Month - Deity of War (Silver)

 Another great purchase for me was the Sideshow Collectables Month - Deity of War (Silver). 

I'm kinda leaning away from the Marvel figures. While I still love them, these more fictional figures are more fun for me to play around with and shoot. 

Custom gold skull made from clay and gold nail polish

ABOUT THIS SIXTH SCALE FIGURE

Month Deity of War

Month was the falcon-headed deity of War in ancient Egypt, often appearing together with Horus. Before being overshadowed by the patron of god Amun, Month was a prominent and important deity in Thebes.

Don't miss your chance to add this figure to your collection!

Manufacturer

TBLeague

Type

Sixth Scale Figure

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

The Month Deity of War Silver Sixth Scale Figure features:

• One (1) head sculpt
• One (1) TBLeague female seamless body with metal skeleton
• Three (3) pairs of interchangeable hands
• One (1) Head scarf
• One (1) battle style skirt
• One (1) battle skirt armor
• One (1) pair of falcon-shaped feet
• One (1) pair of arm rings
• One (1) neck armor
• One (1) chest armor
• One (1) pair of forearm armors
• One (1) pair of leg armors
• One (1) pair of fabric leg sleeves
• One (1) scepter
• One (1) pair of Fabric arm straps
• One (1) cloak decorated with fur
• One (1) machete

Month Deity of War (Silver) 1/6 Scale Figure BY TBLEAGUE

 
I have not made a purchase in a LONG while, but my recent freelance work had me needing a little treat. So, I took a small amount of money and invested in a figure for myself. Now I had a lot of figures in mind, so I needed to narrow it down. 

I'm a MARVEL fan, so I gave thought to adding something from the MCU. I've wanted additional people of color in my collection...being a person of color myself...and I only have my FALCON figure and a kitbashed Nick Fury I'm working on at the moment. Black Panther would have been great, but it's now taken a large jump in price after Chadwicks passing. :( War Machine is great, but about the price point I set for myself. Captain America was also on the maybe list. Seeing as I already have a good amount of Marvel, I leaned toward something a little less costly. 

I'm a horror fan. What about Horror figures? 

Again, there were a few on the list. 

KIER: First Sword of Death was a cool find from Sideshow's Court of the Dead

The BBK Halloween Killer figure was interesting and a great price. I gave thought to getting it and deep detailing it with a repaint of a few of the items. At $100, it might be worth the risk. :)

However, once I saw the MONTH DEITY OF WAR figure from TBLEAGUE, I knew I had a winner. Horror-like...person of color....and SUPER COOL! I'm really loving the figure!

I had an old display from back in the day that I purchased that works really well with the figure. TBLEAGUE was formerly PHICEN, so this is the seamless body with great metal joints. I hope the skin holds up over time. 

I took the figure outside and took some shots as well. 

Dramatic lighting....

There are a nice amount of parts as well. 

All in all, I'm super happy with this purchase. And, as before BIG BAD TOYSTORE was a dream to work with. I'm going to add an explorer on his knees before her for the final effect! :) 

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Sixth Scale displays and OTACOOL rooms

It just dawned on me - I have an office now and have focused on getting my N scale train layout rolling in it, but I have not put any attention into "tricking out" the office itself. It's just a functional space where I work. But there are SO MANY OPTIONS for doing other cool stuff. Breaking out some of my boxed toys and figures and making use of the friggin space! LOL

So...I did a little looking pre-work today and I'm excited about getting the space leaning toward "FUN" and away from strictly functional.




Firstly, display cases would be fun. I have one, but it's tucked back and away and I can't really even see what's in it. I got it at IKEA and it's a great case for displaying figures and toys, so I might pick up another so it's a matched set instead of just the one.






They look great in a series - maybe I should get three?  :)



This all started because I was going to get rid of my BATMAN HOT TOYS figure. It's currently sitting in a room we use for guests that I pass through, but spend no time in. I thought about building a little display area for it, then thought I might build a villain for him to face off against for fun. Then I thought, "Why is it up in that room and not in my office. And....why don't I have my stuff out in my office?!"  Then....it all came swooshing into my brain. :)

There are some beautiful spaces out there. People spend MANY dollars on these figures and want them to be displayed properly. I happen to know that Robin Williams collects sixth scale stuff and is having a nice space built out for them. Makes sense - these figures are hundreds of dollars.

HOT TOYS has even helped with the process with their IRON MAN displays. So cool it makes me want to kick my own face. :)

I'm not going to go the lit wall display route, but I do plan on some shelving I can set some items out on.

 I love the "otaku" office styles with shelves packed with items in a clean, cool looking office. The master of this is Danny Choo - king of the cool. This guy is just....cool. :) He's managed to be a cool blogger, traveler, toy maker entrepreneur that has hero status with me.

http://www.dannychoo.com/en/post/21664/OTACOOL.html





Some of these spaces are so awesome. The lighting and the general FUN nature are so appealing. We'll see how my space turns out. I doubt it will be up to this level, but it will be more than a converted garage space with toys in boxes.

 I doubt my wife will want random, cute girls hanging out on my desk while I work, but maybe she'll come down and visit me from time to time. ;)