What do you do with your Accessories?

[Gothneo]

I have boxes full of of accessories... hands, heads etc... I started bagging and labeling them...
But it seems to be its own kind of collection... whats everyone else do with there accessories? anyone got a better way to keep em straight?

 

[Popoman]

Small plastic bags, just like you. I don't even have mine labeled. I also have a small box filled with loose accessories as well, from my younger days when I thrived on chaos.

And I'll be honest...Once I set an action figure up the way I like, I don't swap the accessories out. All these bits might as well not exist after a certain point.

 

[Gothneo]

And I'll be honest...Once I set an action figure up the way I like, I don't swap the accessories out. All these bits might as well not exist after a certain point.

Agreed... but everyone and then I end up looking to change or "fix" something... but like you once I have my setup its pretty static

 

[Boy Wonder]

Baggies that are segregated in a way that probably only makes sense to me.

I have a drawer with baggies that have all my Legends, Black Series, and Classified in it.

Legends gets organized by character family. Spider-man characters, X-men heroes, X-men villains, F4, etc. Similar for Black Series (prequel, original, other), and Classified (Joes, Cobras, Dreadnoks, fodder)

Then for my video game imports, I have them in baggies in different boxes under my bed. Each box is a different franchise family. Nintendo, Capcom, Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, SMT, other.

 

[Xavion2025]

As an example, I have an under the bed storage bin dedicated to Marvel Legends X-Men and related characters. In that bin, I have several zip lock bags of the accessories belonging to those figures grouped by team/era.

To be honest, it’s a difficult system to maintain. I’m sure all of my Marvel Legends X-Men and related accessories are in that bin, but I doubt I’ve done a very good job of keeping the accessories sorted by team/era.

I’m in the “Accessories are Not Your Friend” camp. Other than obvious necessities like Cap’s shield or Mjolnir, or truly welcome additions like multiple heads or faceplates, more accessories just means more crap to keep track of for me. I could go the rest of my life without ever getting another extra pair of hands.

 

[altcunningham]

Categorized ziplocks. I don't label, I just keep X-Men with X-Men, Spidey and Generic Marvel, etc. It's not on purpose but every bag also seems to just be categorized by your release year because I don't want to pack them full, and I just know what came out around when.

I keep those in a shoebox. Since I've cut down my collection, I also cut from three boxes to one.

Most import figures or high-end figures tend to stay in the tray and box, although I've been whittling that down.

I would like to go to a tackle box or craft box.

 

[joshsquash729]

Count me in as a fellow bag-and-tag'er. Mine are nowhere near as clean as your guys' though- it's just a big Ziploc freezer bag for each kind- DC, Marvel Legends, Black Series, NECA, etc. I'm someone else who also doesn't really switch out accessories once they're on the shelf, but that's not to say I don't eventually find a way to use the unused accessories. I've been able to spruce up many a figure over the years by pulling from one of the big bags, especially for a lot of those early McFarlane DC figs that didn't come with any guns or anything.

 

[PanchaMaestro]

Used to have boxes for hands, weapons, heads etc. Lately going to the small bag solution as its getting to be all too much.

I gotta say. Some of these figures maybe don't need 8 sets of hands. Expressive hands, slightly more expressive hands, etc

 

[Gothneo]

I have pretty much all the AA/DST trek stuff... I kinda think I need a Armory for all the weapons.

 

[Gothneo]

I also started getting smaller baggies from hobby stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby... zip lock baggies can get expensive and take up more bulk!

 

[Reno]

I use baggies and small plastic containers. Some things I label and keep together but I mostly don't. I have one container of heads, one container of hands, one container of small guns, one container of large guns, one container of swords, one container of spears/staffs, etc..... I've started using those plastic containers that small shelves that can be pulled out so it's easier to go through stuff when I'm looking for something specific. I've got 25 years of accessories for hundreds of figures per year, so it's a lot.

 

[Gothneo]

I've got 25 years of accessories for hundreds of figures per year, so it's a lot.

I feel that! I think I really started for the case where I decide to sell a figure... having the accessories then becomes a value.