*Original Title, for those who care: "New to skullbrain, but I've definitely put in my time!"

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So, as I mentioned over in the Just for Fun/ board reinto section, I'm new to skullbrain, but not new to this world.

Here are a few glimpses and highlights. If you want to see a larger set (although even blurrier photos), check here.

If you want to see close-ups of anything, let me know! Sorry about the quality, my house is old and dark, so shooting pictures inside here is always a pain.

- e!


ART, ETC.


The two little pieces are Jeremy Fish paintings. The painting in the middle is by Don Pendleton, formerly of Alien Workshop, now with Element.


Andy Howell, 30" x 30"


Untitled #39 by Dave Kinsey, 24" x 48"


It's a kinda rough pic, but two sets of originals by pro skateboarder Lance Mountain. Acrylic on ceramic tiles, they are supposed to represent the deep end and shallow end of a pool.


A sweet little piece by Nate Van Dyke, BUILT TO BAIL from his show at 5024PDX last Fall.


BALLS by Mike Giant, about 11" x 14"


SNOOP-A-LOOP!, photo by my friend Joe Toreno


Cap'n Annie by Ryan Bubnis

TOYS


That's a MODART bust from 2002 painted by Natas Kaupas and a Mark Gonzales ORANGE BOOK GUY statue in the back.

*Redacted pics per overwhelming request.

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Most of the previous posts are from TAC or KR, but here are a few quickly snapped phone pics of more of my vinyl. My girlfriend recently moved in, so some things are a bit out of sorts as I'm moving everything around.


My absolute favorite SB figure, the blue Usugrow Rebel Ink makes an appearance.


A more recent photo of the shelf by my office desk. I've tracked down just about every FILTH production toy I could find. I have both Wagons, too, but they don't really fit anywhere yet.

Same goes for the Jeremy Fish toys, I've got all except the little teddy trooper that came out a bit ago. This completist streak in me will clearly be the financial death of me!



Again, from a skateworld standpoint, the top shelf hold three gonz statues (with two shmoos on top flanking a Jordan Isip original for all you old hardcore heads out there.)


My GID corner. Just with these few pieces, that corner glows brighter than any nightlight! it's been my latest addiction, no doubt about that.

Very glad to be here, and thanks for having me!

erich!

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Added 6/14/10: I am aware I don't have a ton of strictly Japanese toys in my collection, but I figured I'd give a snapshot/glimpse of where I'm at now, where my interests lie and then show the progress as my collection moves in other directions.

And for those first reading this, I've tried to cut out a lot of the photos that really set people off. Ultimately, I just collect a LOT of different things, and was stoked to share after I had looked through other people's collection threads.

second person i've ever known to spell erich with an h

you probably wont win many friends here with the toys in most of the photographs

Do you understand what people collect here? Have you ever looked at this board before? I'm kind of curious.

Posting pics of Dummys and Skumbo mixed with Pushead?
(that silver KvP looks like it is about to take a serious shelfdive by the way)

Oh boy....

No my little ponies? lame.

The Nate Van Dyke piece is great!

Don't let the complainers get you down. Collect what you want.

Noone's saying don't collect them, we just don't need to see pictures here!

this is out of control .. mods?

it is not that out of control IMHO..

a bit scattered in terms of focus,,but some interesting stuff in there nonetheless (i am biased towards pro skater art)

erichunpro,,the pics could use some editing,,i would edit out the pic of the Q*EES for instance (to avoid further flaming)

Jeb being the diplomatic moderator . . . me being the undiplomatic Northern bastard says . . . WTF!

i'm trying,,i'm trying....

although in hindsight,,,some of the pics are WTF-worthy...

like i said,,i think an edit is needed...

You do realize we collect japanese monsters here right? Not connecting the dots....

the art stuff I like to see, though not sure this is the best place....the BunnyVans are cool but dear lord the rest....no!!!

no kaiju = no idea

welcome to skullbrain

but Real x Head, Secret Base and a few other companies don't make kaiju...

those would be the exceptions

i still just like the sound of no kaiju = no idea though

Welcome to the fray!!




Nice collection too. im esp proned to drool on your KvP's, as i dont own one, and your other kaws pieces are nice too.

im diggin your other art as well. (the decks + prints)

peace.

he's got Kaiju mixed in with the other stuff . . . . . . wots the problem.

dude try these links a helpful member posted for me when i suffered
the wrath of the newbie haters!

http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13719
http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13720
http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13721
http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=13723

i found them useful.

No, he's trying to commit suicide.

I love the clear broken heart robot and the black sug.. purple & red skumbo's never get any love but I actually like them and own both..

I have a lot of western garbage lying around but this is not the place for it... we like them fugly munsters up in here

yeah man, the only thing people wanna see in those pix are your mummy boy & mummy gator and the rebel ink.. oh' yeah and the stage diving KvP's... everything else could pretty much burn in a fire and we would laugh heartily about it..

welcome aboard, we really appreciate the enthusiastic hello but prepare to initiate hazing phase stage one.. you will get abused

Haha, duly noted everyone.

Yeah, I've made some regrettable purchases in my day, as I learned what was available and learned about the ins and outs of this world. I'll go edit a few of those pics down for you folks. Scattered? Totally. I dig what I dig and simply add them as I do.

I AM aware of what this board is about, I HAVEN'T had time to go through every thread, but I wanted to start contributing to the discussion. A lot of the pics that are now cut date back to about 2005, but they were what I had to work with last night (almost all gone now, though.)

Honestly? My main focus in my collection is the "skateboard art" side of things, so that's what clutters my house most, but I do have a love/fondness/appreciation for all of it, be it western/japanese/etc.

@Chris Kohler - thanks, it looks even better in person! If that's the only piece of Nate's I ever own, I'm pretty happy.

@jebcrow - thanks for the tips, done and done.

@mecha - Thanks, I got the KxP with the suicide lean fixed. The board collection is about 80 deep now, but I'm guessing I'll have to send you a separate link some other time.

@The Moog - thanks for the links, I'll go and check them out before I post anything else up.

@sumatra71 - Thanks to you too for the tips!

I dig the Lance Mountain set. Any Neil Blender?

Sadly, no neil blender, although I DID once go to a BBQ at his brother's house in Alabama circa 1994 and got to see the masks that were in the living room when he, Lance, and O were skating through the house in the one Powell Vid (and that title totally escapes me!). Needless to say, I was pretty stoked.

Where?