Skateboard collecting? UPDATE: All 8 boards are here...with pics

[pinballwizard79]

I just ordered 16 of these: http://www.etsy.com/listing/24102191/woodys-skateboard-wall-mount-display

In order to mount 8 cool skateboards in this type of manner: http://www.sk8ology.com/Gallery/

Tough to narrow it down to just 8 boards, damn FML... Tough to narrow down the era too. I was captivated by skating during the 80's but didnt get too involved until the 90's. Bit of a Vision Street Wear VS Alien Workshop battle royale taking place in my head. Now I am 32, bald, married, employed & chubby so this is all about the appreciation for the board art & nostolgia of the good ol days.

Anyone have a suggestion regarding an iconic board they recall from back in the day or a new design thats out today?

Trucks/Wheels are not being purchased at this time, thats after the financial sting of 16 mounts & 8 boards wears off  

[wp34]

That will look sweet.   I would like a Hosoi Hammerhead myself.

http://store.atticskateshop.com/ppschh.html

My son is big into skateboarding.  They bought me one of those Galaga boards last year and I'd like to mount it on the wall once I get my cabinets in place.

[Erik]

I stopped skating before everything switched to the narrow boards that all have the same shape, so I'm partial to the wide boards with varied shapes.  For decoration purposes I'd stick with one era or the other personally, otherwise it might not look so good.   

[JMB]

Awesome!  I had that Hawk model in day-glo pink.  

Good link for 80's board info.  http://www.squidoo.com/vintageskateboards

[Ginsu Victim]

I quit long ago, but loved skating. My boards were as follows (in order of ownership):

Zorlac Metallica Spider


Powell Peralta Mike McGill Skull & Snake


Santa Cruz Eric Dressen


H-Street Tony Magnusson

[scream1973]

Wow these bring back some memories.. lets see
Boards in order..



And i had another one that for the life of me i can't recall what deck it was
It was a blueish tint .. Its still in my garage somewhere i happened across it one day when i was cleaning stuff up a few years ago..

[Ginsu Victim]

Gator = Murderer

[BurgerKingDiamond]

Gator = Murderer

Pretty sure people already knew that.

[Ginsu Victim]

Gator = Murderer

Pretty sure people already knew that.

Most, sure.

[mgb]

There were so many great skateboards back then.
Steve Cabalerro, Billy Ruff, The Powell Peralta RIP board.

[wp34]

Gator = Murderer

Pretty sure people already knew that.

I didn't. Anybody seen the documentary about him?

[Ginsu Victim]

Gator = Murderer

Pretty sure people already knew that.

I didn't. Anybody seen the documentary about him?

"Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator"? I had no clue until you mentioned it, so I searched youtube and found it there. Thanks.

[mgb]

I saw the Gator documentary. It was ok.
There is also a really good one about Christian Hosoi.
and my favorite is still Dogtown and Z boys (not that lame Lords of Dogtown)

[wp34]

"Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator"? I had no clue until you mentioned it, so I searched youtube and found it there. Thanks.

I didn't think to check YouTube.  Thanks for that tip. 

I saw the Gator documentary. It was ok.
There is also a really good one about Christian Hosoi.
and my favorite is still Dogtown and Z boys (not that lame Lords of Dogtown)

Yeah those are both fantastic documentaries.  Hosoi's dad really messed him over IMHO. 

[astaley]

Tough to narrow it down to just 8 boards, damn FML... Tough to narrow down the era too. I was captivated by skating during the 80's but didnt get too involved until the 90's. Bit of a Vision Street Wear VS Alien Workshop battle royale taking place in my head. Now I am 32, bald, married, employed & chubby so this is all about the appreciation for the board art & nostolgia of the good ol days.

Either era is hard to come by these days without dropping decent coin. 90s stuff comes in some cases of even being able to find the really popular. Way shorter runs of stuff through that time frame. Maybe a couple of hundred in cases if you were lucky. The game of eluding the cease and desist was in high gear. Quite a few of the decks pictured are mine. They're a pleasure to own. With no real intent of them ever leaving. www.wheelbite.com is where most of them are posted. I haen't updated in somtime though. And continue to be on the get.
Watch out on those hangers. Apparently they assume you have to drill out the truck bolt holes to hang. While that maybe not a big deal on something modern. I'm sure as hell not going to run a drill though an 80s deck that I know that there are maybe 3 unsed on the planet to date. No way. No how.

[mgb]

It seems to me that the era to collect from should be the one that most means something to you.
For me it was the 80's era, particularly from 86-89 (I stopped skating in 89). I remember when I stepped up from my Valterra  (Back tot he Future) board to a Madrid- Bill Danforth.
Man I used to love those boards. When I stopped, I had 30 skate decks and about enough trucks and wheels to have 5 or so boards for use. I miss those boards now.

Another great board to collect:
Natas Kaupas

How about Blockhead skateboards, I remember loving the one I had.

[pinballwizard79]

I watched that Hosoi docu, it was too damn depressing & the Gator one looks even worse. Eff that flick

My mounts came in yesterday, very nice. No worries on drilling the holes as I am using modern decks with factory predrilled holes.

Astaley that wheelbite.com link is dope 

[BurgerKingDiamond]

I used to keep all my broken decks. I had about a 3.5 foot stack but I recently got rid of them all.. I keep these on my wall. The one on the left is a newer Hosoi deck that an ex-girlfriend got me. I love the rising sun design (I also have a giant rising sun flag in my room) too much to skate it. The one on the right I got about 12-13 years ago from my mom's at the time boyfriend. I don't know how long he had it before that. It's a LOST deck which is strange.. I don't know if it's the same surf company LOST. The googly eyes are stickers that I taped up there.

[astaley]

I watched that Hosoi docu, it was too damn depressing & the Gator one looks even worse. Eff that flick

My mounts came in yesterday, very nice. No worries on drilling the holes as I am using modern decks with factory predrilled holes.

Astaley that wheelbite.com link is dope  

Those ones you probably won't have a problem with. The sk8ology ones, 99.9% sure they expect you to open up the holes a bit. It's pretty retarded in my eyes.
Thanks. That's been the junk for years now. At one time you could pick'em up for next to nothing. Now, it's realistic to see 4000 slapped down for the right stick. Even more in some retarded cases. Unless you're lucky and hit the good buy now or off Ebay score. Skateboards are cooler than money without a doubt.
A good book to check out is Disposable, http://www.disposablethebook.com/. You can go a lot of ways. Era, rider, company, etc. Maybe that'll let you zero in on some in particulars if you feel compelled to take that plunge. www.artofskateboarding.com has tons of crap up to. Skate porn.

[pinballwizard79]

The sk8ology mounts look like ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- to me, glad they did as it would have sucked to bore out even brand new common decks.

www.artofskateboarding.com is a dead site, bummer I was really wanting some skate porn. Mos def getting those skate bible books too, nice recommendation thanks.

I ordered two out of eight boards today, went with the 90's style but current productions (to keep costs low). The next two will be old school tattoo art style http://www.redemptionskateboards.com/test/index.php Prob going for the "Immaculate" & "Dragons" as they look good.

Prob going to get two reissues of 80's boards but in the new slim format. Thinking Tony Hawk & a Santa Cruz...I wish there were room for more than 8  

[astaley]

Art of Skateboarding goes down sometimes. Totally home grown. But well structured. Mark it and check back. Definitely worth the peek.
Powell and Peralta and Santa Cruz are doing a lot of throwback stuff. The quality just isn't the same it was 20+ years though. Screeneprinted decks from those times, in some cases, look as if they've come right from the shop. The methods they use know are much more apt to have the deck warp, split, and graphics crack up over time. Not comparable at all.
And some stuff they'll never realistically be able get away with altogether like they did at one time either. Not without a lot of grief probably.

If I were only going 8, I'd pick out some real deals that meant the most and hunt those down. You got it easy at only 8. Feel my pain.

[pinballwizard79]

I am sure over time my decks will change, you know sell a common one on ebay & replace it with some grail of a board as funds become more & more disposable.

There are some must have toys my basement lacks right now that I have to acquire before chasing those really bad ass boards though. Odds are I will revert to the vintage 80's decks when that days rolls around, even though I was too damn young to skate in the 80's it sure is the era that is most appealing to me.

Is that your stack of boards?

[mgb]

I watched that Hosoi docu, it was too damn depressing & the Gator one looks even worse. Eff that flick

Nah, the Hosoi docu is pretty good in the end, but yeah the Gator one is pretty depressing.

[wp34]

I watched that Hosoi docu, it was too damn depressing & the Gator one looks even worse. Eff that flick

Nah, the Hosoi docu is pretty good in the end, but yeah the Gator one is pretty depressing.

The Hosoi doc was pretty tough to watch at times but it does end well.  It is great to see he is putting his life together. 

[astaley]

Is that your stack of boards?

That's one of them. I have some wrapped and boxed.Others hanging. Also alot of completes, wheels, trucks, stickers, mags, cloths. I carry the stigma of not only wanting to live in an arcade but a skateshop as well.
You only live once. So fuggit.

[yotsuya]

I had a Nash Redline skateboard my parents bought for me at Lionel's Playworld. Now all I have are the scars on my legs. 

[Bootay]

I used to skate in the 80s and I stopped but loved to watch it still...I got back into it about 5 years ago and am still doing it...not nearly as agile or good as I was in the day. I am 38 now soooo..yea. 

Back in my day I had (I can't get pics right now):

Vision Psycho Stick
Natas
Anthrax Mosh It Up
Tony Hawk
Jason Lee Grinch

[pinballwizard79]

I had a Nash Redline skateboard my parents bought for me at Lionel's Playworld. Now all I have are the scars on my legs.  

Nash  

I needed that

astaley I have a feeling you need to sell me 8 boards out of your collection when the time is right 

[yotsuya]

I had a Nash Redline skateboard my parents bought for me at Lionel's Playworld. Now all I have are the scars on my legs.  

Nash  

I needed that

If you really want a good laugh, it also had the accessory kit (bubble skid plate, side rails for grabbing, truck and nose protector).

[JeepMonkey]

I ordered two out of eight boards today, went with the 90's style but current productions (to keep costs low). The next two will be old school tattoo art style http://www.redemptionskateboards.com/test/index.php Prob going for the "Immaculate" & "Dragons" as they look good.

These are pretty cool.  They make me think of a mix of Rob Zombie and Garbage Pail Kids.

The Never Ending Story print is kinda cool.

[pinballwizard79]

Funny you say that Jeep, I just bought 100 GPK cards to use on a project.

Yeah the never ending story board shipped out today!  

I really wanted this board but its sold out: http://www.jokersskateshop.com/Hosoi-Rising-Sun-Deck-8.5-x-32.5.html

[mgb]

I know the shape of the boards now a days is probably a better shape for skating than the ones from the mid 80s...
But man they are boring looking.

[Rusty Shackelford]

I used to skate in the 80s over here in the UK where we didnt realy have the choice of boards that you guys in the US had. I used to  have a wide Varliflex board. Are they/were they cool? Rip in Peace was the design.

[astaley]

I know the shape of the boards now a days is probably a better shape for skating than the ones from the mid 80s...
But man they are boring looking.

Exactly. Probably the ideal, but also catering to the ability to be massed produced. We'll never see another 1986. Santa Cruz decks made in China. Come on. Another thing gone for the most part are color scheme variations. I've got10 Zorlac Metallicas. All a different scheme. Like having a different deck with each one. To, a lot of rehash of what was. Further validating the signifigance of that time frame over most others. The appeal proves itself timeless. Few have brought anything fresh it seems in a looooong time. Like bringing back the Charger or Camaro. That's what happens you run out of ideas.
A few good companies more on the fringe are:
http://www.oldmanarmy.com/
http://conspiracyboards.com/
http://www.pocketpistolskates.com/

Conspiracy will run Pushead graphics from time to time. Lindesy Kuhn is edgy. He screen printed for Zorlac in the Texas days.
And Pocket Pistols will serve up Jim Phillips (Santa Cruz) and Vernon Courtland Johnson (Powell and Peralta). Matt French is a Jim Phillips underling. Good stuff. Always was a nice guy to exchange with.

astaley I have a feeling you need to sell me 8 boards out of your collection when the time is right  

Black Hole of skate collecting here bro. Light doesn't even exit once it's in.

[Ginsu Victim]

I used to skate in the 80s over here in the UK where we didnt realy have the choice of boards that you guys in the US had. I used to  have a wide Varliflex board. Are they/were they cool? Rip in Peace was the design.

No, they weren't. Just like with Nash, we laughed at them. Pretty much what we considered toy store brands.

[Mikezilla]

I quit long ago, but loved skating. My boards were as follows (in order of ownership):

Zorlac Metallica Spider


Powell Peralta Mike McGill Skull & Snake


Santa Cruz Eric Dressen


H-Street Tony Magnusson

That is the coolest skateboard I have ever seen.

[Rusty Shackelford]

I used to skate in the 80s over here in the UK where we didnt realy have the choice of boards that you guys in the US had. I used to  have a wide Varliflex board. Are they/were they cool? Rip in Peace was the design.

No, they weren't. Just like with Nash, we laughed at them. Pretty much what we considered toy store brands.

Damn! I always thought they were a proper old school make. Oh well rose tinted specs and all.....

[Ginsu Victim]

That is the coolest skateboard I have ever seen.

Which one?

[Gray_Area]

I quit long ago, but loved skating. My boards were as follows (in order of ownership):

Zorlac Metallica Spider

Powell Peralta Mike McGill Skull & Snake

Santa Cruz Eric Dressen

H-Street Tony Magnusson

All those boards were made for half pipe - which is fine, if you had access to one. Ditch they were okay for, and street they were beasts. (The Metallica board was the worst, it was so front-heavy.)

The kids since the 90s have no strength, so they started making them more like freestyle boards, and skating upped the ante by getting rid of anything to do with using your hands.

That Santa Cruz is probably my favorite. Before the uni-boards came, that general design was the best all-around board. Good ollie tail. That Hosoi was pretty nice, too.

It seems to me that the era to collect from should be the one that most means something to you.
For me it was the 80's era, particularly from 86-89 (I stopped skating in 89). I remember when I stepped up from my Valterra  (Back tot he Future) board to a Madrid- Bill Danforth.

This was my story, too - except my first real board was an Eddie Reategui. My friend had a Danforth he liked a lot.

[Bootay]

Damn Man...you guys are making me want to start collecting decks now. heh

Yea I used to prefer the old school wide boards until I actually tried to skate on modern boards. I prefer the modern style now, but I can skate using either one.

[Mikezilla]

That is the coolest skateboard I have ever seen.

Which one?

The MetallicA one. I grew up in san diego, and I have seen me some boards, but man, that is a cool one.

[mgb]

I used to skate in the 80s over here in the UK where we didnt realy have the choice of boards that you guys in the US had. I used to  have a wide Varliflex board. Are they/were they cool? Rip in Peace was the design.

No, they weren't. Just like with Nash, we laughed at them. Pretty much what we considered toy store brands.

In the 80s we made fun of variflex but I think they were something in the 70s. at least I remember seeing photos and stuff from competitions and seeing alot of veriflex.

[mgb]

I'm not sure if this site has been mentioned, but they have a lot of vintage reissue boards in their actual shape.
http://www.squidoo.com/vintageskateboards

[pinballwizard79]

That red text above stresses me out lmao

So far I have bought 6 boards, pretty sure the #7 & #8 will be those tattoo redemption ones but I have yet to pull the trigger.

Here are stock/online photos I found of the decks that are in transit right now.

Starting to think it would be cool to populate the boards with some cool wheels & trucks, FML thats going to be expensive...I guess I better decide first if I am going to trade up later on for old school decks before dumping more money into this assortment.

[Ginsu Victim]

That Santa Cruz is probably my favorite. Before the uni-boards came, that general design was the best all-around board. Good ollie tail.

Talking about my Santa Cruz (the Eric Dressen)? It was my favorite board ever.

[astaley]

Yeah, those Dressens are sweet. Full color they explode. Someday.
There's a guy out there that does nothing but band decks. That's a tight one. Mixes old and new.
Birdhouse set from '94:

Hen's teeth.
I actually traded him the Frazier/Sagat because he had pulled all the rest. I was holding out with out a doubt. Bad ass deck. Hated to see it go.
Made it worth my while though.

[DillonFoulds]

Iconic World Industries deck called "Battle", iirc.

[n88n]

I have always wanted to line the walls of my basement with various decks.  So f'in cool.  Some nice boards shown in this thread.  I love the old Rob Roskopp decks where each release he broke through more and more.

I am getting a little old to keep skating like I did when I was young, but I always have and will always have a board to kick around.  I have been on a Element kick for about a decade now.  Getting old ain't so bad because now my nephews are getting old enough to learn how to skate.  Now I have a great excuse to skate a little and I can help them learn.

I am starting to collect parts to start my first cab and i wonder if I could work in a skateboarding theme.  there was the skate or die game and the 720... am I missing any?

[DillonFoulds]

there was that one game with that weird controller.... i wonder if it's possible to re-use the stock controller with mame....

[n88n]

yeah, the weird joystick game was called 720ͦ^o and the stick was stuck to the outside and only spun around like a clock.   I just bought some a pair of u360s so I wonder how well the game would feel with those sticks.

[Gray_Area]

I don't see these as real decks. They weren't meant to be skated.

[BurgerKingDiamond]

I don't see these as real decks. They weren't meant to be skated.

Why weren't they "meant" to be skated?

[astaley]

You can't bring that to the table with these. Straight marketed as a skateboard in 1994. Loooooong before collecting, or making "collectible" skateboards, was the saavy thing to do. Not to say some Street Fighter heads didn't hold. Certainly true for Metallics from metal heads. And the Star Wars series from Plan B to the Jedi fruits. But still not very many. These were very short run skateboards. With every intent to be rode. And I think it can be said, with high level of confidence, most were.
Few other tid bits of information on these. These actually came from the Birdhouse archive that was slowly trickled out by Jeremy Klein, pro skater/ part owner. His was the only wood version. All the rest are slicks. At this point, this is the only set outside of the era. All from him. Intially there were 3 of us that had grabbed up one or the other. But the one guy eventually dealt with us to bring them together.The only unused one I've seen multiples of is the Hawk. And the same dude that owns the set, owns the multiple of that. Maybe used on some of the others here and there. Still not many. And never all.
I've got an email address if you're interested.
That's if you think you can swing an offer in excess of 5,000 dollars.
But even then, I wouldn't hold my breath.
Skateboards are cooler than money.

I ended up trading the Sagat for '93 101 Koston:

[astaley]

Summer '94



Right there along all the other skateboards that were meant to be rode. And were.

[pinballwizard79]

$5k a board? I would buy a jetski instead.

I'm broke though

[astaley]

Nah, the whole set. Dude likes his stuff though. So while that may get a brow raised, I'd doubt they'd be moving on it. You'd have to up that ante'.

[Gray_Area]

Why weren't they "meant" to be skated?

Those aren't 'skate graphics'. There was a whole sub-culture in skating that got obliterated in the early 90s. You could see it in the lack of 'style' in the skaters, too.

[pinballwizard79]

 

I added a few stickers, most are just sitting on the boards for now until I determine whether or not to actually apply them.

The poop throwing monkeys & Carl Sagan cats are reeeeeeally eff'd up so I just had to buy them.

The rest are reissues, well kind of...they are recognizable to the old schoolers but not printed on the big pipe decks (all decks are between 8.0-8.75)

[pinballwizard79]

 

[pinballwizard79]

MOUNTED!

[amendonz]

Iconic World Industries deck called "Battle", iirc.

that was my first "branded" deck, absolutely loved it, but soon moved on to alien workshop..

[DillonFoulds]

I've still got mine here somewhere. Also my first deck, i made a shelf out of it for my bedroom once upon a time.

[GatorALLin]

I quit long ago, but loved skating. My boards were as follows (in order of ownership):

Zorlac Metallica Spider


Loved your Zorlac Spider Deck.  Looks great in Purple.

I just got in a gray one today. Here are a few new ones in this month.



...nothing compared to astaley's collection of course.....

If you like the powell ripper decks, a few pics of decks here  http://s1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/GatorALLin/#!cpZZ3QQtppZZ20