standbyme Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I love reading & seeing what everyone collects. I have not photographed them yet...but my favorite items that I have purchased at the park this year are the KI&MV green & blue train replicas. ($19.99 each in The Emporium) I love items that are unique to the park. When I talked to Mr. Helbig at Coasting For Kids he mentioned that a 40th Anniversary map was coming out in July...is it out yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 I love reading & seeing what everyone collects. That is actually the reason I posted this topic there was nothing about who has what on their Gear they got or was gifted from Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I wish I had some cool stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fear the Four Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I have a few of these VIP preview posters and that's about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Oh! I used to have a Kings Island teddy bear (from when you rent a locker for a day) but my dog now uses it as a toy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I guess this would be a good place to post a few pics of my collection. I have been collecting Coney/Kings Island items for nearly 13 years and have accumulated quite a few items. Here are a few choice pieces that range from retail items to conceptual art dept. presentation pieces that I have set up in my office. A lot of my stuff is still packed away from having recently moved, but I thought I'd get a few out and put them on display: Back row: 1974 park map, grand carousel vinyl record, drunken cowboy concept art for train ride maquette design approval Front row: 1971 park preview brochure, 1972 park guide, View Master reels (1973 & 77), Scoobie Bucks and early 90's park guides Back row: Concept artwork for the "Bat" (when it was conceived as a space themed ride), Bat concept train art and employee button. Front row: Coney Island games & rides tickets and park passes, KI games tokens and elongated pennies (all from the 1970's and 80's) Beastie terra-cotta sculpting (clay sculpted onto plywood backing) used for creating all of the fiberglass reliefs that were affixed to the front of each train and as a presentation piece for management approval. This piece is very dense and weighs about 30 lbs. 1983 Park Map Framed concept art for train mortician design approval rendering and Bat paint scheme variation art (there is an astra next to the one that was selected as the final paint choice for the train cars). Additional items not shown can be seen here: http://s26.photobuck...d%20collection/ ~Josh 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I really really like those pen and inks, the cowboy and the vampire(?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I really really like those pen and inks, the cowboy and the vampire(?) Thank you It's actually the mortician from the train ride. He was taken out when they revamped the ride to...well, no theming at all. The designer said that he used Boris Karloff (famous classic horror film actor) as reference when sculpting the character - see pic here http://www.imdb.com/...56992/nm0000472. Here is a comparison of the rendering next to the maquette that was once part of the ride: ~Josh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Is that artistic license, or did Coney Mall go back way further relative to The Racer's turnarounds than it does today? EDIT: Come to think about it, The Beast's brake shed is not too far behind The Racer's turnarounds, so it couldn't have gone back too far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I really need to buy souvenirs. All i hve is 2 beast onride photos. Souvenir cup. yep thats ith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I really really like those pen and inks, the cowboy and the vampire(?) Thank you It's actually the mortician from the train ride. He was taken out when they revamped the ride to...well, no theming at all. The designer said that he used Boris Karloff (famous classic horror film actor) as reference when sculpting the character - see pic here http://www.imdb.com/...56992/nm0000472. Here is a comparison of the rendering next to the maquette that was once part of the ride: ~Josh He reminds me of The Carrion from Will Eisner's "The Spirit". Up close, the work is fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldieButGoodie Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I rode Invertigo then Vortex back to back. Now I have a soar neck. I also have a bunch of t shirts. Your neck flies now? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I rode Invertigo then Vortex back to back. Now I have a soar neck. I also have a bunch of t shirts. Your neck flies now? Well Done! Dang I hate brainfarts that spell check won't fix. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 jandyb79/Josh, Thanks for taking the time to show off some of your treasures, you have some amazing items! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Let's see... There's a (pretty ratty looking, at this point) Tomb Raider: The Ride t-shirt, a Crypt t-shirt, a "vintage" KI logo t-shirt from this year, a WindSeeker tumbler, a Diamondback water bottle, a Coasting for Kids 2012 shirt, a 2008 Scooby Doo and The Haunted Castle keychain, a 2012 Beast on-ride photo, a 2009 Diamondback on-ride photo, park maps from 2008-present, a Boo Blasters on-ride photo from 2010, and a Diamondback VIP lanyard (from ACE's Fall Freak Out back in 2008). I feel like I'm forgetting something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 So I know it's not KI gear, but had to share this! (One day I'll get around to showing or telling of my KI Gear. So last year a friend and I met a woman (Kim) and her son at Cedar Point. Ended up showing them around and having a great time. I recently met up with them and a different friend a few weeks ago. We all were sad about Disaster Transport leaving, I told Kim that I had a picture of a Disaster Transport thing that I wanted to put on my van (nicknamed Disaster Transport) as a magnet. Well she found it on my Facebook and I got this in the mail today: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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