[beef664422]

So now that we are done getting new G.I. Joe figures, I am reworking my displays a bit and I wanted some opinions.

Probably my favorite part of my Joe set up is a wall where I have the ARAH figure displayed in front of his/her modern sculpt counterpart. When I first set up this display, I left spots for Joe's that might still come out. That way when a new figure was made, I could just put the figure up and not have to move a bunch of other figures. Because of the space I was working with, I only went through 1991, and I had to set up my subteams elsewhere.

Now I am clearing out the figures that do not have a modern counterpart, and I have 37 spots to work with. Here's what I have to work with:
- 6 original BF2000
- Steel Brigade (Don't have ARAH yet)
- Star Duster (Don't have ARAH yet)
- 8 tiger force (although I am on the fence of whether the modern Recondo is a close enough match to display with the original.)
- Dee Jay
- 5 Slaughters Marauders (Only have two of the ARAH, but these are now among my top priority figures)
- 5 Python Patrol (don't have modern Tele-Viper, and with his price tag, he is a low priority get for me right now. Also, only have 1 ARAH but like the Marauders, the ARAH PP at the top of my list to pick up)
- 6 Sky Patrol
- 7 Eco Warriors (Don't have ARAH Toxo Zombie yet, but have the rest)
- Barricade
- Big Bear
- Bullet Proof
- 10 Ninja Force
- Ninja Viper (Don't have ARAH yet)
- General Flagg (Don't have ARAH yet but he is an inexpensive add)
- Night Creeper Leader
- Battle Corps Viper (Don't have ARAH, but an inexpensive add)

I never had the SM Brazil or any Night Force figures growing up, and since the ARAH figures were going to be so $$$ to add, I did not keep the Modern Figures either. Besides that, similarly to Tiger Force, Python Patrol, and Slaughters Marauders, these were "Parallel" Subsets in that they were just re-painted older characters.

Any thoughts or opinions? Help me out...

[Xerofall]

I'm a little different than others, but I display my modern figures by their original ARAH years of release.

So one year, 1988, had a few Night Force figures, they'd be with the rest of that year's figures. Then the remaining Night Force from 1989 would be with that year's figures, meaning I do not sort by subsets.


I do not collect o-rings, so that's not an issue.

[beef664422]

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Originally Posted by Xerofall

I'm a little different than others, but I display my modern figures by their original ARAH years of release.

So one year, 1988, had a few Night Force figures, they'd be with the rest of that year's figures. Then the remaining Night Force from 1989 would be with that year's figures, meaning I do not sort by subsets.


I do not collect o-rings, so that's not an issue.

I have mine sorted by their ARAH year also, so the original 6 BF2000 will be at the end of the 1987 figures (since they were not released at the same time as the other 1987 figures) and Dee Jay will go alphabetically with the 1989 Figures. I am leaning towards leaving out the rare mail-aways since it will probably be a long time before I get a star duster, ninja viper, or steel brigade. Then if I leave out the sub-teams that are straight up re-paints, I will be able to fit everything else on my wall. I think that will leave me one more spot (Steel Brigade is cheaper than the other two mail aways, so I might leave a spot for him with the 1987 figures).

I was just curious how others would approach this

[RolandofGilead]

I believe several of those "holes" were filled by the Joe Club, but your mileage may vary.

[Breakerfan]

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Originally Posted by beef664422

I am leaning towards leaving out the rare mail-aways since it will probably be a long time before I get a star duster, ninja viper, or steel brigade.

I was just curious how others would approach this

I got Black Major versions of those three figures (also a gold head SB). They look great and for the money, good enough for my display.

[beef664422]

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Originally Posted by Breakerfan

I got Black Major versions of those three figures (also a gold head SB). They look great and for the money, good enough for my display.

I have thought about that multiple times...

[beef664422]

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Originally Posted by RolandofGilead

I believe several of those "holes" were filled by the Joe Club, but your mileage may vary.

The club has done a ton (I have most of their modern figures) but they haven't done some, like Backblast, stretcher, light foot, etc. That's why I have some open slots now.

[Lifeline 71]

My displays are similar but a bit different too. I have the'83 HQ set up with ME figures mostly from the first 4-5 years. I wanted it to loosely resemble the scene in issue #49 where the Joes are getting a pep talk from Hawk prior to the Battle of Springfield. Then in another spot I have ME Joes from waves 5-7 set up.