Woo-Hoo! Thanks to some bargains on eBay, and the help of one Card Talker who came to the aid of the party (thanks Luke!) I have now completed my Thunderbirds The Mobie set that I started with the purchase of a sealed box and a binder for £5... By careful bidding and a lot of patience, I've completed the set for the minimum of expenditure - I even got the two preview sets (the Memorabilia one AND the Woolworths/The Sun) cheaply, and most of the autographs were a steal on eBay or from friendly stall holders at shows!
Now, I know that, technically, it's not complete as I only have sketches from two of the artists (John Czop and Graham Bleathman) and there is a colour variation on the Brains' Shirt (I have the brown/green version and I have seen a blue check version) but I'll get those if they are cheap enough - in the meantime, I have a master (in a little over a year), and I probably spent less than £100 on it!
Au Res.,
Paul

p.s. Now what?

Congratulations, Paul! It's nice to be able to put a set to bed.

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Originally posted by Quaint1:
p.s. Now what?

Um, you start on the next master set. And post again to tell us you've completed it in another year.

Seriously, though, congrats. It's cool that you collected the set this way, with so much patience.

Thanks Kennywood! The closest I've got before is the Memories From The Future set from Skybox from which I was missing only the Captains Card (which I did have but had to sell) and the near mythical Rick Berman autograph...
Au Res.,
Paul

Well done Paul.

If you need that captains card again i have one.

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Originally posted by Quaint1:
I have now completed my Thunderbirds The Mobie set that I started with the purchase of a sealed box and a binder for £5...

Hey, now that you've finished the mobie set you can start on the movie one Paul.

Congratulations!

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Um, you start on the next master set

You mean you can have more than ONE set at a time?

Yep, I must get on to that movie set, just as soon as I can get myself sorted on using the keyboard on the iPod! (which reminds me - I MUST update my checklist to remove the T'birds cards from it!)
Au Res.,
Paul

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Originally posted by Quaint1:
p.s. Now what?

Wht not try a Rittenhouse Bond set? They're notoriously easy...

Congrats Paul on your completion

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Originally posted by Redemption:
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quote:

Originally posted by Quaint1:
I have now completed my Thunderbirds The Mobie set that I started with the purchase of a sealed box and a binder for £5...

Hey, now that you've finished the mobie set you can start on the movie one Paul.

Congratulations!

Does that set have anything to do with Mooby the Golden Calf? (Clerks meets the Thunderbirds? )

Congrats! It's taken long enough...

Way to go
Nice one

KADRAN00157

Well done Paul !

Congratulations on completion !!

Thanks all! It gets better - I won another T'birds sketch last night on eBay and picked up yet another today at the Royal National show i London (thanks to JTH!) which means I now have (or will have when the cards arrive through the post) examples of 4 of the 7 artists listed on Jeff Allender's website as having contributed to the set!
Au Res.,
Paul

Congrats Paul

Paul, I just sent you an email for some questions I have for this set.

Stephane

Stephanie, you might want to email again, removing the spamtrap...
Au Res.,
Paul

Stephane might.

Whoops! Apologies, Stephane, an extra 'i' slipped in there!
Au Res.,
Paul

No worries. I am used to about Stephanie so I will not take it personal ;-)

It's more common in English Stephanie then Stephane :-)

I just sent you an email.

Thanks,
Stephane