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. ;)

Smart Doll

Ok...Danny Choo is just....cool. I think I remember him from ages ago with a little blog and now he's just huge and into so many cool things.

The "new cool thing" is the SMART DOLL. It's an Android phone controlled doll system that's being developed that will be the new ultimate for toy folks with a lot of cash. :) And, I think it's going to be a LOT of cash indeed.

However, talk about moving towards a GHOST IN THE SHELL ideal. Evidently, the doll will be synced with the phone so that it can notify you about mail and Facebook updates. I'm just picturing this doll waving it's arm and saying that you have new mail. Pretty damn cool.

The motion test below is rough, but knowing what can be done with motion capture now, I have no doubt that this will be a way cool, way smooth looking situation in the future.

Neat stuff!

From the YouTube blurb:

Published on Jun 28, 2013

The first motion test ever of Smart Doll - the interactive line of robot dolls that my company Culture Japan is developing.
Today we look at the shoulder, elbow and neck servomotors only. The next video we will show waist, wrists and thigh servos in action.
We have not done the human robotics yet which means she looks kinda stiff at the moment - but that will be fixed and she will look very natural indeed!

The doll is modeled after the Culture Japan mascot character Mirai Suenaga who you can find out more about below.
http://mirai.fm

You can keep an eye on this project at. Smart Doll was designed and printed in 3D.
http://smartdoll.jp

About the creator
http://dannychoo.me

iDoll Event

Danny Choo has some awesome shots from the doll event I Doll held in Hamamatsucho Tokyo.
http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/22312/I+Doll.html

Danny Choo is amazing and so is the show! Take a look. Tons of great photos.