Favorite Purchases of 2012

[Hallucination Generation]

Tom (angelflyover) is one of the nicest gentlemen in the hobby and I correspond with him frequently.
....and although I couldn't afford them, Tom sent them along and we ended up with a mutually satisfying trade.  
When Tom says 'mint' and 'safely packaged' he means it. Thanks Tom!  

I agree with that completely. He really is a true gent.
I too couldn't afford those DKR teasers but AFO generously offered to trade and i still think i am in his debt.
Those together with a much wanted TDK int. one sheet really made my day when they came through unscathed.

It's a pity the posters were better than the film.


I did buy an Aliens teaser one sheet but i can't find it as i have been selling off my collection for the last 4 or 5 months, but it's here someplace.

[brude]

What a run Ted,    You've easily had the best year of all of us, first rate...

You guys are too kind.  It just looks bigger and better 'cause I posted just about everything I had.
On the other hand, I seem to remember a nice chap from across the pond (a bloke who dabbles in quads) who acquired first-release paper for REVENGE OF THE CREATURE, CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF, THE THING, THIS ISLAND EARTH, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, ETC., ETC., ETC....
Seems he had a much finer year than I.
Any one of those quads shames the sum total of my collection.
 

[ATLfun]

 Fabulous posters Ted.  And it is certainly not a contest for anyone, but rather you buy what you want.  There will always be somewhere with a bigger better collection (Hammett), but your collection reflects your tastes, research, and time.   

 That Mayhem poster has always been a favorites of Mel's, it might even have a 5 star rating.  Everytime one of you blokes posts your posters, I find several that I have either never seen, have to have now, or both. 

  Thanks for sharing everyone.


   Brian

[50s]

That was a great year Ted. I like so many of them, especially 6 million Years and also Gwendelyn

[Neo]

Very cool stuff, Ted. 

Congrats on a great year. 

[Silhouette]

Nice work Ted, some classy ass in that lot.

[m154cath]

its been a good year for collecting posters this year - my personal favourites would have to be matts Apocalypse now, pauls Barbarella & Brides of Dracula, mels the Hour before the Dawn,Mondos La Dolce Vita, Teds 2 Pans Labyrinths & thierrys La Belle et la Bette

My more humble personal favourite quad purchases  of 2012 would have to be(apologise for some of the photos - been a bit lazy!)

Modern stuff





Re-releases




a few i managed to knock off my wish list





a couple i was pleasantly surprised to win



&,finally some older stuff - the last 2 im particularly chuffed to finally find without breaking the bank

[m154cath]

now for some 1 sheets !

finally managed to complete my Metropolis set of re-releases



a couple i picked up for a "bargain"




my favourite 2 for 2012 releases




couple of "oldies"

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& whilst not strictly a movie poster i do like this


well its coming up to 10am GMT on NYEve - time for a rather large greasy fry up followed by cracking open the cask of ale & let the merriment begin with fervor 
Happy New Year to everyone!

[stewart boyle]

Nice African Queen,first one I`ve seen..well done 

Stew

[paul waines]

Jollyfine run Mike, looks like you have had a great year also.

I may just join you in a fry-up, ain't had one for yonks....

[GemGem]

a couple i was pleasantly surprised to win

I can't resist not commenting whenever I see a Brazil Quad as it's my favourite poster. Shame about the snipe but still a fantastic poster!!!

[brude]

I have not seen this one before.  It is excellent.
What a great run you have had, Mike.
Enjoy the cask of New Year's ale and raise 'em high for 2013!
 

[m154cath]

thanks guys

Paul,the fry up was great - should have taken a photo ! sausage,bacon,scrambled egg,bubble & squeak & black pudding all washed down with a crafty pint of ale. live the dream!

Ted - that poster took an age to get - i saw it on the web about 4 months before its release date & asked all tthe guys i use to keep an eye out for it. the film was only released for 1 day so there wernt going to be many flying around. unfortunately,some idiot decided to put 1 on ebay - sold for £80+ & all my contacts suddenly became very quiet - which was a bit like my attempts to get Bond The Untold Story Documentary quad! anyway 1 guy came thru 

Gem - Brazil was a bargain - right place right time & £25 ! still not decided what to do with it . may send it for some restoration work

Stuart - african queen - again abit lucky - but there is 1 on ebay £30 i think. just need to get Lawrence of Arabia,Chinatown & Repulsion re-release quads now!

[Tob]

Ted  - wow! What a year! Great haul indeed, well done! Nurse 3D and the Arg Vampire Lovers are superb.

Mike, the correct thing to do would be to send the Brazil quad to me! £25, what a bargain! Well played. Great haul there, enjoyed looking at those. I must get a Trading Places quad soon.

[Harry Caul]

Great haul all around Mike, but I especially love those last 2 quads!  That Fantastic Voyage is a beauty.  And Moon 2 is a very cool poster as well.

[wonka]

Great haul all around Mike, but I especially love those last 2 quads!  That Fantastic Voyage is a beauty.  And Moon 2 is a very cool poster as well.

Seconded...and that rolled Excalibur is pretty sharp too. Smooth and vivid.

[Ari]

I am in the love moon zero two camp, not many of us it seems but I reckon it's a good fun film.
Just found my DVD of it a few days ago after promising to lend it to a friend for months who had never heard of it and was excited by the thought of a hammer western on the moon.

[Zorba]

Third on Fantastic Voyage. It is great as is the entire show.

Great year Mike.

[eatbrie]

Yesterday, I decided to let this one go.  The truth is, I really don't like linenbacked posters, and it had been bothering me ever since I bought it.  When I do buy a linenbacked poster (which is very seldom) I usually console myself thinking that I won't be able to find a folded copy, so I better get what I can.  Well, in the case of B&B, I did.  A nice folded copy.  The seller hasn't agreed on selling it to me just yet (he's asking a lot more money than the linenbacked version), but I won't let him walk away until he says yes, and I think he will.

So scratch this one from my 2012 acquisitions.  My collector friend already sold it to someone else anyway.

T

[brude]

Good for you for keeping it real, T.
Hopefully the power of persuasion will see the other in your collection real soon.
 

[CSM]

It doesn't matter what the backed copy cost you in the beginning, only what you sold it for vs. what he wants for the unbacked copy

[Matt]

Good for you for keeping it real

You wanna run that by me one more time, monkey man!  

[eatbrie]

It doesn't matter what the backed copy cost you in the beginning, only what you sold it for vs. what he wants for the unbacked copy

Chris, I do not sell, ever.  So I would have been stuck with two copies.  Might as well have someone else enjoy it.

T

[eatbrie]

Good for you for keeping it real, T.
Hopefully the power of persuasion will see the other in your collection real soon.
 

Thanks Ted, I have no doubt that I will get it, even if I have to pay full price.  I would have never let the other one go otherwise.

T

[brude]

You wanna run that by me one more time, monkey man!  

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