>>7504352Nah. My wife thinks they are cool. We both enjoy toys, though we like different kinds. We also both make customs, though mine are action figures and hers are dolls. I actually got her back into toys, she's now all over doll customization and American girl dolls, which were her favorite in her childhood. Now she's a published author and makes custom dolls of the characters in her novels for fun, and for promo material.
My family isn't really judgemental any more (even when they were a little bit, it was mostly just chuckling). I think they eventually realized it's just a hobby they don't "get" but they all have them too. My brother actually got some Legos and a destiny figure recently and messaged me about it, so that's neat.
My coworkers see it in the background when I take conferences while working from home. Some want to see it in person, apparently.
>>7504400If it's an issue to the point you'd mention it, ditch the boxes. You don't need them. I still have a bunch but I have a closet that they fit in, and the ones I keep are only the ones where the box means significant value, like the 3A and Acid Rain stuff.
>>7508115Honestly I love when this happens. I love talking about my collection if people genuinely want to know. Often they won't realize what kind of articulation is out there these days, some confuse figures for statues until I pick them up and let them pose them. Plus I have lots of toys from lines that aren't tied to a movie or game property, so I can talk up World War Robot or Acid Rain or Mythic Legions and their origins which is neat, plus the WWR art book to show the source material.
>>7517783Seems like a keeper
