(Part 3) Best retail store fixtures & equipment according to redditors

KAW KAW I HAVE 530 OF THE FILTHY MUDMEN EN ROUTE COOOO!!!!!!!!

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UTG L96

Echo1 M14

VFC MK18mod1 (hnnng)

Echo1 G36K

KWA USP

Punisher 1911

ICS MP6 SD6

^^oh ^^and ^^also ^^some ^^shitty ^^tri-shot

If anyone wants to copy my setup, here's where I got the stuff.

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I'm not the OP, but have you considered a flat back hanging mannequin (example)? I used to have one (sold it when I got out of selling online for awhile) and they can be found on eBay for a decent price. They are quite easy to dress and you can use clothes pins if something is too big for the mannequin.

Would something like these work? I've ordered from Nashville Wraps before and they are fast and inexpensive. (There are way more in the box than you need, but the price is pretty low for that many, perhaps they can be used by the club for a future event as well.)

You might also try Uline as well, but I didn't see anything that wasn't quite a bit more pricey than the Nashville Wraps bags above.

One other place to try is Joann or Michaels, perhaps you can find some plain gift bags (solid color or similar) to use. Good luck!

Edited to add: Found this on Amazon. 100 for $20 if you're a prime member. (A little more for shipping if you're not.)

lmao, but yeah im expecting far above the average amount of tears and salt. Hell perhaps a full blown drop and impact resistant keyboard from the frothing rage that is to be expected.


e.g. https://www.amazon.com/Interface-2220-220023-Keyboard-Compact-Resistant/dp/B005T58ZOY

If you have wall space you can hang the box. I've done this by buying these I've been using these with my SDCC exclusives. And few boxes I want to keep. If you have a little wall space you can buy a small shelf or corner shelf.

I bought her about a month ago. Greatly improved my pics and I'm thinking about getting one for plus sized items. My only issue is that her description says it fits items sized 5-10 but honestly, I have to pin sized M clothing or it looks like she's swimming in them. But overall I'm very happy.

Any pegboard shelf should work. You could go for the invisible look. Or go for black and use some cool Nintendo decals.

The image is of a pegboard by Azar Displays (source: http://www.amazon.com/Azar-700221-PUR-Pegboard-Revolving-Translucent/dp/B008M7RERA/ref=sr_1_305?ie=UTF8&qid=1405183795&sr=8-305&keywords=azar+organizer)

They even make dedicated lip organizers: http://www.amazon.com/Azar-225510-Compartment-Cosmetic-Display/dp/B005A3QILM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405184064&sr=8-1&keywords=azar+makeup

In case you didn't know, you can get a torso form for really cheap on amazon. Makes it a lot easier to take good pictures of torso armor.

I replied to another comment on here but here's a few more ideas:
This thing is cute and kind of compact. Not sure if big enough for all of them though.
This one has 41 spaces and this one has 48. Need more than that? Get that plus this super cute circular one with 28 holes.
And the mother of all lipstick holders....72 Holes. Kinda big at 10"x6" but if you've got room for it, this seems like it could work!

i prefer the 20 pocket tobacco card pages https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003A7VIH4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HL66CbBX0HRYX

SHOTS

so i would go with this
http://www.amazon.com/Acrylic-Showcase-Jewelry-12-19/dp/B0084J970I/ref=sr_sp-btf_title_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1368497831&sr=8-7&keywords=acrylic+case


or
http://www.amazon.com/Bottles-Nail-Polish-Wall-Rack/dp/B002WVBEH8/ref=sr_sp-btf_title_9_134?ie=UTF8&qid=1368497958&sr=8-134&keywords=acrylic+case

I got one of these. It was inexpensive and looks beautiful on my desk. Very sturdy and relatively easy to keep dry and control the environment...with a little caulk of course :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0084ISZ52/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also, if something unfortunate happens, and this hobby isn't without risks, I have a primary containment unit. I keep Rb sealed in a plastic bottle wrapped up and stuffed with soft absorbent material. It helps keep out the moisture.

Feel free to PM me with any questions you have. I've been researching this very very extensively and I have been trained in chemistry academically and applied for 2 years now so I was pretty comfortable in my knowledge of these materials before I even thought about obtaining something like K or even Rb. Even with all that knowledge, I keep MSDS available for everything I own and before I'm even receiving anything I read up on just that element. Knowledge is power my friend. I don't keep any samples that are large enough to pose significant risk to my well being...and with reading, when someone offers you a sample of torbernite so you can have U, even though your first instinct is to say FUCK YEAH I want that, your knowledge will then kick in and tell you that probably isn't too hot an idea.

Good luck! Let me know if there's anything you would like to know or any questions about specific materials you may have and I'll be glad to help!

Nah I have just been doing this for 3 years at con's.

The last 2 years I have been shipping 50+ ami's off to NY for a gallary event that runs Dec-March. Its best to know your audience and since you go to these conventions you should have a good idea of what they want.

Get a good display for the ami's. The popular choice around here is grid tri fold display and paper clips are used like hooks you can just make a thread loop to pop them off/on. This is so you can display a wall of ami's with out taking up table space and it folds flat for travel --tip-- zip tie them together flat so you can change up the display triangle fold, room divider zig zag, science fair display style. I tend to make sure people know I have more in the back so they dont have to remove the one on display unless its my last so I dont have to keep refilling it.

i hope the kizu LN sell well so that Vertical can see that there's a lot of interest to warrant a full series localization.

By sealed away, some BDs come with artbooks and i put them in those bags, just the artbooks, if they are bigger i use a bigger bag like so. These are what i use to seal the artbooks shown. The one i linked previously was just for manga/LNs.

In regards to figures... I know figures are made to match preorder amount. Its the retailers/sellers that put in the order, some a little more than what really is preordered to sell after release. Another thing is that people cancel their preorders at the last minute, causing the seller to have extras. You can still get releasd figures, sometimes for cheaper than original asking price. This is why buying figures can be hard sometimes, if the figure is popular/well made the demand will be high and so will the price. At that point, you better be prepared to shell out the big bucks or pray that the manufacturer does a rerelease. The after marker isn't so bad, some people take really good care of their figures, like not taking it out of the box, etc.,and you can buy those second hand figures.

It is a slippery slope. Don't get me wrong, i like all the figures i bought but it could've been cut in half if i really limit myself to characters/shows i REALLY like. But there's no regrets now.

Re-sealable just means that it has a strip of adhesive that you can use to close the flap. You can just buy a bag with no adhesive and use a tape to secure it like what i do to my hentai manga. 2 mil thickness is a good amount, you don't want your collection to get too bulky or else you can't more in a shelf. All you really want these bags to do is protect the books from dust and air.

I use 3/8" wooden dowels cut about 6" long. Then affix the minis to the dowel with museum wax or blue tack. If it's a slot base mini, I've cut slots in the end of some of my dowels to hold them. The to store them while in progress I've got a round rack. Alternately you can drill a couple rows of 1/4" holes in a 2x4 to make a rack.

I just use one of these

Seriously though, "free" parking is hard to come by. You aren't paying to park your car, you are paying to park your car NOW.