Collecting disasters

Shogi · **Posted:** Sun May 01, 2011 8:29 pm

My stories are tame compared to what I have read so far, but once I was putting a new Starduster helmet I had just gotten in a trade on a Starduster when the helmet snapped in half right down the middle.

Another time, One of the cats got into the toy room. He procedded to check out my Awe Strikers (I had a new Target version and a Vintage version right next to each other) 2 guesses which one needs new antennas now (yes he chose vintage, dusty, dried out plastic over brand new plastic to chew on)

Troynos · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 6:01 am

My cat has a habit of knocking stuff off the bookcase I have some stuff displayed on. Luckily it was just kitbashed customs that he could reach.

He'd knock 'em on the floor and the puppy would go to town.

Now the puppy gets locked out of the bedroom where the stuff is displayed. Cat still knocks things down.

Vadersquest · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:54 pm **Posts:** 46

Wow....some of these stories are heart breaking. I remember one day I bumped into a desk that I was using to display a Code 3 item. This item cost 500 bucks and one simple bump sent it tumbling, case and all to the floor. Damn thing shattered along with the case. That was bad BUT the damn thing took the TRU Hydrofoil with it. I never heard such a shatter before...plastic snapping and pieces flying. The Hydrofoil was fubared as the side guns broke into 6 pieces and pieces were lost. My cat did find a few depth charges and yes, she chewed the piss out of em. I was able to "fix" the code 3 item (die-cast AT-ST) but the hydrofoil is still in need of parts

pluv · **Joined:** Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:47 am **Posts:** 55

Moving always breaks something. This last time, despite being wrapped and packed by itself, the missile rack on a mail away VAMP II got broken off.
Before that my childhood Skystriker had both wings snapped off. And the one before that, the deck of a hydrofoil got snapped in half in a tote of other vehicles. It was the only one damaged.

Oh my dog ate a R/C Crossfire missile. But I consider that karma for the number of times I chased her around the house with the NAC.

Werecat · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 2:20 pm

Back in junior high I came home with ‘D’ in math, and as punishment, my parents threw away all my toys. My entire ‘Joe collection from 1982 - 1988, all my Transformers, all my M.A.S.K. stuff, all my off-brand toys, as well as coloring books, filecards, comics, magazines, etc. that was related. The only thing that survived, were my Legos, Matchbox cars, and a few of my Thundercats, as all of that stuff was stored in our den instead of my room. (My Thundercats would later be destroyed when my dad accidently threw them away back in 2004 or 2005 when he was house cleaning old stuff out from their storage cupboards.)

I still remember that day back in 1988. It took years and a small fortune to rebuild my ‘Joe collection, but I was never able to recover with Transformers or M.A.S.K..

Then, the second incident happened several years ago. My young cousins were at my folks house (where I had stored all my stuff), and my mom let them play with all my ‘Joe toys that were safely packed away. She knew I was saving that stuff, and she knew the worth, but for whatever reason, she let them play with everything.

So when I came over to visit, I found my entire rebuilt collection scattered on my folks’ driveway, in their wooded back yard, and on the front lawn. Lots of figures had been scraped against the driveway losing paint (the worst was my A.V.A.C. who had virginal silver paint until he was ravaged by tiny hands and concrete). Guns, helmets, visors, and many other small pieces were lost in tall grass, several vehicles were missing parts or broken from rough play, and they even somehow lost an arm from that giant Star Brigade Armorbot when they were playing with it in the woods.

After that, I took all my ‘Joe stuff to my place and stored it away.

siddarth · **Posted:** Tue May 03, 2011 7:11 pm

Werecat wrote:

Back in junior high I came home with ‘D’ in math, and as punishment, my parents threw away all my toys. My entire ‘Joe collection from 1982 - 1988, all my Transformers, all my M.A.S.K. stuff, all my off-brand toys, as well as coloring books, filecards, comics, magazines, etc. that was related. The only thing that survived, were my Legos, Matchbox cars, and a few of my Thundercats, as all of that stuff was stored in our den instead of my room. (My Thundercats would later be destroyed when my dad accidently threw them away back in 2004 or 2005 when he was house cleaning old stuff out from their storage cupboards.)

I still remember that day back in 1988. It took years and a small fortune to rebuild my ‘Joe collection, but I was never able to recover with Transformers or M.A.S.K..

Then, the second incident happened several years ago. My young cousins were at my folks house (where I had stored all my stuff), and my mom let them play with all my ‘Joe toys that were safely packed away. She knew I was saving that stuff, and she knew the worth, but for whatever reason, she let them play with everything.

So when I came over to visit, I found my entire rebuilt collection scattered on my folks’ driveway, in their wooded back yard, and on the front lawn. Lots of figures had been scraped against the driveway losing paint (the worst was my A.V.A.C. who had virginal silver paint until he was ravaged by tiny hands and concrete). Guns, helmets, visors, and many other small pieces were lost in tall grass, several vehicles were missing parts or broken from rough play, and they even somehow lost an arm from that giant Star Brigade Armorbot when they were playing with it in the woods.

After that, I took all my ‘Joe stuff to my place and stored it away.

There's a special place in toy hell waiting for your parents. You know the place where toys really do come to life.

Barefoot Jedi · **Joined:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:37 pm **Posts:** 59

Werecat wrote:

Back in junior high I came home with ‘D’ in math, and as punishment, my parents threw away all my toys. My entire ‘Joe collection from 1982 - 1988, all my Transformers, all my M.A.S.K. stuff, all my off-brand toys, as well as coloring books, filecards, comics, magazines, etc. that was related. The only thing that survived, were my Legos, Matchbox cars, and a few of my Thundercats, as all of that stuff was stored in our den instead of my room. (My Thundercats would later be destroyed when my dad accidently threw them away back in 2004 or 2005 when he was house cleaning old stuff out from their storage cupboards.)

I still remember that day back in 1988. It took years and a small fortune to rebuild my ‘Joe collection, but I was never able to recover with Transformers or M.A.S.K..

Then, the second incident happened several years ago. My young cousins were at my folks house (where I had stored all my stuff), and my mom let them play with all my ‘Joe toys that were safely packed away. She knew I was saving that stuff, and she knew the worth, but for whatever reason, she let them play with everything.

So when I came over to visit, I found my entire rebuilt collection scattered on my folks’ driveway, in their wooded back yard, and on the front lawn. Lots of figures had been scraped against the driveway losing paint (the worst was my A.V.A.C. who had virginal silver paint until he was ravaged by tiny hands and concrete). Guns, helmets, visors, and many other small pieces were lost in tall grass, several vehicles were missing parts or broken from rough play, and they even somehow lost an arm from that giant Star Brigade Armorbot when they were playing with it in the woods.

After that, I took all my ‘Joe stuff to my place and stored it away.

I need a drink now.

DUDE.

siddarth · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 10:03 am

Barefoot Jedi wrote:

Werecat wrote:

Back in junior high I came home with ‘D’ in math, and as punishment, my parents threw away all my toys. My entire ‘Joe collection from 1982 - 1988, all my Transformers, all my M.A.S.K. stuff, all my off-brand toys, as well as coloring books, filecards, comics, magazines, etc. that was related. The only thing that survived, were my Legos, Matchbox cars, and a few of my Thundercats, as all of that stuff was stored in our den instead of my room. (My Thundercats would later be destroyed when my dad accidently threw them away back in 2004 or 2005 when he was house cleaning old stuff out from their storage cupboards.)

I still remember that day back in 1988. It took years and a small fortune to rebuild my ‘Joe collection, but I was never able to recover with Transformers or M.A.S.K..

Then, the second incident happened several years ago. My young cousins were at my folks house (where I had stored all my stuff), and my mom let them play with all my ‘Joe toys that were safely packed away. She knew I was saving that stuff, and she knew the worth, but for whatever reason, she let them play with everything.

So when I came over to visit, I found my entire rebuilt collection scattered on my folks’ driveway, in their wooded back yard, and on the front lawn. Lots of figures had been scraped against the driveway losing paint (the worst was my A.V.A.C. who had virginal silver paint until he was ravaged by tiny hands and concrete). Guns, helmets, visors, and many other small pieces were lost in tall grass, several vehicles were missing parts or broken from rough play, and they even somehow lost an arm from that giant Star Brigade Armorbot when they were playing with it in the woods.

After that, I took all my ‘Joe stuff to my place and stored it away.

I need a drink now.

DUDE.

My sentiments exactly!

Werecat, I don't mean to speak harshly of your parents. They could be lovely people. However, their choice of punishment leaves a lot to be desired or possibly, there is more to the first story than you remember.

My parents worked hard for what they had and I was indulged when it came to toys. However, the thought of throwing toys away that cost money would have never crossed their minds.

As for the cousins story, had your mother indicated at any time that she would like the items removed from the house? Was she tired of offering free storage? Not excusing what she did. Just trying to find the underlying reasons.

emike · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 10:10 am

kiddreams wrote:

About 6 years ago I had a mint complete vintage Stinger I just got in from Ebay. It was shipped in a good box wrapped in a Wal-Mart sack. A few hours later my wife and I heard some noise in the kitchen. We ran in there and saw the sack moving all over the floor. My cat had wrapped her neck around the sack and freaked out. She was running around the kitchen banging it into walls, the kitchen table legs, and anything that was in there. She even pissed all inside and outside the sack because, I guess, she thought the end was near. Thankfully we were able to get the sack off of her and she was unharmed. I wish I could say the same thing for the jeep. It was in pieces and smelled like someone had just taken a big honkin piss all over it. I guess my clumsiness was leaving it in the kitchen instead of taken it to the Joe room.

This is one of the funniest things I have ever read. Not to make light of the loss of a mint Stinger, but the fact that it also got pissed on is hilarious. :lol:

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