Post by ClassicCollector on Dec 1, 2012 12:29:15 GMT -5
So, with the year 2012 almost coming to an end soon, I thought it would be fun taking a look back to see what the year has brought me with regards to my Mattel collection.
Going through all of my posts that I made in 2012, one of the first things that I was able to do in January was to finally complete my 1/1000 collection. It was really fun collecting all of them, and I still think it's a real shame that Mattel didn't continue the 1/1000 promotion (although I have to say that I liked the belts better then the chairs they used later).
January 2012 also brought me the MOC Vince McMahon figure, along with the Defining Moments figures of Steve Austin and The Undertaker. B15 Layla, Legends The Rockers and the Legends 2-pack of Piper & Orton were also added to the collection.
February brought me E10 Kane & DiBiase, E11 Christian, Mysterio & Barrett, E12 Alberto Del Rio, L6 Texas Tornado, Eddie Guerrero & Kerry von Erich, and the BOPPV Elite's of John Cena & Triple H. Same goes for B15 Brodus Clay, Kofi Kingston & Kane.
March brought me the BOPPV Elite Bret Hart, Legends Andre the Giant, E12 Papa Shango, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Kane & Justin Gabriel, E13 Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Edge & Big Show, B13 Vickie & Ezekiel Jackson, B14 Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Goldust & Alberto Del Rio, and the BP's of The Miz & Alex Riley, Rey Mysterio & Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton & Mason Ryan and Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel.
Early April brought me The Bella's, Cara & Bryan, The Rock & John Cena BP's, E14 Booker T, The Rock, John Cena & The Big Boss Man, B16 Ultimate Warrior, Eddie Guerrero & Jack Swagger and B17 Zack Ryder & Alex Riley. Late April brought me also all four Tribute To The Troops figures, as well as the BOPPV Basics of Christian, Cena & Mysterio. The Signature Series figures of Kane & Orton were also added.
May brought me the Signature Series figures of Rey Mysterio & The Miz, the Extreme Rules figures of Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio & Rey Mysterio, the Michael Cole BAF, B18 Hunico, Punk, Cena & Cara.
June brought me the 2nd version of the Target Champions 4-pack, B18 Kelly Kelly & DM's Bret Hart & John Cena, E15 Yokozuna, Evan Bourne, Sin Cara, R-Truth & Mark Henry and B15 Wade Barrett.
July brought me the Trent Baretta & Mark Henry BP, B19 Justin Gabriel, B20 Wade Barrett and the Kmart Live Event John Cena.
August brought me a MOC COO Triple H figure, Legends DDP & Macho King, RSC Exclusive Kane, E4 Finlay, E11 Miz, WM27 The Miz & The Undertaker, Otunga & McGillicutty BP, B15 John Cena, Signature Series Big Show, BOPPV Basic Mark Henry, B16 Triple H & The Undertaker, B17 Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler & The Miz, B18 John Cena, B19 Mahal, Bourne, Hornswoggle, Orton & Kingston and E16 Diesel, Slater, Punk & Nash.
September brought me B20 Natalya, Mysterio, Sheamus, Cena & Yoshi, E16 Orton, The Rock & Ezekiel Jackson and BO2012 Clay, Khali, Cara, Bryan, Alberto Del Rio & Mysterio and Legends Bundy & Arn Anderson.
October brought me B22 Zack Ryder, E17 Zack Ryder, the Ziggler & Ryder BP, BOPPV Elite Punk, Michaels, Big Show & The Miz, Signature Series Sheamus, the Ricardo Rodriguez BAF, 20-0 Undertaker and the RAW Entrance Stage.
November brought me E17 Mankind, Kelly Kelly & Kofi Kingston, B21 Beth Phoenix, Big Show, The Miz, Mason Ryan, Jack Swagger & R-Truth, B22 Chris Jericho, Booker T, Christian, Mark Henry & John Cena, B23 Kane, B24 AJ, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Zack Ryder & Punk, the Epico & Primo BP and The Cell playset. I also added the 3rd version of the Target Champions 4-pack to the collection as well as some Rumblers 2-packs.
December hasn't brought me anything yet, but before the end of the month/year I am hoping to add B23 Alicia Fox, Hunico & Santino Marella, B25 Brock Lesnar, Eve & David Otunga, the Cena & Kane and Bryan & Show BP's, and perhaps some E18's to the collection. I also still need Legends Tully Blanchard to complete the Legends line.
All in all, it was a good year, but again, it was an expensive year. Also, I was able to expand my collection due to the help of many members on here which I now consider my friends; thanks to all of you! Without you my collection would not be what is is right now!
Now, to end this post, here are some pics of my collection. Most of the pictures that I made yesterday look the same as the ones I posted a while ago, but you should still be able to see some amendments and additions. Most of my Basic figures from series 1 to 12 are put away in the smallest (bed)room upstairs, just like most of the older 2-packs, 1/1000 and Legends figures. The rest of the collection still "displays" in the living room downstairs due to the lack of room elsewhere, but I have made some plans to finally store them all safely on the attic. It's about time really....
Thanks for reading, and thanks for looking
Going through all of my posts that I made in 2012, one of the first things that I was able to do in January was to finally complete my 1/1000 collection. It was really fun collecting all of them, and I still think it's a real shame that Mattel didn't continue the 1/1000 promotion (although I have to say that I liked the belts better then the chairs they used later).
January 2012 also brought me the MOC Vince McMahon figure, along with the Defining Moments figures of Steve Austin and The Undertaker. B15 Layla, Legends The Rockers and the Legends 2-pack of Piper & Orton were also added to the collection.
February brought me E10 Kane & DiBiase, E11 Christian, Mysterio & Barrett, E12 Alberto Del Rio, L6 Texas Tornado, Eddie Guerrero & Kerry von Erich, and the BOPPV Elite's of John Cena & Triple H. Same goes for B15 Brodus Clay, Kofi Kingston & Kane.
March brought me the BOPPV Elite Bret Hart, Legends Andre the Giant, E12 Papa Shango, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Kane & Justin Gabriel, E13 Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Edge & Big Show, B13 Vickie & Ezekiel Jackson, B14 Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Goldust & Alberto Del Rio, and the BP's of The Miz & Alex Riley, Rey Mysterio & Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton & Mason Ryan and Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel.
Early April brought me The Bella's, Cara & Bryan, The Rock & John Cena BP's, E14 Booker T, The Rock, John Cena & The Big Boss Man, B16 Ultimate Warrior, Eddie Guerrero & Jack Swagger and B17 Zack Ryder & Alex Riley. Late April brought me also all four Tribute To The Troops figures, as well as the BOPPV Basics of Christian, Cena & Mysterio. The Signature Series figures of Kane & Orton were also added.
May brought me the Signature Series figures of Rey Mysterio & The Miz, the Extreme Rules figures of Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio & Rey Mysterio, the Michael Cole BAF, B18 Hunico, Punk, Cena & Cara.
June brought me the 2nd version of the Target Champions 4-pack, B18 Kelly Kelly & DM's Bret Hart & John Cena, E15 Yokozuna, Evan Bourne, Sin Cara, R-Truth & Mark Henry and B15 Wade Barrett.
July brought me the Trent Baretta & Mark Henry BP, B19 Justin Gabriel, B20 Wade Barrett and the Kmart Live Event John Cena.
August brought me a MOC COO Triple H figure, Legends DDP & Macho King, RSC Exclusive Kane, E4 Finlay, E11 Miz, WM27 The Miz & The Undertaker, Otunga & McGillicutty BP, B15 John Cena, Signature Series Big Show, BOPPV Basic Mark Henry, B16 Triple H & The Undertaker, B17 Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler & The Miz, B18 John Cena, B19 Mahal, Bourne, Hornswoggle, Orton & Kingston and E16 Diesel, Slater, Punk & Nash.
September brought me B20 Natalya, Mysterio, Sheamus, Cena & Yoshi, E16 Orton, The Rock & Ezekiel Jackson and BO2012 Clay, Khali, Cara, Bryan, Alberto Del Rio & Mysterio and Legends Bundy & Arn Anderson.
October brought me B22 Zack Ryder, E17 Zack Ryder, the Ziggler & Ryder BP, BOPPV Elite Punk, Michaels, Big Show & The Miz, Signature Series Sheamus, the Ricardo Rodriguez BAF, 20-0 Undertaker and the RAW Entrance Stage.
November brought me E17 Mankind, Kelly Kelly & Kofi Kingston, B21 Beth Phoenix, Big Show, The Miz, Mason Ryan, Jack Swagger & R-Truth, B22 Chris Jericho, Booker T, Christian, Mark Henry & John Cena, B23 Kane, B24 AJ, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Zack Ryder & Punk, the Epico & Primo BP and The Cell playset. I also added the 3rd version of the Target Champions 4-pack to the collection as well as some Rumblers 2-packs.
December hasn't brought me anything yet, but before the end of the month/year I am hoping to add B23 Alicia Fox, Hunico & Santino Marella, B25 Brock Lesnar, Eve & David Otunga, the Cena & Kane and Bryan & Show BP's, and perhaps some E18's to the collection. I also still need Legends Tully Blanchard to complete the Legends line.
All in all, it was a good year, but again, it was an expensive year. Also, I was able to expand my collection due to the help of many members on here which I now consider my friends; thanks to all of you! Without you my collection would not be what is is right now!
Now, to end this post, here are some pics of my collection. Most of the pictures that I made yesterday look the same as the ones I posted a while ago, but you should still be able to see some amendments and additions. Most of my Basic figures from series 1 to 12 are put away in the smallest (bed)room upstairs, just like most of the older 2-packs, 1/1000 and Legends figures. The rest of the collection still "displays" in the living room downstairs due to the lack of room elsewhere, but I have made some plans to finally store them all safely on the attic. It's about time really....
Thanks for reading, and thanks for looking