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Title: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on May 7, 2004, 09:30 PM
Oooh try to say that 3 times fast  :P

With my recent move into a new home, I have the opportunity to utilize a side room attached to my bedroom exclusively for my collection. I've been taking pics of the progress I've made and thought just for kicks I'd make a small website to keep track of everything. So if you'd like please check out the link below to see how far I've gotten. As always, comments and suggestions are welcomed. Thanks!

A Work In Progress: My Collection Room (http://home.comcast.net/~negatech1/colroom/)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: Newman on May 7, 2004, 09:47 PM
Very nice I wish my room was as organized as yours. ;)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: DSJ™ on May 9, 2004, 01:43 AM
Thats going to look really nice once its all done.  8)  Keep us posted on the progess!  ;)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on May 10, 2004, 12:07 AM
Thanks guys for the comments. I've updated tonight with a completed diorama and a ton of vehicles.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: dustrho on May 18, 2004, 12:51 PM
Always interesting to see someone start a new display of their collection.  It's coming along very nicely, so be sure to keep posting updated pictures of your displayed collection.   :)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on May 18, 2004, 11:59 PM
Thanks for the nice comments Chris. I spent some time this past weekend working on the room, however there were more setbacks than forward progress. Had the two shelves which were holding the dioramas come off the wall while putting up more shelves and putting together a bookcase. I had pics of the carnage, but accidentally deleted them.  ???
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: jkno on May 21, 2004, 04:51 AM
That is interesting room indeed!!!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on June 14, 2004, 01:21 AM
In-DEED! :P

There's been some updates since I last posted, including one today where I finally got all my Ep1 and EU figs up along with my Jedi Luke focus.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: JediMAC on June 14, 2004, 01:47 AM
Sorry I'm late to the party here, Jas...  Cool idea chronicling the progress during your room setup.  I'm contemplating doing the same thing myself, but I don't have a damned digital camera yet, and I've been too lazy/scared to venture into the carnage that is my current collection room (more like a storage facility, really).  Boxes piled floor to ceiling throughout...   :-\

So it's cool, and helpful, to watch your progress, and see how you decide to display stuff.  Gives me some good ideas of what I'd like to do, or not do, so keep 'em coming!  Looks good so far.  Probably a good thing you lost the pix of the shelf collapse too.   ;)

It's been so long since I've had any of my stuff out, that I forget how big a lot of it is, especially those vehicles.  So it's really helpful to get a visual reminder of just how screwed I'm going to be when I try to display all of those.   :'(  Also fun to see just how crazy out-of-control the Jabba's Palace and Cantina dioramas are eventually going to be too!   :P  Makes me rather nervous trying to figure out just how in the hell I'm going to display even half of my stuff (no chance on the carded collection being displayed for a long time, I'm sure).

So how many complete walls are you working with altogether?  About 3 or so, once you've excluded the blinds and door?  Is there a closet in there too?  I've got 2 1/2 walls to work with, but the 4th wall is one GIANT closet, which is great for additional storage.  I'm contemplating taking the 3 sliding doors on it down, and using it for actual display instead, but I'm not sure yet.

Dig the Biggs Anchorhead scene down there too!  Looking forward to more updates, so I can continue to pick your brain and ideas!  Good job so far!   8)

- Matt
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: jokabofe on June 14, 2004, 07:07 PM
looks good so far jason. if only i had thought of taking the "making of" pictures of my room, since i've been working on it for a few weeks now myself. but i won't hijack your thread, i'll just start my own when i'm done  ;D
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on June 15, 2004, 05:28 AM
Matt/Dave,

Thanks for the good words, it's been a blast so far working on the collection room, but I'm about to hit a rut. I have what I would guess-timate at being 60% of my modern collection out and display, but I still have the entire vintage collection to put up. And with the vintage I've been looking at getting some nice glass cases for them, but haven't found anything in my budget yet. I'll have to take a pic of the full boxes I still have remaining they're taking up space in the southwest corner of the room and spread across the window area.

Matt: the room itself is actually quite small, it's about 10x7. the room was enclosed from the back porch which is just on the other side of the north wall so I wind up not really having a ton of space. outside of the wall with the windows, the other 3 walls were all bare before hand, with a valance on the northwall, which came in handy setting up the diorama shelves.  so in relative terms I've got a lot to work with. the next step will be some crappy shelves (compared to the diorama shelves) put over the bookcases to display the various TIE's I have. maybe I'll get to that this weekend....

Cheers!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on June 22, 2004, 10:14 PM
Haven't been able to do an update to the chronicle just yet, but I've not had much to update either. I got new screen windows installed in the room, so I can actually open the windows when I desire without worrying about every bug on earth flying in and making my toys their personal nest. While getting the room a bit cleaned up so the work on the windows could be done, I shifted all the remaining boxes into one side and man do I have a long way to go, I'll have a pic of that up soon.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: jokabofe on June 23, 2004, 12:32 AM
While getting the room a bit cleaned up so the work on the windows could be done, I shifted all the remaining boxes into one side and man do I have a long way to go, I'll have a pic of that up soon.

did it look anything like this?
(http://www.p3donline.com/collection/stuff0005.jpg)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on June 23, 2004, 05:23 PM
Dave,

If I had put all the boxes I started off with then yeah it would look like that. Right now it looks like my boxes cover about the same amount of floor area as in your pic, but only about half as high.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on July 20, 2004, 07:47 PM
It only took a month, but I finally did some more work on my Collection Room. Nothing special, just a couple of shelves to hold my modern TIEs. But I also did take a pic or two of most of the boxes o' stuff waiting to be put up here's a sneak peek, check out the rest at the Chronicle...

(http://home.comcast.net/~negatech1/colroom/boxesstilltogo1.jpg)

Cheers!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on September 26, 2004, 11:29 PM
Well finally a slight update, I finally got more bookcases after a long ordeal with trying to find them. Two of the 3 are currently up, with the 3rd going up tomorrow, look for pics coming soon.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 5, 2004, 02:41 AM
And pics have come. With the new bookcases up, I've started the long process of cleaning up my vintage collection and displaying them. Lemme tell ya it's hard work, you've gotta be careful cleaning up the vintage, would hate to ruin it. And many of the vintage playsets and vehicles had all these small nooks and crannies, where dust and soot just conglomerate. A q-tip however is your best friend for sure in that case. So far I've got my loose figures all displayed as well as maybe 60% of my vintage vehicles/playsets. The chronicle has been updated showing what I've got and here's a sneak peek as well...

(http://home.comcast.net/~negatech1/colroom/loosevintagefigures_small.jpg)

Enjoy! :)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: jadesfire on October 5, 2004, 08:34 PM
Nice indeed!!!  Especially that back left corner :)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 6, 2004, 01:55 AM
Nice indeed!!!  Especially that back left corner :)

Fond of the original 12 eh? :) They just look so cool all together, I should have put the vintage back together years ago.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: jadesfire on October 6, 2004, 08:37 PM
Fond of the original 12 eh? :)

I only have Vader left...and he has a red colored toothpick for a sword :(
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 7, 2004, 01:21 AM
hehe that reminds me of when i was a kid and had to use those little plastic swords used for cocktails as lightsabers when i would lose or break them.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 18, 2004, 01:01 AM
Updated once again as today I finished putting up my entire vintage collection (sans Death Star). By far getting the vintage displayed has been the best part of this experience. There was so much stuff to show, I started a whole new page to showcase the vintage...

My Vintage Collection! (http://home.comcast.net/~negatech1/colroom/page3.htm)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: DSJ™ on October 18, 2004, 10:37 AM
Very nice set up you have, nice & clean.  8)  Well done & Thanks for sharing.  :)
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: jadesfire on October 18, 2004, 05:45 PM
I agree.  That's a fantastic set-up.  Thanks for sharing!!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 18, 2004, 07:48 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys, I'm happy to share the pics of my room if for no reason other than you all get it. :) Pretty much none of my friends or family get the hobby so they dont understand when i say I got my Vintage displayed.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: aka DaBigKahuna on October 18, 2004, 10:37 PM
Jason,

Thanks for sharing.  There is just something about looking at vintage stuff, I can never look at them too much.  So many good memories associated with this stuff.

DBK
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 21, 2004, 09:57 PM
Jason,

Thanks for sharing.  There is just something about looking at vintage stuff, I can never look at them too much.  So many good memories associated with this stuff.

DBK

I know whatcha mean DBK. Not a day goes by that I don't take a few minutes to appreciate the collection. A bit weird? Yes, but very satisfying too.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: Hemish on October 26, 2004, 03:16 AM
(http://home.comcast.net/~negatech1/colroom/loosevintagefigures_small.jpg)

Enjoy! :)
Dude can i like borrow these for just a few years please??????
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 27, 2004, 05:28 AM
Dude can i like borrow these for just a few years please??????

No dice man, I learned long ago not to loan out my Star Wars toys to other kids, they'll go off and trade them to someone else for COPS or He-Man.

True story that happened to me once, I was so pissed.
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: Snively Bandar on October 28, 2004, 01:26 AM
Coming along nicely!  How much longer do you anticipate until you feel like you're close to a finished state?  Must feel good though just making some progress.  A lot of my collection is boxed up due to lack of space.  Hopefully I'll have some more space when we get a new place next year.

So what's with the vintage figure in the clear baggie in the top right corner?  Also, has your Max Rebo really faded that much?  Or is there something weird about that figure that I don't know about?  Haven't pulled my vintage one out in years, but hopefully it hasn't deteriorated in a similar manner.

Keep the ideas coming!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on October 28, 2004, 04:56 AM
Coming along nicely!  How much longer do you anticipate until you feel like you're close to a finished state?  Must feel good though just making some progress.  A lot of my collection is boxed up due to lack of space.  Hopefully I'll have some more space when we get a new place next year.

Once I finish putting stuff up on this last bookcase I have (off to the right of the vintage bookcases) I'll be close enough to a finished state that I'll be content. The thing is there will be stuff that I won't be able to put up, mostly old POTF2 figures, so the entire collection won't be completely displayed, no biggie there though. What I won't be entirely happy with is the lack of space for some dioramas I'd like to do, especially the Battle of Hoth and the Emperor's Arrival (of which I do plan to take a picture of just for poops and giggles), There's going to be space right under my windows, but that's more likely to be taken up by some boxes, most notably the Saga Imperial Shuttle box and the shipping case for the Naboo Royal Starship each of which will have many smaller boxes inside. It definitely feels good to have made such a huge jump in progress, from where I was in July to where I am now. I was getting such a huge itch to put the Vintage up, but one thing or another kept getting in the way. As you'll soon find out when you have your collection out of their cardboard prisons, it can be an exhilirating feeling.

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So what's with the vintage figure in the clear baggie in the top right corner?  Also, has your Max Rebo really faded that much?  Or is there something weird about that figure that I don't know about?  Haven't pulled my vintage one out in years, but hopefully it hasn't deteriorated in a similar manner.

Keep the ideas coming!

The vintage figure in the clear baggie is a Brown haired Bespin Luke in a Kenner baggie. I had bought it off of ebay for dirt cheap and had intended to open it to have a loose Bespin Luke in my collection, but then I went and found a loose and complete Blonde Hair Bespin Luke incl. the blue backpack at a comic shop for next to nothing. So with the blonde Luke in tow, I just never opened up the brown Luke and have grown attached to it being in it's "original" state. Yeah my Max Rebo has faded that bad, I can't recall if he looked that faded when I picked the set up a few years back, but unfortunately time has not been kind to ol Maxie. As far as I have seen on the net, most Max Rebo's when they fade will tend to do so as badly as mine has. Sometime down the road, I'd like to replace him with crisper one, but first I'd like to finish up the loose figures collection before swapping out poor conditioned ones. Some of these figs are from my childhood and are pretty beat up, especially the Bespin Han.

Thanks again to everyone for all the comments, I'm happy to see the interest in my long journey.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on November 15, 2004, 02:41 AM
Hi All,  another small update to the Chronicles. Just some random stuff, including my mock diorama of the Emperor's Arrival. Enjoy!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: bobafett14 on November 15, 2004, 04:09 PM
Coming along nicely!  How much longer do you anticipate until you feel like you're close to a finished state?  Must feel good though just making some progress.  A lot of my collection is boxed up due to lack of space.  Hopefully I'll have some more space when we get a new place next year.

Once I finish putting stuff up on this last bookcase I have (off to the right of the vintage bookcases) I'll be close enough to a finished state that I'll be content. The thing is there will be stuff that I won't be able to put up, mostly old POTF2 figures, so the entire collection won't be completely displayed, no biggie there though. What I won't be entirely happy with is the lack of space for some dioramas I'd like to do, especially the Battle of Hoth and the Emperor's Arrival (of which I do plan to take a picture of just for poops and giggles), There's going to be space right under my windows, but that's more likely to be taken up by some boxes, most notably the Saga Imperial Shuttle box and the shipping case for the Naboo Royal Starship each of which will have many smaller boxes inside. It definitely feels good to have made such a huge jump in progress, from where I was in July to where I am now. I was getting such a huge itch to put the Vintage up, but one thing or another kept getting in the way. As you'll soon find out when you have your collection out of their cardboard prisons, it can be an exhilirating feeling.

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So what's with the vintage figure in the clear baggie in the top right corner?  Also, has your Max Rebo really faded that much?  Or is there something weird about that figure that I don't know about?  Haven't pulled my vintage one out in years, but hopefully it hasn't deteriorated in a similar manner.

Keep the ideas coming!

The vintage figure in the clear baggie is a Brown haired Bespin Luke in a Kenner baggie. I had bought it off of ebay for dirt cheap and had intended to open it to have a loose Bespin Luke in my collection, but then I went and found a loose and complete Blonde Hair Bespin Luke incl. the blue backpack at a comic shop for next to nothing. So with the blonde Luke in tow, I just never opened up the brown Luke and have grown attached to it being in it's "original" state. Yeah my Max Rebo has faded that bad, I can't recall if he looked that faded when I picked the set up a few years back, but unfortunately time has not been kind to ol Maxie. As far as I have seen on the net, most Max Rebo's when they fade will tend to do so as badly as mine has. Sometime down the road, I'd like to replace him with crisper one, but first I'd like to finish up the loose figures collection before swapping out poor conditioned ones. Some of these figs are from my childhood and are pretty beat up, especially the Bespin Han.

Thanks again to everyone for all the comments, I'm happy to see the interest in my long journey.

Cheers!

FYI, my loose Max Rebo is exactly the same way.  The arms I believe are made from a different plastic.  I've seen others that are the same way, fairly common.  Nature of the beast.

Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: JesseVader08 on November 16, 2004, 12:22 AM
It's so much fun to see how these projects come together!  I recently finished my Star Wars room, which took me a few months to do.  I don't have nearly enough room (but do we ever?), but overall I'm pretty pleased with it.  Funny thing is though, that you're never really done because there's always new acquisitions to add!  That being said, it sure feels good when you finally release your toys from their "cardboard prisons" after having them stored for so many years.   Keep up the great work and continue to show us the changes you may make!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on November 16, 2004, 10:43 PM
It's so much fun to see how these projects come together!  I recently finished my Star Wars room, which took me a few months to do.  I don't have nearly enough room (but do we ever?), but overall I'm pretty pleased with it.  Funny thing is though, that you're never really done because there's always new acquisitions to add!  That being said, it sure feels good when you finally release your toys from their "cardboard prisons" after having them stored for so many years.   Keep up the great work and continue to show us the changes you may make!

It sure is, the joy of freeing the figures from their cardboard and plastic coffins is only matched to being able to display them. You're absolutely right, we're never done with our collection displays, I've gotta begin making space now for Episode 3, d'oh! So do you have any pics of your collection up for viewing, would eb cool to see.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Chronicling the construction of my Collection Room
Post by: CorranHorn on December 12, 2004, 01:32 AM
Hi All,

I've got another update this time, as I've finished putting up toys on the last of my bookcases as well as filling out some shelves on other cases. Several scene displays are included in this including a neat Rebel Hangar.

Thanks for viewing!

Edit: I've been told the links to the individual pages may not show up, so here's a link to Page 3 with the latest update: http://home.comcast.net/~negatech1/colroom/page3.htm