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Displaying
Carded Figures
Posted 08/15/01
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I also run another site called Michael's Review
of the Week. I only keep about 125 reviews on-line there, and as new
ones come up, old ones drop off. One of those that had dropped off
involved my method for displaying carded action figures. I thought I'd
repost it here, as it will still have value to some collectors.
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I get so many questions on this that I thought
people would find the information useful. No, it's not really a
review, but it's the single best way I've found in over a decade of
collecting to put carded action figures on any wall.
Take a trip down to your local hardware store. Head
over to the section that has all the various types of wood paneling.
Here you will find plastic strips, 8 feet in length, that are intended for
commercial paneling work. They are used to hid the seams between to
pieces of paneling - the panel slips into grooves on either side.
Below is a picture of a single piece attached to a wall.
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Now we'll use these in ways God didn't intend. By running these
strips down the wall horizontally, about 11.75" apart (or whatever
may be appropriate for the card size), you will see that they are perfect
for slipping carded figures between. Below are two strips ran as
described - small nails can be used to hold the strips up, about every
other stud in the wall. That means far fewer holes in your wall!
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The key to getting it to look good - make sure the strips are
straight! Using a level will help, but if your house tends to be a
little crooked, you'll have to do some eyeballing. Also, be very
careful with figures where the bubble is very close to the bottom of the
card. It may be difficult or impossible to get them to sit correctly
in these strips. Rather than using a ruler to measure the space
between the strips, I recommend using one of the carded figures you plan
on hanging - preferably not the most valuable one, in case you drop it. Below is another example of larger carded figures using this same
technique.
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With large figures, particularly those that are heavy, you may find it
useful to use a single thumbtack just above the bubble. You'll
notice one of those between the Dark Knight Batman and Shatter Blade
Batman above. That can help hold the figure tightly to the wall,
avoiding having heavier figures cause the cards to bend outward.
This technique can be used for almost all carded figures, as long as
there is enough space between the bubble and the bottom of the card.
Below is an example of smaller carded figures - it will even work for Star
Wars figures!
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Using some imagination, this technique can greatly increase your
display space, and allow you to show off some of that really cool card art
that you've had stored away!
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