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14 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

so a seller of that item has to scrape off all the rust first and maintain it until it sells right  ? wow too much work 

Yes, and the oil used to coat it makes it smell so the case helps with the smell also.

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1 minute ago, Duffman_Comics said:

These are great, but what a dusting nightmare . . .

HA! So true.  I have not figured out the best way to clean them.  If I spray them with water and don't dry them well the bronze will turn green I fear (not too bad a thing I guess).  They are fragile also.  I have been using canned air but it doesn't do that good of a job....

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I've posted my Barks paintings in other threads but I've never posted my wood carvings by Joe Ortega. Joe is a folk artist whose family is known for their wood carvings. The triceratops looking critter is actually a Zuniceratops Joe made for us on request. The Zuiceratops has only been found in New Mexico so far. The 7 foot tall giraffe needs no explanation. :insane:

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1 hour ago, Xenosmilus said:

"Cool" is whatever you think is cool!  Are they First Editions?

Yes, all are first editions. 

There’s 3 more what I would call “principle” first editions to have this collection semi-complete - The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways, and Chocky. 

By a quark of publishing, the US editions of Day of the Triffids and The Chrysalids preceded the UK editions, though the UK editions are the preferred text. 

I would like to get the US first edition of Day of the Triffids as I really like the jacket artwork. As for The Chrysalids - called Rebirth in the US - the paperback was released simultaneously with the hardcover and has the same Richard Powers artwork. Not sure if I want to plunk down for the hardcover or just get the paperback and call it good. 

There’s 3 books that Wyndham published earlier under the name John Beynon and 3 collections of his short stories that were published about 10 years after his death. All are expensive so if I can pick them up great, but aren’t really a priority for me. 

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3 hours ago, Mercury Man said:

Tiki Mugs  (much like comics, I prefer older ones, but got some newer ones as well). 

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Mondo does some cool Tiki mugs. They had some monster ones this October including a really nice Creature from the Black Lagoon. Do you dabble much in those?

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1 hour ago, Xenosmilus said:

HA! So true.  I have not figured out the best way to clean them.  If I spray them with water and don't dry them well the bronze will turn green I fear (not too bad a thing I guess).  They are fragile also.  I have been using canned air but it doesn't do that good of a job....

That is the coolest sheit EVER!

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I also have a stop-and-start collection of non-sports trading cards. Meaning I get intensely into it for a bit, buy several sets and then stop cold-turkey to pursue other stuff. Done that a couple of times and will probably do it again. 

My favorite is the Topps Star Trek set. I actually started to put this set together PSA graded. 8 and 8.5 are pretty nice cards and generally not that expansive. Still, it really started to add up and I realized I’m not that into cards so I sold those and settled for a raw set. 

These aren’t nice enough to get graded - a lot of off-center images, some have wax residue and the stickers have roller marks as usual - but in terms of wear-and-tear they’re pack fresh and no gum stains on the stickers. 

I know the Leaf set is more rare and valuable, and has the distinction of being one of the few pieces of merchandise produced during the original airing of the show. 

But the Topps set, for me, captures how colorful the original series was. 

Also pictured are a couple of sets from candy distribution. 

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Since the Motion Picture set is so easy and inexpensive set, I thought it would be fun to buy a wax box and open packs to put a set together. 

It was fun...until I got the last card needed in the 8th to last pack and the last sticker I needed in the 3rd to last pack. That got pretty nerve-racking. If I hadn’t, it would have made the set WAY more expensive to complete than necessary. 

Pictured is the 3 different versions of the wax wrapper (I have more if anybody needs some, lol) 

I also have 3 of the 4 bread release sets of these cards. The 4 with the orange boarder are actually clear window stickers that were distributed in gumball machines

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On of the up-shots of the internet age is a lot of the sets I grew up with are easy to find complete with all stickers in pack-fresh condition for a very reasonable price. Certainly a lot less than when I was going to the comic shop as a teenage back in the day. 

Here’s some more of my sets. I don’t want to hog the thread so I’ll save the Star Wars sets for another day. 

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2 hours ago, Number 6 said:

Mondo does some cool Tiki mugs. They had some monster ones this October including a really nice Creature from the Black Lagoon. Do you dabble much in those?

Not really, most of what I try for are defunct restaurants that used them back in the day.  Occasionally, I see a newer one, made by an artist that I like and pick up.

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4 hours ago, Xenosmilus said:

HA! So true.  I have not figured out the best way to clean them.  If I spray them with water and don't dry them well the bronze will turn green I fear (not too bad a thing I guess).  They are fragile also.  I have been using canned air but it doesn't do that good of a job....

I thought bronze statues came waxed

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1 hour ago, dupont2005 said:

I thought bronze statues came waxed

Maybe, I have no idea :roflmao:.  I do know each of those pieces is molded separately and then forged together.  I did notice some green in the eye orbits of the T-rex (it's not too bad). I think is from the humidity.  If you are correct then maybe I'll spray it down with distilled water and blow dry it every so often....

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