Geek Cave Tour 2020 Part 5

In which we continue a multi-week virtual tour of the Geek Cave.  I'm going to post pictures and discuss one shelving unit a week for the foreseeable future.  I'm also going to switch up generations, areas of the Cave, and even types of collection as I feel like it.

We've made it to tour number five and we're not even halfway through the Cave!  I can do this all night!  This week, it's G3's turn to shine!

The G3s are the most condensed collection for their size. They're the second largest generation in my collection, but they've only been afforded two shelving units.  Now that G4 is done I may look at ways to condense the G4 shelves to spread out the G3s a bit more

 I like the G3s partly because they're the closest reboot we've had to G1.  I love that there were a number of throwbacks to G1, as well, reusing many G1 names, and yet there were original designs and fun little things like bunny slippers, ghetto blasters, and needlessly elaborate desserts.

The G3s are organized by theme.  The top shelf above is all food-related ponies, along with the too-few unicorns (why, Hasbro?).  The second shelf is a few more food-themed ponies, celestial-themed ponies, Halloween ponies and Valentine ponies.  I really liked the seasonal/holiday themed ponies in G3. I wish more of them had been available to buy in Canada.

A little lower down we continue on the holiday theme, with Christmas/Winter and Easter/Spring Ponies.  The Spring Ponies also have a collection of pet chicks (because why not).  Below that we see a little bit of Ponyville.  The Cotton Candy Cafe is open for business beside the Bloomin' Blossoms Shop.  Just beyond the Wishing Well there's the Nursery.  Several Ponies are out and about too (mostly food-themed ones - they were many of my favourites).

Travelling south we find Butterfly Island, home to the Pegasus ponies (with Skywishes visiting in her hot air balloon).  The Pegasi are enjoying the tropical atmosphere, surfing, playing on the beach, and enjoying the odd mocktail.

That's a wrap on tour number 5.  Tour number 6 is coming up in a couple of weeks.

Elf

Geek Cave Tour 2020 Part 4

I'm doing a multi-week virtual tour of the Geek Cave.  I'm going to post pictures and discuss one shelving unit a week for the foreseeable future.  I'm also going to switch up generations, areas of the Cave, and even types of collection as I feel like it.

This week we're looking at something completely different - Roomy's Masters of the Universe Classics collection!

The Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC) collection were made specifically for adult collectors.  They are highly poseable, highly detailed re-imaginings of the original MOTU and POP toy lines.  These were produced by Matty Collector (later Super 7 made several equally excellent figures) and sold largely online to adult collectors, often through subscriptions.

Roomy and I share space in the Geek Cave, and her MOTUC collection is displayed largely on three Ikea Kallax shelves.  Castle Greyskull sits proudly atop the display space, with the Windraider ready for action nearby.  Roomy also has problems with getting around to opening her toys in a timely fashion.

Under the display space is figure space.  One one side we have Roomy's He-Man army, Skeletor army, 200X figures, and various weird bonhommes and large vehicles and creatures.

On the other side we have the mighty steeds Arrow and Swift Wind, a collection of heroes, and the Evil Horde (no doubt plotting evil - it's right there in their name).

Luckily, the Great Rebellion is nearby, and ready to deal with the Horde's evil plotting, with some help from SDCC Exclusive She-Ra and PowerCon Exclusive Starburst She-Ra! More of the Rebellion below.

These figures are fantastically detailed and wonderfully poseable.  They also included many characters who appeared in the cartoon but didn't have vintage figures, which is great fun.

Also under the display space is Roomy's collection of the most recent She-Ra toys.  These are really fun dolls, and it's a shame that we likely won't see more characters made.  These are based on the recent reboot on Netflix and, if you've not watched that show, you're missing out on some amazing storytelling, character development, and diversity.

That's it for tour number four.  Come back for more ponies next time.

Elf