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Post by crackington on Oct 3, 2010 20:11:55 GMT
Thanks Librarptor,
The plastic cases were from a Japanese London shop called Muji and the bigger ones were a wee bit pricey. I think they called them organisers and they were meant to be for CDs odds and sods etc - I got them a while ago before the credit crunch kicked in (we had a bit more spare cash then!). It was actually Mrs Crackington again who suggested them, she's been very good over the colection although I guess its in her interest to have them corralled in one place! I therefore tend to call our space problems "challenges" (especially as she'll probably read this!).
Does anyone have ways of dealing with inquisitve three year olds? I tend to leave the less breakable stuff lower down the cabinet and she's generally pretty good with them. She also has her own mini collection too which she can play with, along with Upsy Daisy and Iggle Piggle (I might put a picture of her collection up too sometime).
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Post by sbell on Oct 3, 2010 20:59:16 GMT
Thanks Librarptor, The plastic cases were from a Japanese London shop called Muji and the bigger ones were a wee bit pricey. I think they called them organisers and they were meant to be for CDs odds and sods etc - I got them a while ago before the credit crunch kicked in (we had a bit more spare cash then!). It was actually Mrs Crackington again who suggested them, she's been very good over the colection although I guess its in her interest to have them corralled in one place! I therefore tend to call our space problems "challenges" (especially as she'll probably read this!). Does anyone have ways of dealing with inquisitve three year olds? I tend to leave the less breakable stuff lower down the cabinet and she's generally pretty good with them. She also has her own mini collection too which she can play with, along with Upsy Daisy and Iggle Piggle (I might put a picture of her collection up too sometime). My kids have been raised with my collection--my son (almost 7) has always known the difference between breakable, collectible, and damageable (the latter are referred to as Bully's, as that company is notoriously bad for paint wear); and my daughter (almost 3) is coming along nicely with it. And we just have established rules; the doors to the cabinets don't open unless I am there (or mom is there and knows which ones are being asked for); only certain figures can come out (they can all come out, I guess, but certain ones are hold-look-put back immediately); and things get put back immediately before anything else comes out. I also had to recently add one more--things go back if a friend shows up at our house. To date, there have been almost no problems (I think the mom has broken more things than anyone). And yes, both kids have display shelves as well; my son gets a lot more, because he has more shelves, and because when I changed my display (still in progress, I'm getting there) some stuff needed a new home. It's a lot easier to share a little now, with rules, than either get the kids to ignore it all (which is no fun) or constant fights. |
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Post by crackington on Oct 3, 2010 21:22:37 GMT
Thanks for the advice, I like the rule about not opening the door unless you or their mum is there.
Mine know that they are not for playing with but I think its more that they like to move them around. This can be quite comical, hence the retreating mammoths which my youngest did when I wasn't looking. My eldest also chewed on an Invicta Stegosaur's nose when younger and made it look like a trunk - I couldn't decide whether to get mad or to laugh!
The main thing is that I am glad that they find them fascinating, you're right it would be worse if they ignored them. I basically accept that there'll be one or two casualties on the way, but if that's the price of us all enjoying msueum visits and fossil hunting then its worth it.
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Oct 4, 2010 6:28:09 GMT
Very impressive display and collection! Who makes that big Dimetrodon? He's pretty cool! And man, another WwD Lio!! Everyone in the UK seems to have one!   I see "Mrs. Crackington" wasn't satisfied with just her cabinet, hehe! ...."There! I nice bouquet of flowers next to this bunch of prehistoric beasts will dress it up nicely!"  ;D |
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Post by Himmapaan on Oct 4, 2010 11:02:49 GMT
And man, another WwD Lio!! Everyone in the UK seems to have one! I don't.  |
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Post by Horridus on Oct 4, 2010 15:10:59 GMT
And man, another WwD Lio!! Everyone in the UK seems to have one! I don't. Me neither. Although it helps that I'm not too fussed about marine reptile figures. |
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Post by crackington on Oct 4, 2010 21:33:14 GMT
Very impressive display and collection! Who makes that big Dimetrodon? He's pretty cool! And man, another WwD Lio!! Everyone in the UK seems to have one! I see "Mrs. Crackington" wasn't satisfied with just her cabinet, hehe! ...."There! I nice bouquet of flowers next to this bunch of prehistoric beasts will dress it up nicely!" ;D Yeah, definitely pays to say it with flowers! The dimetrodon (Charlie) is a Revell re-issue of the Aurora Prehistoric scenes kit. I used to have this and quite a few other Auroras as a lad in County Durham, but my parents chucked them out when I flew the nest (a common tale of woe on here I believe). I now know that a few of them are worth a few bob these days like the Jungle Swamp, mine is probably rotting in a landfill near Sunderland!  |
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Oct 5, 2010 0:01:26 GMT
Ahh, thanks! BTW, how did you know my name is "Charles"? How psychic of you, hehe! (Actually I go by Chuck. ;D)
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Post by crackington on Oct 30, 2011 23:11:10 GMT
Well, I can't believe that its over a year since I joined the forum and posted this thread. I've really enjoyed my time here so far (thanks everyone) and to celebrate I thought I'd put on some more pictures of the formation, with some updates and some shelves shown in a different light. On the last note here are some descending mothership pics!  Wider shot of the top shelf.  This one shows a bit more detail....  Away from the light show, I've re-organised the bottom shelf to keep my larger books:  And here's a look at the top of the cabinet..  Hope you enjoy and I'll put some more pictures up soon. |
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Post by Horridus on Nov 4, 2011 14:49:30 GMT
That Dunkleosteus looks like the Wild Safari, but...it can't be that big, can it!?! (Or is that just a particularly pokey corner?)
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Post by sbell on Nov 4, 2011 15:18:15 GMT
That Dunkleosteus looks like the Wild Safari, but...it can't be that big, can it!?! (Or is that just a particularly pokey corner?) Of course it is--what other one would it be? |
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Post by Horridus on Nov 4, 2011 15:38:05 GMT
That Dunkleosteus looks like the Wild Safari, but...it can't be that big, can it!?! (Or is that just a particularly pokey corner?) Of course it is--what other one would it be? It just looked too big to me, but then looking at the other items in the picture it seems my hunch about it being a 'pokey corner' would be correct... |
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Post by Griffin on Nov 5, 2011 1:30:37 GMT
Well look there is a postal stamp in the photo with it you can use for scale. Its the regular size. I thought it was huge at first too until I saw that.
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Post by crackington on Nov 6, 2011 12:01:41 GMT
Well, I did give it some steroids....
"Pokey corner" Horridus! I'll have you know that small is beautiful, especially when you haven't got much space. That said, it probably is a bit pokey, come to think about it!
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Post by crackington on Nov 6, 2011 21:29:20 GMT
As promised, more ropey pics. This one shows the main dino shelf with a few acquisitions since last year. This includes the Collecta Ouranosaurus and 3 new Inpros, the Bronto, Corytho and Heterdontosaurus (thanks to Kessie and Mnemosaurus for helping me with these):  Another view from a lower angle:  Some Pterosaurs previously not shown:  Another view of the Pterosaurs etc:  Overhead view of Jurassic Waterworld (with a few gatecrashers from other eras!):  |
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