My first nerd obsession5958

Originally Posted by ZosoRocks
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Originally Posted by BigRedOne1944
Thanks for the kind words guys. A lot of work goes into setting up each figure.

YES... That is indeed my custom Lee Marvin Figure leading the assault. Who else would Lead "the Big Red One"?





For years now I have wanted to set up the beach scene which followed, I just have been able to find the time, but I will one of these days.

The 1/6 scale Higgins boat I built was a hell of an undertaking and its kind of heavy and not easy to carry around. Its almost 5 ft long! I would like to feature it a bit better in some photos.

Damn good stuff....but to fill that boat....you def need to go army building style...and that could be costly, except for photoshop - which nowadays, can save you a few pennies.

:o)

Originally Posted by BigRedOne1944
Trading Cards, Hot Wheels, Stamps, Coins, GI Joes(12 inch) etc.... As a kid in the seventies there wasn't much I didn't try to collect. At one point I was collecting the Spiderman comic strip from the Sunday Newspaper. I was a Big Roger Staubach fan as a Kid (And Still) and there were two particular items that will ALWAYS hold Special meaning.

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1972 Sunoco Football Stamps. As an 8-Yr boy I was an avid card collector. When the 1972 Sunoco Stamps came out, we had never experienced the kind action photography they featured, not to mention the full on team logos! We never missed the chance to go get gas with my uncle Bill in order to get some stamp packs! Damn those things were great! Things sure were much simpler back in those days.

About 15 years ago I went on a mission to build the finest set of 72 Sunoco stamps on the planet. I bought an d opened mountains of those glorious 9-stamp packs before I realized that in order to get the truly high grade stamps, you had to get the end of the year team sheets and the full player sheets that were issued in the collector Albums.

The 72 Sunoco Set featured the "Year of the Cowboy", and Roger Staubach's first Super Bowl Championship. Roger was my hero, and the 72 Sunoco Stamp set will always represent that special time and place in history.

It took me the better part of 10 years, and countless dollars to complete my Super High Grade Set of 624 Stamps. It still holds its top spot in my collection.












I also hold one of the Top Graded 1972 Topps Football sets as well.







When I wasn't trading and collecting cards, Time was almost always spent with GI Joe. 12 inch GI Joe to be specific. Unfortunately I did not retain any of my childhood joe's with the life-like hair and the Kung foo grip. Most fell prey to dirt clogs, firer crackers or the drainage ditch down by the junk yard.

I did how ever re-enter the 1/6 scale hobby in the early 2000's. I began custom painting and creating historical WWII diorama's with my new custom Figures and Equipment.


One of my early Dio's from 2006 (The German Line)







Battle of the Bulge (101st AB Easy Co)











German Tower Assault(101st AB Easy Co)

















D-Day Landing (1st Army, Big Red One)



















Stuart Tank Crew




Marines(Pacific)

Originally Posted by Tedsaid
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Originally Posted by conditionfreak
Hanoi Jane is a traitor. But back in 68' she was as pretty as they come.

I've never see you step in it like that, CF. A traitor? No, man, Jane Fonda's a patriot. Protesting a stupid, unjust war; a horrendous waste of lives and money? Actually visiting North Vietnam at the height of the McNamara propaganda war machine? It takes plenty of guts and integrity, to stand up for what you believe in like that. I wish more people had her spine.

Her main point of contention was that the government was lying about the war. Did you not hear about the Pentagon Papers? Turns out, she was right.

Originally Posted by ZosoRocks
If you know about Jane Fonda's protest activity of the 60s and 70s....you are a nerd.

:o)

LOL