Here we are closing out 2018! I didn't get much done in the G.I.Joe department this year. The HQ's sub-level (a.k.a. the basement) is not that warm fun creative space that I just feel like would be a great permanent set up that a fan could just enjoy until retirement or whatever. There's so many distractions and things to do around the HQ, too, that that necessity or other hobby fun activity somewhat uses that focus of doing rather than sitting in the sub-level.
I wish I had taken more pictures of the stuff I had, too. Lots of pictures I have just make me want to get a lot of that stuff back, though. I was getting close to just buying some things but the lack of an awesome space to put it kept it from happening.
I am still unsure of what that awesome space would look like. I know I don't want Rubbermaid containers full of stuff stacked all over. But I don't stuff getting full of cobwebs, either. And then there is the lack of a base in the HQ where I really want that base ('83) but I want it to be set up where it can be a sweet display. Lots of considerations and still after years I feel like I am looking at that blank canvas unsure of where to start.
The smaller collection really didn't allow me to instantly grab stuff out as fast, either, for that fun set up and play. I still have a lot of individual bagged figures, and I don't want to get too disorganized, but I am not ready to separate into a something else yet; like a tool box. With drawers, a lot like, the right tool for the job, quickly find and make your selection and grab your vehicles and adventure!
Maybe a "battle table" could be cool? Something in the center, just a landscape? In one corner an HQ '83 and in the other corner a Terror Drome? With my focus on smaller missions and more covert like things this table would still be huge!
We'll see what 2019 brings!
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