A treasure trove of new targets

troy2000 · 02-18-2006, 10:33 PM

I went down to my mother-in-law's old place this weekend to pick up the last remnants of her stuff. She did arts and crafts for years, and we scored a ton of porcelain doll heads! Also enough torsos, arms and legs to put together quite a few full figures.

The heads range from the size of a walnut to bigger than my fist. There are clowns and babies, and most of the smaller ones are for fashion dolls, I guess you'd call them: dolls in period costumes.

Some are painted, some not; some are fired, others still green. But they were all stored out in a leaky old shed long enough to get messed up with dust and mouse droppings, etc.

We're gonna be toting these things up into the hills and putting 7.62x54's thru them for months...

NRAJOE · 02-18-2006, 11:22 PM

Dude...those heads are probably worth money if their old....

troy2000 · 02-19-2006, 09:58 AM

They aren't that old. She poured them all herself, and the molds she used are among the hundreds I've already toted home.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 02-19-2006, 11:32 AM

Check around they might be worth something to another collector. Especially if they are well crafted.

If not you may want to consider donating them to some charitable foundation to give to needy children. I am sure those dolls were as precious to your mother in law as your guns are to you. I am sure she would rather have them to go to someone who wanted them as oppsed to being lead collectors.

Dale · 02-19-2006, 11:35 AM

And keeping a keepsake will keep you from littering the hills with the stuff we condemn others for leaving...yepper...fer sure.

troy2000 · 02-19-2006, 12:03 PM

The reason they were piled up in her shed is because they were rejects. At some stage down the line, she stopped working on each and every one of them because something wasn't right. They weren't thrown out years ago because she has a bit of the packrat in her, and until recently she had the acreage to get away with it.

Most of them have a permanent, unwashable patina of dust, mouse droppings and mouse pee. Trust me: even if countless hours were spent turning them into finished dolls (the costumes take far longer than the pouring and firing), no one in his right mind would put them in a collection, much less want children handling them.

My mother-in-law asked me to bring her the basket-drawer racks they were piled in the next time I went down for a load of molds, and told me to just dump whatever was in the racks.

And I don't mess up the hills, Dale. We shoot in a couple of well-defined areas that are already trashed up, and we generally leave them cleaner than we find them.

troy2000 · 02-21-2006, 11:37 AM

My wife heard about the doll heads and Packratitis, episode II is now playing.

She said, "no, put them away and save them until I've gone thru them; some might be usable." Totally ignoring the fact that she's never made a doll in her life, of course. So now they'll be stored again until OUR grandchildren have to deal with them.

Ah well, I did manage to bring out the built-in china hutch. It's five feet wide, seven feet high and sixteen inches deep, thoroughly gingerbreaded, and built by a maniac. The body is 3/4" plywood, the three french doors are 1-1/8" deep, the shelving is all 1x14", and it has two drawers in the bottom.

It did my hernias absolutely no good; I should've brought a crane. And this summer I'll have to blow out the end of the dining room and build a popout for it to fit into without shrinking the room.

Nice to know that I always have something to do so I won't be bored.

troylaplante · 02-21-2006, 01:18 PM

I salvaged a neat target from work. The Maytag Repairman.
http://troylaplante.tripod.com/troyb...try_id=1004992

Shaun · 02-21-2006, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troylaplante

I salvaged a neat target from work. The Maytag Repairman.
http://troylaplante.tripod.com/troyb...try_id=1004992

I have been trying to find a Jeff Gordon or Dale Jr. one of those for target use.

NRAJOE · 02-21-2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaun

I have been trying to find a Jeff Gordon one for target use.

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shaun · 02-21-2006, 01:45 PM

desired reaction achieved

troylaplante · 02-21-2006, 03:33 PM

Anything NASCAR will do. There used to be a flea market vendor in Raleigh that had a good many cardboard figures. There was a Clinton one I would like to acquire. Can't go anywhere without seeing a Richard Petty for sale around here, either.

troylaplante · 02-21-2006, 03:36 PM

My best friend has several litters of kittens running around his place. Moving targets. Glad the wife isn't going to see this post, or I would be slapped repeatedly...the animal lovin', cat collectin', animal control agency hatin' but can't bring herself to fall in line with PETA woman (he typed as his purring kitten crawled all over the keyboard looking for affection).

02-18-2006, 10:33 PM	#1
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,020 Images: 9	A treasure trove of new targets I went down to my mother-in-law's old place this weekend to pick up the last remnants of her stuff. She did arts and crafts for years, and we scored a ton of porcelain doll heads! Also enough torsos, arms and legs to put together quite a few full figures. The heads range from the size of a walnut to bigger than my fist. There are clowns and babies, and most of the smaller ones are for fashion dolls, I guess you'd call them: dolls in period costumes. Some are painted, some not; some are fired, others still green. But they were all stored out in a leaky old shed long enough to get messed up with dust and mouse droppings, etc. We're gonna be toting these things up into the hills and putting 7.62x54's thru them for months...

02-19-2006, 11:32 AM	#4
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,192 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 6	Check around they might be worth something to another collector. Especially if they are well crafted. If not you may want to consider donating them to some charitable foundation to give to needy children. I am sure those dolls were as precious to your mother in law as your guns are to you. I am sure she would rather have them to go to someone who wanted them as oppsed to being lead collectors. __________________ Spocrest Out!.......... Last edited by SPOCAHP ANAR; 02-19-2006 at 11:35 AM.

02-19-2006, 11:35 AM	#5
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	And keeping a keepsake will keep you from littering the hills with the stuff we condemn others for leaving...yepper...fer sure. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

02-19-2006, 12:03 PM	#6
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,020 Images: 9	Lighten up, guys. The reason they were piled up in her shed is because they were rejects. At some stage down the line, she stopped working on each and every one of them because something wasn't right. They weren't thrown out years ago because she has a bit of the packrat in her, and until recently she had the acreage to get away with it. Most of them have a permanent, unwashable patina of dust, mouse droppings and mouse pee. Trust me: even if countless hours were spent turning them into finished dolls (the costumes take far longer than the pouring and firing), no one in his right mind would put them in a collection, much less want children handling them. My mother-in-law asked me to bring her the basket-drawer racks they were piled in the next time I went down for a load of molds, and told me to just dump whatever was in the racks. And I don't mess up the hills, Dale. We shoot in a couple of well-defined areas that are already trashed up, and we generally leave them cleaner than we find them.

02-21-2006, 11:37 AM	#7
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,020 Images: 9	Well, scratch that idea My wife heard about the doll heads and Packratitis, episode II is now playing. She said, "no, put them away and save them until I've gone thru them; some might be usable." Totally ignoring the fact that she's never made a doll in her life, of course. So now they'll be stored again until OUR grandchildren have to deal with them. Ah well, I did manage to bring out the built-in china hutch. It's five feet wide, seven feet high and sixteen inches deep, thoroughly gingerbreaded, and built by a maniac. The body is 3/4" plywood, the three french doors are 1-1/8" deep, the shelving is all 1x14", and it has two drawers in the bottom. It did my hernias absolutely no good; I should've brought a crane. And this summer I'll have to blow out the end of the dining room and build a popout for it to fit into without shrinking the room. Nice to know that I always have something to do so I won't be bored.

02-18-2006, 11:22 PM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	Dude...those heads are probably worth money if their old....

02-19-2006, 09:58 AM	#3
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 10,020 Images: 9	They aren't that old. She poured them all herself, and the molds she used are among the hundreds I've already toted home.

02-21-2006, 01:18 PM	#8
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	I salvaged a neat target from work. The Maytag Repairman. http://troylaplante.tripod.com/troyb...try_id=1004992

02-21-2006, 01:45 PM	#11
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,619 Images: 1	desired reaction achieved __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-21-2006, 03:33 PM	#12
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	Anything NASCAR will do. There used to be a flea market vendor in Raleigh that had a good many cardboard figures. There was a Clinton one I would like to acquire. Can't go anywhere without seeing a Richard Petty for sale around here, either.

02-21-2006, 03:36 PM	#13
troylaplante Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Selma, NC Posts: 2,223	My best friend has several litters of kittens running around his place. Moving targets. Glad the wife isn't going to see this post, or I would be slapped repeatedly...the animal lovin', cat collectin', animal control agency hatin' but can't bring herself to fall in line with PETA woman (he typed as his purring kitten crawled all over the keyboard looking for affection).