Shelf Porn Is Coming!!

Due to something to be eventually covered in the final post of this short thread, I've been looking at shelf space and the items I have lying about on display...which isn't much. I'm usually both in awe and fear of those collectors who get featured in books or online revealing their humongous collections of whatever their thing may be. Some of the US collectors have museum quality displays set up, sometimes taking over whole rooms.

I don't have the space so most of the knickknacks I've accrued over the years, including some great Bowen Designs busts (started when I walked into the Sheffield Space Centre and just HAD to have the Cyclops mini bust!), are boxed away in my storage cupboard. I felt it was a shame not to be able to see all that stuff so I thought I'd dig it all out and take some photographic evidence.

The statues and the few Marvel figurines I have from the partwork series were too awkward to hook out, but I pulled out a few boxes and started snapping away, putting a few things aside to hand on to my niece and nephews. (Though for the most part, I couldn't be arsed to go rooting about for all the accessories, stands and so on).

So, above is the preview of this upcoming strand of maybe four or five posts...the only figures I have on display are the Mattel Blue Beetle and Booster Gold, who are joined next to my PC by the DC Direct Dr Fate from the New Frontier wave. I love all these figures (I've discovered that I have less than 10 figures that I really really like!), even though they're hardly unique. I have DC Direct's earlier Blue Beetle figure, a rarity (hence why it is still unopened) I picked up on Ebay when DC Direct released their Booster Gold figure in the 52 wave. Available in both modern and classic variations, I of course went for the classic original look. I'd picked up a few Dr Fate items but have stopped with the New Frontiers figure, which is perfect in almost every way (I'm a bit disappointed there are bare hands instead of gloves but the fig is so cool overall, I can forgive the decision).

So, coming soon then, a plethora of plastic characters!