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Did some work on my main Muppets display recently. Added a new shelf for Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock. I freed space on my Palisades shelves by moving my Grover figures to the Sesame Street shelf and giving Rowlf a smaller piano. I then went on an eBay shopping spree buying up some of the variants I didn’t have and quickly fillies up the extra space, and then some.
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I grew up watching reruns of Batman '66' while playing with my Super Powers toys. I had Batman, Robin and the Batmobile, but was always disappointed that I didn't have a Batgirl or her cycle to hang out with them. I don't care what toy companies say now or then, I would have gladly bought a Batgirl figure.
When Mattel did the first Batman '66 line, I was all over it, childhood memories come to life in plastic form. I finally got my Batgirl, but Mattel didn't get very far before calling it quits. I then jumped over to to Figures Toy Company, because they covered a lot more ground, but the Mego style has never really been my thing, so I retired those once McFarlane hit their stride. There was also some Funko, Mezco, and even Hot Toys, along the way.
First up is the the 1:18th display, a hodge podge of McFarlane, Funko and Mezco. McFarlane's Batcave works much better at 1:18, and some of the Mezco Batcave pieces extend the cave out to cover the the entire shelf. I honestly don't remember which Batmobile this is (Funko or Mezco). The figures are Funko and Mezco. The onomatopoeia effects are McFarlane. I think this combination makes a great setup. It is a shame neither Funko nor Mezco made it past one release.
Next up is the 1:12 display, a mix of Mattel and McFarlane. Mattel had better paint apps and articulation, but some of the bodies just looked lanky and frail. McFarlane has superior sculpts in many cases, but less articulation and paint apps.. At the end of the day, McFarlane gets the win in my book for the best '66 line with a wide range of figures, unique characters, vehicles and playsets, compatibility with Mattel, and my preferred scale. I wish they had gotten to Mad Hatter, Shame and some of the civilians to cover most of what FTC did, and I really, really wanted a Batcopter, but I'm still very happy with their output at the end of the day.
Some of the figures in my display are kit bashes between Mattel and McFarlane. In fact, the main Joker is the top half of the McFarlane figure (better sculpt) with the bottom half of the Mattel figure (better paint app, gotta have the pin stripes). Alfred is a custom with the Mattel DC Multiverse head. Most of the Batman '66 comic stuff is not here (not enough space), but I made an exception for Two-Face given the animated movie and plans to include him in the TV show before it was canceled. Mattel gets the win on the Batmobile, which works well with the McFarlane Batboat and Batgirl's cycle (another childhood wish fulfilled).
Next up is Hot Toys Batman and Robin with the Tweeterhead Batgirl statue. The accessories are from FTC. I'm hoping JazzInc tackles Batgirl at some point, but I think the statue works well here.
Most of my carded McFarlane figures are hanging on the side of the bookcase, while Mattel's Batman and Robin are just hanging out, as they were wont to do back in the day. I wish I had all of the black and white figures, but McFarlane Toys and their chase figures, they can never just make it easy... The McFarlane '66 comic stuff will end up with Batman '77 and Super Friends in another display some day.
When Mattel did the first Batman '66 line, I was all over it, childhood memories come to life in plastic form. I finally got my Batgirl, but Mattel didn't get very far before calling it quits. I then jumped over to to Figures Toy Company, because they covered a lot more ground, but the Mego style has never really been my thing, so I retired those once McFarlane hit their stride. There was also some Funko, Mezco, and even Hot Toys, along the way.
First up is the the 1:18th display, a hodge podge of McFarlane, Funko and Mezco. McFarlane's Batcave works much better at 1:18, and some of the Mezco Batcave pieces extend the cave out to cover the the entire shelf. I honestly don't remember which Batmobile this is (Funko or Mezco). The figures are Funko and Mezco. The onomatopoeia effects are McFarlane. I think this combination makes a great setup. It is a shame neither Funko nor Mezco made it past one release.
Next up is the 1:12 display, a mix of Mattel and McFarlane. Mattel had better paint apps and articulation, but some of the bodies just looked lanky and frail. McFarlane has superior sculpts in many cases, but less articulation and paint apps.. At the end of the day, McFarlane gets the win in my book for the best '66 line with a wide range of figures, unique characters, vehicles and playsets, compatibility with Mattel, and my preferred scale. I wish they had gotten to Mad Hatter, Shame and some of the civilians to cover most of what FTC did, and I really, really wanted a Batcopter, but I'm still very happy with their output at the end of the day.
Some of the figures in my display are kit bashes between Mattel and McFarlane. In fact, the main Joker is the top half of the McFarlane figure (better sculpt) with the bottom half of the Mattel figure (better paint app, gotta have the pin stripes). Alfred is a custom with the Mattel DC Multiverse head. Most of the Batman '66 comic stuff is not here (not enough space), but I made an exception for Two-Face given the animated movie and plans to include him in the TV show before it was canceled. Mattel gets the win on the Batmobile, which works well with the McFarlane Batboat and Batgirl's cycle (another childhood wish fulfilled).
Next up is Hot Toys Batman and Robin with the Tweeterhead Batgirl statue. The accessories are from FTC. I'm hoping JazzInc tackles Batgirl at some point, but I think the statue works well here.
Most of my carded McFarlane figures are hanging on the side of the bookcase, while Mattel's Batman and Robin are just hanging out, as they were wont to do back in the day. I wish I had all of the black and white figures, but McFarlane Toys and their chase figures, they can never just make it easy... The McFarlane '66 comic stuff will end up with Batman '77 and Super Friends in another display some day.
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Did some work on Mezco 1:12 (and similar figures) display today.
First up is my Golden Age gangster display. I'm not the greatest poser, but I try to get more creative with my displays when space permits, borrowing from toy photography and media images and doing my best to adapt them, to varying degrees of success. Robin's pose, for example, was adapted from a D-Amazing video.
The Golden Age Joker, as well as the entire backdrop/shelf wrap are new additions. The backdrop is an image from the Dick Tracy movie (shown below).
I'm pretty sure everyone dies at the end of this scene.
I didn't really have enough horizontal space to spread the figures out as much as I would like, so those gun blasts are all pretty close.
Here are my two smaller Mezco shelves together. The top shelf is just miscellaneous stuff. The Gong Hush Batman is a new addition.
This is my main Mezco display. The premise here is that characters from across the omniverse unite to fight a threat to the existence of all realities. I know most folks are over multiverse stories, but I never will be. I'm not saying they are all good, but I've loved the concept since reading Crisis on Infinite Earths as a kid and it will never get old for me.
I have a couple of other Mezco figures in a different display, they were co-opted for my Earth-S shelf (the multiverse again) in my 6-inch DC Display. Along with the Mezco figures are the awesome Captain Marvel line from DC Direct and some customs I bought on eBay to fill out the rest of the Fawcett Comics crew.
I love the Hoppy the Marvel Bunny figure -- I had always hoped DC Direct would do Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew in the same style. I appreciate that McFarlane did finally get us Captain Carrot at least, but it isn't quite the funny animal version I've always wanted.
First up is my Golden Age gangster display. I'm not the greatest poser, but I try to get more creative with my displays when space permits, borrowing from toy photography and media images and doing my best to adapt them, to varying degrees of success. Robin's pose, for example, was adapted from a D-Amazing video.
The Golden Age Joker, as well as the entire backdrop/shelf wrap are new additions. The backdrop is an image from the Dick Tracy movie (shown below).
I'm pretty sure everyone dies at the end of this scene.
I didn't really have enough horizontal space to spread the figures out as much as I would like, so those gun blasts are all pretty close.
Here are my two smaller Mezco shelves together. The top shelf is just miscellaneous stuff. The Gong Hush Batman is a new addition.
This is my main Mezco display. The premise here is that characters from across the omniverse unite to fight a threat to the existence of all realities. I know most folks are over multiverse stories, but I never will be. I'm not saying they are all good, but I've loved the concept since reading Crisis on Infinite Earths as a kid and it will never get old for me.
I have a couple of other Mezco figures in a different display, they were co-opted for my Earth-S shelf (the multiverse again) in my 6-inch DC Display. Along with the Mezco figures are the awesome Captain Marvel line from DC Direct and some customs I bought on eBay to fill out the rest of the Fawcett Comics crew.
I love the Hoppy the Marvel Bunny figure -- I had always hoped DC Direct would do Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew in the same style. I appreciate that McFarlane did finally get us Captain Carrot at least, but it isn't quite the funny animal version I've always wanted.
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Pictures of my two Iron Mar Armories. I've shared the 1:12 scale Armory from the Disney Toy Box line, but this is the first time I've shared my 1:18th Armory, made out painted Legos. Not curves to speak of, but I was looking for an option that would allow me to adjust the height or width of individual alcoves for Iron Man armors that were taller or wider. I love this thing, though it is a PITA to keep clean.
The first picture is the whole wall, which also includes my carded Iron Man original vs. Retro figures. I plan to put the 5" Toy Biz Iron Man figures above the sign in the near future.
A close-up of the 1:18th Armoy:
The 1:12 Armory
My picture taking skills are lousy in general, but photographing this display is extra difficult. Its in a weird alcove in my home office and getting far enough back and at a good angle to get a decent photo is challenging.
The first picture is the whole wall, which also includes my carded Iron Man original vs. Retro figures. I plan to put the 5" Toy Biz Iron Man figures above the sign in the near future.
A close-up of the 1:18th Armoy:
The 1:12 Armory
My picture taking skills are lousy in general, but photographing this display is extra difficult. Its in a weird alcove in my home office and getting far enough back and at a good angle to get a decent photo is challenging.
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I did some work on my Mattel/Super 7 Thundercats and Silverhawks display a couple weeks ago. These being on lower shelves (with the Thundercats above the Silverhawks), visibility is limited the higher up you go at the back of the shelf. With the latest Silverhawks wave and the last two vac metal releases in hand, I needed more vertical space for the Silverhawks, so I swapped the two shelves. Basically, I had to pull everything down and start over, fun times...
A quick word on Super 7, I think I have the same general opinion as most on these boards. Super 7 is overpriced on everything, articulation is lacking, quality control is sometimes lacking, and some of their decisions are just straight up dumb. However, they cover licenses that no one else does, many of their figures do look great (even if they aren't great toys), and they are willing to go deep when sales warrant.
Case in point on dumb decisions, the colors of the their "cartoon accurate" Silverhawks figures. I don't think anyone with reasonable expectations expected them to do vac metal, but plenty of companies have managed to do great metallic paint jobs, including Super 7 themselves. So after Bryan Flynn spent 18 months hyping up the colors on these figures, what was delivered was a huge letdown. Just bland and boring colors when it was clear these characters were always intended to be metallic, they aren't called Greyhawks after all... Then, they somehow manage to make the "impossible" vac-metal figures possible, and sucker that I am, I'm now rebuying the same overpriced figures again. However, I have to admit that the vac metal figures look pretty amazing and I've had no issues with chips or flaking, they just need to be handled with care.
Displaying the Silverhawks in flight was a must, Hotwing and Flashback are using Can of Beam stands with Mezco arms mounted to the top and side of the case while the rest of the figures are held aloft using the Octopus stand from Ironwing Collectibles.
I've been mostly all in on Silverhawks (Darkhawk is in my POL), but give me Moon Stryker, Yes-Man, Poker Face and a vac metal Copper Kid, and I'd call this line complete. With that said, I'd take the other Silverhawks in vac metal as well.
For Silverhawks, my memories are primarily from the toys. I remember seeing the first episode, and I sure I saw some others, but I can't remember a whole lot about them. For Thundercats, I didn't have many of the toys, so my memories, vague as they are, are more from the cartoon. My focus has been on core characters or those that resonate with me from childhood, even when I can't entirely remember why. Berbil Bill is a new, and likely, final edition to this shelf. I may go back and get Rataro, but beyond that, I think I'm done.
I did start with the Mattel releases and continued on with Super 7.
Mandora is one of those characters that stands out to me from the cartoon, even though I don't really remember why. She didn't fit on the shelf with her charger, so she hangs from the ceiling above the case.
My childhood Thundertank is hanging out on the floor nearby these shelves. I do still have my original Panthro somewhere, I really should find him out and put in the Tank. As much as I would have loved to get the Super 7 Thundertank and Cat's Lair, I just couldn't justify the real estate.
My vintage Silverhawks figures made it through my childhood intact for the most part (the Miraj has seen better days). This is an older image from my toy room, but the display hasn't changed. I had Series 1 and the Miraj as a child. I purchased the Series 2 figures off eBay as an adult. I'd love to replace the Miraj with one in better shape, but that is not a cheap proposition.
Magnets are holding the Hawks up on the horizontal window covering.
A quick word on Super 7, I think I have the same general opinion as most on these boards. Super 7 is overpriced on everything, articulation is lacking, quality control is sometimes lacking, and some of their decisions are just straight up dumb. However, they cover licenses that no one else does, many of their figures do look great (even if they aren't great toys), and they are willing to go deep when sales warrant.
Case in point on dumb decisions, the colors of the their "cartoon accurate" Silverhawks figures. I don't think anyone with reasonable expectations expected them to do vac metal, but plenty of companies have managed to do great metallic paint jobs, including Super 7 themselves. So after Bryan Flynn spent 18 months hyping up the colors on these figures, what was delivered was a huge letdown. Just bland and boring colors when it was clear these characters were always intended to be metallic, they aren't called Greyhawks after all... Then, they somehow manage to make the "impossible" vac-metal figures possible, and sucker that I am, I'm now rebuying the same overpriced figures again. However, I have to admit that the vac metal figures look pretty amazing and I've had no issues with chips or flaking, they just need to be handled with care.
Displaying the Silverhawks in flight was a must, Hotwing and Flashback are using Can of Beam stands with Mezco arms mounted to the top and side of the case while the rest of the figures are held aloft using the Octopus stand from Ironwing Collectibles.
I've been mostly all in on Silverhawks (Darkhawk is in my POL), but give me Moon Stryker, Yes-Man, Poker Face and a vac metal Copper Kid, and I'd call this line complete. With that said, I'd take the other Silverhawks in vac metal as well.
For Silverhawks, my memories are primarily from the toys. I remember seeing the first episode, and I sure I saw some others, but I can't remember a whole lot about them. For Thundercats, I didn't have many of the toys, so my memories, vague as they are, are more from the cartoon. My focus has been on core characters or those that resonate with me from childhood, even when I can't entirely remember why. Berbil Bill is a new, and likely, final edition to this shelf. I may go back and get Rataro, but beyond that, I think I'm done.
I did start with the Mattel releases and continued on with Super 7.
Mandora is one of those characters that stands out to me from the cartoon, even though I don't really remember why. She didn't fit on the shelf with her charger, so she hangs from the ceiling above the case.
My childhood Thundertank is hanging out on the floor nearby these shelves. I do still have my original Panthro somewhere, I really should find him out and put in the Tank. As much as I would have loved to get the Super 7 Thundertank and Cat's Lair, I just couldn't justify the real estate.
My vintage Silverhawks figures made it through my childhood intact for the most part (the Miraj has seen better days). This is an older image from my toy room, but the display hasn't changed. I had Series 1 and the Miraj as a child. I purchased the Series 2 figures off eBay as an adult. I'd love to replace the Miraj with one in better shape, but that is not a cheap proposition.
Magnets are holding the Hawks up on the horizontal window covering.
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