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Any other lunatics own Galactus? I broke him out of his box for the first time in a while this week to get some F4 shots and realized two things I hadn't before:
- I don't think the horns on his helmet are intended to removed? I wanted to put him back in the box tonight and those suckers are ON there, and that leads to the second question
- it has been so consistently so uncharacteristically hot here (thanks climate change) that I'm seeing actual noticable changes in the consistency of a lot of my figures. Legends, weirdly have been pretty well behaved, but some of the others almost feel like they're in need of extra care and attention (I have a basement studio space that has always been cool and dry but holy hell, this summer has been like a completely different climate!). I'm just wondering - are the big boy's limbs sturdy enough he coudl be stored/posed in a warm environment long-term? The studio space where I've kept things that I want to be extra careful about cat hair, etc. so he's always been in there, but damn...

And if I can't get him back in the box, I'm wondering if it's worth keeping the box forever anyway. I always had a fear I'd need to re-sell him for space in the future so I kept the original package and styrofoam, but if I can't get his head back in there now, I'm wondering if it's worth keeping that big a box around just on the off-chance I need ot unload him. (I don't PLAN to, but always thinking about an uncertain future.)
 
Not exactly Galactus, but I've been pretty conscious of temp in my apartment this year and when I go out of town I leave it at 78 just to prevent coming home to everyone on the floor. I think it's ridiculous that I air condition for action figures, but c'est la vie. Even still, different collections wilt at different degrees.

On the Galactic front, I have never gotten Galactus to stand up on his own for very long no matter the temp - if he's not propped up or leaning, he's going to fall over. VERY frustrating.

This is why I want the popcorn bucket - try toppling that thing! ;)
 
I refer to the humid season as shelf dive season. A figure that had been left alone for 8 or 9 months will suddenly topple. I don’t know if it’s actually the humidity that does it or not, but I assume it’s worse for larger figures.
 
Super Camel said:
I got Skaar and Hulkbuster Iron Man today. I know they are a bit older, but I had always passed on them. Then they went on sale during Hasbro Pulse Days, and I grabbed them. I'm really glad I did. Hulkbuster is such a big, bulky toy and is a lot of fun. And I'm happy to have him to square off against my Hulk figures.

Skaar is excellent though. Such great, realistic head sculpts. And all the details, colors, and paint apps, makes this figure beautiful. He looks like he belongs in a Sword and Sorcery line almost.
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Skaar was a top 10 ML of 2024 for me, and that's high praise in a year with a ton of great stuff. He's great.
 
Schizm said:
Not exactly Galactus, but I've been pretty conscious of temp in my apartment this year and when I go out of town I leave it at 78 just to prevent coming home to everyone on the floor. I think it's ridiculous that I air condition for action figures, but c'est la vie. Even still, different collections wilt at different degrees.

On the Galactic front, I have never gotten Galactus to stand up on his own for very long no matter the temp - if he's not propped up or leaning, he's going to fall over. VERY frustrating.

This is why I want the popcorn bucket - try toppling that thing! ;)
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In a panic move last night I actually wrapped him in a towel and laid him down on a shelf so he'd have padding underneath him to avoid warping and not put pressure on his knee joints to stay standing. Looks like a toddler who got the leader role in the manger at Christmas but figured better safe than sorry.
 
Schizm said:
On the Galactic front, I have never gotten Galactus to stand up on his own for very long no matter the temp - if he's not propped up or leaning, he's going to fall over. VERY frustrating.
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He's been standing on my desk unsupported since I got him. Granted his knees have mostly been straight, but I've had him in various bent-knee poses a few times for anywhere from a few days to a few months without issue. Finding his balance points can be challenging due to the weight, but I haven't had the experience you're describing.

I've also had three Haslab Sentinels in various bent-knee poses for YEARS, and those definitely have weaker knees. Not much bend on any of the three, but a little and all with no support. I did add washers to the knees of all three as was recommended by a Youtuber back when they released. I usually don't keep the knees bent in a long-term pose more than around 20 degrees just to be conservative, but I've had them in kneeling positions a few times without issue.
 
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EnigmaticClarity said:
How warm does it get in your studio space? I live in central Virginia, and it does get hot here but my house is usually in the 70s. I'm guessing in a studio space it maybe gets up to 85 max?
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I have to get an measurement for how it's been this year. Before this year it never really got above 78 but this year has had several stretches where the real-feel was over 100 and the space has been trapping heat. (and doesn't have the right windows for AC, but it's never been an issue til now). I swear if global warming f*cks up my action figures...

I know it's worse than ever because I paint in there and this is the first summer I've had multi-week stretches it was too hot to paint without the paint itself solidifying too fast to do quality work.
 
Luckily I have central air, and to top it off, I made my Nerdvana toy room in the basement where it's even cooler. I've watched some UK streams where they talk about how hot it's been and they don't have AC. Ugh! I'd worry about my figs, too.
 
TFitz said:
Luckily I have central air, and to top it off, I made my Nerdvana toy room in the basement where it's even cooler. I've watched some UK streams where they talk about how hot it's been and they don't have AC. Ugh! I'd worry about my figs, too.
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It's funny, this year is the first year I'm seeing a NOTICEABLE difference. Like I'm even seeing that figures who had troubled / stuck ratcheted hips or knees now move better, but which has been a weird upside, but that means I'm freaking out about others. This was a space that stayed so cool I also have a treadmill down there because it was pleasant to run in the basement even during August heat. The past month has been murky and sweltering though. I've had to look into a bunch of environmental controls for the basement it never needed before.
 
docsilence said:
I have to get an measurement for how it's been this year. Before this year it never really got above 78 but this year has had several stretches where the real-feel was over 100 and the space has been trapping heat. (and doesn't have the right windows for AC, but it's never been an issue til now). I swear if global warming f*cks up my action figures...

I know it's worse than ever because I paint in there and this is the first summer I've had multi-week stretches it was too hot to paint without the paint itself solidifying too fast to do quality work.
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I would assume he'll stand fine in your space in whatever pose you're able to get him in that's balanced, but be sure to place him in an area where it won't matter if he falls over. That's my entire strategy for posing these Haslabs anyway and I recommend everyone else do that as well.

Half of my support if my Sentinels or Galactus fall over is the walls of my man cave. The rest is split between open desk space, bags full of action figures in poly bags, and the computer monitors on my desk. Two of my Sentinels are tucked in between my computer monitors and my desk so tightly they can fall in pretty much any direction and they won't even fall far.
 
We moved house last year and most of my collection is boxed up and in a small closet that traps heat, even in our constantly air conditioned house (I live in southeast Georgia, so a/c is not optional). I've been having to leave the closet door open since May to avoid a heat sink that melts everybody.
 
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