Where is your stuff?

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Where is most of your collection kept?

Boxes in the closet
11
21%
Displayed, in original boxes
3
6%
Displayed, out of original boxes
28
54%
Displayed, in diorama
1
2%
Played with, all over the place
7
13%
The dog is chewing on them right now
2
4%
 
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Where is your stuff?

Post by blurx7 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:50 am

I was wondering where most of you keep your collection.... so...
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Post by digger » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:58 am

Geoff,
What about us crazy folk with 2 closets full of MIB/MOC, a couple of dios set up, a whole mess on display, and one fig in the dog's mouth..

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Post by blurx7 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:01 am

Yeah, I think that's likely most of us. :D
But where is MOST of it? :wink:
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Post by fuddmiester » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:03 am

We moved.... I lost a toy room! Now residing in the cedar closet! Sucks to move!

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Post by Sabrefan » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:05 am

I made some special shelves for my models. Takes a lot of space, but sure looks cool. :D
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Post by MG-42 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:42 am

* No vote here ,.. yet , because I both display and keep my XD , some still in their original boxes. * :wink: + :D


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Post by olifant » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:59 am

Proudly displayed is 95% of my collection. The only stuff I keep MIB are extras I've picked up on the cheap waiting for the day I can use them for trade. I doubt there is much of a demand for BBI LAVs right now though...

Call it my XD hedge fund. :D
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Post by CW4USARMY » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:00 am

I have a small portion on display in a small room where we live now. Retiring from Army this summer so will have a man-cave room soon in our new house where I will rescue my collection from the 10X20 storage unit I'm currently using for the rest of my collection. :D

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Post by Threetoughtrucks » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:16 am

After my move, what had been all over my old house, is now in my office and my garage (for the big 1/6 tanks, trucks that can't fit in my office).

Final plans will be 1/18 on shelves in my office,,,,1/6 tanks, etc. on shelves in the office now and in garage with a work area for painting and working on stuff in the garage.

I have some boxed 1/6 stuff and some 1/18 and 1/32 stuff for trade, sale and that is on shelves in both my office and the garage.

Still missing 1/6 figs, tank parts (T-34 turret) and a horse. How do you bury a horse? Answer, under the unpacked boxes of Mrs. TTT's junk. :roll:

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Post by Tambo » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:24 am

Hanging in my garage above my workshop and in my Manroom.

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Post by normandy » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:42 pm

My collection has a room all to itself, the Museum as Mrs. Normandy calls it. Aircraft hang on the walls and from the ceiling and armor and figures are on shelves I built.

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Post by Panther F » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:49 pm

normandy wrote:My collection has a room all to itself, the Museum as Mrs. Normandy calls it. Aircraft hang on the walls and from the ceiling and armor and figures are on shelves I built.
Same here normandy.

I don't understand the whole "in the box in the closet" deal, but if you plan to resell them at a later time then you're not a collector.
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Post by ARMY GROUP 1 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:14 pm

Most displayed in my home office, except for when the company auditor is due every 6 months, when it hits my bedroom for a day. The rest is spread around the house in cupboards and top shelves of the store room. I was forced to sell my $35,000 star wars collection for $5000 and also take up a lockup off site storage shed which contains the boxed xd, around a dozen and all my other collections such as smurfs etc. xd has forced itself on me in a big way, just dread waking up one day and saying why am collecting these bits of plastic.

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Post by mediump » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:35 pm

Definitely played with all over the place, and in dioramas. If I had a dog it would have lead poisoning by now.
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Post by VMF115 » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:45 pm

Most of mine are boxed up in an old bank vault.
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Post by tmanthegreat » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:57 pm

Being able to select more than one option would be great, as with me its a mixture. Some of my stuff is out on display, other pieces are stored in a cabinet (sort of like a display), some are dismantled in storage boxes, some are in my attic but out of the box and in one piece, and others are back in their original boxes.
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Post by Jagdpanther » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:20 pm

Well mine are in the closet and out on display. Mostly my 1:32 stuff is out on display.
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Post by grockwood » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:37 pm

My 1/18 Military stuff fights for shelve space with my 1/18 Diecast car collection. After my next move, I hope to have room to display almost everything.

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Post by JohnLumley » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:43 pm

100% out of the box and on display!

Leaving a 1:18 aircraft in the box is like putting a berka on a Victoria's Secret model.

It's just not meant to be!
One hundred and fifty three - 1:18 scale aircraft on the ceiling looks :shock: damn good!

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Post by pickelhaube » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:00 pm

In the closet
in the attic
in the spare bedroom
in the attic out in the shed ( almost full)
in the shed on a couple of shelves
in the shed in those big mondo plastic tub things
on the back porch
one at work
2 in the truck
2 hanging from the ceiling in the boys room (he wants me to get them out of there)
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Post by pickelhaube » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:01 pm

In the closet
in the attic
in the spare bedroom
in the attic out in the shed ( almost full)
in the shed on a couple of shelves
in the shed in those big mondo plastic tub things
on the back porch
one at work
2 in the truck
2 hanging from the ceiling in the boys room (he wants me to get them out of there)
Kirk Douglas : Mine hit the ground first
John Wayne : Mine was taller



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Post by STUKA » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:19 pm

almost all my vehicles are out of the box - half in my office and half in my closet on the top shelf - my choppers will hang in my office and I have four planes hanging in my son's room - the rest are boxed in the storage shed - figures - some boxed away some out being played with - I have too many figures - keep them comming.
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Post by [CAT]CplSlade » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:05 pm

Mine are in my computer/work room. This is an older set of photos, as I have added about five planes since then:

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As you can see, I created a criss-cross network of fishing line and then hung each plane from that. I can adjust the planes slightly to change angle of hang or tilt.

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Post by Gunner » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:22 pm

I collect so many different scales, it's hard to quantify.

Most of my 1/6 scale stuff is in storage, as is almost all of my 1/18. However, about half of my 1/72 scale stuff is out, and about 80% of my 1/700 scale stuff and nearly 100% of my small scale (1/2400 Star Fleet Battles) stuff is out on the shelves.
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Post by FieroDude » Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:19 pm

A good chunk of the collection is displayed at home in my living room and bedroom, and has begun taking over a spare room upstairs, as well. And I usually cycle about 4-6 planes and 8 or so armor pieces (plus support troops) through my office at work.
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