We’re making plans for the autumn and the return to organizing the collections. Roomy has very kindly offered (again) to pack up her figures until we can find a display cabinet of the right size and type for her new display space. Through the summer I refused this offer, because I was busy in the garden and packing up the figures meant an inevitable jumbling up of accessories and bits and pieces to be sorted out later. However, the last time she offered I suggested I’d take her up on the offer if we’re still searching for a cabinet when the weather turns.
Having the MOTU packed up will allow more freedom of movement in the Cave (always a struggle) and also make it easier to keep reorganizing my collection. Naturally, if we go this route, I’ve promised to help Roomy with matching up her accessories to the right figures when the time comes (I do love a good accessory organization party).
As far as making plans, last February I slightly expanded the G1 display space so all the ponies had a little more breathing room between them. This made sense as the G1 collection will certainly be the area with the most expansion happening in the future (read: biggest wishlist). G2 follows up with the 2nd biggest wishlist, but since that list was small to start out with, they don’t get all that much geographical space. For both G1 and G2, there is one more playset each that I’d like to add to the collection. So I’m keeping that space in mind without actually leaving a blank area, because who knows when these will make it into the Cave.
G3 and G4 are the easiest to deal with now since they’re essentially complete collections from my point of view, meaning that there are so few other pieces that I want to pick up I can confidently identify the amount of display space needed to house them. Now that G4 is officially over, I’ll probably spend some time tweaking their display to take up the least amount of space possible while still looking good. I’m still very fond of the Canterlot portion of the display, but there’s room for improvement elsewhere. I will also look at expanding the G3 display slightly, as the ponies look crowded to me right now and I’m not enjoying that. There won’t be huge changes there, however.
There's also the question of displaying merchandise. This can be tricky because of the various sizes and shapes that merch takes and I've not yet found a display style that I like for my merch. I think it makes sense to group like with like, so I'll probably display all my party supplies together, then stationary and stickers, then other bits and pieces. I'll probably also divide them by generation, partially because I think the vintage art looks so much better than the more modern pieces, and I want to give both the chance to shine.
Stay tuned.
Elf
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