Justice's dioramas and displays

[Justice]

Collection Patch Notes:

I moved the New Eternia Masters to this shelf that I previously had Revelation figures on. New Eternia deserves the spotlight and this is the first thing you see going into the MOTU room. New Eternia is such a fantastic line.

 

[Damien]

Pictures like this kill me. I don't really have a lot of interest in collecting these, but goddamn they look so good together.

 

[Justice]

Pictures like this kill me. I don't really have a lot of interest in collecting these, but goddamn they look so good together.

I think that's the thing that would sell a lot more figures for these toy companies. The power of it all together is pretty compelling vs "here are some glamor shots of our newest release".

Almost like a portfolio of their work that really shows off how it would look together on your shelf.

 

[Damien]

I think that's the thing that would sell a lot more figures for these toy companies. The power of it all together is pretty compelling vs "here are some glamor shots of our newest release".

Almost like a portfolio of their work that really shows off how it would look together on your shelf.

Yeah, I'll never understand why toy companies -in general- seem so averse to photographing their toys -together-. I think the only ones that do it semi-regularly is the Joe Classified team. But honestly, the most powerful still images in toy collecting are the 'look how great these look together' images. Mattel is also, maybe famously, kinda trash at glamour shots in general, which doesn't help.

Even if they didn't do it as part of the sell images package, which I would totally understand, you'd think they'd be sharing more images of their products up on display together.

You know what it reminds me of? I don't know how old you are, but do you remember the old LEGO catalogues from the mid-90s or so? They'd have box outs for the actual set images with the set number, and a sort of splash page with all the sets together in a diorama? THOSE pictures sold me on literally hundreds of LEGO sets. Literally hundreds.

 

[Justice]

Yeah, I'll never understand why toy companies -in general- seem so averse to photographing their toys -together-. I think the only ones that do it semi-regularly is the Joe Classified team. But honestly, the most powerful still images in toy collecting are the 'look how great these look together' images. Mattel is also, maybe famously, kinda trash at glamour shots in general, which doesn't help.

Even if they didn't do it as part of the sell images package, which I would totally understand, you'd think they'd be sharing more images of their products up on display together.

You know what it reminds me of? I don't know how old you are, but do you remember the old LEGO catalogues from the mid-90s or so? They'd have box outs for the actual set images with the set number, and a sort of splash page with all the sets together in a diorama? THOSE pictures sold me on literally hundreds of LEGO sets. Literally hundreds.

Yeah I remember those. Things like that are why I got to be such a world builder when I started collecting and eventually a diorama builder.

The old MOTU pics in the 80s Sears and JCPenney catalogs just really spelled out the possibilities for kids looking at those.

 

[Damien]

Your MOTU display captures the feel of the old catalogue images really, really well.

 

[Justice]

Your MOTU display captures the feel of the old catalogue images really, really well.

Thanks! That's been my goal. It's what I wanted as a kid but didn't have the means to do until I was an adult.

 

[Super Camel]

Whoa! That New Eternia setup looks incredible Justice. It does definitely feel like the old advertisements from the 80's, like those catalogs. Such a good job. The lighting looks great too on all the green of the castle setup. It looks spooky and mystical.

Speaking of the catalogs, or toy companies advertising by putting a bunch of toys together, did you guys have stores in the 80's that made huge dioramas to promote the toys?

I remember stores called Rincs, Hearts, and Hex in the 80's near me that would set up all the castles and vehicles with the figures for MOTU in a giant battle scene and it would be behind clear plastic so you couldn't mess with the display but still see it. Well, you could have messed with the display, if you just poked your finger through the plastic lol. Because it was just like clear saran wrap

 

[Damien]

Whoa! That New Eternia setup looks incredible Justice. It does definitely feel like the old advertisements from the 80's, like those catalogs. Such a good job. The lighting looks great too on all the green of the castle setup. It looks spooky and mystical.

Speaking of the catalogs, or toy companies advertising by putting a bunch of toys together, did you guys have stores in the 80's that made huge dioramas to promote the toys?

I remember stores called Rincs, Hearts, and Hex in the 80's near me that would set up all the castles and vehicles with the figures for MOTU in a giant battle scene and it would be behind clear plastic so you couldn't mess with the display but still see it. Well, you could have messed with the display, if you just poked your finger through the plastic lol. Because it was just like clear saran wrap

Not -really-. But there was a store in the Boston area when I was growing up - the name of which I can't remember even a little - that always had a big display of Playmobil toys. And every time we went there (which wasn't often), I left with a new Playmobil toy even though I did not enjoy Playmobil toys once I actually had them at home.

 

[Justice]

Whoa! That New Eternia setup looks incredible Justice. It does definitely feel like the old advertisements from the 80's, like those catalogs. Such a good job. The lighting looks great too on all the green of the castle setup. It looks spooky and mystical.

Speaking of the catalogs, or toy companies advertising by putting a bunch of toys together, did you guys have stores in the 80's that made huge dioramas to promote the toys?

I remember stores called Rincs, Hearts, and Hex in the 80's near me that would set up all the castles and vehicles with the figures for MOTU in a giant battle scene and it would be behind clear plastic so you couldn't mess with the display but still see it. Well, you could have messed with the display, if you just poked your finger through the plastic lol. Because it was just like clear saran wrap

I didn't have anything cool like that around me. We bought the vast majority of my childhood toys at Walmart which wasn't quite as exciting. One time my parents did take me up to Memphis to some huge toy store that I THINK may have been Children's Palace and I was in awe because it has so much. The only thing I remember for sure getting there was the first Toy Biz Nightcrawler from the old 5 inch line with the horribly ugly suction cup on his knee. Worst action feature ever.

 

[Justice]

Not -really-. But there was a store in the Boston area when I was growing up - the name of which I can't remember even a little - that always had a big display of Playmobil toys. And every time we went there (which wasn't often), I left with a new Playmobil toy even though I did not enjoy Playmobil toys once I actually had them at home.

I have always thought that Playmobil toys are simultaneously the most cool AND most lame toys there are. I can't explain that thought process really, but it's how I feel.

 

[Damien]

I have always thought that Playmobil toys are simultaneously the most cool AND most lame toys there are. I can't explain that thought process really, but it's how I feel.

No, I totally get that. I think part of it is that they're kinda like LEGO but you don't actually have to build them in any significant way. So you can get all that cool, crazy stuff you get from LEGO (you can have a Playmobil mansion next to a viking ship next to a castle with a dragon next to an ambulance, etc etc), but it's not just a pile of blocks (nothing against LEGO). So Playmobil still feels more like a TOY than a project or a model kit.

But when you try to play with them.... they're a little too big to get away with having even less articulation than a LEGO figure, they have the super straight arms which are just weird to do anything with... they're just not as FUN as they should be given how much cool stuff they have.

I often wish Playmobil were a little bit bigger, because a lot of their stuff almost works with 1:18 figures. Anyway.. this is your display thread so I'll stop there.

 

[Justice]

I often wish Playmobil were a little bit bigger, because a lot of their stuff almost works with 1:18 figures. Anyway.. this is your display thread so I'll stop there.

I have the Playmobil Ghostbusters fire house as a diorama piece for my Hasbro vintage Ghostbusters rereleases. It's a bit small but like you said, it almost works.

I also have a Playmobil stage for Electric Mayhem from DST to perform on. It definitely works for them.

 

[Hi-Fi]

Collection Patch Notes:

I moved the New Eternia Masters to this shelf that I previously had Revelation figures on. New Eternia deserves the spotlight and this is the first thing you see going into the MOTU room. New Eternia is such a fantastic line.

I've been adamant in not collecting MOTU figures outside of Cartoon Collection but this New Eternia display is making me reconsider. Seeing them all together like this, the designs really pop, how dare you!

But seriously, this thread is really uplifiting. I love that horror wall. Fantastic collection.

 

[Justice]

I've been adamant in not collecting MOTU figures outside of Cartoon Collection but this New Eternia display is making me reconsider. Seeing them all together like this, the designs really pop, how dare you!

But seriously, this thread is really uplifiting. I love that horror wall. Fantastic collection.

Thank you so much! Also if you do end up getting into New Eternia let me know so that I can start harassing Mattel about a commission check or something.