Collecting
166 sites
https://plaidstallions.com/
PlaidStallions is Brian Heiler's sprawling celebration of 1970s pop culture, focused on vintage toys, action figures, rack toys, and funky polyester fashion from the decade. The site features catalog archives, collector guides, a print magazine called Toy-Ventures, YouTube episodes, and coverage of obscure toy lines like AHI, Mego, and Popy World Heroes.
https://dicecollector.com/DICEINFO_GAMESCIENCE.html
DiceCollector.com presents a detailed profile of Gamescience Corp., the legendary dice manufacturer founded by Louis Zocchi, covering the company's full history from its 1965 origins through its iconic precision dice and the award-winning D-Total. Visitors will find a rich account of Gamescience's wargame publications, trademark history, and the engineering behind some of the most collectible polyhedral dice ever produced.
https://aforestadrift.com/
Anne's personal webspace, A Forest Adrift, is a colorful hub for her collections including enamel pins, Funko Pops, CDs, Dead by Daylight items, and video games. The site also offers downloadable graphics, blinkies, 88x31 buttons, and tutorials, making it a nostalgic old-web haven packed with hobbyist content.
https://hoseeker.net/
HOseeker is a comprehensive reference and resource site dedicated to HO scale model trains, offering assembly diagrams, parts lists, catalogs, and brochures for dozens of manufacturers including Athearn, Bachmann, Bowser, and Rivarossi. A vintage photo gallery and a free buy/sell auction make this an invaluable hub for collectors and hobbyists looking to repair, identify, or acquire classic HO and N scale rolling stock.
https://vhswarehouse.neocities.org/
VHS Warehouse is a retro-themed personal site on Neocities dedicated to the world of VHS tapes and home video culture. Visitors can expect a nostalgic dive into physical media collecting, old-school video aesthetics, and the charm of the videocassette era.
https://expositionmedals.com/
Robert Fowler's comprehensive guide to collecting award medals from American and European World's Fairs and Expositions, covering events from the 1851 Great Exhibition in London through the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. Each exposition gets its own detailed page featuring digital images of the medals, descriptions of design elements, types of awards given, and rich historical context that makes this a gem for numismatic enthusiasts.
https://underkat.neocities.org/
Kat's personal Neocities site has grown into a dedicated hub for Tamagotchi and virtual pet obsession, featuring a collection log, tamalogs, shrines, and even a Tamagotchi webring. Visitors will find digicam photos, a wife page, and a warm old-web personality packed into a cheerful, handcrafted corner of the internet.
https://mineraltown.com/
MineralTown.com is a comprehensive resource for rock, mineral, and fossil collectors featuring articles on the rock cycle, Mohs hardness scale, mineral identification, and cleaning techniques. With photo galleries, mineral show reports, a web directory, classified ads, and multilingual support, it serves as a well-rounded hub for hobbyist and serious collectors alike.
https://dvdnerd.neocities.org/00-push-buttons
DVD Nerd is a meticulous reference page dedicated to cataloging and naming the different types of disc-holding push buttons found inside DVD and Blu-ray cases, a topic with virtually no existing documentation online. The creator reviews each button type by its security, usability, and feel, building a personal vocabulary for use in their broader DVD case reviews.
https://kristalle.ch/
Kristalle.ch is a virtual crystal and mineral collection created by Olivier Roth of Switzerland, focusing on Alpine minerals, collecting sites, and the Swiss 'Strahlen' tradition of high-altitude crystal hunting. The site features photo reports from mineral shows and exhibitions, collector portraits, museum visits, and a growing gallery of Swiss and Alpine mineral finds.