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This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection
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At long last, I have completed this model kit, which I started back in January! I have a bad habit of starting something and then just...wandering away.

I have been working on my Lost Light crew for a couple of years now, slowly picking away at it via a mishmash of Hasbro and 3P figures. However, I was never able to find a version of IDW Hot Rod that I liked. Then, one day, I saw the advertisement for the Flame Toys Furai Rodimus model kit, and I had to have it.

Full disclosure, I've never finished a model kit in my life. I LOVE model kits! Love seeing what other people do with them. But I never felt I had the patience or skill to finish one myself. However, this seemed like it might be up my alley, being a snap-together kit that I didn't even have to paint.

So, several YouTube tutorials later, and many months of laying dormant, I finally finished it up this weekend. The assembly wasn't difficult, though it could be tedious. As for painting, I tried my hand at "panel lining" for the first time. it was a learning experience, and I have learned what not to do the next time, but for a first ever effort, I think he turned out pretty well! I used my Molotow chrome pen to do the piping as well, and it's looks pretty snazzy.

So, now that this is done, I have the confidence to continue. I think i'm going to try the Furai Megatron kit next, as he is the best IDW version on the market. And so now my Lost Light crew finally has a captain!

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On 9/5/2022 at 10:06 PM, followtheleader said:

Very nice assemblage!

Need a blue version in there.  I know, it's "technically" not Storm Shadow.  But for me, it will always be a blue Storm Shadow.

Patrick

Ninja Force Storm Shadow colour changes to like a blue :P

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On 9/6/2022 at 6:02 AM, F For Fake said:

At long last, I have completed this model kit, which I started back in January! I have a bad habit of starting something and then just...wandering away.

I have been working on my Lost Light crew for a couple of years now, slowly picking away at it via a mishmash of Hasbro and 3P figures. However, I was never able to find a version of IDW Hot Rod that I liked. Then, one day, I saw the advertisement for the Flame Toys Furai Rodimus model kit, and I had to have it.

Full disclosure, I've never finished a model kit in my life. I LOVE model kits! Love seeing what other people do with them. But I never felt I had the patience or skill to finish one myself. However, this seemed like it might be up my alley, being a snap-together kit that I didn't even have to paint.

So, several YouTube tutorials later, and many months of laying dormant, I finally finished it up this weekend. The assembly wasn't difficult, though it could be tedious. As for painting, I tried my hand at "panel lining" for the first time. it was a learning experience, and I have learned what not to do the next time, but for a first ever effort, I think he turned out pretty well! I used my Molotow chrome pen to do the piping as well, and it's looks pretty snazzy.

So, now that this is done, I have the confidence to continue. I think i'm going to try the Furai Megatron kit next, as he is the best IDW version on the market. And so now my Lost Light crew finally has a captain!

Before and after panel-lining/chroming pics:

 

IMG_8881.JPG

IMG_8882.JPG

IMG_8883.JPG

IMG_8885.JPG

IMG_8889.JPG

IMG_8911.JPG

Nice work! Always nice to finish a model .... been too long since I have built one myself.

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On 9/6/2022 at 3:25 PM, 707comics said:

The blue is so unique on the "Blue Storm Shadow" as Patrick referred to it (lol). I love it!

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I love it too.  I'm sure it helps that it's worth quite a bit.  

Being a direct rip of the 84 version and a weird blue would typically be a turn-off for me.   But not in this case. 

Still looking for a darn file card.  

Patrick

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I have a question for this thread, assuming that's appropriate...for those that collect on-card figures and don't have anywhere to display them, how do you store them? I've started picking up 90s Toy Biz X-Mens, and now that I'm at like 20 or so...I don't have a ton of space for them and am not sure how best to get them into, like, a closet space.

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On 9/7/2022 at 8:10 AM, Cocomonkey said:

I have a question for this thread, assuming that's appropriate...for those that collect on-card figures and don't have anywhere to display them, how do you store them? I've started picking up 90s Toy Biz X-Mens, and now that I'm at like 20 or so...I don't have a ton of space for them and am not sure how best to get them into, like, a closet space.

Mine are packed away in boxes, which are in the closet

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On 9/7/2022 at 10:10 AM, Cocomonkey said:

I have a question for this thread, assuming that's appropriate...for those that collect on-card figures and don't have anywhere to display them, how do you store them? I've started picking up 90s Toy Biz X-Mens, and now that I'm at like 20 or so...I don't have a ton of space for them and am not sure how best to get them into, like, a closet space.

You can always ship it to one of us:shy:

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Generally most figures stack together very well bubble against bubble, and that gives you a lot of room to work with. It gets messy if there's die-cuts or embossing, but you can deal with that. 

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On 9/7/2022 at 10:10 AM, Cocomonkey said:

I have a question for this thread, assuming that's appropriate...for those that collect on-card figures and don't have anywhere to display them, how do you store them? I've started picking up 90s Toy Biz X-Mens, and now that I'm at like 20 or so...I don't have a ton of space for them and am not sure how best to get them into, like, a closet space.

Like others, I was storing them in plastic bins, as well as packed up in boxes that were sealed up and stored in my "storage area" (fancy term for "laundry room.") And I do still have some stuff stashed away. But over the last few months I have sold a lot of that stuff, as I began to feel that there wasn't much point to owning stuff I couldn't see. And oddly enough, my MOC X-Men figures were some of the first to go! I love 'em, but they're not doing me any good packed up in a box for years. So off they went. These days I'm trying to limit my purchases to what I can reasonably display. This change in thinking has helped me prioritize my collecting, and partake in less runaway spending. I had to finally admit that I can't afford to buy every single thing that I think is cool, and I can't afford the space to store it all either.

Good luck with whatever you decide. If you DO decide to store them, make sure it's in a cool, dry place.

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On 9/7/2022 at 7:10 AM, Cocomonkey said:

I have a question for this thread, assuming that's appropriate...for those that collect on-card figures and don't have anywhere to display them, how do you store them? I've started picking up 90s Toy Biz X-Mens, and now that I'm at like 20 or so...I don't have a ton of space for them and am not sure how best to get them into, like, a closet space.

As mentioned already, most stack well if they are from the same manufacturer / product line. I have plastic tote bins w/ wheels and lids that I store mine in. Throw a couple of humidity packs in with them if you are in a humid environment. 

 

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