Reverend Strone wrote:...
So what's your plan for dividing up your displays Matt? Will you theme them by scenes, or character, or keep your loose figures in sections according to their date of production (ie: Saga over here, Vintage of there, POTF2 over the other side, etc...), or some other plan?
Yeah, we've been having that exact same discussion for a while now. The answer is probably "all of the above". I think most of the separation will be based on planets/environments, but within those vintage, modern and animated-style will probably be separated a bit. Not sure about the approach of segregating beyond that yet, although I do think the early POTF2 look quite out of synch with the modern sculpts. I can envisage a few little "figure parade" sub-displays, like astromechs all together, some of the short-run/exclusive sets like Shadows of the Empire, or other expanded universe, plus probably some trooper armies. I'd also like to have a complete vintage line-up all together, but that's going to require purchasing a few double-up figures to account for those that are dedicated to existing dioramas.
Definitely want to make use of the growing number of playset accessories we've got, so will have a Hoth with lots of turrets etc, Geonosis arena, Tatooine (Jabba's Palace, Sandcrawler droid sale, Cantina etc), Endor. I think working it all is going to be quite a fun task.
Our main goals are to organise things so that we know where things are, and where new acquisitions can go. At the moment, I can't reliably tell you what figures over the last couple of years we've got, vs which ones we need.
. Kristy and I started breaking things down, and got rid of a couple of old desks that formed the foundation of a couple of displays, boxed a ton of figures up. ...And that's how things have pretty much stayed for 7 or 8 months...boxes and loose collectibles covering most of the floor.
The room has a higher than normal stud. That' a big Falcon, an old Falcon, and an old AT-AT put in place for scale.
Our plans have been drawn up and quotes obtained from the builders, so now we're awaiting council consent to begin building. It'll be a sleep-out/rumpus/creative room, but right now it is also slated to be my toy display room with one wall entirely devoted to deep, embedded glass-fronted display cases and at least one other wall intended to support hanging displays, framed art and free-standing display cases. I hope to have a glass-topped coffee table with an illuminated diorama inside it as well, assuming there is sufficient floor space for it once everything else is in place.