What do you collect?

[sidangelus]

I collect tarot decks!

 

[AudriTwo]

Owls, mushrooms, wildflowers, and legos (specifically botanicals and ideas)

 

[zippypinhead]

New collection, lol. It turned out I don't have to pack up my whole life this winter, so I celebrated by losing my mind, and going on a shopping spree, to dive into two youtube obsessions I have: diecast car racing, and modding/kitbashing/trash-bashing/scratch-building.

Here's an example of the racing:


Here's an example of some crafting:


So, yeah, I've recently been buying up Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Maisto, and other 1:64 diecast toy cars, with full intentions to get into modding/bashing, myself. I've been trying to resist the urge for years, but I always walk down the Hot Wheels aisle when I got to the various stores, and I've always missed my old collection (which was "donated" to nieces and nephews when they were little). I'm really enamored with the idea of being able to turn collecting into a more creative hobby through modding, and track and diorama building, which I can probably roll my other miniature collecting into, as well.

Here's another example of the modding, because modding really excites me:


Holy hell, I don't think I could be any more of a geek if I tried.

 

[AmberCutie]

Holy hell, I don't think I could be any more of a geek if I tried.

 

[rockin_rod]

New collection, lol. It turned out I don't have to pack up my whole life this winter, so I celebrated by losing my mind, and going on a shopping spree, to dive into two youtube obsessions I have: diecast car racing, and modding/kitbashing/trash-bashing/scratch-building.

Here's an example of the racing:


Here's an example of some crafting:


So, yeah, I've recently been buying up Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Maisto, and other 1:64 diecast toy cars, with full intentions to get into modding/bashing, myself. I've been trying to resist the urge for years, but I always walk down the Hot Wheels aisle when I got to the various stores, and I've always missed my old collection (which was "donated" to nieces and nephews when they were little). I'm really enamored with the idea of being able to turn collecting into a more creative hobby through modding, and track and diorama building, which I can probably roll my other miniature collecting into, as well.

Here's another example of the modding, because modding really excites me:


Holy hell, I don't think I could be any more of a geek if I tried.

Really enjoy your creativity there! (and getting a Mad Max vibe, which is now urging me to revisit those movies)

 

[zippypinhead]

Really enjoy your creativity there! (and getting a Mad Max vibe, which is now urging me to revisit those movies)

It is very much Mad Max aesthetics.

Here's the result of my first attempt. Painting miniature models is not the same as painting canvases, lol.






This was great fun, and I learned a lot. I'm already working on the next one. I'm going to try my hand at less fantastical modding, too. I have a ton of ideas!

 

[FinleyLucks]

I collect any oddities that I can find at thrift stores!

I've found a preserved dog shark pup, an alligator head, and multiple bones.

 

[darcyduke]

A tonne of books and tarot cards...

 

[sugar_cribs]

I love collecting audiobooks that earn a dependable passive income every day. ?

 

[AmberCutie]

I love collecting audiobooks that earn a dependable passive income every day. ?

 

[sugar_cribs]

As a publisher

 

[AmberCutie]

As a publisher

Creating vs. collecting maybe wrong thread

I collect audio books too. To listen to!

Currently started the We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Bobiverse series, it's fun space travel and sci fi futuristic stuff with a good narrator.

 

[sugar_cribs]

Creating vs. collecting maybe wrong thread

I collect audio books too. To listen to!

Currently started the We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Bobiverse series, it's fun space travel and sci fi futuristic stuff with a good narrator.

I love that series ? Check out Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill if you want an uplifting read.

 

[MarieElise]

I love that series ? Check out Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill if you want an uplifting read.

Hey hey I own that book. I didn't know anyone else on the planet had that one! Rad.

 

[KingMarti]

As a publisher

so it's not really audiobooks you collect it's revenue ?
I also enjoy collecting revenue, one of my favorite things to collect

 

[omni]

well, for post #2, i shall jump into something i have a few of, just to bump a nearly-month-stale thread:

• books
• nerdstuff
• random and not always related shit that i group together on my own as a 'collection'
• unfinished projects
• mental health issues and conditions...yay!

 

[tothemoon]

Mostly chaos and impulse purchases But if we’re being real, I collect cool mugs. Weird shapes, funny quotes, anything that makes my morning coffee feel like a tiny event. It’s getting out of hand but I regret nothing.

 

[BrownSugarX33X]

Dust, I collect dust ?

 

[stormythunder]

Things to hang upon my wall like its a TGI fridays. Once a user asked in my cam room "is your house a museum?"

 

[Msratuelita]

i collect kpop albums and photocards (similar to baseball cards), i have aroung 600 cards atm hahahaha

 

[krakenfossil1313]

Warhammer! And 3D printed models in general... it's a problem of havign enough shelf space.

 

[SuperPookie]

Books and perfume though I'm on a no buy with the latter

 

[stormythunder]

Vinyls. I love being able to listen to music offline!

 

[KingMarti]

Vinyls. I love being able to listen to music offline!

I have a huge collection back in the uk (at least I am told I still have it, good chance they got thrown out after I left though)

 

[Maxi]

I have a huge collection back in the uk (at least I am told I still have it, good chance they got thrown out after I left though)

My brother bought me a wireless turntable and speakers one Christmas along with a load of vinyls from the 90s.

I haven’t even set it up yet - I know if I do I’ll end up spending all my Saturdays rifling through vinyl record stores and I’m not sure if I’m ready for that commitment yet!

 

[zippypinhead]

My brother bought me a wireless turntable and speakers one Christmas along with a load of vinyls from the 90s.

I haven’t even set it up yet - I know if I do I’ll end up spending all my Saturdays rifling through vinyl record stores and I’m not sure if I’m ready for that commitment yet!

Sounds like a nice way to spend Saturdays, tbh. A classic pastime.

 

[Maxi]

Sounds like a nice way to spend Saturdays, tbh. A classic pastime.

Agreed! One day I’ll definitely look forward to it.

 

[stormythunder]

I’ll end up spending all my Saturdays rifling through vinyl record stores and I’m not sure if I’m ready for that commitment yet!

It's a slow build. Some of my collection I bought this or last year and others I've held on to since the 2010s.

 

[rockin_rod]

Ah, this talk of vinyl takes me back to being a kid and deliberately playing records on the wrong speed, such as 45's sped up to 78 and slowed to 33.
One thing I don't miss is the scratching sound of the needle, or having to remove the dust and fluff that always caught on it.
But that's probably part of the experience enthusiasts enjoy now!