My Library (lots of pictures!)

[Self-Modifier]

Others have done it before, so I thought I'd share the room where I keep most of my collectibles. However, since this isn't really very Joe-intensive, I'm not putting it on the front page. But I wanted to share anyway, hence the following. Oh, and please forgive the quality, but it's too dark to take pictures in the room without the lights on-- but when the lights are on, they reflect off everything. Plus, I sort of did this on a whim, and I wasn't trying to win any awards with my photography. That said, here it is:

This is how the room appears when you look in through the door:
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Going counterclockwise through the room, we start on the right-hand wall where you'll see lithographs of everyone's favorite Decepticons, Megatron and Shockwave:
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Continuing to move left, you'll see a movie poster for the original Transformers: The Movie, and a poster of Spider-Man in his black costume:
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Now it gets interesting. To the immediate left of the Spidey poster is a bookcase containing the following:
Top shelf: a statue of Marvel's Adam Warlock, a She-Hulk action figure, and several Marvel trade paperbacks.
Second shelf: A Hobgoblin action figure, Titanium Rodimus Prime, and several DVDs.
Third shelf: Power Man and Iron Fist action figures, a Batman action figure, and several more DVDs.
Fourth shelf: Autobot starship the Ark, Master Shake of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and even more DVDs.
Fifth shelf: An assortment of Marvel Legends figures, and the boxes of Masterpiece Optimus Prime, Starscream, and Megatron.
Sixth shelf: CDs and roleplaying games.
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To the left of that bookcase is a second bookcase, housing:
Top shelf: A bunch of random collectibles including Masterpiece Megatron and Starscream, busts of Destro and the Baroness, Hasbro's reissue Soundwave (with his cassettes), a Moon Knight bust, a Starscream PVC figure, an Aqua Teen Hunger Force mini-figure boxed set, a Barry Bonds/Willie Mays figure boxed set, busts of Ironhide and Prowl, and all six original Generation One mini-bots (Windcharger, Brawn, Gears, Huffer, Bumblebee, and Cliffjumper).
Second shelf: Several SOTA Street Fighter figures, a bunch of Marvel hardcovers and X-Men trade paperbacks, and a Storm figure.
Third shelf: Figures of Dragonball's Nappa, Vegeta, Goku, Piccolo, Cell, and Freeza, and some anime DVDs.
Fourth shelf: Classics Jetfire, Marvel Legends Captain Marvel, and some trade paperbacks-- Mostly Marvel, but a few other miscellaneous ones too.
Fifth shelf: a Bunch of coffee table books on Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Star Trek, Uncle Scrooge, and Donald Duck, plus little Decepticon PVCs.
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And to the left of that bookcase is --drum roll-- another bookcase! Its contents include:
Top shelf: A bunch of paperback Star Trek novels (and a few others), plus a display of 1970s-era Marvel Legends Avengers.
Second shelf: Paperback Star Wars and Robotech novels (plus a few others including the complete Sherlock Holmes), and a display of 1970s-era Marvel Legends X-Men.
Third shelf: A display of assorted Marvel Legends.
Fourth Shelf: Hardcover Star Wars, Star Trek, and Marvel novels, plus Robot Masters Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker, and Marvel Legends Mr. Sinister.
Fifth shelf: A display of 1990s-era Marvel Legends X-Men (plus the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants), a Batman figure, and some Marvel trade paperbacks.
Sixth shelf: Disney comic albums from my childhood, roleplaying games, and a shrine of multiple Generation One Optimus Prime figures.
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To the left of that bookcase is a small table housing my printer and a couple of shelves with some mangas. Above those are two Batman paintings from a four-painting portfolio set that I've had since I was like five years old.
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Against the next wall is my desk, housing my laptop, some CDs, a Marvel Legends black costume Spider-man, a Marvel Select Watcher figure, a Microman Chun-Li, and a PVC Megatron standing next to Action Master Shockwave. Above that desk, between the windows (though not visible in this shot), are the other two Batman paintings from the set I just mentioned.
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To the left of the desk are two small filing cabinets, atop which reside Masterpiece Optimus Prime and all my classics Decepticons (plus Titanium Soundwave, Revoltech Megatron, G1 Rumble and Ravage, and G1 Devastator). Behind them is a small bookshelf (that I made when I was a Cub Scout), which holds a bunch of Lupin the Third mangas and DVDs. Next to that shelf is an Uncle Scrooge snow globe.
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To the left of the filing cabinets, in the next wall, is a closet. But this is no ordinary closet, no. Behind its sliding doors is my comic book collection:
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And to the left of that we have a poster of one of my favorite Marvel crossovers, the Infinity War, and a TV, which sits atop a short bookcase in which we find:
Top shelf: DC Direct JLA figures, a Darkseid figure, and my small collection of DC hardcovers and trade paperbacks.
Second shelf: A display of Marvel Legends Spider-Man and a whole bunch of his enemies.
Third shelf: Video games (the consoles are in another room).
Oh, and next to that bookcase is a tower holding a bunch of DVDs.
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And finally, on the wall right before you leave the room (and hiding the fuse box), is a poster advertising that Marvel comics are on sale here. They actually aren't, but I got this poster from my neighborhood comic shop when I was probably about 12 years old, so I've kept it since it's kind of cool.
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You may be asking where all the Joes are, and the answer is: Up in my bedroom, strewn about since they've been used in the TF crossover a lot lately. Plus, and I speak only for myself, I've never found ARAH Joes to be especially displayable. The 25th ones, on the other hand, will definitely find a place in this room when they come out.

And that's it! Hopefully everyone's enjoyed the tour. It's a pretty small room, but I managed to squeeze a lot into it.

[yorktownjoe]

Cool creative area! Thank you for a sneak peek into your world!

And thank you for being a valued member of the Joedios community!

[General Scarlett]

[SIZE=4]:eek: HATCHA!!! :eek:[/SIZE]

That's a really really REALLY cool looking room!!!!


I'm jealous!!!! ;)

[Stormer]

Beautiful displays! I want to do a series of pics for my room, now, even though compared to yours it looks like a geek landfill...

[ender098]

That's what I need....an Organized display!
LOL!

[Urban Saboteur]

This is cool, I hope for my own room to be this cool, only all Joe stuff of course :p
I do like those SF figures though.. :cool:
Thanks for sharing these pictures. :)
Rich

[Self-Modifier]

Thanks, gang! Sometimes I just go in there, sit down, and enjoy the atmosphere. It's very relaxing.

[Flatline]

Like Everyone Said Awsome Room I Wish I Had My Own Joe Room Too Or Toy Room I Should Say Thanks For The Display Of Photos. :)

[Mobius_1]

to tell the honest truth, THOSE WERE A CRAP LOAD OF BOXES!!!! i wish i had that much crap. ;) well, bein' in my teens, i only have one room in my house that belong to me, and i share it with my twin. :o most of my vehicles(and i know i'm gonna get scorned fer this) are under mybed with my K'nex and Legos. although my figs do get a drawer of their own. :) btw, what mangas do you :o have? :confused:

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[QUOTE=Mobius_1]to tell the honest truth, THOSE WERE A CRAP LOAD OF BOXES!!!! i wish i had that much crap. ;) well, bein' in my teens, i only have one room in my house that belong to me, and i share it with my twin. :o most of my vehicles(and i know i'm gonna get scorned fer this) are under mybed with my K'nex and Legos. although my figs do get a drawer of their own. :) btw, what mangas do you :o have? :confused:[/QUOTE]

I used to keep my Joe vehicles under my bed when I lived at home (and shared a room with my brother). Now they're in my garage.

As for your question-- I mostly read American comics, but the few mangas I have include: some Dragon Ball, all of Gunsmith Cats, some Lupin the Third, and all of Big-O. I think that's it.

[Flint]

You have an AWESOME collection!!! :D Thanks for the Peek!!! :)

[guiltridden]

WOW you have so much cool stuff!

[Trench-Viper]

Wow! That is one great room! What kind of rpg's do you play?
Very cool place. Special props for your great posters! All your books and figures looks well taken care off.

[Sonneilon]

I thought I was pretty swell for having a 8 boxes at most! But man...

[Self-Modifier]

[QUOTE=Trench-Viper]Wow! That is one great room! What kind of rpg's do you play?
Very cool place. Special props for your great posters! All your books and figures looks well taken care off.[/QUOTE]Wow, I'd almost forgotten about this thread! I can't believe it's been over a year since I posted those pictures. A lot has changed in there since then (same basic layout, but far, far, far more stuff on the walls). Maybe I should post some updated pictures...

I've played many RPGs over the years. I first got into it, as many did, with Dungeons & Dragons when I was in middle school (around 1991 or '92). From there, we moved to Marvel Super Heroes, then Rifts and the various other Palladium games (Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). In high school, we played a little Star Trek, but mostly just went back to Marvel Super Heroes. In college, we played Robotech, then the second edition of Marvel Super Heroes, followed by more Star Trek (also a newer edition), then Dragonball Z, then back to Marvel, then the Wizards of the Coast Star Wars RPG.

After college, my friends and I had split up quite a bit, so unfortunately we stopped (this was about four or five years ago). Then, just recently, my best friend and I were hanging out with a new guy we've known for a couple of years, and learned that he used to be way into RPGs a long time ago. We decided to start up a Star Wars game, so we got a couple of other friends involved, and I literally just got back into RPGs about three months ago for the first time since around 2003!

FYI: In pretty much every game I've ever played for the past 16 years or so, I have been the gamemaster. I rarely ever get to join in as a player, because none of my other friends have ever wanted to GM! It's okay, though -- I actually like GMing a lot, and after all these years, I don't think I could get involved any other way!

(Sorry, that was a little long-winded -- Aren't you glad you asked?!?)

[Trench-Viper]

Gamemastering and diomaking is all about creating worlds and stories so no suprise there. I thought you who are both Transformers and GI Joe fan maybe played cartoon action hours Transformers and GI Joe knockoff games. Glad to hear you get to game again. Good luck. :)

[Sonneilon]

When I was married, the wife would SOOOOO not let me have my Joe stuff displayed. Even when we had an office built (ableit, SMALL), she'd still be bugged about it. So alas, they just sat in storage in the closet. And now? It's half half. I don't have a 'library' but I do have stuff spread around the apt. And THomas even gets to play with some of it!

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[QUOTE=Sonneilon]When I was married, the wife would SOOOOO not let me have my Joe stuff displayed. Even when we had an office built (ableit, SMALL), she'd still be bugged about it. So alas, they just sat in storage in the closet. And now? It's half half. I don't have a 'library' but I do have stuff spread around the apt. And THomas even gets to play with some of it![/QUOTE]

Heh, in my previous post, I almost said, "one of the benefits of being single is that I don't have to argue with anyone about what goes in what rooms."

Of course, this is not the main room in the house. My living room/dining/kitchen area is devoid of any such nerd-ness, and looks like anyone else's house. Even my bedroom is pretty normal (except for some Joe vehicles at the top of a shelf in the closet). It's only when you walk into this room that you get bombarded with all this stuff!