Massive Action Figure Collection

Being an action figure collector I consider myself really fortunate to have hooked up with so many amazing people who have some absolutely incredible collections. All this has come about initially through the efforts of a select few who embraced the local Atlanta GI Joe club started by Buddy Finethy, morphing into a large group putting on the highly enjoyable annual GI Joe, Action figure and general toy show - JOElanta www.joelanta.org

One thing that is terrific is the different dynamic that each collection embodies and how each persons personality is somehow intertwined with their particular passions. Many collections are large, some organized and very well displayed and some not so much. I myself am particularly passionate about trying to help my fellow collectors focus on a select variety of items and display them well so they are able to be enjoyed by all who see them. In my opinion a well displayed collection ads integrity and respect to the collection as a whole.

Last Sunday as about 10-15 of us met at one members home and we were all blown away by the immensity and grandeur of what we encountered. None of us had ever seen anything like this before! Picture walking into 3500 square feet of space filled to the brim with a literal who's who of action figures from the 60's till today. I'm not kidding as I'm sure you have realised from the above pictures. There was everything from Marx playsets, to Big Jim karate studios, to Fighting Furries pirate ships to Gi Joe headquarters to Captain Action, Ghostbusters to Super heroes of all shapes and sizes and everything in between. To top it off another friend brought over the entire run of vintage Adventure Team GI Joes in the box. Another spectacular sight that will be on display at next year's JOElanta on March 27th & 28th. Check the link for more details.

Finally the highlight of the day was for those of us who had already seen the awesome collection to see the look of astonishment and wonder in the everyone elses face as they walked into the space and tried to take in the hugeness of it all. That and the great camaraderie were priceless!