Your partner and your collection....

[SoundClown]

My wife is hoping that this is just a "phase" that I'm going through. I haven't yet began displaying my pieces but my wife is beginning to notice that the basement is filling up with Sideshow boxes. She can NEVER find out how much these things cost. My in-laws are quite religious so I think that my 1:1 Lord of Darkness Bust and 1:1 Hellboy Bust will probably never be displayed. My wife thinks that my 1:1 Predator Bust is plain ugly as is the Predator Maquette. I haven't shown her my Pumpkinhead Maquette yet. She did like the 1:1 Alien Warrior Bust but she thinks that I'll probably just end up selling it. I tell her that these pieces are for my theater room - if & when I ever build it. If I never do, then there will be many "grails" for sale, my me, on these boards. My wife is a high school teacher, enough said.

 

[Mesa]

My wife is hoping that this is just a "phase" that I'm going through. I haven't yet began displaying my pieces but my wife is beginning to notice that the basement is filling up with Sideshow boxes. She can NEVER find out how much these things cost. My in-laws are quite religious so I think that my 1:1 Lord of Darkness Bust and 1:1 Hellboy Bust will probably never be displayed. My wife thinks that my 1:1 Predator Bust is plain ugly as is the Predator Maquette. I haven't shown her my Pumpkinhead Maquette yet. She did like the 1:1 Alien Warrior Bust but she thinks that I'll probably just end up selling it. I tell her that these pieces are for my theater room - if & when I ever build it. If I never do, then there will be many "grails" for sale, my me, on these boards. My wife is a high school teacher, enough said.

That's why you have a basement (i.e. your man cave) for, right?

 

[William Shatners Toupee]

I'm curious, do you have any pictures or links to show me what those dolls are?

Sure, here's a random company link out of literally hundreds of different companies out of her bookmarks. The dolls are a whole range of sizes, many over 2 feet, mostly anime styled faces, and you pretty much get to customize everything from ther ground up- glass eyes, hair, clothes, etc.
Lot of fantasy mods with these. If she was awake I'm sure she could show me cooler sites than this.

This first one is pretty bad ass, but one we'll NEVER be able to afford (sorry honey!).
It's $850 unpainted with no eyes, hair, clothes, etc. It is also unusual in that it it a centaur, but many BJDs are that expensive just for the humans depending on the company.
https://souldoll.com/shop/step1.php?number=1678

https://www.happydollus.com/skin/shop.php

https://www.denverdoll.com/dollzone.php

 

[Mesa]

Those are some cool looking dolls.

 

[The Ween]

Sure, here's a random company link out of literally hundreds of different companies out of her bookmarks. The dolls are a whole range of sizes, many over 2 feet, mostly anime styled faces, and you pretty much get to customize everything from ther ground up- glass eyes, hair, clothes, etc.
Lot of fantasy mods with these. If she was awake I'm sure she could show me cooler sites than this.

This first one is pretty bad ass, but one we'll NEVER be able to afford (sorry honey!).
It's $850 unpainted with no eyes, hair, clothes, etc. It is also unusual in that it it a centaur, but many BJDs are that expensive just for the humans depending on the company.
https://souldoll.com/shop/step1.php?number=1678

https://www.happydollus.com/skin/shop.php

https://www.denverdoll.com/dollzone.php

That Centaur is freakin' AWESOME!!! I'd have that in a heartbeat if it wasn't so expensive and came as is.

I'm a fairy/elf nut. I'm afraid to start looking for any.

 

[samueljd]

Those dolls are wild. I thought Tonner was the supposed high end of the doll market, but these companies make him look like his stuff is on the low end of the Totem pole.

 

[wax murderer]

Welcome to my world of pain...though on the bright side, she can't complain about the cost of the figures I want, as her lowest priced BJD's are still worth 2 HT figures...PS

 

[Supergaijin76]

Well, my parents thought I was a freak for a while, but none of the girls I've dated in the U.S. or here in Japan seem to have cared. Unless I was really missing some clues here or there!

But I'm not mega-obsessive. I just pick up a few things here and there if I really like the character and the piece looks good according to my own highly subjective standards. I have some Sideshow apes, Sean Connery Bond, Han Solo, two anime girls and a couple of Mego Trek figures on top of a bookshelf and Indy Jones and Batman on my coffee table and that's about it. I think they had a splash of color.