Hey guys,
I joined the Shipyards in 2009, but never introduced myself properly. I've been working on this text for a while now and finally wanted to share with you how I got into Star Wars…
In short:Nickname: Darth More (previously Legion078)
Date joined the Shipyards: December 25, 2009
What I enjoy most in the community on here: The great companionship and exchange of creativity and exchange from all over the planet - it's very inspiring to be part of this community on here!
Name: Philipp
Location: Germany
Follow me on Instagram: darth_mores_customs4isy
Interests: STAR WARS, model building, customizing, movie making, story telling
Model Building: STAR WARS dioramas, customizing & restoring figures and vehicles, military 1/72 scale, mold & cast technique
Collection focus: Hasbro's 3 3/4" Star Wars action figures & (ground) vehicles
General collecting: Star Wars figures, books & comics, Lord of the Rings (1/12 NECA/ToyBiz Warhammer), DeAgostini Star Wars chess, vehicle collection, Playmobil, LEGO Star Wars, model cars 1/18 scale, Pokémon cards (childhood nostalgia)
Other hobbies: travelling, meeting new people around the world, photography, cycling, climbing, diving, writing
Favourite artists: Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda, John Williams
Favourite director: George Lucas (obviously)
Favourite actors: Ewan McGregor, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Daniel Craig, Morgan Freeman, Sir Christopher Lee
Favourite actresses: Judy Dench, Julia Roberts
Favorite movie: STAR WARS Revenge of the Sith
Other movies: Star Wars Epsiodes I-VI, Rogue One, Forrest Gump, The Pursue of Happiness, The Bucket List, Hacksaw Ridge, James Bond, The Expandables, ...
Music: Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Rise Against, Nickelback, Coldplay, Shinedown, Greenday, Limp Bizkit, Phil Collins, Genesis, Michael Jackson, Madonna and many more
My favourite Star Wars Lines from Hasbro: - SAGA Collection 2002-2003 - because of the big amount of toys with a good mix of characters, play features and accessories
- ROTS - because of the special memories I connect to it, super-articulated Phase II Clone Troopers and the awesome packaging design
- TAC - because of the variety of characters
- TLC - because of the high quality & variety of action figures, battle packs and vehicles
- TVC - is just the legacy of the Legacy Collection - everything about TVC is awesome + NOSTALGIA
Hyperlinks to my topics:Dioramas:1st project
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http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=3139.0Mini Dioramas: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10155.0Custom Figures:Customs: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10186.0Restoration: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10179.0The Battlefront Project: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10513.0Custom Vehicles:Customs: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10165.0Restoration: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10178.0Resources & References:Materials: My sources of materials for my custom projects: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10416.0Hasbro Collecting- The Vintage Collection:The Return of The Vintage Collection 2018: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10358.0Your Collection:How I store my lose collection: http://www.imperialshipyards.net/SMF/index.php?topic=10225.0Change of my profile's nickname:The reaon why I had to change my name is: I got in serious trouble in the Cantina in Mos Eisley...can't tell any details, but there was this guy with his Wookie buddy... When I first signed up on YouTube in 2008 just to get in touch with Collectable Review Legend SithLord229 I had to come up with a suitable nickname. Not an easy task. I was a big fan of the 501st Legion, but that nickname was already taken thus naming myself a legion...probably not the brightest idea - OneManLegion? Meh. For some completely random reason I came to Legion078. Don't ask me how - I don't know. I probably didn't want to bother about my nickname any longer.
My good old friend who I built my first diorama with, named himself Darth_Orvan. Definitely a cool one.
Some weeks ago I changed my name from legion078 to Darth More. legion078 was a completely random name, but down the road I will make a 78th Legion Clone Trooper custom. There are actually some thoughts behind Darth More and here it is:
The story behind Darth More:
No, it's not that I cannot write Darth Maul correctly!
As mentioned before my collecting habit changed quite a bit: At the beginning everything was new and so exiting! So much stuff to discover and I tell you, Clone Troopers were the big driving force for me! I just love the design and couldn't get to know all of them quickly enough. Everything Star Wars was holy to me - especially everything Hasbro! I opened the boxes with a scalpel soon after I startet collecting and kept the boxes - even the boxes. It was most important to me to keep all accessories together and not lose a single one - I eventually did, though. I hardly moved the figures' joints and just used them for display. Since 2011 I stopped buying stuff new - just buy them loose. It's not that important to me to get figures with all accessories (...) I even customize them now! Back in 2006 I wouldn't have dared to even remove a figure's head!
But over the years I also realized how addictive Star Wars especially collecting Hasbro's action figures can be. "We always want
more. More and more and we'll probably never be satisfied. We won't have enough ever..."
Admiral Ackbar used to say "It's a trap!" And yes, it can be, indeed because it takes so much money, time and space. I don't know if you agree on that, but my experience was alarming and other collectors I know share the thoughts - collecting is addictive and we all have to set out limits on how much we want to spend on our hobby.
Star Wars is THE BIGGEST frnachise in the world. I realized when Star Wars staff yells "May the Force be with you!" there is a strange conotation attached to it. Replace "the force" with "money" and you'll know what this industry is all about. It's the driving force, it's our purchasing power and they make us to always want more and never stop.
That's why I chose Darth More as my new nickname. Because the hobby taught me a lot and it also has both: a light and a dark side of the force...and it fits well to my buddy's nickname Darth Orvan.
The only disadvantage is that you'll only find pictures of Darth Maul when you type in "Darth More" on google pictures. You will find some of my pictures when you look for "legion078" though.
What do you think about collecting? This opens a new topic and I will continue to write about my thougts on it, soon.
Best regards from Germany!
- Philipp
