For a while now I have mentioned that in 2015 I was going to get serious about collecting the classic Boy Scout memorabilia that I ignored for my first 25+ years in the hobby.  It started with me taking the boxes that had accumulated over the years of insignia, merit badges, and old Explorer stuff and getting them sorted.  Basically the idea was that if I did that I'd have a pretty decent starter collection right off the bat.  What I needed to do though was break out some resources and really figure this out.  Luckily for my Senior Scouting collection I had a copy of Jim Clough's book and the more recent article written by Russell Smart in the ISCA Journal (June 2002).  When I announced in the Hot Finds that I was going to dive into this collecting area I got an invitation from Russell to come see his collection.  It also worked out that he had a lot of dupes on key pieces that could really give my collection a jump start.  After returning home from that visit a few weeks ago I've been putting it all together to figure out exactly what I need.  So today what I've got is a "visual needs list" to show everyone the items I'm looking for.  Some of these might not be too hard to find but several will be very hard to track down.  So my idea was to put together this 4 page flyer and share it with the Hot Finds community and on social media to see if I can shake out some needs.  I am interested in making a deal for any of these.  I can buy or trade by offering a variety of items that are listed on my stores.  I've got over 7,000 pieces listed between www.Patchblanket.com and www.Scoutpatchhq.com  and any of these pieces are available in trade to bring home any of these needs. I'll be sharing my dive into this new area of collecting in a series of blog posts that I'll link to as they get published.