Well, it's been a while since I joined the drome and even though I'm not as active as I'd wish to be (mainly because sometimes I find too hard to make clear my pov expressing myself in english AND because of lazyness ^_^U) I think the time has come to share my collection with all of you.
The main theme on my case is to portrait as many incarnation of the turtles as possible. Yet sometimes I find a series is not aesthetically appealing enough to put may hands on it.
As I live in Spain and we don't usually have access to basements here unless you are insulting rich (you guessed, not my case) the space issue is also a matter to have in mind when building up my collection and having it displayed.
Right now my figures take most of the walls in the guests room/computer room of my flat. We have a glass cabinet in the living room but I have non-tmt stuff there too (guests like my varied cabinet).
Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, here is my humble collection.
Could not start with any other set than the Playmates Cold Cast Statues. Of course Donatello is yet missing (note the "YET"), but I'm determinated to resolve that sooner or later.
Next I should mention are more emotional and less Holly Grial, but in any case some figures I could never take away from me: the turtles I used to play with when I was a kid. Funny thing is that every one of them is from a different set, and maybe this marked my intention to get as many different turtles version as possible.
As some of you may already know, I like to have my figures in their original blister. I know toys are suppossed to be played with, and I really can't wait to become a father and try to pass on my turtle love to my kids and see them play and bite their figures, but as an Advertising proffesional, the original package and overall toyline design add some facet to each series that I want to keep for the sake of variety. Let's go with my boxed turtles.
25th Anniversary Turtles
Classic Collection Splinter & Shredder (wish they were anniversary edition too)
The allmighty NECA series
Leo & Raph
Don & Mickey