I recently sat down and came up with my "perfect collection" list. This is a list of figures that would form a collection where I would never need another figure again. It would be a set that I could be satisfied with. They had to be figures that I could buy/preorder today OR were within my ability to make myself. I decided to do this to focus on figures that were truly 'important' to me and to limit my spending. I have a terrible habit of thinking about how to create new figures all of the time which makes me spend money on parts. I often later realise that I was never that interested in making the figure, but I just liked the mental challenge of working out how I would build it. So, the "perfect list" would help me focus on the figures that I truly want and stop spending money carelessly chasing every new idea (Sorry, Monkey Depot, I need to stop paying your rent).
Anyways, my perfect collection list ended up being around 80 figures (versus the 300+ figure project ideas I have stored in Evernote). I realized a few things:
- About 60% require customization of some sort
- About 40% require heavy custom work (taking months)
- I already have all of the parts or raw materials that I need for the custom figures - Must stop myself from scanning loose parts store updates every day!
- This will take me over a decade to finish at my current rate. Is it even worth all of that time? (Yes)
So I got some good insight into my hobby and habits. What about you? Do you have a 'perfect collection' in mind? Is there any end in sight to your collection?
(btw, of course I would buy or make new figures in the future if suddenly I become interested in a new thing. But "luckily" I'm getting old so I don't get enthusiastic about as many things anymore)
Anyways, my perfect collection list ended up being around 80 figures (versus the 300+ figure project ideas I have stored in Evernote). I realized a few things:
- About 60% require customization of some sort
- About 40% require heavy custom work (taking months)
- I already have all of the parts or raw materials that I need for the custom figures - Must stop myself from scanning loose parts store updates every day!
- This will take me over a decade to finish at my current rate. Is it even worth all of that time? (Yes)
So I got some good insight into my hobby and habits. What about you? Do you have a 'perfect collection' in mind? Is there any end in sight to your collection?
(btw, of course I would buy or make new figures in the future if suddenly I become interested in a new thing. But "luckily" I'm getting old so I don't get enthusiastic about as many things anymore)