Hey all,

I haven't been on in, well, quite some time, and thought I'd let you know what I've been up to.

I sold nearly everything. The only G.I. Joe figure I have left is Flint (and maybe a lowly Night Creeper). I did this because I have a graphic design company that takes up a lot of my time and it needed some help getting financed. So, my real American heroes went towards making my American dream a reality

The G.I. Joe collection wasn't the only thing I sold, either. I got rid of nearly all my Transformers, (Only Masterpiece Optimus Prime and Megatron remain.) and almost everything Star Wars related. It turns out I had a lot of stuff! But, like the Joes, those got sold to help me finance my business. A happy accident occurred when I sold all this stuff...My apartment seemed to get bigger!

With all that typed, I'm not sure I can claim to "be back," but I'm certainly thinking about it. I was actually looking up a lot of the toys I missed and wondering how cool it'd be to shoot some pics with POC Wave 3 Snake Eyes and Wave 4 Low-Light. If I DO get back into collecting, however, the collection will be substantially smaller. I may actually do this thing where I just collect what I like instead of the "get the whole collection" mentality

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know what I've been up to, and I why I haven't posted in...well...forever. I'll probably be taking a couple shots of Flint in the coming days, but I don't know about much beyond that.

I'll keep checking in and at least try to get more involved in some of the forum conversations. This is a great community of collectors, and I've been missing it.

Have fun!!!

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On a quest to collect and customize the 1985 Joes in Modern Era form. Aaand maybe the Cobras, too.

Holy crap! There were five troop builders in 1985 - what am I getting myself into!?!

Welcome back

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So far, this is the oldest I have ever been.

I was gone a long while myself. Nice to be back and hopefully nice to see you back. I still remember your photos and how great they were.

Welcome back!

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My collection:

http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/bro...r&imageuser=444

I was wondering what happened to you! I always thought you were a cool dude and your photos were some of the best. Regardless of if you decide to collect again or not, it's always good to stay in touch.

I think selling your stuff to maintain a business/dream is admirable, and a very rational thing to do. If you want back in the game though, I say go for it! You can always just sell your stuff again to someone who's willing to pay too much for it.

Glad to have you back.

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Star Wars Box | The Viper Pit

Thanks for makin' an old photog feel welcome, again; it's good to be back

The business has been one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's also been a labor of love, so I can't complain too much.

Have fun!!!

Hasta.

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On a quest to collect and customize the 1985 Joes in Modern Era form. Aaand maybe the Cobras, too.

Holy crap! There were five troop builders in 1985 - what am I getting myself into!?!