HOT TOYS COLLECTING: A NEW HOPE!?
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- čas přidán 11. 12. 2023
- Have I FINALLY found "A new hope" for my displays on this collecting journey??
If you haven't already, check me out with these these figures and more on my Instagram page! / keco.collects
Enjoyed this part 2 video, Keco. Appreciate the cost estimates at the end. Because like myself, I’m sure many were going to ask what do you think you saved going this route over Modu.
Was it that you didn’t want to deal with the cost of Modu, the wait time for them to be delivered, or you just wanted to build it yourself?
All 3 lol. I calculated that this similar build with moducase would be close 15k at least - and that's not accounting for custom size pieces (for venom statue, etc). And also, with this, I can swap out the shelfs for acrylic shelves also (which I may end up doing sooner than later.) more options at my disposal :)
@@KeCoCollects Around 15K!!!! 👀 😳🤯 WTF!? I don’t understand why Modu cases are so expensive. Maybe because they’re imported from Singapore? Sheesh. Are you going to be able to cover the exposed bars in the front? That’s the only thing that’s driving me crazy. I saw someone else’s comment that was long as fuck that mentioned those as well. Set up looks nice. Just need to space those figures out and not have them look like a cluster fuck like Justin’s. No shade. I like him. But having figures so close to each other isn’t appealing or looks good.
You should consider unboxing videos. I know you’re not a fan of reviews. But unboxing would be cool and give you opportunities for more content on a regular bases. That’s what’s missing from your channel to grow. You need consistent content. We appreciate you. And Keco, NEVER CHANGE. You’re the highlight of those Friday shows I sadly have to catch afterwards. Which is a good thing. Because I can be a dick in the live chat. 😬
I can't believe I was quoted in a Keco Collects video
You get quoted multiple times fam lol
“Buy nice or buy twice” in that voice killed me 😂 definitely Will. Congrats bro you’re making us Moduspace peeps look lazy 🔥
Don't encourage him!
"Willlll" - in Amy's voice
To each their own lol
LOOK'S FANTASTIC!! THANK YOU
Like the setup….you have an amazing collection! Love the vehicles….especially Ecto 1.
This was built all around it!
Outstanding job!!! It had to be nerve racking to make such a BIG decision and half way through decide whether you made the right decision….but you stayed the course, and it paid off. Thank you for showing the rest of us what’s possible when you’re committed!😊
Much appreciated. Thanks!
Collecting never stops it just evolves with you. It came out awesome, nice job!
True words!
Looks great for complete sets of characters.. I’ll be hanging onto my detolfs for a while though :)
No problem! It's a commitment for sure
Looks great, Keco. I'm looking forward to the final tour!
Coming soon!
My "display" shelves are ceiling/wall mounted ones that were just supposed to be for books/dvds etc. Then I discovered Hot Toys 😅. Thankfully they fit but unless they are female figures, they can't have their stands with them. So now biggest worry and priority is how to add a some sort of door so they don't potentially topple over. I was thinking of doing a sort of magnetic acrylic door but didn't know where to begin. Seeing yours has given me ideas. Thanks Keco! Collection looks great! Cant wait to see the final product!
PS. My dad really wants the Tumblr but when I showed him your shelf and how it scales with Batman he reconsidered 😂
It is massive!
Looking great. Can’t wait to see the collection tour. The good thing about this is you don’t have to wait months for modu cases.
That was a HUGE reason why
Cool collection! ^_^
I at one point owned a total of eight Detolf units.Over night i lost interest in them. I had dust proofed each unit, added lights, replaced the shelves with thicker glass. Attempting to dust the rear of a Detolf unit is near to impossible.
True lol
I loved your old set up but I love this too, and Harley leaning on the bat cycle is now possible with this set-up lol! she so crazy
Ha! I'm so glad you saw that with Harley
Quite an endeavor. But getting all that extra space and housing Your Entire collection seems well worth the effort!
That was my goal. Forward thinking 👍🏻
love how it looks , looking foward for the final collection tour
Thanks! Hope to have it out soon
1:05 ... I'm betting KeCo keeps one of Hogwart's House Elves behind that tiny white door.🧝♀
Shhhh. Don't tell my secrets
Oh man! I have carried detolfs down the stairs by myself! It suuucckks. I bear hugged those guys lol
It's not ideal is it lol
@@KeCoCollects I only had to move 5, but needed to before the wife got home. Lookin good sir!
@@thejediknightswatch moving ANY is an accomplishment
That looks amazing man!!! Great inspiration!!
Doing my part ✊🏼
Love the collection!!
Thanks so much
I used garage racking right from the start, pleased I did!
Team Garage Shelf ✊🏼
I only have three of those types of shelves and the thought of moving my figures to make adjustments is daunting. I feel your pain lol, but I agree with the new layout and the amount of room you’ve created is definitely worth the hard work. Thanks for sharing your journey!
Hopefully it's all worth it in the end. Thanks for watching!
My thoughts (FWIW):
- You definitely have outgrown the Detolfs. All that glass, lighting and consistency made it look super sharp. But they couldn't house statues and vehicles properly. Props to moving on to something bigger and better.
- I've never been a fan of the 'garage rack' type set ups... more because of the upright posts with exposed holes for adjustable shelves. It's not too bad when they are covered up (from the plexiglass magnetic doors) but often time, most people don't bother covering the exposed holes on the inside which can be distracting in the collection.
- I find that anything more than ~15" tends be too much depth to display 1/6 figures which garage rack type shelves and Moducases often fall under. However, I understand that 15" of depth is not enough for 1/6 vehicles. Another problem with 'deep' shelves is that figures in the back and middle rows get lost, specifically when viewing the display from above (unless the shelf is made out of glass).
- IMO, to properly display 1/6 figures, 2 rows/levels per shelf will do the trick without getting too crowded.
- IMO, you need to provide a minimum of 16" in height for 12" figures to leave space above the figure so it doesn't seem so cramped and to have it properly lit. That said, I think the figures would display better if you did 3 levels/shelves per rack instead of 4+.
- Corners of the room where two display cabinets/shelves/rack meet, tend to be such a trouble spot. I feel like that unless it's cabinet that is specifically designed for a corner, it never looks great. Anything displayed in the corner gets lost among the rest of the collection unfortunately.
Anyhow, just my thoughts! What a HUGE undertaking and congrats and getting it there! Are you going to sell your Detolfs to help fund this revamp of the collection room? Thanks again for sharing!
All great points! Hopefully sooner than later, I will be able to answer all these questions with solutions lol. Either way, there is no perfect solution, but we are trying! Thanks for the input
@@KeCoCollects - Displays are like collections, they are a WIP which means plenty opportunities to record/publish progress updates! Happy Holidays!
👏👏👏👏 looks great
Thanks! Getting close!
You’re a beast for getting through all that work👍 may I make a suggestion regarding your cable management. Home Depot has an item called Wiremold Cordmate which ranges in sizes 9/16 to 1-1/2 inches wide which may fit the area you have your cords zipped tide. There also peel and stick for easy installation.
You have my attention! I'll check it out
Hey! Can you message me on IG? I grabbed some and it looks GREAT! I wanna give you a shoutout
God Bless, I have seen the light! lol
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WOW!!!!! That’s a lot.
Indeed
Damn Keco your collection is loaded! 😲
Thanks for checking it out
Looks great!
Thanks!
Nice set up. Me personally I can't use these. Too much headache with the dust. I made custom made display shelves with glass doors. Doors also foam lined to cut down dust to a minimum. I can't imagine needed to dust my figures once every few months . Gonna take the whole weekend
I've dust proofed them with acrylic paneling best I could. Not perfect, but will keep a majority out
@@KeCoCollects that's good. Could keep dust to a minimal
Dude...LOVE that helmet shelf. Venom almost did you a favor there.
You might be right!
Man you really love enunciating your T's. ThaT, quiT, lighT. lol. It's all I can hear now. We place bets on how many "T" are enunciated in one video. Extra added fun to your videos. Thumbs up.
Whatever keeps you engaged! Thanks for watching
I bought 3 of the Costco whalen shelf's since they don't have those peg holes on the racks.
Interesting! Hope it works out for you
You're nearly there fella 😜
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congrats on the new set up!
So far so good!
in your case i believe you made the right choice, especially since you plan to collect more. detolfs work out great for smaller collections in my opinion but not so much when you have volume and different figure/statue scales to consider. the collection tour will be cool to see when it comes
Appreciate you watching! When it's all done, it should look pretty good :)
Looks awesome 🔥🔥
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey bud, you thought you were clustered before. Now it is extra cluster. I loved the original clean set up you had. was a lil jealous. Was clustered but SUPER CLEAN. I like the old way bud.
Appreciate the feedback. Don't have to clean glass anymore at least lol - but the limitations of how restricting the glass cubes were outweighed this new set up. I need places and room. Thanks for watching!
*trip* “I almost died there” 🤣 I say that all the time 🤣 paired with the nonchalant tone made it extra hilarious! Oh and collection looks schmick 👌
lol. It can't hurt you if you don't let it 😂
Brah, you are a work horse!! I can see how much effort this mamoth task took, well done!💪🏾👌🏽
Looks geat! A quick steam with a hand steamer might help get rid of the winkles if you can be bothered but either way looks amazing so far, congrats!🍻🍾
You bet! I have a steamer ready to go :)
It looks awesome dude. Hell of an upgrade, I think.
I'm happy with if, the final look should work nice
@@KeCoCollects #dontneednomoducase
So sick
Thanks!
Great video was waiting for this one after the last.
Thanks for sticking with it!
So I guess Will couldn't convince you to get those Moducases after all? lol
Another great video Keco! Can't wait to see the collection room tour video soon.
Nope! Thanks for watching as always
Fuck yeah bro... love the upgrade from Detolfs!
Thanks! I think it works :)
Stands are a great idea! That’s annoying to go back and find stands tho haha
Thankfully, they are all in the boxes
@@KeCoCollects man, what a project you took on to switch these all out though, with two incoming Batmobiles I definitely need to make at least one of these…
Great work dude, what a grind!😢😅
It's been a journey for sure!
You can sell your Detolfs locally to get some funds back!
That's the plan!
looks FANTASTIC!!! where did you get the lights?
Right off Amazon.4 Ft LED shop light
I am waiting for your collection tour video with your new moducase shelves
Coming soon! I promise 👀
Hello, I just want to say that I think I made a mistake and everything is going to look GREAT once you get it fully assembled. And like you kept saying this isn't the final look especially when it comes to how the figures are arranged. I think I spoke too soon as if what you are showing is the final product. Yeah, just wanted to say I had a change of heart and wanted to let you know that you've done a great job. Percentage wise, it's pretty close, like 80% Pareto Principle style! Best of luck to ya! Stay healthy!
Thank you friend! We will see SOON how it all turns out 👀
Looks great. When is the sequel "The Wallet Strikes Back" filming?
Delayed due to budget issues.
🤣🤣🤣 love it!
That's quite the undertaking man! I can't wait to see the collection video now!
Coming soon!
Nice! Looking at doing this in the Spring. What will you do with the Detolfs?
Currently prepared to sell them off
Looking great. What are you doing with all your cases?
Selling them off!
Can you please tell me where you got the lamps from? I come from Germany and these are not available here.
I got them off Amazon. Search for "LED Bright White Shop Light" - lots of different brands
You could easily sell those detolfs and make back 75% of what you spent. Would probably take time but I mean, what else are you gonna do with 20+ of them lol
Exactly !! For sale sign imminent
Daaaaaaamn Keco. How big is that room?
Too small apparently lol
How bent were the cables for the lights? Mine are a 4ft but they are pretty tight
They are pretty flexible- went in at an angle and used it for a snug fit to help with attaching to the frame
I only paid $80.for my heavy duty shelf
That's a steal!
Awesome Keco. I wanna do something like this one day. Where did you get the acrylic panels? Are they custom cut?
It's a local plastic shop near me. And yes, I send them the measurements and they cut them. 👍🏻
@@KeCoCollects Can you order online?
@@theycallmequesoblanco4165 they have email, but unless you did local pickup, I don't think it would be possible
What you think of that 2.0 miles morales? I got it also but thinking about selling it’s just so similar to the og one
It's... ok. If you have the first, you don't need the new one
@@KeCoCollects yeah, my thoughts exactly. The Spider-Man, though that’s a different story that one I’m more excited for.
what lights did you use ?
4ft LED shop lights
Thanks Mate! I hope I can get my collection this big 🔥. Great video!
@@figuresunveiled one piece at a time :)
Shelf’s are way to full to many figures on one spot 🤷♂️you need more space. Nice collection by the way.
Quite the conundrum isn't it
Ok, so first off, I am generally a positive person but not a Pollyanna, so I want to say some nice things first. Your work ethic is incredible. You remind me of Vikings that I've seen in movies and TV shows. The video is also very well edited and entertaining to watch. Well done there! The whole series was a blast to watch! You are super entertaining and could make videos like these for a lot of other content. You being awesome, I think EVERYONE can agree on (or the majority!). But can I say something REALLY bad just to "help" you out lol :D and objectively. You do what you want, but I just want to get this off my chest.
You going from Detolfs to whatever you have going on now, NO one is complimenting on that. Most of the people know it's a downgrade in so many ways and some (or many!) have downright said so. But here's the kicker! If you did this EXACT same thing in Moducases, majority of the people would be BLOWN away and commenting on your "upgrade". Please let that sink in. What you have done is a downgrade and not an upgrade, and there's no comparison between Moducases. The acrylic you are using isn't even the same.
For space, you could display your figures like Hot Toys did at their new location. It's on Justinscollection's channel with BudgetStark. Easy to find if you put those in the title. With that kind of setup (at the HotToys store), you could have more space and aesthetics. You may want to take a look at what Hot Toys did at their store display just to see if it's to your liking. They have up to 10 figures in a ~24" space it seems.
Please reconsider, because life is short, so just spend on yourself. Save up or invest your money, let it grow and then purchase your Moducases. It's up to you, but your current setup is not an alternative to Moducases. It's a downgrade from Detolfs even. Ouch.
If you're happy, then just do whatever you are doing. Stay healthy!
Well touch wood it's not YOUR collection........
Least you know how to do yours.
Fair points! Thanks for the response
Meh - I'm not convinced that Moducases would be dramatically different than what he's put together at a fraction of the cost and was able to see this realization before he's 60 years old. With this option, Kevin has more space AND more budget for more figures + statues + props + figures to add to his collection.
@@justkeithlee Thanks for your comment. I like a nice exchange of intellectual ideas.
@@greatwhite2860 Thanks Sir, I do agree with you in all seriousness and honesty.
Kinda love u 😎👍
Much love ❤️
Well space ist the issue......but i think IT looking Not Clean Like before.now ITS looking with the barrs and struds crampened in....the Glass Made them Look more Clean and smooth....now its looking crampend in and restricted with black framing...Sure itsNot finishefbbut from Display Looks ITS for my taste an downfall. Before IT looked very pristine and highclass this looking Like in an Storeware and lost its elegance.....only my taste....If you have more room ok....but the Flair of the Presentation before is gone.
Appreciate the feedback! We will see how it all turns out in the end. 👍🏻
Heavy inspo to build myself some display cases 🤌🏽
It is possible!
I love it BUT that corner where the shelves cut into each other is destroying my OCD 😩🫨
Oh no! It'll look better when it's organized properly-- I hope lol