SUPER-ARTICULATE: THE COLLECTION, THE MADNESS

[MattBrady]

by Troy Brownfield

The single most recurring FAQ here at the figure column remains, “Can we see some pictures of your collection?” And now that I’ve been able to wrestle the digital away from my baby-documenting wife for a few minutes, I shall. Let’s give extra praise to Matt Brady for posting what’s sure to be a pain in the ass.



Picture One: To understand the shelving, you first have to understand the layout of the room a bit. My collection is housed in the basement of our home; it’s a full, finished basement. Occasionally, you’ll notice some of the photos are at weird angles; that’s due to me dodging an exercise station, a futon, a glass coffee table, my TV, a dish chair, a bean bag chair, and a writing desk, among other furnishings. The bulk of the bookcases (11, in fact) run the entire length of one wall.

That said, the first shelf here is DC. Top to bottom, there’s late ‘90s JLA (with the Super Powers Hall of Justice behind), assorted 9 and 12 inch scale, assorted ‘90s figures, Dini/Timm/BTAS/Superman/JLU figures, some odds and ends from the 6/7 inch scale, and Super Powers and remainders.



Picture Two: A whole friggin’ ton of DC Direct, current up to First Appearances Three. The very top shelf and Ultarama house the Alex Ross figures, KC, and DKR. The first actual shelf is JLA and affiliated, shelf two is Legion and JSA, three has Vertigo, Wildstorm, Batman family, and Titans, and the bottom has villains.



Picture Three: Marvel Legends. Notice the “flying” Archangel, who hangs from piping via fishing line. If you can’t find Red Skull in the picture, it’s because I never found him.



Picture Four: ‘90s Marvel of various lines, including Spidey, FF, Iron Man, Alpha Flight, Avengers and more.



Picture Five: Mainly ‘90s X-Men, but mixed with the Famous Covers figures and a few odds and ends up top.



Picture Six: Lord of the Rings, which I’ve fallen sharply behind on. Barely anyone in Indy is carrying the new stuff, and TRU (which still does) is always picked over.



Picture Seven: This is my “anime” unit. We’ve got Battle of the Planets, Vampire Hunter D, the Bandai Anime Collection first assortment, Speed Racer, a mile and a half of Gundam, and a metric ton of Dragon Ball, Z and GT on the bottom.



Picture Eight: I share this shelf with my wife. The top is my Classic Trek boxed set, along with some Muppets and original TMNT. Next down is Buffy and Angel. Below that we’ve got Farscape, Babylon 5, The Matrix, some Art Asylum Trek, Scully and Mulder from McFarlane, and Hercules, Xena and Iolaus. Next down we have Becky’s E.T. stuff, then her Harry Potter (which share’s space with my figures from Jeff Smith’s Bone). The bottom is all Peanuts.



Picture Nine: Wrestling, wrestling, wrestling. A mix of Jakks figures and Toy Biz WCW from the late ‘90s, plus a couple of ECW guys. This is followed by Masters of the Universe, Hellboy assortment one, Shi, Madman, and Kevin Matchstick from Mage (Ash from Army of Darkness and the Universal Wolf Man are on that shelf too). The final two shelves there are a bunch of early Spawn, plus the Wetworks and Youngblood assortments.



Picture Ten: Had to go with a short shelf to accommodate the pipe, which I used to hang a couple of familiar craft. On top there is the Disney store Incredibles line, followed below by my Transformers from the day.



Picture Eleven: Guess. No ROTS for me, though. I really enjoyed the movie, but I’ve sworn off the figures. Even I have limits.



Picture Twelve: Yo Joe. (This doesn’t really represent; I have a bunch of vehicles still in storage, like the WHALE and the Skystriker).



Picture Thirteen: DC Direct PVCs share time with Minimates and C3. Look close and you’ll see various DC and Marvel die-casts as well.



Picture Fourteen: The two shelves that contain my trade paperbacks; my manga stuff is split between one filing cabinet and my campus office. I probably have about 400 volumes there that my students are allowed to sign out.



Picture Fifteen: Close up of the top left shelf from fourteen. The bookends came from the WB store as a gift from my wife several years ago. In front of those are the first eight items from Corgi’s ongoing Batman vehicle line.



Picture Sixteen: Hey, a wall with no figures! Just felt like throwing those in because I really enjoy the posters that hang over my TV/Xbox receptacle.



Picture Seventeen: The five legal-sized filing cabinets that house my comic collection. On top are various 12” Star Wars figures, 9” Star Trek figures, lunchboxes, and the great Toy Biz giant Spidey. There’s also a tiny unit that holds my HeroClix.



Picture Eighteen: Yes, it’s merely a computer desk, but there are a few points of interest. Hanging to the above left is a Batman painting that my parents bought me in Cozumel last year. Also on the left are the 10” JLU figures; I would have stood Hawkgirl up, but why pretend? Also in evidence are my Bird/McHale starting line-up two pack, the Celebration III exclusive Vader, the Wizard World exclusive Unmasked Batman, and more. There’s also an X-Men piece signed by Jim Lee, a copy of Global Frequency #1 signed by Warren Ellis, and a Hawkman #1 signed by Geoff Johns.



AND FINALLY . . .: Here in 19 we see the top of Becky’s desk. She’s got the Barbies and a few Buffy items we simply haven’t gotten around to opening yet.

Not Pictured: I have a large variety of vehicles and related items, not to mention quite a few other figures. The most notable absence are my Star Trek Next Generation figures from Playmates; I have about 70 or so still carded, but no real place to put them. I’m considering selling those; actually, I’m also going to redesign the DC Direct area a bit to relieve the obvious congestion.

So, there’s mine. Let’s see yours.

Troy Brownfield has a very understanding wife. And yes, his four-month old son already has figures waiting in a toybox.

[Punchy]

I HATE YOU ...

how long have you been building the museum?

[craigshawpins]

That is the craziest, most awsome thing in the world.

If I had a spare room that's exactly what I'd do with it.

I think I love you.

c.s.

I have never (NEVER) been so mordbidly terrified in my entire life...

[Drewsander]

So somebody does buy this stuff.

I'm lost for words.

[The_Gothamite]

I'm officially jealous. Just as a matter of interest, where do you stay? Do you have an alarm system? I'm just curious of course

[rroch]

Am I happy that I am not the only maniac collector, two rooms full of figures, books and statues plus displayed figures in other rooms, I´m trying to upload some pictures.

[Police-dude]

WOW...

Is it just me, or is this incredibly Geeky, even for me, who's a big collector of Marvel Comics! But you know, there is Something else out there!! Like...a life?????WOMAN???

But seriously, great collection

[Techno R]

Wow. That's a LOT of toys.

Sadly, I cannot take you up on your challenge; my mother would KILL ME DEAD if I wasted film on this kind of thing.

I shudder to think how much shelf space you have. I filled an entire basement with Power Rangers and Marvel Legends alone. I had to put most of my other stuff in storage, simply because I didn't have the space. I'm just lucky I had some space on my computer desk for some statues. Dr. Doom looks real imposing looming over the Toddler Ninja Turtles figures.

Not that it stopped me from filling my bedroom with Minimates, Famous Covers [including customs], Voltrons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mega Bloks' Power Rangers, S.D. Gundam, odds and ends from YuGiOh! and Detective Conan, and enough manga and super hero movies to choke a film critic.

Now, if I could just get my animated Justice League to freaking STAND UP...

...What did you mean by that comment about the 10" Hawkgirl? Is it that you don't have it yet, or that she cannot stand up for anything due to her wings and tiny feet? I'm looking forward to finding her in stores.

[rroch]

Here picture 1

[rroch]

Sorry, but the pictures are to big to be transfered.

[AdyCarter]

Nice collection... was that a Santa spidey I spotted with the minimates...

Now Im jelous.

[rroch]

Hopefully picture one !!!!

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Number 2

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Number 3

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number 4

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number 5

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number 6

[rroch]

number 7, that's all for now !

[NightRiver]

Awesome Collection!! I like your idea of storing comics in filing cabinets. Its much nicer than having white boxes stacked up.
How do you have them stored in the drawers?

[Fazhoul]

Well, my action figure collection of around 275 pales in comparison to yours. I have more comics and more trades though. That's an awesome collection. What does your wife think about all of those?

[JamesJesse]

Awesome stuff!

My collection can be found here: =)

http://toykolektorph.proboards38.com...ead=1111324098

Here's a sample...



Click on the link for the rest, guys! I haven't updated it for months though...

[jedifish]

Nice

[rroch]

Some more !

[rroch]

still coming !