The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread!

Aw, thank you both!
Haha, McFarlane making a figure of MacFarlane, that would be fun! I always have to make sure to not mix them up.
I don't have much by them, the original Mulder & Scully which have no joints and the Stranger Things figures wich I like, but their joints are looking a bit weird. Oh, and the new Kirk, that was by them as well, right? He's looking good but I haven't done anything with him. I hope they would not just make an Ed and nobody else from the team.

I don't care who does it, I just want figures and no Funko Pops please.

I bought Chakotay a punching ball! And I made his grey shirt (from old shoulder pads) and boxing gloves (with plasticine)! Anyone have resolutions to stay fit for the new year? Chakotay invites you to join him for a workout session.

 

I dragged out my treadmill and have tried-started a little yoga. I’m not looking to lose weight; I just want to be a little healthier

 

I wouldn't mind training with Chakotay! All the squats and push-ups and running around... wearing togas...

 

^^best YouTube channel ever. He's got some great videos. He even covers other shows I didn't expect.

 

"And that's where World War III began, Spock."

 

The Junkman is one of the best YouTube toy content makers. He's endlessly entertaining and posts videos that always educate me.

 

So there's this scene in Voyager where Chakotay runs after Kathryn, and someone on Twitter commented it reminds her of a high school crush wanting to carry her books.

Video clip: https://twitter.com/jemabean1/status/1346533717968363521

Therefore, I just made this:

 

How about some skiing?


I have a friend on Twitter who is always decorating the shop window of her local pharmacy. Easter, carnivale, Christmas... and last week she did a winter theme with skiing. Check out the pictures here:

https://twitter.com/binneNichtHier/status/1347557902475792385

A long long time ago a friend had made little skis for me, from coffee stirrers but I never have done anything with them as I did not like the skiing poles which were just straws.

So I got inspired and I went to look whether I could find something better in my stash. The metal rods are from file folders I believe. I also tried out spaghetti as they were lighter for Chakotay to hold up in the air.








The hill, made from styrofoam, without the "snow":



The snow I use is a sheet that sometimes new technology things come wrapped in:



The little slalom posts I made with tooth pricks and paper for the flags:

 

I love it! You’ve quite the eye for repurposing and downsizing everything !

 

Meesa went and did a thing.

 

It's a cool figure, but I kinda wish his facial expression weren't so bored.

 

Thank you! Someone said I should not share my secrets, it would take the magic away, but I want to inspire others to look at everything with new eyes. It's really not difficult or expensive to put some things together!

Even though I had everything cleared away already, I had to put it back on as I thought of another scene
We also had a thunderstorm and snowstorm earlier this evening, so maybe I can take some pictures in real snow as well.

 

Yeah, at least give the figure a swap-out head with a frightened or goofy expression, perhaps with his tongue slightly hanging out. That would have made this figure nearly flawless.

 

"Tom, fix that holodeck program, willya?!?"

We interrupt our posting of fake snow pictures for a real snow picture I took on the balcony this morning
We had a thunderstorm combined with snow storm last night.

 

That is perfect!

 

was not sure if to put this image here or in the picture thread of funny things...

 

"Ages and up"? "Obvious plant"?

 

@Astra can probably envision 14 uses for it off the top of her head