Just some things I’ve been collecting for a while! Quarter Arcades Mini Arcade Cabinets = the New Game & Watch. Speaking of G & W, my shelf overflowith with goodness. I have to move my Megaman / Blue Bomber shelf to the game room/dining room. I have some more G & W stands coming in from Australia as I can’t seem to find a vendor here that does even half the quality and affordability that this vendor does. So enjoy the photos!
Having had the privilege to serve as a trained Combat Medic in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, I’m a proud member of a 250-year-old tradition. Founded in 1775, the “surgeons” (what the medical corps was called) have been taking care of soldiers on the battlefield and off.
I attended the same school on the same base as many decades of medics before me have. I enjoyed my training and took it very, very seriously. I left a dream job to join about 4-5 years after the events of 9/11. Seeing coffins draped in the American Flag kick-started my personal transformation from civilian to soldier to a medic.
I collect WWII items from the medical field. I find that conflict to be the most fascinating to me as warfare was changing, and we were still sending our medics to war with no weapons per the Geneva Convention. These men fought the war with sulfa powder and bandages.
One fact I’d like to put out there is that during WWII, the Combat Medic still didn’t train in combat ops. However when the Ranger Battalion and Airborne Battalions were formed, the Medic evolved and had to train right alongside the men who would “Lead the way (5th Ranger Battalion that soon became the motto of the U.S. Army Rangers on D-Day)
So I thought I would share my collection with the world. Some are reproductions. Mostly the Rations and Bandage boxes, but there are some authentic items in there. The collection is probably 80/20% real vs. reproduction.
Please enjoy my collection and take a moment to be thankful for these men and women from our founding until right this very moment put the lives of their charges first above all.
Just when I get close to finishing my G & W (Game & Watch) Watch collection something super cool I only saw pictures of and am listed in a book as a supporter that’s due out soon the Quarter Arcade Series by Numskull
In this picture you can see the games operating and YES you can play them all!!! Amazing even the TMNT ones are 4 players! HDMI out and a USB port for play on the big screen if you wanted.
In the back, you’ll see a board game or two from the early 80s, along with its Atari or ColecoVision counterpart! Let’s not forget the lightsbers!!! I think this area is complete. Under the good stuff, there are original board games of Mouse Trap, Operation, and about a dozen more! I’ll be getting my cabinets built that are just like the ones in my closet here, but different heights.
I spent Sept and Oct. so far haggling, wheeling, and dealing for rare and obscure items. I really need to show my office as it stands right now! It’s a mess as I’m wiring up new light boxes from an Etsy vendor I’ve learned to like a lot for the quality of their work, as well as a model builder from 3d prints. They send prime and paint mostly from Turkey! But the darn postal be it USPS, FedEx, UPS, or DHL, everyone is smashing boxes, so be careful and talk to your artist or vendor!
Had a HUGE LOT of items come in from one time screen printed movie posters signed and numbered by the artist, to books, to a MAD influx of G & W games (Nintendo Game & Watch), lights, and stuff. I’ll be posting pictures where I’m at tomorrow night as the room lights up better. 🙂 Stay tuned!
My Video Game Collection
