And so here we are halfway through 2012, we had SDCC last week and Botcon is long gone, so what's changed and what does the future hold? I moved house a couple of months ago and so now have the space to display my entire collection which I'm delighted about, although I haven't been able to buy any extra shelves yet so a lot of stuff is still boxed up.
I deliberately have displayed things which were in storage before, so my Transformers Classics and Marvel Universe collections are the victims of the lack of shelving. It has enabled me to re-appreciate my G1 collection though which is pretty cool. I'm currently investigating various stands for my figures so as to make a more interesting display, hopefully the days of just standing everything in a line is over. Will probably be expensive though.
For my collecting interests SDCC had fairly modest reveals, Transformers wise, Grimlock was awesome news, I think I'll also collect the cassettes which means getting Soundwave and two repaints/remolds, Soundblaster and Blaster. Marvel Universe finally revealed an Elektra, plus Mysterio and Emma Frost. It occurred to me after the Con that with both of my main collecting interests that I'm very happy with everything I've got and although I'd love to see them completed, I wouldn't be devastated if they were cancelled (once I get all the planned stuff). In the event I think I'll get everything I want eventually, be it very gradually over several years from other sources such as movie lines (Marvel) and third parties (Transformers).
Bandai seem to have utterly dropped the ball on 6" (or even 8" figures) Thundercats figures. But where Bandai have failed, Diamond have delivered. They revealed pretty much an entire set of Thundercats Minimates. Not exactly what I want, but will fill the gap until someone finally gives us the articulated classic figures we want.
Given the lack of Marvel Universe reveals I ventured onto eBay and bought several figures which fit into it - Legends Mojo and Blackheart, Select Uatu and Mephisto and Sasquatch from the late 90's Alpha Flight line. When I get my shelves I look forward to displaying them!
