Introduction + Rediscovering my childhood...

CaseyJones73 · 01-21-2013, 05:42 PM

Hello Everyone,

Greg here located in NorCal. Just wanted to say hello as I look forward to seeing everyone's collections on these forums.

I've always been a collector of many things, mainly items such as Modern / Pop Art (Obey Giant, etc) to even collecting some original production cel's of cartoon shows I watched as a child.

I never collected action figures before... until now.

Upon my recent visit home to MA for the holidays, My brother and I were determined to find our childhood toys that my parents have stored away for years in our basements storage space. My mother has always kept almost everything from my brother and sisters childhood, all neatly boxed away... however the boxes are of endless rows with not much labeling.

After about 4+ hours of searching my brother and I found what we had been searching for! Tucked away in a large container covered in a ninja turtles sleeping-bag... there they were! I found my ninja turtles that I played with as a kid. (My mom kept the original boxes for many of our old toys too

)

We also found my brothers Heman figures (also castle grey skull and some other big heman castle playset not pictured):

FYI - My brother is probably going to be selling off his Heman Figures.

We also found many other classic toys with original packaging, etc. About 20 orignal NES Nintendo games with their original boxes and instruction manuals, old school board games, tonka trucks, hotwheels, micro-machines, gijoes, etc.

So now after finding my childhood toys (the ninja turtles being my favorite). The next time I fly home to visit I am going to package the ninja turtles up and bring them to my home in CA.

The new goal / mission:
My plan is to set up my old ninja turtle toys on display in my home office. While at the same time I have made it my new mission to purchase every single original ninja turtle toy I had as a child but in their mint original packaging.

To start I just purchased these recently:
Metalhead, Casey Jones (unpunched), Foot Soldier (unpunched) - MIP

I can't wait to begin searching for every ninja turtle toys I had as a child in their original packaging. It will definitely be fun. I will post up some of the production cel's along with other items I collect in the near future.

-Greg

*Oculus Orbus* · 01-21-2013, 05:47 PM

Hello, welcome to The Technodrome! Those old toys seem to be in pretty good shape after all these years.

CaseyJones73 · 01-21-2013, 06:12 PM

Thanks! Yup!! Thankfully my mom had packed away all of our childhood toys nicely and out of the elements all of these years

*Lethal Lullaby* · 01-21-2013, 06:33 PM

Welcome aboard!!

*snake* · 01-21-2013, 06:37 PM

Welcome to the technodrome!!

~~mrmaczaps~~ · 01-21-2013, 07:12 PM

oooooh welcome to the drome!

those figures look AWESOME!!

He-Man figures huh? thats awesome too!

I found a stash of my old toys, just not as nicely stashed away...

Congrats on finding all those!!

*zkarlette* · 01-21-2013, 07:43 PM

Welcome to the Drome! Congrats on finding your old collection! maybe you could share this and all your new additions on the collectors thread.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 01-21-2013, 11:29 PM

Damn good haul/score/finds! Grats! Welcome to the Drome

*Luzmagica* · 01-22-2013, 12:53 AM

Welcome to the Drome!!!

Nice pretty collection found after so long waiting in boxes!!!!! A little treasure !!

!!!
Thanks for sharing!

Jay $tarkiller · 01-22-2013, 02:02 AM

Welcome to the drome, buddy

*Zulithe* · 01-22-2013, 02:37 AM

You and your bro are both INCREDIBLY lucky to have a mom that cared so much about all these great memories, saving the items all these years.

Thanks for sharing your story and the pictures

I'm also from NorCal! Great to see more TMNT fans up here.

*BubblyShell22* · 01-22-2013, 09:07 AM

That's awesome to hear. Welcome to the Drome. You'll love it here.

*TurtleTitan97* · 01-22-2013, 09:16 AM

Welcome aboard!

*snake* · 01-22-2013, 11:12 AM

Welcome to the technodrome!!

*Zany Orange Dude* · 01-22-2013, 01:41 PM

Welcome aboard! Those are some nice toys!

*Mzx10484* · 01-22-2013, 02:03 PM

Welcome !! Nice stuff !! Nice technodrome !!

*Icebot* · 01-24-2013, 10:40 AM

Welcome aboard! Cool toys!

tmnt85 · 01-24-2013, 09:15 PM

That. Is. Awesome! Nice collection and welcome back to the world of TMNT! I too am starting my vintage collection from my childhood memories

*Refractive Reflections* · 01-25-2013, 01:41 AM

It's great you still have all of your action figures!

Usually 1/2 - 2/3 of "grown up" fans usually got rid of them during their "too cool" phase when they were a teenager.

Glad to have you at the Technodrome Forums!

01-21-2013, 05:42 PM	#1
CaseyJones73 New Recruit Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4	Introduction + Rediscovering my childhood... Hello Everyone, Greg here located in NorCal. Just wanted to say hello as I look forward to seeing everyone's collections on these forums. I've always been a collector of many things, mainly items such as Modern / Pop Art (Obey Giant, etc) to even collecting some original production cel's of cartoon shows I watched as a child. I never collected action figures before... until now. Upon my recent visit home to MA for the holidays, My brother and I were determined to find our childhood toys that my parents have stored away for years in our basements storage space. My mother has always kept almost everything from my brother and sisters childhood, all neatly boxed away... however the boxes are of endless rows with not much labeling. After about 4+ hours of searching my brother and I found what we had been searching for! Tucked away in a large container covered in a ninja turtles sleeping-bag... there they were! I found my ninja turtles that I played with as a kid. (My mom kept the original boxes for many of our old toys too ) We also found my brothers Heman figures (also castle grey skull and some other big heman castle playset not pictured): FYI - My brother is probably going to be selling off his Heman Figures. We also found many other classic toys with original packaging, etc. About 20 orignal NES Nintendo games with their original boxes and instruction manuals, old school board games, tonka trucks, hotwheels, micro-machines, gijoes, etc. So now after finding my childhood toys (the ninja turtles being my favorite). The next time I fly home to visit I am going to package the ninja turtles up and bring them to my home in CA. The new goal / mission: My plan is to set up my old ninja turtle toys on display in my home office. While at the same time I have made it my new mission to purchase every single original ninja turtle toy I had as a child but in their mint original packaging. To start I just purchased these recently: Metalhead, Casey Jones (unpunched), Foot Soldier (unpunched) - MIP I can't wait to begin searching for every ninja turtle toys I had as a child in their original packaging. It will definitely be fun. I will post up some of the production cel's along with other items I collect in the near future. -Greg Last edited by CaseyJones73; 01-21-2013 at 06:14 PM.

01-21-2013, 07:43 PM	#7
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	Welcome to the Drome! Congrats on finding your old collection! maybe you could share this and all your new additions on the collectors thread. __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

01-21-2013, 11:29 PM	#8
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	Damn good haul/score/finds! Grats! Welcome to the Drome __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

01-22-2013, 12:53 AM	#9
Luzmagica A Magic Light Dudette! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spain. Posts: 3,878	Welcome to the Drome!!! Nice pretty collection found after so long waiting in boxes!!!!! A little treasure !! !!! Thanks for sharing! __________________

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Jay $tarkiller Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 915	Welcome to the drome, buddy __________________

01-21-2013, 05:47 PM	#2
Oculus Orbus Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 1,535	Hello, welcome to The Technodrome! Those old toys seem to be in pretty good shape after all these years.

01-21-2013, 06:12 PM	#3
CaseyJones73 New Recruit Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4	Thanks! Yup!! Thankfully my mom had packed away all of our childhood toys nicely and out of the elements all of these years

01-21-2013, 06:33 PM	#4
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~~mrmaczaps~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 2,619	oooooh welcome to the drome! those figures look AWESOME!! He-Man figures huh? thats awesome too! I found a stash of my old toys, just not as nicely stashed away... Congrats on finding all those!!

01-22-2013, 02:37 AM	#11
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	You and your bro are both INCREDIBLY lucky to have a mom that cared so much about all these great memories, saving the items all these years. Thanks for sharing your story and the pictures I'm also from NorCal! Great to see more TMNT fans up here.

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Zany Orange Dude The Little Nerdy Teacher Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: At my desk reading comics and writing lesson plans Posts: 2,292	Welcome aboard! Those are some nice toys! __________________

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01-24-2013, 09:15 PM	#18
tmnt85 Mouser Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 7	That. Is. Awesome! Nice collection and welcome back to the world of TMNT! I too am starting my vintage collection from my childhood memories

01-25-2013, 01:41 AM	#19
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	It's great you still have all of your action figures! Usually 1/2 - 2/3 of "grown up" fans usually got rid of them during their "too cool" phase when they were a teenager. Glad to have you at the Technodrome Forums!
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