enjoying half of your purchase by never taking it out of the box.

Thus this film spoke to me even though I\'ve never seen fight club. Does Bradd Pitt really vanish in the end?

p.s. I just noticed that IPM is nearing my post number. With her summer vacation coming up I imagine she will pass me in a matter of days - and once I was special
I was the 2nd senior and I think the 2nd freak (maybe 3rd)

Awww, Vince! You\'re still one of the top freaks, don\'t you worry!

At one time I used to collect action figures (NOT dolls! ACTION figures!), and had decided it got out of hand, even with me only getting the 1 or 2 out of a set that I liked.

We had a garage sale where I sold some of them, and a couple of boys from across the street could only afford $2-$3 each to get one...

The next day of the sale, I dropped off on their doorstep a box of about a dozen more that weren\'t in the sale, all but one still in the package. Might as well make sure somebody has fun with them!

 

[ipaintminis]

Originally posted by vincegamer
I just noticed that IPM is nearing my post number.

Summer vacation is upon me....MUAHAHAHAHAHA

oh and im nearing both of your numbers !!!! even if the second number is skewed!

:bouncy:

 

[supervike]

Originally posted by Lurch

Prophet.... hmmm

Misspelling??

Or
Interesting Fruedian slip?

lol lol lol

\"come on get your minis right here, selling them for the Buddha! Thats right got some here from Muhammad....Jesus Christ\'s Forgeworld exclusive, on sale right now\"lollollol


@vincegamer...you definately should watch Fight Club. It\'s worth it. Brad Pitt does...well I won\'t ruin it for you.

 

[Ritual]

Originally posted by vincegamer
Does Bradd Pitt really vanish in the end?

If you ever intend to see \'Fight Club\' stop reading now! Yes, Brad Pitt is only an imaginary character that Edward Norton has subconciously created. In the film, that is...

 

[No Such Agency]

I read a bizarre but rather convincing analysis somewhere that Jack=Calvin, Tyler=Hobbes and Marla=Suzie. Calvin grows up to take a droning office job similar to his father\'s, and Hobbes the imaginary friend is lost. He re-emerges under stress, however, as Tyler. Suzie of course has finally snapped under parental pressure to behave well and get good grades, and has grown up into a freaky slut. In their grown-up versions, \"Calvin/Jack\" has shunted all his tendencies to rebel and misbehave into \"Hobbes/Tyler\", thus Operation Mayhem, a very Calvin-like form of chaos, is born.

So very wrong, but as I said, rather convincing.

 

[vincegamer]

Originally posted by Ritual Yes, Brad Pitt is only an imaginary character that Edward Norton has subconciously created. In the film, that is...

Wait a minute, the guy from the Honeymooners is in Fight club?

 

[Broke n English]

Brilliant film...

...\"open my figure...\" lollol I have a craving now for cracking a blister! Nice one

 

[supervike]

@nsa...that sounds very cool. Calvin and Hobbes are my all time favorite. If you ever run across that again, send me the link!!

@vincegamer. Yes The Guy from honeymooners is in it. He says \'\'hey ralphie boy\" once to often, then Jackie Gleason beats the ever-living-sh*t- out of him

 

[Zora]

Originally posted by No Such Agency
I read a bizarre but rather convincing analysis somewhere that Jack=Calvin, Tyler=Hobbes and Marla=Suzie. Calvin grows up to take a droning office job similar to his father\'s, and Hobbes the imaginary friend is lost. He re-emerges under stress, however, as Tyler. Suzie of course has finally snapped under parental pressure to behave well and get good grades, and has grown up into a freaky slut. In their grown-up versions, \"Calvin/Jack\" has shunted all his tendencies to rebel and misbehave into \"Hobbes/Tyler\", thus Operation Mayhem, a very Calvin-like form of chaos, is born.

So very wrong, but as I said, rather convincing.

Well, being a huge fan of Calvin & Hobbes, I find that both disturbing and fascinating.