Featured Collector: Steve Lee
Steve Lee
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
I started collecting in 1990, when I was living in Melbourne Australia. I came across quite by accident, an amazing shop off the main high street called ‘Minotaur.’ I hadn’t realised that so many companies made products from much loved TV & film from my youth that I got hooked again. I say youth, because 26 years later, after collecting from all over the world, I have almost run out of house to display them all!
I love all of these pieces as they all have their own history and from a variety of companies, mainly Hot Toys and Sideshow sculptures for figures, and I have also specialised in the large Studio scale sci-fi vehicles from a variety of suppliers. One of which was personally made by Gerry Anderson series Martin Bower on commission. I wanted to build a definitive collection of all sci-fi possible and I thought it would be great to share some of these with all the amazing collectors out there!
His favorites
Apart from so may great Sideshow and Hot Toys pieces, the rare Studio scale pieces of vehicles such as the signature edition Master replica SW Millenium Falcon, TOS Enterprise, all large Batmobiles, and a personal commission piece of the UFO SKY1 attack aircraft. Also all the studio scale Product Enterprise Eagle craft, UFO Enterprise, and Saucer. Coming up will be two 44″ Space 1999 Eagles in the next 2 years. I’ll be ordering a special cabinet build for these! But also love the fantasy female sculpts of Vampirella, Catwoman, Wonder Woman and Master Chief premium edition from HALO.
His wishlist
A bigger house to put cabinets in! Love all the great work Sideshow and Hot Toys do!