Hello and welcome to my new project, here I shall be uploading a collection of video games, action figures and more. I have always collected video games since I was 7 years old and I still continue to horde as much as I possibly can but not just video games... as of recently I have taken interest in action figures and how good it feels to actually own my favourite game characters or just models that I generally take interest too.
Is it worth the money you might ask? That entirely depends on you, yes it is important not to let it over run your earnings like myself... yes I learned the hard way! If you know it is what you want to do then go ahead and treat yourself, eventually I will end up spending a lot of money on them. They are like any other art piece, a painting, a china statue or even a video game, art and collection defines who we are, you can learn a lot about somebody just by taking a couple of minuets in front of a book shelf or a display cabinet.
How to start off from nothing? When I was 9 I was taken to a market in London where I purchased my first action figure, it was Selphie from Final Fantasy 8. I remember the excitement and also being told on the day not to open the box because someday I might regret it... and of course like a child would I rip the box open as soon as I get home and stand it proud on my shelf next to my tv. Now some how over the last couple of years I managed to lose her Nunchaku... I was pretty upset but that's what I get for being so careless. Last month I replaced them with left over Airfix sprockets, I managed to find two perfect straight pieces of plastic just big enough to fit in the figures hands, I filed them down very finely and added some paint, a chain to connect them both and I had restored an old figure, it felt quite good actually.
Here we have the results to that, apologies for the bad lighting.
Now back on track to the original topic, how to start off? In my recent experience markets in your local towns don't normally sell figures any more... yeah you'll find something like cheap Action Men, Airfix models missing their parts previously used for spares or Fisher Price baby toys. If you have an internet connection you're golden. Ebay is your best course of action hands down, I almost always find really good deals and high quality models from Japan or the USA and most of the time are free P&P which is always a bonus.
Knowing brands is one of the most important things to take into consideration as far as I am concerned, brands such as Play Arts Kai, Shiny Wizard@Sawatika, Bandai and Hot Toys make some of the best detailed figures I have seen yet and they really do well at hiding articulation which for me is very important, I really cannot take seeing a huge ball joint on the legs and arms. By far the worst quality figure I have purchased, without naming any brands has to be The Hound from Game of Thrones. Now I used to be all for keeping things inside the box and letting dust and age get the better of them but now I like to look upon my collection without seeing them covered in plastic, as soon as I opened The Hound up his right foot instantly fell out, there are absolutely zero signs of glue for it to be held into place, and his sword holder just on the left side of the figures belt... fell off as soon as I touch it, I'm not even heavy handed. Big shame but it's all part of the game, anything could go wrong but sometimes you need to take a chance otherwise what is there to learn?
I'll be wrapping it up for today and I shall be posting either this weekend or next week of another collectable, have a good night.
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