Tomb Raider Tours

[MissShortieB]

omg thats a really good collections, i wish i had collect stuff over the years now! thats alot of tomb raider stuff! i like them dolls!

[MeaganMarie]

Tomb Raider Tours #10: Sergio Montero

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Running a Tomb Raider fansite (Croft Generation) keeps Sergio firmly embedded in Croft culture, and has afforded him some exclusive swag over the years as a reward for his hard work. Check out the highlights of Sergio’s collection above, and the full gallery of his treasures here.

P.S. I’m incredibly jealous of the Tomb Raider “Hair and Body Wash.”

Name: Sergio Montero

Country of Origin: Spain

How long have you been a fan of Tomb Raider?
Since TR1 in 1996. I played it on my Sega Saturn and fell in love with the game.

What is your fondest Tomb Raider memory?
That’s a recent one. I will never forget the moment when Crystal Dynamics offered a chance for me to go as Spanish community ambassador to E3 2012. It was such an amazing experience meeting with so many fans from different countries, just a pure adventure travel from Spain to Los Angeles; I even had to ask for permission to boss, because it was a little unexpected and I was running out of holidays days left.

Where did you get the bulk of your Tomb Raider merchandise?
Mainly on eBay for the rare items or classics that I didn’t have.

How do you store or display all of your Tomb Raider goods?
I try to set up everything in my bedroom, although my dream would be to have in future a dedicated room just for museum/ Hobby Room. At the moment I just store them in a glass or selves.

What is the gem of your Tomb Raider Collection?
Probably the TR Legend poster signed by Crystal Dynamics, that was my first exclusive signed item, so it makes it more special for me

Is your collection complete? What items are on your Tomb Raider wishlist?
It will never be complete, as there is always something rare or new you didn’t see before, and some of them are rare to get or very expensive, which I can’t afford. Something I look forward to add in my Tomb Raider collection is the Sideshow Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light figure, as it is so beautifully made. I think Sideshow makes very good detailed figures.

If you’ve got an impressive Tomb Raider collection and would like to show it off, send an email to community@crystald.com.

[Driber]

Awesome collection.

I dig the valentine themed PC CDROM!

Originally Posted by MeaganMarie

What is the gem of your Tomb Raider Collection?
Probably the TR Legend poster signed by Crystal Dynamics, that was my first exclusive signed item, so it makes it more special for me

Heh, exactly the same for me

I have that very same poster and it was also my first signed item I received from Crystal. Also the fact that it's CGI Legend Lara makes it more special for me, because that's my favorite

[rodrims]

I recorded this video about my Tomb Raider collection. Is available in 1080p HD and in 3D (you will need 3D glasses)

[Driber]

Wow very cool. Thanks for sharing, Rodrigo

Love those santa Laras, BTW. Gimme!

[TranceTrouble]

Oh wowh awesome collections

[MeaganMarie]

Tomb Raider Tours #12:*Vicente Pardo Minguez

Another Tomb Raider tour, another new piece of merchandise I want to add to my personal collection. Actually, make that about a dozen pieces. Check out Vicente’s full collection here!

Name:*Vicente Pardo Minguez

Country of Origin:*Spain

How long have you been a fan of Tomb Raider?
When the first Tomb Raider was release, I was 5 years old, but I can’t remember exactly at what age I played it for the first time. Tomb Raider 1 was my first Play Station game, I was just a kid, but since that moment, I fell in love with Lara Croft, and I slowly started getting fan of the saga. I spent so many hours with Lara, visiting all the time her mansion because I was scared of the wolves in the first Peru level. (Laughs).

Although I think it was 2006 when I really consider I became a real fan. Tomb Raider Legend was going to be release and by then, I joined the CroftGeneration.com community. I tried to find so many secrets around the saga and discover the entire world behind Tomb Raider. It was useful to let me find fantastic people, who some of them they are still my best friends in the present.

What is your fondest Tomb Raider memory?
Tomb Raider gave me lots of beautiful memories. I grew up with the game, but it exits 3 moments in my life, which are the most special for me. The first two are when I was still a kid, first after getting my PlayStation, when my father bought me two games, Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo. TR was the first one I tried, and I was so much into, that I never played Gran Turismo. The second one it was when I didn’t have PC yet, and I went to one cafe to write TR fan fictions where Lara Croft and Crash Bandicoot were couple and went together for adventures (Laughs). The third special memory is in 2007 when I met for the first time in person with all the TR fans and Karima Adebibe in the TR Anniversary promotion in Madrid.

Where did you get the bulk of your Tomb Raider merchandise?
On Ebay.

How do you store or display all of your Tomb Raider goods?
It’s all exhibited in my bedroom, although in future I would like to have an exclusive room just for my Tomb Raider collection like a museum place.

What is the gem of your Tomb Raider Collection?
The signed Karima Adebibe poster from Tomb Raider Anniversary!

Is your collection complete?*What items are on your Tomb Raider wishlist?*
Not yet, but it will. I made one inventory document where I placed all the Lara Croft figures and Tomb Raider merchandise that I consider essential for a TR museum. As far as I’m getting the figures or other merchandise, I’m adding to the completed section of my list. Obviously the Tomb Raider merchandise is infinite, but I don’t expect to get everything, just what I consider essential. When I finally get it done, that part of my collection will be finished, and occasionally if I find something rare that I don’t have and it’s not very expensive, then I could add to the list. I think this way of collecting things is better, because you put limits and you can feel more satisfaction knowing you can complete it, apart that my personal economy will be grateful (Laughs).

My collection is divided in 3 parts. “Eidos – Core Design - Paramount” which is near complete, “Eidos – Crystal Dynamics” that I still have to get some figures, and “Square Enix – Crystal Dynamics” that it just started. The next figure in my wish list is the Sideshow, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

If you’ve got an impressive Tomb Raider collection and would like to show it off, send an email to community@crystald.com.*