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Cool pics, everybody! Here's some pics of my "dork room". I take somewhat of a minimalist approach to displaying my toys. Only a small subset of my toys are displayed at a time so that 1) the viewer isn't overwhelmed by the spectacle, and 2) the display doesn't look cluttered and unkempt.

First, here's some of my carded vintage Star Wars figures. I should note that the Boba Fett is a custom I made by touching up an old Fett card in Photoshop. The others are perfectly authentic, though.

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And here's the top shelf of my toy bookcase. The pic is a but fuzzy, but you can make out the boxed vintage 14" Chewie, McFarlane Queen Alien, some vintage Star Wars, and Ambush Predator peeking in on the far right.

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The second shelf is my MUSCLE/Kinnikuman shelf. On the left we have Romando Manmosman and my Tortle collection (including MUSCLEs, Kinkeshi, and Godbeast customs). The center features my MUSCLE "Hall of Fame" case with my favorite MUSCLE and Ultimate Muscle figures. And on the far right is some packaged vintage MUSCLE merchandise.

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And on the third shelf are some of my larger items, like boxed Jetfire and vintage AT-AT. You can also see Baron Karza on the left, as well as more of my vintage 12" Star Wars collection.

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On the wall is one of my drawings which replicates a frame from a Jim Lee Batman comic.

The drawing is actually pretty big: approximately 18" by 24".

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This pic shows my "Jumbo Machinder"-scale figures! These toys are all between 18 and 24 inches tall.

In the back, you can see Great Mazinga, Gaiking (which I restored), Raideen, Draguun, Daimos, and Unifive Gaiking. In the front, we have Ultimate Godzilla (one of my favorite toys of all time), Shogun Godzilla, and Kenner Alien.

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And finally, I thought I'd close with a pic of my two vinyl Godzillas which reside on top of my computer tower: Banpesto Godzilla 2000, and Bandai Burning Godzilla.

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Thanks for the compliments, gang! Next, I thought I'd post some pics of my display on my desk at work. It's not nearly as involved as my home display, but it's fun.

First, I have a Wampa attack diorama right in front of my monitor! When I get bored coding, all I have to do is look down and see a display of carnage!

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Edited by Tortle, 12 March 2004 - 05:30 PM.

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To my immediate left are some Kinkeshi and a Jurassic Park T-Rex, which supplies more potential for carnage!

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And here's a Batman swinging down from the cabinets!

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And finally, Dog Alien and Raideen guard my computer tower! Raideen actually gets the most comments from people, probably because he has great primary colors and bold dynamic lines.

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Cool collections, guys! Let's keep the pics coming!

Here's a few more of my collection. First, I upgraded my work display to show the epic battle of good vs. evil: Triceratops vs. T-Rex!

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Next, in keeping with the dinosaur motif, here's my dinosaur shelf at home...

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And finally, here's my modern Transformers collection.

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A few updated pics of my collection...

First is my computer table. I think the multi-tiered design (which is supposed to be for computer equipment) is perfect for displaying toys, and the primary reason I got it. On the first level: assorted Batmen (left), most recent Star Wars (right); second level: dinosaurs (left), TMNT (right); third: Godzilla and his friends; top: Unicron and Omega Supreme.

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Edited by Tortle, 25 October 2004 - 06:36 PM.

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Some close-ups...

Here's the TMNT mini-shelf.

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The Godzilla shelf, from left: Godzilla 2000, MechaGodzilla (2003), Burning Godzilla, Godzilla 2001, and Zoids Gojulas.

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On a separate display, here's the vintage TMNT figures, along with the vintage die-cast Matchbox Voltron.

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TMNT #1 (5th print) signed by Peter Laird. You'll notice that he also drew all four turtles on the cover!

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And finally, a sketch of a Ninja Turtle by Peter Laird (co-creator of the TMNT, by the way). This is probably my favorite piece in my collection.

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A little update on my collection...

Here's the beginning of my wookiee army (more to come as soon as the ROTS figures are released).

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A new shot of my carded SW figures on display.

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A shogun warrior line-up!

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And, although this isn't really part of my toy collection, I thought I'd post a picture of my human skeleton, which I have named "Clyde". I have this guy laying on a table in my living room on prominent display. My girlfriend isn't too thrilled about him, though. If I was doing a toy review of Clyde, I'd give him a GOTGF rating of 10.

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New from Mattel! The Chest Cavity Action Playset!

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