[ariellagunas]

I liked reading the stories of how people collect, and what do they keep and what not.
I have a bit of downtime, so I will give some inside of how I collect toys.
At the moment I am packing my huge collection as I have to move in three months and there's a lot to pack.
As some people here know, I don't collect only Marvel. I pretty much collect anything from Mythic Legions to Hot Toys to Alien to DC to Disney etc, etc.
The main guidelines for me are these:
1- Nostalgia: so everything I read/watch growing up has sentimental value and puts a smile on my face. From Maya The Bee, to Flinstones, to Terminator, to all the comics I read in the 80's. (Note: being brought up in Spain the comics were late, so I read 70's marvel in the 80's, thou some were at just about the same time like New Mutants, Alpha Flight and Teen titans).

2- Very simply, the aesthetic: I know nothing of Ultraman, but those Figuarts aliens looks awesome.

3-Impulse: I travel as much as I can, specially to Asia. And obviously linked to aesthetics I might get something because it looks cool and afterwards it will remind me of that trip ( I do the same with music).

In respect to Marvel Legends, it's all about team building.

The FF, the Avengers and X-men are the obvious ones. But I'm loving building up X-force, even if I despised that era of Marvel. (I.E. I want Sunspot all black). Who knew that over the top 90's designs made for great looking action figures.
Then...I am from a minority, so anything D-list I love. Hence I have a display for A-Force, Asgard, The original Defenders and so and forth. So I am way more excited about a Thundra or Dakim The Enchanter than any Mega-ninja-assassin with antennae and shoulder-pads Deadpool you can give me. (And I like Deadpool).
Finally, I Love the movies, but I feel most of the figures will wane over time and classic comic will remain. Hence, my Chris Evans is up for sale, but I will keep Mantis and Nebula as place holders.
And one more thing.
This new characters like Gwenpool and Miles and Kamala, I might not know initially, but if the design looks great ( and they all do), I will pull out their comics and read about them.
Yes, I will always go back to old Hulk and Avengers and Spidey comics and re-read them, but sometimes I need to see what this Venom guy is about.
And if you reached till here, good on yah, and keep posting. I love reading people's thoughts, and this is the best forum for marvel fans.