Post by rvd3434 on Dec 31, 2017 10:42:05 GMT -5
So I started collecting in 1998 which is the same year I became a wrestling fan. Instantly I was hooked. My room originally looked like a toy store. I remember my inspiration besides being a major collector was STOMWIJF. He had one of the most incredible collections I ever seen and I hoped that one day I would have half as good of a collection as he did. Ultimately, I decided to part with my entire collection from 2006/2007, all the thousands of pieces I owned. I lost the passion to collect and I would only buy a few WWE Mattel Legends figures in the years that followed but I ended up parting with those as well. It wasn't until 2016 when I started buying Prototypes from the very guy I wanted to model my original collection after -- that my passion was slowly reignited. I now owned pieces that I remember looking at in threads here over 10 years ago that I only dreamed of owning. As my collection grew, I realized that some things really are more important than money...as my mind traveled back into time and brought me to the point when I used to be a collector and what those pieces would have meant to me then. So in 2017, I invested in a Glass Display Case which is fantastic and where I have displayed my collection. As of typing this, my current collection looks like this...
1.) Andre the Giant WWF Hasbro WAX 2-UP Head
2.) Hacksaw Jim Duggan WWF Hasbro WAX 2-UP Head
3.) WCW Galoob Unreleased Alt. Attires Rick & Scott Steiner Resin Figures
4.) WWF Winston Toys Unreleased Eraser Set (Piper, Richter, Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Iron Sheik & Jimmy Snuka)
5.) WCW Unreleased Toybiz 10" Muscle Flex Scott Steiner
6.) WCW Toybiz Grip N Flip DDP Resin 2-UP
7.) WCW Toybiz Smash 'N Slam Sting Resin 2-UP
8.) WCW Toybiz Grip N Flip DDP Resin Figure
9.) WCW Toybiz Grip N Flip Dean Malenko Resin Figure
10.) WCW Toybiz Unreleased Gross Out Series Bret Hart
11.) WCW Toybiz Smash 'N Slam Goldberg 2-UP Bust
12.) WCW Toybiz Smash 'N Slam Scott Steiner 2-UP Bust
13.) WWF Remco Hockey Shoot Out Rick Martel Resin 2-UP (with original sketches and production notes)
14.) WWF LJN Stretch Wrestlers Junkyard Dog (Painted Resin, Unpainted Resin and Vinyl Heads)
15.) WWF Hasbro Unreleased Ultimate Warrior Wax Marble Shooter
16.) WWF Hasbro Unreleased Ultimate Warrior Painted Resin Marble Shooter
17.) WWF Hasbro Unreleased Hulk Hogan Wax Marble Shooter
18.) WWE Jakks Unmatched Fury Unreleased Masked 1997 Kane
19.) WWF Jakks BCA Series 1 Razor Ramon Unpainted Resin Figure
20.) WWF Jakks BCA Series 1 Unreleased Razor Ramon Head Sculpt
21.) WWF Jakks BCA Unreleased Bradshaw Ministry of Darkness Head Sculpt
22.) WWF Jakks TTL Unreleased Back Alley Street Fight Shawn Stasiak Resin 2-UP Head Sculpt
23.) WWF Jakks BCA Unreleased APA Bradshaw & Faarooq Figures
24.) WWE Jakks Unreleased CS #28 Vader Figure
25.) WWE Jakks Unreleased CS #28 Bam Bam Bigelow Figure
26.) WWE Jakks Unreleased 3-Pack El Matador Figure
27.) WWF Jakks TTL Unpainted Chyna Figure
28.) WWF Jakks BCA Series 5 Rocky Maivia Resin Figure
29.) WWF Jakks Unreleased TTL Then & Now Rocky Maivia Resin Figure
30.) WWE Jakks Unreleased TTL Ron Simmons (Damn Shirt) Resin Figure
31.) WWF Jakks BCA Prototype Figure Stamp Mold Stamps (x2)
32.) WWF Hasbro Hulk Hogan 2-UP Arm Original Silicone Mold
33 - 38.) WWF Jakks TTL Head Sculpts (Big Show, Billy Gunn, Test, Stone Cold, The Rock, Triple H)
39.) WWF Jakks TTL Mankind 1-UP Bust
40 - 41.) WWF Jakks TTL Prototype Hat/Cap (x2)
42.) WWF LJN Thumb Wrestlers Junkyard Dog Test Shot
43.) WWF Jakks Rumblers Unpainted Undertaker Mini Figure
44.) WWF Remco Hockey Shoot Out Original Tugboot Sketches and Production Notes
And of course, with all of that being said...what is my Best & Favorite piece in my personal collection? My WWF Hasbro Unreleased Rhythm & Blues Greg Valentine. ...A piece like everything above which I'd NEVER in a million years would think I would get the opportunity to own. Just such a GEM. Always looking to add more Prototypes to my collection, I am hoping to add a few more in 2018. So...please share. In your collection, what is YOUR Best/Favorite Piece? And if you no longer collect or own your piece anymore, what WAS your Best/Favorite Piece.
1.) Andre the Giant WWF Hasbro WAX 2-UP Head
2.) Hacksaw Jim Duggan WWF Hasbro WAX 2-UP Head
3.) WCW Galoob Unreleased Alt. Attires Rick & Scott Steiner Resin Figures
4.) WWF Winston Toys Unreleased Eraser Set (Piper, Richter, Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Iron Sheik & Jimmy Snuka)
5.) WCW Unreleased Toybiz 10" Muscle Flex Scott Steiner
6.) WCW Toybiz Grip N Flip DDP Resin 2-UP
7.) WCW Toybiz Smash 'N Slam Sting Resin 2-UP
8.) WCW Toybiz Grip N Flip DDP Resin Figure
9.) WCW Toybiz Grip N Flip Dean Malenko Resin Figure
10.) WCW Toybiz Unreleased Gross Out Series Bret Hart
11.) WCW Toybiz Smash 'N Slam Goldberg 2-UP Bust
12.) WCW Toybiz Smash 'N Slam Scott Steiner 2-UP Bust
13.) WWF Remco Hockey Shoot Out Rick Martel Resin 2-UP (with original sketches and production notes)
14.) WWF LJN Stretch Wrestlers Junkyard Dog (Painted Resin, Unpainted Resin and Vinyl Heads)
15.) WWF Hasbro Unreleased Ultimate Warrior Wax Marble Shooter
16.) WWF Hasbro Unreleased Ultimate Warrior Painted Resin Marble Shooter
17.) WWF Hasbro Unreleased Hulk Hogan Wax Marble Shooter
18.) WWE Jakks Unmatched Fury Unreleased Masked 1997 Kane
19.) WWF Jakks BCA Series 1 Razor Ramon Unpainted Resin Figure
20.) WWF Jakks BCA Series 1 Unreleased Razor Ramon Head Sculpt
21.) WWF Jakks BCA Unreleased Bradshaw Ministry of Darkness Head Sculpt
22.) WWF Jakks TTL Unreleased Back Alley Street Fight Shawn Stasiak Resin 2-UP Head Sculpt
23.) WWF Jakks BCA Unreleased APA Bradshaw & Faarooq Figures
24.) WWE Jakks Unreleased CS #28 Vader Figure
25.) WWE Jakks Unreleased CS #28 Bam Bam Bigelow Figure
26.) WWE Jakks Unreleased 3-Pack El Matador Figure
27.) WWF Jakks TTL Unpainted Chyna Figure
28.) WWF Jakks BCA Series 5 Rocky Maivia Resin Figure
29.) WWF Jakks Unreleased TTL Then & Now Rocky Maivia Resin Figure
30.) WWE Jakks Unreleased TTL Ron Simmons (Damn Shirt) Resin Figure
31.) WWF Jakks BCA Prototype Figure Stamp Mold Stamps (x2)
32.) WWF Hasbro Hulk Hogan 2-UP Arm Original Silicone Mold
33 - 38.) WWF Jakks TTL Head Sculpts (Big Show, Billy Gunn, Test, Stone Cold, The Rock, Triple H)
39.) WWF Jakks TTL Mankind 1-UP Bust
40 - 41.) WWF Jakks TTL Prototype Hat/Cap (x2)
42.) WWF LJN Thumb Wrestlers Junkyard Dog Test Shot
43.) WWF Jakks Rumblers Unpainted Undertaker Mini Figure
44.) WWF Remco Hockey Shoot Out Original Tugboot Sketches and Production Notes
And of course, with all of that being said...what is my Best & Favorite piece in my personal collection? My WWF Hasbro Unreleased Rhythm & Blues Greg Valentine. ...A piece like everything above which I'd NEVER in a million years would think I would get the opportunity to own. Just such a GEM. Always looking to add more Prototypes to my collection, I am hoping to add a few more in 2018. So...please share. In your collection, what is YOUR Best/Favorite Piece? And if you no longer collect or own your piece anymore, what WAS your Best/Favorite Piece.
