Vintage's humble Collection

Vintage · 10-24-2006, 01:40 PM

Hi guys!

So here's my very very humble collection of Thundercats!

(you can skip all this text...)

I have been colecting Thundercats since I was a kid, back in 1986, 1987. I was born in Brazil and lived there almost all of my childhood and the impact of the series was so huge that even today everybody still remind the series and even older people remember! It wasn't only a child's show!

I got Lion-O and Mumm-Ra and my collection grew. I had all the 4 Thundercats (There were no companions or Thunderkittens that came with Tygra or Cheetara), Mumm-Ra and the 4 mutants and that was all was ever sold there, of Thundercats figures.I also had Thundertank, Thunderclaw, and a Mutant skycutter, the Sword of Omens toy, a shield with the thundercats symbol and the toy version of Lion-O's claw shield.

But then after a day full of playing, I left all my toys scattered amongst the floor of my room and that got my mother really PO. She threw all of the figure s through the window! We lived in the 7th floor! Man, I was like Darth Vader in Episode 3: "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo".

What I found was a Thundercat Hecatomb, the only survivor was Mumm-Ra! I guess he is really the ever-living!

I tried to glue all of them together but they were never again like they were and were kept in a bag in the dark for 18 years. A few months ago an aunt of mine brought the bag to me and I started re-painting (check my sword of omens), fixing with special glue and molding material.

I never forgot those toys I loved so much and I began buying loose ones on eBay, to make a new collection. Since I don't have much $ to spend on my collection, I only bought some cheap ones, but that looked nice! Hell, one day I went crazy and bought a "very expensive" carded Monkian (my favourite Mutant) for 32$!

So now I am using an old furniture I had at home as my "showcase" for some of the toylines I played most when I was a kid: Thundercats, GIJOE and RAMBO (My MOTU stuff is still in some sealed box in a dark room in Brazil).

I don't have any special or hard to find picture as you guys, but I love my collection and I love to change their positions, put one in front of me when I am at the computer (There's the Glasslite Monkian staring at me now).. I guess that's one thing I can't do with the carded Monkian!

(End of "the story of my life with Thundercats")

Here's a picture of "The Thundercats", displayed with a background I added in Photoshop. I am planning on scanning that image and glue it in the back of where they are, So it will give that cool efect! Check out the Sword of Omens! I just hated the original: All Orange!!

Recent Pictures: The Collection

Glasslite Thundercats:

The Collection Jewel: Mr. Larry Kenney Autographed picture:

Thanks to TLC.org and Mr. Larry Kenney for that one!

Old Pictures:

Thundercats

Mutants

Gotta get a helmet for Monkian!.

My original GLASSLITE Thundercats Collection: Played and Loved!

here's some story behind Lion-O... One of his legs was here in Portugal with me for 16 years and the rest of the body in Brazil... Last summer they finally became together again! The front part os his face, I believe (and hope) is in the same bag as the MOTU Stuff, with his left arm!
Cheetara's head was loose, I had to glue it back, just like Pantro's crotch. Tygra is in really bad shape.. Don't know how I'm going to fix him yet!

Monkian's crotch has been restored with molding material and painted. Jackalman still has to wait for a similar operation!

Vultureman's crotch is also broken, but it's where the leg fits, so it can stand OK. Slythe's head must be with Lion-O's arm and face, and his arms are not attached to the body. And there's Mumm-ra, the ever-living (tested!) that survived a fall from the 7th floor (that is a 9th if I count the garage and playground!)!

*MannysCollectibles* · 10-24-2006, 02:22 PM

Very cool story Vintage...amazing that after more than 20 years a cartoon can impact so much on people. Some people may have big or small collection but the only thing that matters is that it has special meaning. I wouldve loved to have the toys from my childhood but those are long gone. Those would mean so much more to me than what I have know and the price is worthless if i could have those back. Very cool display you have....No matter how big or small a collection is it is always awesome to hear how you came about in having them and what they mean to you.

matt · 10-24-2006, 04:57 PM

Vintage that background is awesome and I love the custom sword of omens. I have a story similar to the one of your mom throwing your tcats out the window. When I was a kid I loved this group Kris Kross and played there tape constantly and was always leaving it around. One day she got fed up with picking it up and threw it across the room. It slammed into the door and broke into a million pieces.

Anyway I like your collection as no collection is too big or too small as long as it has meaning for you.

Ps do you mind if I copy your sword idea? I ask as I made a custom Bizzaro/evil Lion-o and have been wondering what to do about the sword of omens and yours would look sweet I think. I really like the green

matt · 10-24-2006, 05:00 PM

Well I certainly should have read Manny's reply before doing mine as my last sentence looks like I copied him

. But I swear I didn't I didn't ever read it till I posted oh well I stand by what I said

Lord LionO · 10-24-2006, 05:51 PM

Yeah Vintage, as sad as that story was I really enjoyed reading it. I also have a very small collection but I absolutely love them. Unfortunately the only Thundercat I had as a kid was Mummra's head piece. I found it on the street while in my stroller. Anyway, like I said I have a few MOC but I treasure them that much more. Thanks for sharing and sorry about hijacking this thread with my story :-)

Vintage · 10-25-2006, 11:00 AM

Manny, after reading your post I decided to edit it and show my original Thundercats, the ones I played and loved! I am very sorry you didn't kept yours! What happened man?

About how it touched people, my uncle said that she used to call my aunt "Cheetara", back in the 80's, when they we're dating because she had freckles! Man, I LMAO

Matt, at least we now know how traumatizing is to break child's toys, so I know I won't do that to my son!

About the Sword, I'll let you copy the idea, but you must post a pic here after!

And please try it with the "good" Lion-O, you will see it will look much better than that orange one!

Lord LionO, post your collection and tell your story, I am curious!

And thank you guys for the comments about the collection, I was kinda "shy" to show it up, since you have really big and expensive collections!

It's really good to hear from people that also love collecting this toys that were part of your youth and don't think its a "weird hobby"

*blackiecats* · 10-25-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintage

I tried to glue all of them together but they were never again like they were and were kept in a bag in the dark for 18 years. A few months ago an aunt of mine brought the bag to me and I started re-painting (check my sword of omens), fixing with special glue and molding material.

That's cool you got your old figures back even though they are beaten up. Luckily I still have most of my old figures as well (though I never had a full collection as a kid anyway)

I love what you have done with the Sword of Omens! It looks so cool painted in it's correct colours.

But like many have said, it's still a very cool collection you have there as all the nostalgia from yester-year is still there with those figures. As for your collecting, I'm sure in time you will have a near complete loose collection to display. I'm guessing you buy a new figure every so often? That's the beauty of collecting, adding piece by piece. If you are handed a complete collection that it makes it boring. I love the thrill of the chase personally!

Vintage · 10-25-2006, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackiecats

As for your collecting, I'm sure in time you will have a near complete loose collection to display. I'm guessing you buy a new figure every so often? That's the beauty of collecting, adding piece by piece.

Hi blackiecats, how are you? Thanks for your message!

About the complete collection, honestly I thing I am not going to buy any more figures from the Thundercats, perhaps only some of the Berbil's or the other 3 Thundercats if I can find them cheap! Ah, and some weapons, but they get so expensive I think I'm going to make some customs my own! At least Cheetara's weapon is easy!

Since I never owned the other figures (Mongor, Grune, even the other 3 Thundercats) when I was a kid I don't feel like getting them now.. Even because I have no room to display them

For now I am trying to get some other toys I had but that have broken, (RAMBO collection.. I know, nobody likes those!) and some that I really really wanted back then: Some GIJOE figures: Baroness, Shipwreck, Spirit, (15 in total) etc...

Vintage · 01-20-2007, 07:51 AM

Well, as you might know by now, I do not have a spectacular collection, its just the regular Thundercats + the basic Mutants...

But I like to change their display and this is the new one. I've decided to put Thunderclaw suspended and it looks really nice this way! In the future I'll put Monkian and a Sky Cutter and put it facing the Thunderclaw, in a sky battle.

EDITED: ALL PICTURES ARE IN THE FIRST POST

Chromeagle · 05-27-2007, 06:24 PM

Cool collection and great story as well.

10-24-2006, 01:40 PM	#1
Vintage Vortex Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portugal, Europe Age: 31 iTrader: / %	Vintage's humble Collection Hi guys! So here's my very very humble collection of Thundercats! (you can skip all this text...) I have been colecting Thundercats since I was a kid, back in 1986, 1987. I was born in Brazil and lived there almost all of my childhood and the impact of the series was so huge that even today everybody still remind the series and even older people remember! It wasn't only a child's show! I got Lion-O and Mumm-Ra and my collection grew. I had all the 4 Thundercats (There were no companions or Thunderkittens that came with Tygra or Cheetara), Mumm-Ra and the 4 mutants and that was all was ever sold there, of Thundercats figures.I also had Thundertank, Thunderclaw, and a Mutant skycutter, the Sword of Omens toy, a shield with the thundercats symbol and the toy version of Lion-O's claw shield. But then after a day full of playing, I left all my toys scattered amongst the floor of my room and that got my mother really PO. She threw all of the figure s through the window! We lived in the 7th floor! Man, I was like Darth Vader in Episode 3: "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo". What I found was a Thundercat Hecatomb, the only survivor was Mumm-Ra! I guess he is really the ever-living! I tried to glue all of them together but they were never again like they were and were kept in a bag in the dark for 18 years. A few months ago an aunt of mine brought the bag to me and I started re-painting (check my sword of omens), fixing with special glue and molding material. I never forgot those toys I loved so much and I began buying loose ones on eBay, to make a new collection. Since I don't have much $ to spend on my collection, I only bought some cheap ones, but that looked nice! Hell, one day I went crazy and bought a "very expensive" carded Monkian (my favourite Mutant) for 32$! So now I am using an old furniture I had at home as my "showcase" for some of the toylines I played most when I was a kid: Thundercats, GIJOE and RAMBO (My MOTU stuff is still in some sealed box in a dark room in Brazil). I don't have any special or hard to find picture as you guys, but I love my collection and I love to change their positions, put one in front of me when I am at the computer (There's the Glasslite Monkian staring at me now).. I guess that's one thing I can't do with the carded Monkian! *(End of "the story of my life with Thundercats")* Here's a picture of "The Thundercats", displayed with a background I added in Photoshop. I am planning on scanning that image and glue it in the back of where they are, So it will give that cool efect! Check out the Sword of Omens! I just hated the original: All Orange!! Recent Pictures: The Collection Glasslite Thundercats: The Collection Jewel: Mr. Larry Kenney Autographed picture: Thanks to TLC.org and Mr. Larry Kenney for that one! Old Pictures: Thundercats Mutants Gotta get a helmet for Monkian!. My original GLASSLITE Thundercats Collection: Played and Loved! here's some story behind Lion-O... One of his legs was here in Portugal with me for 16 years and the rest of the body in Brazil... Last summer they finally became together again! The front part os his face, I believe (and hope) is in the same bag as the MOTU Stuff, with his left arm! Cheetara's head was loose, I had to glue it back, just like Pantro's crotch. Tygra is in really bad shape.. Don't know how I'm going to fix him yet! Monkian's crotch has been restored with molding material and painted. Jackalman still has to wait for a similar operation! Vultureman's crotch is also broken, but it's where the leg fits, so it can stand OK. Slythe's head must be with Lion-O's arm and face, and his arms are not attached to the body. And there's Mumm-ra, the ever-living (tested!) that survived a fall from the 7th floor (that is a 9th if I count the garage and playground!)! Last edited by Vintage; 08-31-2007 at 09:00 AM..

10-24-2006, 02:22 PM	#2
MannysCollectibles Forum Admin Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mannheim, Germany Age: 34 iTrader: / %	Very cool story Vintage...amazing that after more than 20 years a cartoon can impact so much on people. Some people may have big or small collection but the only thing that matters is that it has special meaning. I wouldve loved to have the toys from my childhood but those are long gone. Those would mean so much more to me than what I have know and the price is worthless if i could have those back. Very cool display you have....No matter how big or small a collection is it is always awesome to hear how you came about in having them and what they mean to you. __________________ I also collect coins

10-24-2006, 04:57 PM	#3
matt Tcats Merch and toy guy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Batavia, NY Age: 31 iTrader: / %	Vintage that background is awesome and I love the custom sword of omens. I have a story similar to the one of your mom throwing your tcats out the window. When I was a kid I loved this group Kris Kross and played there tape constantly and was always leaving it around. One day she got fed up with picking it up and threw it across the room. It slammed into the door and broke into a million pieces. Anyway I like your collection as no collection is too big or too small as long as it has meaning for you. Ps do you mind if I copy your sword idea? I ask as I made a custom Bizzaro/evil Lion-o and have been wondering what to do about the sword of omens and yours would look sweet I think. I really like the green __________________ Always looking for Thundercats and Tigersharks MOC Last edited by matt; 10-25-2006 at 04:17 AM..

10-24-2006, 05:00 PM	#4
matt Tcats Merch and toy guy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Batavia, NY Age: 31 iTrader: / %	Well I certainly should have read Manny's reply before doing mine as my last sentence looks like I copied him. But I swear I didn't I didn't ever read it till I posted oh well I stand by what I said __________________ Always looking for Thundercats and Tigersharks MOC

10-24-2006, 05:51 PM	#5
Lord LionO Berserker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Baby! Age: 31 iTrader: / %	Yeah Vintage, as sad as that story was I really enjoyed reading it. I also have a very small collection but I absolutely love them. Unfortunately the only Thundercat I had as a kid was Mummra's head piece. I found it on the street while in my stroller. Anyway, like I said I have a few MOC but I treasure them that much more. Thanks for sharing and sorry about hijacking this thread with my story :-) __________________ Check Out my - For Sale Toy Page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nostal...5783028?ref=ts \"What made America great was not that every man struggled for his own survival, but that every man accepted individual responsibility for the survival of all.\"

10-25-2006, 11:00 AM	#6
Vintage Vortex Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portugal, Europe Age: 31 iTrader: / %	Manny, after reading your post I decided to edit it and show my original Thundercats, the ones I played and loved! I am very sorry you didn't kept yours! What happened man? About how it touched people, my uncle said that she used to call my aunt "Cheetara", back in the 80's, when they we're dating because she had freckles! Man, I LMAO Matt, at least we now know how traumatizing is to break child's toys, so I know I won't do that to my son! About the Sword, I'll let you copy the idea, but you must post a pic here after! And please try it with the "good" Lion-O, you will see it will look much better than that orange one! Lord LionO, post your collection and tell your story, I am curious! And thank you guys for the comments about the collection, I was kinda "shy" to show it up, since you have really big and expensive collections! It's really good to hear from people that also love collecting this toys that were part of your youth and don't think its a "weird hobby"

01-20-2007, 07:51 AM	#9
Vintage Vortex Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portugal, Europe Age: 31 iTrader: / %	Updates Well, as you might know by now, I do not have a spectacular collection, its just the regular Thundercats + the basic Mutants... But I like to change their display and this is the new one. I've decided to put Thunderclaw suspended and it looks really nice this way! In the future I'll put Monkian and a Sky Cutter and put it facing the Thunderclaw, in a sky battle. EDITED: ALL PICTURES ARE IN THE FIRST POST Last edited by Vintage; 08-31-2007 at 09:02 AM..

05-27-2007, 06:24 PM	#10
Chromeagle Barbarian Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina iTrader: / %	Cool collection and great story as well.

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