Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...
Discussion
Sway said:
That pencil is very nice indeed...
SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Tens of thousands. Quite a few tens. SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Not something I'd be shouting about.
Justayellowbadge said:
Sway said:
That pencil is very nice indeed...
SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Tens of thousands. Quite a few tens. SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Not something I'd be shouting about.
ceebmoj said:
I'm local to stockport can you go and have a look?
They don't have a physical shop but if you are looking at buying armour they are always happy to help. Drop them an email, tell them you are in the area and ask if you can drop in. They are usually very happy to see you 
Johnny said:
Oh dear. Frivolous expenditure ahoy I feel! 
Always wanted one of these but have never got round to buying:
Lightsabers are my 'other' issue....Always wanted one of these but have never got round to buying:
Fortunately my husband is a Star Wars fan as well
R8VXF said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Sway said:
That pencil is very nice indeed...
SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Tens of thousands. Quite a few tens. SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Not something I'd be shouting about.
Haven't seen the chap in nearly a decade, but have tried it on - those actors earnt their money if the set temperature was even close to room temp!
Sway said:
R8VXF said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Sway said:
That pencil is very nice indeed...
SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Tens of thousands. Quite a few tens. SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Not something I'd be shouting about.
Haven't seen the chap in nearly a decade, but have tried it on - those actors earnt their money if the set temperature was even close to room temp!
irocfan said:
Sway said:
R8VXF said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Sway said:
That pencil is very nice indeed...
SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Tens of thousands. Quite a few tens. SoP - any idea how much a screen used (original trilogy) stormtrooper helmet is worth?
An old work colleague (over ten years ago) 'acquired' one as his then girlfriend worked for an auction house that didn't have the greatest security...
Not something I'd be shouting about.
Haven't seen the chap in nearly a decade, but have tried it on - those actors earnt their money if the set temperature was even close to room temp!
omgus said:
In return i offer my latest Kickstarter Stupidity.
As a lefty i tend to take all my notes in Pencil or use really cheap biros, a situation that has never affected my wallet and that means i never really have nice pens on me.
So here is a f
king $60 (plus $15 shipping!) pencil i will almost certainly bloody lose.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewsanders...
Fifty fking quid on a pencil, and yet i am really excited.
like the idea but there's no info at all on the internals. seisms much of the cost is the barrel and some profit. i'll stick wit ha rotring 800, the engineer's choice As a lefty i tend to take all my notes in Pencil or use really cheap biros, a situation that has never affected my wallet and that means i never really have nice pens on me.
So here is a f
king $60 (plus $15 shipping!) pencil i will almost certainly bloody lose. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewsanders...
Fifty f
king quid on a pencil, and yet i am really excited. twink said:
Had a perfectly good Sony hi-fi system connected to the Mac (a frivolous purchase a few years ago) that did the job fine, although I do rather like my music. After some idle internet browsing I discovered Richer Sounds had a sale on, which resulted in these...
And
Which showed me how bad the Macs onboard sound was, which resulted in...
Nice, I have some CA stuff that's been going a few years now and has been flawless. The only thing that sucked about them were their remotes. Not sure if they've improved on them these days?And
Which showed me how bad the Macs onboard sound was, which resulted in...
Those speakers look decent too. I run our TV through some bookshelf speakers and the sound really is superb.
Sway said:
Blimey, more than I expected.
Haven't seen the chap in nearly a decade, but have tried it on - those actors earnt their money if the set temperature was even close to room temp!
Sorry, missed this totally.Haven't seen the chap in nearly a decade, but have tried it on - those actors earnt their money if the set temperature was even close to room temp!
Yes, tens of thousands. Brief history lesson (entering geek mode, sorry) most of the helmets that were made for A New Hope vanished after filming, at the time they hadn't really thought as far as sequels. Within ANH you had Han and Luke also in Trooper armour, now, if you look at their helmets the 'frown' or black line over the eyes is very low. This distinguished them from standard troopers and was called a 'hero' helmet. The ANH's had grey teeth lines, one stripe on the ears and were all hand painted.
By Empire Strikes Back most of the helmets had vanished into skips, stolen by actors etc so they took the few left, including the hero helmets and give them a bit of a polish, replacing the hand painted effects with stickers, putting two stripes on the ears and painting the teeth black.
When Return of The Jedi rolled around there were less helmets again. This time they decided to recast some, only the mould collapsed somewhat and the ROTJ helmets are very slightly thinner than their original counterparts.
Telling the three apart is easy if you know what you are looking for and with a bit of dedication it might be possible to identify a given helmet on screen.
bazza white said:
Seems the T-shirt deal isn't going through. Just checked my account and no orders showing. I wouldn't mind so much they could at least email saying the orders have been cancelled.
Edit- just noticed a post a few days back.
Something fishy is going on as I just tried to log in and apparently they have no record of my email address. This in spite of emailing me an order confirmation and thanks last week.........Edit- just noticed a post a few days back.
Edited by bazza white on Tuesday 6th January 14:38
Epic, highly impressive knowledge.
Wish I had one. I've got an original official double sized Star Wars fleece blanket (with the muscular luke etc) from 78 (when I was born). It was lost for years but found in my grans ottoman after she died. My prized and most protected possession. The first thing I'd grab if there was a fire.
Wish I had one. I've got an original official double sized Star Wars fleece blanket (with the muscular luke etc) from 78 (when I was born). It was lost for years but found in my grans ottoman after she died. My prized and most protected possession. The first thing I'd grab if there was a fire.
omgus said:
That is bloody awesome!
As i just got myself an Iphone 6, and just discovered that you can buy a nomad key, and then discovered that they are on Prime on Amazon there is one on it's way.
I have not been on PH for nearly a month and the first bloody thing i checked was this thread, i will never learn impulse control. :banghead.
Cheaper http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kero-Nomad-Lightning-Cable...As i just got myself an Iphone 6, and just discovered that you can buy a nomad key, and then discovered that they are on Prime on Amazon there is one on it's way.
I have not been on PH for nearly a month and the first bloody thing i checked was this thread, i will never learn impulse control. :banghead.
omgus said:
That is bloody awesome!
As i just got myself an Iphone 6, and just discovered that you can buy a nomad key, and then discovered that they are on Prime on Amazon there is one on it's way.
I have not been on PH for nearly a month and the first bloody thing i checked was this thread, i will never learn impulse control. :banghead.
Cheaper http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kero-Nomad-Lightning-Cable...As i just got myself an Iphone 6, and just discovered that you can buy a nomad key, and then discovered that they are on Prime on Amazon there is one on it's way.
I have not been on PH for nearly a month and the first bloody thing i checked was this thread, i will never learn impulse control. :banghead.
shirt said:
omgus said:
In return i offer my latest Kickstarter Stupidity.
As a lefty i tend to take all my notes in Pencil or use really cheap biros, a situation that has never affected my wallet and that means i never really have nice pens on me.
So here is a fking $60 (plus $15 shipping!) pencil i will almost certainly bloody lose.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewsanders...
Fifty fking quid on a pencil, and yet i am really excited.
like the idea but there's no info at all on the internals. seisms much of the cost is the barrel and some profit. i'll stick wit ha rotring 800, the engineer's choice As a lefty i tend to take all my notes in Pencil or use really cheap biros, a situation that has never affected my wallet and that means i never really have nice pens on me.
So here is a f
king $60 (plus $15 shipping!) pencil i will almost certainly bloody lose. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewsanders...
Fifty f
king quid on a pencil, and yet i am really excited. 
(Actually not a fan of the way the nib ends as i hold pens/pencils very low. I have previously lost a couple of the slightly cheaper 600s)
gaz1234 said:
omgus said:
That is bloody awesome!
As i just got myself an Iphone 6, and just discovered that you can buy a nomad key, and then discovered that they are on Prime on Amazon there is one on it's way.
I have not been on PH for nearly a month and the first bloody thing i checked was this thread, i will never learn impulse control. :banghead.
Cheaper http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kero-Nomad-Lightning-Cable...As i just got myself an Iphone 6, and just discovered that you can buy a nomad key, and then discovered that they are on Prime on Amazon there is one on it's way.
I have not been on PH for nearly a month and the first bloody thing i checked was this thread, i will never learn impulse control. :banghead.
CTO said:
bazza white said:
Seems the T-shirt deal isn't going through. Just checked my account and no orders showing. I wouldn't mind so much they could at least email saying the orders have been cancelled.
Edit- just noticed a post a few days back.
Something fishy is going on as I just tried to log in and apparently they have no record of my email address. This in spite of emailing me an order confirmation and thanks last week.........Edit- just noticed a post a few days back.
Edited by bazza white on Tuesday 6th January 14:38
Will wait for the shirts to come into stock and give them a ring if I hear nothing.
rwstokes said:
Yep, also just tried the same thing...
Will wait for the shirts to come into stock and give them a ring if I hear nothing.
Guys I was the OP of this deal. Will wait for the shirts to come into stock and give them a ring if I hear nothing.
Just logged in to gp legends ok. My order is showing as "entered" but non of my 3 t-shirts (large) were in stock when I ordered them on 1st Jan. It did give a 10-14 day notice so not too concerned.
Reading back I've counted 15 orders !! We like a bargain don't we
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