Tacoshark's Intro and Collection

[Tacoshark]

Originally Posted by jonkhor86

I see. I think I read somewhere in my FB newsfeed HCG will have another Craig Drake exhibition again. So if you are a big fan of his, better save up some money

I wonder how did you find all the space to hang all these prints? Or are you like me keep them in a big portfolio?

I have a large portfolio case that I keep a lot of my stuff in. I will actually need to get a second one very soon as it is pretty full and I have a small stack outside of it waiting to be either framed or stored. I live in a grad dorm that is the equivalent of a studio apartment right now so only the really cool stuff is on the walls due to space limitations (i.e. Mondos, Jaws, Jurassic World, etc.)

[Tacoshark]

Small update this time. Today's theme is Guild Wars 2, a game I love and IMO the best MMORPG overall. Awesome visuals, great gameplay and no monthly subscription or paywalls. Got a lot more stuff I'm sitting on and next update will be a good one. Until next time.

Art of Guild Wars 2 book





TOPOP Tribune Rytlock Brimstone Statue MIB - My favorite character. Statue is impressive and surprisingly large

[Tacoshark]

With Jurassic World in theaters I felt like putting up all my Jurassic Park/World stuff up. Dinosaurs and Paleontology have been an interest of my since I was 5. The last thing I will put on this post is an exceptional example of that, and something few people in the world have.

Jurassic Park Vinyl Soundtrack - Dilophosaurus variant



"Life Will Find A Way" by Marko Manev (32/65)





Jurassic Park "Spare No Expense" AP (7/10) - technically the rarest print I have right now





Jurassic Park Mondo by Dan McCarthy (212/325)



Jurassic Park Mondo by Steve and Vince When (155/375)





Jurassic Park Mondo by Dan McCarthy (100/325)





Jurassic Park: Velociraptor Mondo by DKNG (303/325)





Jurassic Park Mondo by Rich Kelly (289/325)



Jurassic World by Mark Englert (ed. of 100) - a repost but seriously worthy of one



Finally, I have collected fossils for nearly 20 years (yea, I collect many things). As a special treat, below are two of my most prized pieces...

Museum-quality Charcharodontosaurus (African T-rex) claw - no joke, never seen one better in 10+ yrs even in museum displays



Complete Psittacosaurus skeleton in matrix

[CheapAssassin]

Omg.... those mondo prints, simply amazing!

I start to like Marko Manev's art more and more.. sad I miss his Avengers piece

And how much you paid for those fossils?? That Psittacosaurus skeleton in matrix looks huge..

[Tacoshark]

Originally Posted by jonkhor86

Omg.... those mondo prints, simply amazing!

I start to like Marko Manev's art more and more.. sad I miss his Avengers piece

And how much you paid for those fossils?? That Psittacosaurus skeleton in matrix looks huge..

Thank you, I was lucky in getting those Mondos before they sold out.

Those fossils and many others in my collection came from a shop near where I grew up. The claw came from the personal collection of the founder/owner of the store and he sold it for 1.6k. The Psittacosaurus originally went for 4.5k but he did a special deal for me and I got in for 4k. The Psittacosaurus is a little over 2 ft in diameter

[Tacoshark]

It's about time to bring this back to video games. So here I got more Mass Effect prints. Among this new set is what was once my white whale and I am so stoked to have gotten my hands on it.

"The One of The Many" Giclee 85/250



Fem Shep Giclee 38/250





N7 Tagged Limited Litho 136/500 - Thanks to Gazereths



ME Saga Limited Litho 439/500 - Thanks to Gazereths





Wrex 1/500 - Thanks to Gazereths





And finally....

SAREN FULL-SIZE 72/100







This is the very first ME litho made. There was a run of 100 but only 75 were made available to the public. They are exceptionally rare and near impossible to now acquire, only one comes up for auction maybe once every 18-24 months on average nowadays.

[KnightOfTruth]

Great ME Lithos! That's awesome that you were able to snag a Sauren finally too! I'm sad I missed out on the ME Saga Litho, but it deserves to be displayed anyway since its so good-looking, so probably better I don't have one

[Gazereths]

Yeah that's part of the reason I sold it to Taco, it has been rolled in a tube since I bought it and deserves more than that, I might get the small unsigned one.

Glad they went to a good home ans they arrived safely

Also that Saren litho is awesome! Gratz

[CheapAssassin]

Made me very jealous of your new added prints Taco

[Tacoshark]

Originally Posted by Gazereths

Yeah that's part of the reason I sold it to Taco, it has been rolled in a tube since I bought it and deserves more than that, I might get the small unsigned one.

Glad they went to a good home ans they arrived safely

Also that Saren litho is awesome! Gratz

Thank you. I have the ME Saga and the others in protectors for now but I will probably get the Saga print properly framed when I have the chance. I'm so close to having all the ME lithos, only 6 to go

Originally Posted by jonkhor86

Made me very jealous of your new added prints Taco

Nice to hear. I recently got some more super-rare stuff that I will put up soon so stay tuned.