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[ARROW]

My wife and step-son got me some new bookcases, for my office/studio space at home, and so i set about putting up some of the collection. Only managed to get less than a 1/10th of it all on display.

[morgardee]

I love the way you have your 12 inch figures displayed.

[bandonov]

Wow that is some Collection!

[latinjoe22]

figures....with lots of dust (finishing your title).

Awesome toylines by the way, I love the variety and especially your DC direct figures. I have a few myself but I must say that your collection is truly impressive.

[crazylegs]

Awesome!

[ARROW]

figures....with lots of dust (finishing your title).

Awesome toylines by the way, I love the variety and especially your DC direct figures. I have a few myself but I must say that your collection is truly impressive.

Those DC figures are all Mattel DCUC figures---mostly the old Kenner Super Powers Collection characters in DCUC form--only Plastic Man in the back is actually DC Direct.

And yeah dusting all this is a pain.

[formbx257]

Very nice set-up so far!  Love the line of Adventure Team figures, makes me want to get into collecting 12", too.

[ARROW]

Very nice set-up so far!  Love the line of Adventure Team figures, makes me want to get into collecting 12", too.

The 12" figures shown are just a drop in the bucket--I have between 400-500 in storage tubs.  Alas, were the camera to pan around, my secret stash would be laid bare to all the world....

The shelf with the astronauts was a feeble attempt on my part to show case a mix of the various types of figures I have.  There's a mix there of Hasbro, BBi, Dragon, Power Team, Twenty First Century, Intoyz. These are all from collecting about a decade ago ( its been THAT long, yeesh) when 1/6th scale figures were just coming off a big resurgence. 

[latinjoe22]

[And yeah dusting all this is a pain.

cuz nobody beats G.I.dust : a real American head-ache!

I agree with the rest of the guys. Seeing all those 12 inch Joes stand together makes me want to have a few. I never pay attention to one alone, but when I see them grouped like this, I finally understand the logic and beauty of this line.

[latinjoe22]

[And yeah dusting all this is a pain.]

cuz nobody beats G.I.dust : a real American head-ache!

I agree with the rest of the guys. Seeing all those 12 inch Joes stand together makes me want to have a few. I never paid attention to one alone, but when I see them grouped like this, I finally understand the logic and beauty of this line.

[ARROW]

[And yeah dusting all this is a pain.]

cuz nobody beats G.I.dust : a real American head-ache!

I agree with the rest of the guys. Seeing all those 12 inch Joes stand together makes me want to have a few. I never paid attention to one alone, but when I see them grouped like this, I finally understand the logic and beauty of this line.

The top of the bookcase is predominantly Hasbro figures--mostly the repros from Masterpiece, Timeless, and 40th Anniversary mixed with some Classic Collection  and Walmart & Collector Club Adventure Team joes. There's only ONE original 1960's Joe up there ( I own only 3 from that era). The RAH team line-up is made of kitbashes of various brand figures and gear.
 

The 12" stuff does have a tremendous appeal to it, and many of the figure forego the "doll-look" that a lot of people dread.  Many are so deatiled and intricate that they are more akin to 1/6th scale models than toys.
Unfortunately, imo......many of the figures made today are extremely complex and quite fragile.....because the push for detail has made parts thinner/smaller. Combined with the high costs ( most of the figures I have were bought in the era of $40-$70 prince points. The average today for a Hot Toys figures is in excess of $150) and you have delicate figures that can break far too easily, spoiling " the fun". That is why I stay away from the new stuff.
The other downer is that while one might think the recency of a lot of these figures should mean they'd be plentiful on the secondary market, my reading of 1/6th forums says they are anything but.
21C used to be the market king for a while......but now finding their wonderful accessory/uniform sets is a real challenge....and they made a LOT of them. They just got socked up by folks like you and me. But still........there's ways of getting just about anything.....

[ARROW]

And this one is the last for now. My Marvel Legends collection.

 Made some tweaks to the other shelves and displays, but this one took a week it fits and starts. Dusted the figures as I went and that triggered a sore throat and cold. Shitty.
But they are all up save for a few C- or D-listers and the variant characters. Whew.