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DawnStar
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RE: Today I got....

on Saturday, February, 16, 2013 11:19 PM
OMG, you guys are so lucky!
I only have the TRON: Legacy Official Movie Guide.....as well as both movies on my phone and my computer. *shrug* Oh, well..

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Falty
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on Sunday, February, 24, 2013 10:48 AM


 
LucrataNexarii
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on Sunday, February, 24, 2013 2:17 PM
Well, I'm in the same category as you, Dawnstar, if not less.

I've got... Well....

Study-sketches of Uprising's Tron in my sketchbook? (Done just so I could adapt to drawing him recognizably at all.)

I consider the rest of you Programs lucky bastards! In all honesty, way to go, and that's some fine hunting, dedication, and luck you have!

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DawnStar
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RE: Today I got....

on Sunday, February, 24, 2013 3:26 PM
LucrataNexarii Wrote:Well, I'm in the same category as you, Dawnstar, if not less.

I've got... Well....

Study-sketches of Uprising's Tron in my sketchbook? (Done just so I could adapt to drawing him recognizably at all.)

I consider the rest of you Programs lucky bastards! In all honesty, way to go, and that's some fine hunting, dedication, and luck you have!

I know, right?

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Daft Tron
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RE: Today I got....

on Monday, February, 25, 2013 12:49 AM
Falty Wrote:Went to the Comicon in Portland a scored this!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t0fu0r7epf26cz0/Photo%20Feb%2023%2C%208%2041%2045%20PM.jpg
Signed by Bruce Boxleitner!

if you only had a COA then this would be complete otherwise it's like All other sigs, of worth no value other than personal. Sorry to be the bearer of such information but you were bound to find out sooner or later anyhow.


 
renderinfo2
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on Monday, February, 25, 2013 4:03 PM
Daft Tron Wrote:if you only had a COA then this would be complete otherwise it's like All other sigs, of worth no value other than personal. Sorry to be the bearer of such information but you were bound to find out sooner or later anyhow.
Uhh, I think that with or without the COA, your statement is correct. IE, even with a "valid COA" , the value of this piece is mostly sentimental and personal. [What the heck is a valid COA anyway?!? Oh yeah, some "independent" 3rd party vouches for the authenticity of some something, a signature or whatever...]
I always laugh when people throw around "COA"'s, because I've seen a lot of fake COA's as well. In the case of Falty's cool signed poster in a frame, Mr. Boxleitner has NEVER been stingy with his signature, so with or without a COA, most people would be comfortable believing that the signature "is real". And a COA isn't "required" if you were around to see the signature happening, unless your whole purpose is to resell anyways. Granted, Falty probably "bought" this from someone, but "fake sig" or not (and it's MUCH harder for me to believe this could possibly be a fake knowing Mr. Boxleitner's signing habits), this is damn cool.




 
Daft Tron
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RE: Today I got....

on Monday, February, 25, 2013 10:06 PM
renderinfo2 Wrote:
Daft Tron Wrote:if you only had a COA then this would be complete otherwise it's like All other sigs, of worth no value other than personal. Sorry to be the bearer of such information but you were bound to find out sooner or later anyhow.
Uhh, I think that with or without the COA, your statement is correct. IE, even with a "valid COA" , the value of this piece is mostly sentimental and personal. [What the heck is a valid COA anyway?!? Oh yeah, some "independent" 3rd party vouches for the authenticity of some something, a signature or whatever...]
I always laugh when people throw around "COA"'s, because I've seen a lot of fake COA's as well. In the case of Falty's cool signed poster in a frame, Mr. Boxleitner has NEVER been stingy with his signature, so with or without a COA, most people would be comfortable believing that the signature "is real". And a COA isn't "required" if you were around to see the signature happening, unless your whole purpose is to resell anyways. Granted, Falty probably "bought" this from someone, but "fake sig" or not (and it's MUCH harder for me to believe this could possibly be a fake knowing Mr. Boxleitner's signing habits), this is damn cool.



Unfortunately I can give a shit about them myself however, not many see it in that perspective. Take for example the collectors that love having graded figures. As a collector myself, I think it's ridiculous having to pay someone else tell you it's in great condition which you simply do yourself & choose the best of the lot, given the opportunity. I know this individual can care less about it though his prerogative was to receive a signature for sentimental value & for the fact that "he" personally met them face to face.


 
Falty
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RE: Today I got....

on Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 10:48 AM
Those are interesting thoughts but I didn't buy it because of its resale value. I purchased it because of the sentiment. I've not seen one like it before.


 
BanditTron
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on Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 12:09 PM
Falty Wrote:Those are interesting thoughts but I didn't buy it because of its resale value. I purchased it because of the sentiment. I've not seen one like it before.

Nice addition! Love the matting and the arrangement! Very cool piece. I love how it looks, very professional.


 
BanditTron
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on Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 4:50 PM
Not Today but actually last Thursday my best friend Christina was visiting from Philadelphia and she brought along my Christmas and Bday gifts!


4-Sam Flynn throwable discs
2-Rinzler throwable discs
and a Blue and Red Classic Identity Disc plate set from A&R Collectibles.


I'm wanting to take two of the Sam Discs and modify them in a way that they will light up and also the two halves separate (by the use of magnets) to show the interior much like in TRON: Uprising.


 
LucrataNexarii
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RE: Today I got....

on Tuesday, February, 26, 2013 6:59 PM
Damn, BanditTron! My circuitry is green with envy. :P

I've never really been into collecting things, but hell if I haven't had a compulsion to pick up some discs for myself! Now, if I only knew where to find such things...

Letters sent to Disney: 6
Let them hear 'Tron lives!!'
 
ChrisC
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RE: Today I got....

on Wednesday, February, 27, 2013 4:41 AM
BanditTron, how about leaving some stuff for the rest of us? haha

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BanditTron
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RE: Today I got....

on Thursday, February, 28, 2013 9:35 PM
Hahaha, I'll try.

I just have a ton of TRON: Legacy stuff on my Amazon Wishlist and that is what most people get me. My friend, Christina, pretty much got me all the discs on my list. Haha

Also, my Mom surprised me last week with a TRON birthday cake she had a local bakery make. It was a very cool thing for her to do.



 
basserandstuff
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on Thursday, March, 14, 2013 3:31 PM
Awesome cake!

And I've been thinking lately about getting the Tron: Evolution game... one day. xD


 
ChrisC
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RE: Today I got....

on Thursday, March, 14, 2013 5:02 PM
That's cool, everyone probably knows you as the "Tron guy" then haha.

Cool cake!

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BanditTron
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RE: Today I got....

on Thursday, March, 14, 2013 9:57 PM
ChrisC Wrote:That's cool, everyone probably knows you as the "Tron guy" then haha.

Cool cake!

Haha, yeah...I'm working on it.

The cake was very tasty, especially the TRON letters haha


 
renderinfo2
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RE: Today I got....

on Friday, April, 26, 2013 1:50 PM
Today I got... my Tron-themed computer room and Display Cabinet FINISHED!


(Sorry about the graphics intensive post)
I have a lot of unique things here, custom made, as well as some "rare" stuff. This obviously isn't "all" the Tron Swag and collectibles I have, just the "open" stuff I am proud to display.


My room is kinda small, and my picture-taking skills truly stink. Here's the "walls" of my computer room taken from a perspective where I can actually hold the camera and shoot...

Corner Room
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Wi-qBpnksI4/UXqBs8pK2II/AAAAAAAAAyE/YFw4EK9-ng4/w1678-h883/IMG_20130426_071339.jpg

Yes, those are simply spin master toys I have hanging from the ceiling, and the other wall holds my 1982 Tron Trading Card display.

Corner Display Case
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fHa5J1xEjKM/UXqN-r6C4mI/AAAAAAAAAzg/YmHCwZbFm5Y/w744-h1047/IMG_20130426_070912.jpg

Here's where my "creme de la creme" stuff is. I have over 20 posters, I just havn't figured out where or how to display them. I'm also waiting for a decent frame for my End Of Line Club poster, but here's what I got in another corner of the room.

A picture of my shadow boxes behind the display cabinet.
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cyYkyT7Vx7w/UXpxioSuUtI/AAAAAAAAAwc/On_ZmhAwoqc/w785-h1047/Display+Case+-+4

Besides all the die cast vehicles (I know the white cycle is missing from the shadowbox, it's sort of in the display cabinet) is my Flynn Lives Arg collection.
The Flynn Lives black paper messages in the upper left.
Custom made pins representing every Flynn Arg badge that could be obtained in the ARG.
The SDCC Coaster and a custom acrylic coaster based on it in the upper right.
All the ARG tokens and blue holder, as well as a silver and gold Disneyland Electronica token.
A custom made Sam chip necklace (From therpf.com).
A custom made Alan Bradley Encom work badge (it's in the movie!).
The Flynn Lives Guest Badge and the Flynn Lives Arg badge.
The Flynn Lives Arg postcards, complete set.
Every Flynn Lives Arg pin, and a few "movie release" pins. All, pretty rare.
A custom made acrylic EOLC Map, movie-authentic (from therpf.com).
Tron Legacy pre-release movie admittance band.
In the background are pre-release movie "postcards" and screenshots.

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Now, that display case in the above picture has six individually "themed levels". All the lighting is custom, and there's currently 5 "media players" playing various clips 24x7 (even when the lighting is off).

Top Level
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ATiFKqcsZYw/UXpxi7vbH8I/AAAAAAAAAx4/KVcg5bgubxM/w1396-h1047/IMG_20130426_071507.jpg

Yes, one of every spin master deluxe disc, including an AR Collectible original tron plate. The Rinzler disc is signed by Mr. Boxleitner himself, and the disc was modified with custom lighting and runs off of AC. I'm waiting for Artfunk to complete my custom baton which will go on a stand in front of the discs.

Second Level
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-SAT2qwyRPbI/UXp_MvVyymI/AAAAAAAAAyA/q1OKzjquyeY/w1553-h1047/IMG_20130426_073201.jpg

The amount of effort that went into this shelf is unimaginable and has taken me almost 3 years. The SDCC Tron Vintage figure arcade, the Coleco football game, and the original tomytronic was easy to find, it just took a lot of patience to wait to find them at reasonable prices. But the custom Tron Arcade Cabinet, Space Paranoids Cabinet, and Discs of Tron Environmental cabinet were all custom made, and then further customized to include a media player and speaker so they are playing the actual attract and game play screens of the arcade. Maybe I'll shoot a youtube video, but these arcade machines are working!

Third Level
http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mzitckDF8N8/UXpxihSj2JI/AAAAAAAAAyY/Ll9p9Mb4cEw/w1678-h1028/Display+Case+-+1

The kevin flynn light cycle is on a custom base with an attached media player playing clips of the light cycle in the movie as well as some original light bike movie clips. Those are standard neca light bikes with the kubrick tank in the background. I'm still waiting on a kubrick wireframe light cycle to come in when will share the base with the white lightcycle.

Fourth Level
http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FXMZax0-usY/UXpxiggM-VI/AAAAAAAAAyc/sSA7qSIl62I/w1512-h1047/Display+Case+-+2

Another custom base with a media player playing clips from Tron Legacy. This base was made for my 12" Disney pullback light cycle (or the sideshow lc), but I didn't have the heart to remove it from the package, so I just stuck two of my spin master toys on it. In the background is my favorite pic in Starfire glass of the light cycles. This glass is actually back-lit by color changing LED's so seeing it "live" is a lot cooler than the picture here.

Fifth Level
http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WxIIBw3fijw/UXqB7fVYREI/AAAAAAAAAyg/uAc5KHzLA7Q/w1678-h907/IMG_20130426_071557.jpg

This is just a very small part of my collection of different "media". I want to get a laserdisc and VHS in there eventually, and I felt the light cycle USB represented "media". Also, I made a conscious decision not to include "every" released Tron game, but I would like to get in there the Atari or Intellivision game if I ever pick one up.

Bottom Level
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yj4pTZdQc-w/UXp_VQ2OyPI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/rpCXnozi54w/w1612-h1047/IMG_20130426_071614.jpg

Like most Tron memorabilia collectors, I have many books, magazines and comics. I've got an entire bookshelf that has my old Tron stuff stored. I decided for my display case to just include something representative from every era and no magazines. The two Art of Tron books (both original and Legacy) are there, my custom Digital Frontier book (therpf.com), and the only Tron uprising book I've been able to locate is in there as well.

Let me know what you think!



 
Lightrender3d
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RE: Today I got....

on Friday, April, 26, 2013 9:27 PM
renderinfo2 Wrote:A picture of my shadow boxes behind the display cabinet.

Besides all the die cast vehicles (I know the white cycle is missing from the shadowbox, it's sort of in the display cabinet) is my Flynn Lives Arg collection.
The Flynn Lives black paper messages in the upper left.
Custom made pins representing every Flynn Arg badge that could be obtained in the ARG.
The SDCC Coaster and a custom acrylic coaster based on it in the upper right.
All the ARG tokens and blue holder, as well as a silver and gold Disneyland Electronica token.
A custom made Sam chip necklace (From therpf.com).
A custom made Alan Bradley Encom work badge (it's in the movie!).
The Flynn Lives Guest Badge and the Flynn Lives Arg badge.
The Flynn Lives Arg postcards, complete set.
Every Flynn Lives Arg pin, and a few "movie release" pins. All, pretty rare.
A custom made acrylic EOLC Map, movie-authentic (from therpf.com).
Tron Legacy pre-release movie admittance band.
In the background are pre-release movie "postcards" and screenshots.

That is the most wicked collection I've ever seen. and I LOVE the wall! haha. But your Shadow boxes.. those are awesome! I wish I had some skills to make them! But, you are missing the most important piece from the SDCC Tron Scavenger hunt! You're missing the Scavenger Hunt Disc /w Movie Trailer!

I have one if you're interested. lol.


 
Kat
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RE: Today I got....

on Friday, April, 26, 2013 11:07 PM
renderinfo2 Wrote:Today I got... my Tron-themed computer room and Display Cabinet FINISHED!


This needs a "like" button for sure.

What do you want? I'm busy.


Program, please!


Chaos.... good news.
 
renderinfo2
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RE: Today I got....

on Saturday, April, 27, 2013 10:48 AM
You're missing the Scavenger Hunt Disc /w Movie Trailer!
I have one if you're interested. lol.
Send it over on consignment. I'll add it to the shadowbox (pics above) and you'll maintain ownership. Just think of me as a museum caretaker...

;-)



 
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