Post here everytime you get something new!

The two rivals arrived yesterday. :)
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The Game Gear is straight from WoldemortBay and for the Lynx, TC kindly acted as liaison to get it for me as the seller would only ship to UK. Thanks, Bas! :)

The GG should be working but the Lynx is a fixer-upper. Both are externally in a neat condition. The GG came with a carrying bag but some of the bag materials have somewhat deteriorated and become sticky so that probably will go to the bin, unless someone desperately wants it. It can be had for postage.

Oh yeah, the picture doesn't tell the truth about the sheer size of them. I thought they'd be closer to size of a GBA but these fellas are BIG! I've held the Lynx MkI in my hands about 25 years ago but I didn't remember it to be this big as it is bigger than the MkII.

some new gaming stuff this week, Wave 4 for X-Wing came out (less than a month after the 'large' vessels were released, this is going to keep me broke...) and i picked up a few of the new ships (2 more large ships and a Rebel Aces pack should be out soon as well)

2x Z-95 Headhunters
1x E-Wing
1x TIE Defender
1x TIE Phantom
1x HWK-290 (which is an older ship that i hadn't picked up yet)

also

Marvel HeroClix Thor: The Dark World Starter Set, DC HeroClix Legion of Super Heroes Starter Game, DC HeroClix Hypertime Starter Set (mostly i needed maps and rules sets for the Marvel/DC Superheroes figures i picked up previously)

A copy of the newer version of the Dungeon! Boardgame (i have 2 copies of the early 80s version as well)

a Magic the Gathering 2014 Core Set Deck Builders Toolkit

2 figures from the '95/'96 Power of the Force Action Figures set, TIE Fighter Pilot and Leia in Boushh disguise(Bounty Hunter disguise from RotJ)

oh, and photos taken with my new Nexus 5 phone.

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Originally Posted by SaviorX

oh, and photos taken with my new Nexus 5 phone.

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I've got a Nexus 5, too - it takes good pictures. It's actually better at this than my (since-retired) dedicated camera was, for some reason. Not surprisingly, it replaced it in short order. ;)

Anyhow, I received this in the post, today;

http://i.imgur.com/g1ryFfX.jpg

It's a piece of roughly 6"x6" Rupert Bear fabric that's more than a decade older than I am! It's for one of my rare non-plush-related sewing projects.

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With the sale of my Xbox One I decided I was gonna get myself a pc engine since I've wanted to try one for a while.

i was gonna grab a white one from Japan but found this grey core grafx with everdrive for around the same price in the UK.

no idea if there is any great difference between the white and grey models if anyone can shed any light?

White models don't have the AV out! You've got the right one!! With everdrive too!? amazin bargain!

Just picked up these two Amiga's cheap locally. I'm still at work so have not opened them or tried them out yet but took a quick look at the A500 plus and i'm 99% sure that it died a horrible death. The side expansion slot looks totally corroded (even the motherboard around it) with battery leakage as does the trap door expansion slot. The ports at the back also seem to have green around them.

Will open the plus when I get home and post some piccy's. Will try cleaning it up and powering it on too. A little project :) Yayy

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Originally Posted by dougal

Just picked up these two Amiga's cheap locally. I'm still at work so have not opened them or tried them out yet but took a quick look at the A500 plus and i'm 99% sure that it died a horrible death. The side expansion slot looks totally corroded (even the motherboard around it) with battery leakage as does the trap door expansion slot. The ports at the back also seem to have green around them.

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That sounds excessive - if the battery could have caused corrosion at the expansion port, it sounds like it almost must have exploded or something? Looking forward to some pictures, and if it can't be saved, at least it can serve as a warning to other Amiga owners who have not yet removed the batteries from their 500+s, 4000s etc. Just to show how bad it can get. :)

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Originally Posted by demolition

That sounds excessive - if the battery could have caused corrosion at the expansion port, it sounds like it almost must have exploded or something? Looking forward to some pictures, and if it can't be saved, at least it can serve as a warning to other Amiga owners who have not yet removed the batteries from their 500+s, 4000s etc. Just to show how bad it can get. :)

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Can't wait to open her up. This will probably need its own thread :P

On a side note, the A600 is in lovely condition. It's probably a later one as the rom is 37.350. The case and keys have absolutely no yellowing. The warranty seal is not broken and it still has the new clear plastic protection of the Commodore A600 badge.

Got two things today:
A 4MegGS RAM card for my Apple IIGS. You can get 4 MB or extra RAM on 4 1 MB 30 pin SIMMs.
A 15-pin joystick extension cable to be used as a monitor cable for the IIGS. The monitor jack in the IIGS is so recessed that you have to have a molded connector in order to properly plug it in. The joystick extension cable was perfect for my self made RGB to Scart cable.