And now for a mass reply… I got all busy and didn't get to check back in. Bad me! May a great shame fall upon my home! Lol. My battle with displaying always comes down to a semi nomadic lifestyle and space. If you move every few years, it is kind of hard to build speciality things to hold your obsession in… plus renting often means not wanting to drill into the walls. I adore the Michael's units, and that fancy wall hanging chess display. If I wasn't potentially running off again, I would have fantasies of building displays onto the wall like that, then boxing them in with a light acrylic or some such to fight off the dust. For me, post opening the boxes in a glut of pleasure, I really do enjoy admiring my hoard.
I too did not realize the scope of the community that existed for us. I somewhat blame that on geographic location. I never seem to live where it is hip/happening/the scene/or perhaps more aptly stated I live no where near where Funko is based.
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I get envious whenever I realize there are places where people can meet face to face and actually swap their duplicates. I just have mine sitting in a box in the hall, all full of hope that maybe I will figure out how to sell them or trade them or something.
studioki: Hah, unwashed masses! Bravo!
Cthulhu Mythos: I find it dangerous digging through old links of things I can not (or maybe should not) afford. I get all vinyl lust driven. I want everything.
RogueSolo: So… along with my vinyl problem I also have a book problem. I have 3 shelves running for books (and many more in boxes that I have yet to unpack, long story no pun intended). Trying to unload like 170 romance novels I do not intend to read (bulk bought a pile of books to cherry pick what I wanted) just to clear space for things I actually want on my shelves. I did not really want to sacrifice more room area for a unit for my minis, but it was the only logical thing I could come up with. After having put it up, I do not regret it… I just wish it were taller. Funko is horrible and keeps making things I want to collect! How cruel of them! Heh. 0:-)
hunterc: Haha oh gosh, I do not think I have the issue of not getting commons. Although, I tend to buy a display unit or two (or uh three or more, wow do I have a problem) so they pile up. I have a little army of Rick Grimes' so every box I open that he's in now induces a small personal rage.
danzaddiction: That is always the problem… space. Which is kind of why I hoped a thread like this would come in handy, we could feed off of each other's ideas creating new and better things to specifically fill a need for our minis. ^___^
yellowrice: I do really like that design, although I think personally I would push away from the checkerboard pattern. That way I would not have to worry about visual balance if things needed to be adjusted on the shelf. I definitely like the idea of swapping the background to pair up with series, but you'd have to be careful to make the colors play well together. I think it's quite lovely looking though!
I'm Lyn. I know, confusing because I'm also Noctu. In real life I have a whole face too. Your mind blown yet? If not, keep talking... It's bound to splatter. XD