Sunday, September 27, 2009

Why do I do it?

Well, my collection has moved south from the office to the stairwell. That is where all my vintage stuff is now displayed…or most of it anyway. My focus is the original 21 (carded and loose). The collection is complete, for now anyways. I just got my “Style A” STAR WARS poster back from the frame shop and it looks great. Not exactly where I want it yet because where it hung is well…10 feet off the landing…and I’m a little afraid of heights. So it needs to go right about 2 inches and down about 5 inches. Currently I’m peeking out of my home office and admiring the collection that is slowly taking shape outside on the stairs. And ya know what? It really takes me back to when I was a kid! The carded figures for sure…but even that poster. I remember back in 1977 when Star Wars came out we actually had that same poster hanging up in our classroom wall for a few days! There are a few folks that I know from way back that might help me confirm this…but with the help of that poster hanging on the wall, we had a little project where we could draw our favorite scene(s) from the movie so we could hang them next to that poster for those brief few day the poster was up. I actually think the poster belonged to Josh Woods…I wonder if he remembers that. Luckily I have found Josh again on FaceBook. So maybe he can chime in. Well…anyway… it’s so fun for me to see this stuff on a daily basis because to be honest these silly pieces of plastic and cardboard are the treasures of my childhood. And seeing them everyday makes me feel good. So for me, that’s what collecting is all about. You do it because it makes you happy. And I know I’m not alone, because so many people have these same kinds of memories. So many people ask “Why do you collect Star Wars, you’re such a nerd….” Well, to be honest I do it because I love it. I love the way it helps me remember fun days with my friends, and lonely days where playing with my Luke figure seemed to make that day just a little better. And if that’s nerdy…well then I guess I’m the biggest nerd out there.

Keep playing with your toys my friends!!!!

-Tom Berges

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Never enough MOC vintage!!!!!

Filming for the collectors spotlight video is going well...the problem is I feel I need to purchase more items. Ya know, just to make the video that much cooler! :) I focused on the STAR WARS staircase...framing and shelving is taking a while....and the customer plexi-glass cases for figures and stuff is taking longer than expected. But slowly and surely I'm getting there.
Cheers,
Tom Berges



Please enjoy this pic of my newest purchase above.... :)


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Moving along...


Um, hello...

Website looking great so far, but we need more vintage Star Wars submissions! We are off to a great start. Thanks goes out to my friend Criz for putting this all together for me! Thanks man! I hope people find this site fun and nostalgic. It's going to be a fun ride!!!!

And now for fun, here's a picture of my collection room taken in 2007. Enjoy...

-Tom


Sunday, September 13, 2009

Welcome, welcome!

Hey all,

The site is almost done and I really look forward to seeing your photo submissions! Also, the first video is nearly done and will be the first of many cool collection spotlights. So stay tuned as this will be the place to come for stories and updates.

Cheers,
Tom Berges