My "Fortress of Solitude" (dial up warning)

[Broken_Hero]

I've been busy for the past few late nights, trying to clean/rearrange my Fortress, and tonight...I think I finished it(more like, ran out of flippin space).






















So, what do you all think? To much time on my hands, or "grow up petersond!"....:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear petersond!

Wow, this is one awesome room you have!

It takes courage to display your hobbies...

Especially when adults aren't supposed to indulge in such things!

Good for you!

:toast:

[Broken_Hero]

2. Its funny you should mention that, adults...

My father, who is damn near in his mid 60's....collects...get this, McDonalds happy meal toys, and legoes. You should have seen him, when McDonalds was giving away little lego packs in their happy meals. Dear old dad would buy us multiple meals a day, to collect more legoes!

He must have had about 20, five gal buckets, full of legoes...and he NEVER let us play/touch them....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Now that's funny!

I am 63....nearly your dad's age!

I love your story about his collections!

That's a crazy hobby........I guess you come by it honestly, huh?

OK...shameless bid from me, now.......

Have a look at my thread.......on my great news!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Kutjara]

4. It looks fantastic! One thing, though:...

...aren't there too many folks for it to be a Fortress of Solitude? It's more like a kind of Fortress of Quite a Few People. ;)

[ellisonz]

5. Superpowerful.

[Guava Jelly]

6. I can't talk

I have boxes and boxes of action figures nonsports cards and comics.
They were hell to move.
:)

[Broken_Hero]

7. I still got one more box of toys left

I don't have any more room on the walls really....as a matter of fact, the Fortress is too crowded as it is...I might have to invade my wife's hobby room...

My superheroes vs. her weak ass turtles.....:D

[MonkeyFunk]

8. What's an

ass turtle?

[Broken_Hero]

10. An ass turtle, is

indigenous, to SW Missouri, and they prefer to breathe out their ass, than through their nose/mouth...














:hide:

[MonkeyFunk]

12. oh!

Like my Uncle Clem!

[LynneSin]

13. Ok, so you are married

I was gonna say if you were single you might have a problem with getting, you know, <<<clears throat>>>, lucky

[Broken_Hero]

14. Hey, I get lucky all the time, :)

:rofl:


:hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

15. well you sure got lucky

finding a woman who collects something even worse than you. Ass-turtles. The very thought...

[ThomCat]

9. I'm guessing you're a comic book fan.

:P

And just maybe Superman is your favorite. :7

[Broken_Hero]

11. Damn...

You are good....:D


:thumbsup:

[Call Me Wesley]

16. Hey! Can I open the packages and play with them?

:P

Oh, and your TIE fighter is broken! Was this Superman's doing?

[Broken_Hero]

20. No, the tie fighter

was broken about 8 yrs ago, due to my younger brothers...and a majority of the figures out of their boxes, were victim of younger brothers finding my stash of boxes, and thinking its Xmas all over again...and no! you can't open them! :D

My xwing has suffered some damage too, but I got those pieces laying around somewhere...and the other wing for the tie fighter is in a box somewhere back home....(I still got stuff back home, that my parents find from time to time).

[tigereye]

51. my son has 2 tie fighters

yes, he was obsessed for quite some time. :)

[GenDem]

17. I love obsessive collections

That is a fantastic display of super heroes. I had to email this thread to my daughters volleyball coach, who is also a super hero collector.

Thanks for sharing, petersond!
:woohoo:

[Broken_Hero]

22. I hope the coach enjoys it :)

:hi:

[GenDem]

27. Oh, he'll enjoy it.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. Most impressive!

But where are the Incredibles?

Elastigirl is my fave! :D

[Broken_Hero]

23. I never saw any

truth be told...

[Little Wing]

19. You have on picture of Captain America

and he's in chains. Is that an artistic expression of the Bush administration or do you just hate America?

:hide:

[Broken_Hero]

21. I don't hate America, but

America hated me first!


:D I think that pic was from a Avengers/FF comic....Mandarin tied Capt up(I believe!)

[flvegan]

24. I beg of you...the Superman sheets and comforter...

from whence did they come? I must have them...

[Broken_Hero]

25. You can get them

at target/wm/sears....they were on sale too, I've been waiting for them to go on clearance since May of last year...I figured they would go on clearance cause all the Batman Begins/Spiderman II stuff followed the same paths....

[flvegan]

28. I see twin, and I see full...

I need queen. Obviously, folks that make this stuff don't realize the market they have for the demograph of "kids" above the age of 12.

[Broken_Hero]

37. There is no queen size,

the comforter you see is a Full, and the sheets are for a twin....I was hoping their would be a queen/king size, but nope.....

My mother in law, is working on a queen comforter though, I got soem superman material last fall, when it was on clearance...my MIL is a sewing miser...I was expecting it for Xmas, but she has been going up/down with her diabetes for a while.

[MonkeyFunk]

29. Huh...

I would've taken you for more of a "Hulk" guy.

[flvegan]

30. Nope.

Superman is largely a nonviolent and altruistic superhero. Besides, Supe could take Hulk any day of the week.

[MonkeyFunk]

32. pshaw

Superman is a fake superhero.

Every superhero needs a real vulnerability. Kryptonite ain't even real.

But I'll grant you this - the Hulk is a weak hero, too.

I like Spiderman.

[flvegan]

34. I like Spiderman, too.

I don't see how Superman is a "fake superhero" though. But, whatever.

[MonkeyFunk]

35. no worries...

it's just a personal preference.

[Broken_Hero]

39. He has more vulnerablities,

Vulnerable to mystic powers/magic, and can be pummeled by someone stronger, aka Doomsday.

The pummeling aspect, changes constantly though...I got one comic where a Hulk rip off name, Mammoth gives superman a tough fight...and I got a comic where Superman knocks the Juggernaut out with one punch, and knocks the Hulk out with three.

on edit:forgot to thrown in Red Sun rays/radiation, is a weakness also.

[MonkeyFunk]

49. He needs sunblock.

[Dukkha]

26. mine

[MonkeyFunk]

33. wow!

that's impressive! :patriot:

[Broken_Hero]

36. Holy,

thats awesome....:) Looks good to, mines all...cramped, yours looks...more, natural, a part of the room...I got some of those star wars figures/crafts, but you got me beat hands down in that department!

I bet that collection is worth over 10k....

[Dukkha]

40. thanks and yeah it probably is

that big Lego AT-AT I just sold on eBay for $300 to make room for a Lightsaber in a display case. I've added a bunch of Sideshow figures along the "doll" shelves since the photos and a few more figures and a couple Force FX Lightsabers. I have a few LOTR colelctibles not in the basement including real steel Ringwriath gauntlets and leg armor.

Sadly all those 12" figures used to be sealed in mint boxes sitting on the floor. then one day the basement flooded and the all got wet :( I have since installed a sump pump.

[Broken_Hero]

41. I tried

buying into the Star Wars merchandise, but the ones I wanted were WAY to expensive. I was going after the 70's/80's original figures/crafts...and I can't afford much of any. Damn, just a mint storm trooper in a box I've seen upwards to 150 bucks...same with old school GI Joe's....

If I had the $, I'd own it all....:D I've been eyeballing all the current Star Wars stuff for a long time, and I've been picking/choosing what I get, I didn't care to much for the Figures from AOTC, but the ones for ROTS were pretty damn good...and it seems Lucas is always putting out reprints of the original figures too......

I saved your pics though, my brother Tom is a HUGH Star Wars fanatic, in 05 I bought roughly 40 figures for him, that he couldn't find back home in AK...he paid me back of course, but it was interesting trying to get the whole set...

[malta blue]

42. I am so impressed

but who dusts that collection? I mean, everything looks perfect and all I can think of is "wow, you could get some dust going on there.":crazy:

[ikojo]

48. SWEET!!!!!

I like....I really, really like....just saw that the OP is married....

I am single....and LOVE Star Wars....hello! look at my avatar and I have Yoda riding a scooter tattooed on my arm!

I am hardcore!

[Blue-Jay]

65. There's a problem with the Pez dispensers.

The distance between #9 and #10 is greater than the distance between the rest. Please fix that.

Also, 10 and 11 are a little too far apart compared to the others. Do you need to borrow a tape measure? I have a few extras.

[seemunkee]

31. Bookmarked

In case my wife ever gives me crap about my collection.

[Broken_Hero]

38. Glad I can help, what do you collect, btw? nt

[seemunkee]

43. Comics and figures/urban vinyl

The comics are in cabinets that I built. The figures are all around the basement with a few better pieces in the living room.

[Broken_Hero]

46. hmm, you should take some pictures

someday....:D

[Ron Green]

44. As long as that's not your mom's basement ...

you're OK.

[Broken_Hero]

45. Nope, its one of our two back rooms....:)

:hi:

[ikojo]

47. I have no idea how old you are but if you are

over 18....

WOULD YOU MARRY ME?!!

I totally dig anyone who has an obsession and follows through with it. Look at all of those NRFBs! Droool!

You would understand my scooter love!

[Broken_Hero]

53. I'm over 18, but I'm married all ready...

Sorry.....:D :hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

50. I think you just made Cannikin's head explode.

:D

[Broken_Hero]

52. Thats what I'm going for....:)

I think I heard a big BANG over on the Arkansas side a few hours back....


:hide:

[Cannikin]

60. ...

[Broken_Hero]

63. ..........

:rofl:

[Q3JR4]

54. I love the 8th picture,

with the black Democratic Underground bumpersticker in the middle of it.

[DarkmoonIkonoklast]

55. Looks BLOODY AWESOME, mate!

   ...only, you need some action figures to fill out the DemocraticUnderground.com section of your display...
   Now, I have a few recommendations, but I've only been here a (relatively) short time, so I think I'd prefer it if other, more "experienced" DUers would do the honors.
   Which DUers should have action figures made for petersond's "Fortress of Solitude"?

[Jamastiene]

56. We all have our hobbies.

Who would I be to say for you to grow up when I still collect pictures of Deborah Harry as ony of my major hobbies? I think it's a cool looking room. It's very neat. :thumbsup:

[TK421]

57. Very impressive showroom! I can see Endor Luke and Bespin Han in

the fourth picture there.....surrounded by Marvel superheroes:thumbsup:

[Broken_Hero]

64. But tell me, can you find

Iceman, and Leonardo, the ninja turtle?....:D


And a bonus...

Snake Eyes is in there too...somewhere....:D

[bridgit]

58. dude, that's some serious collecting...

:hi:

[Shine]

59. All I can say is: Wow.

:wow:
that's some serious collecting. You remind me of that guy in "40 yr old Virgin". :D

[Cannikin]

61. Too much time?

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[sammythecat]

62. That totally speaks to me!

DUDE!,


:yourock: YES!! :headbang:

[Miss_Strawberry]

66. My friend has one of these...

he calls it his nerd palace.

[Nicole]

67. Neat collection.

The idea of dusting all of that every week would make me want to run screaming from the room though. :scared: