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 Dust. A collection's mortal enemy. 
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Lixx
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Materialist Zen wrote:
plasticXO wrote:
Vinyl being porous, doesn't dust end up incrusting in the toy ?

I always thought it reduces the original shine of the vinyl.


I'm surprised that more people haven't chimed in on this. My experience has shown me that, over time, dust sticks to vinyl like glue. The only thing I know to do is keep all mine in storage, away from light. Is there something I'm missing?



Nothing a good working over with a moist paper towel or cloth can't cure. I've dusted plenty of porous toys off and brought them back to their original shine. Just make sure you dry them off before putting them back.

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Ultra999 wrote:
^ enjoyment?


I don't think you need to create a shrine in order to enjoy this hobby. It's actually much easier when kids come around and DON'T see my awesome toy collection. But I went this route due to dust that can't be removed from certain textured sculpts, no matter what I try.
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Cubensis wrote:
Per my last post in this thread, here's what I've been working on. Pretty much completed aside from the magnetic catches for the doors. Now I just gotta fill it up! Guessing it'll fit a good 100 Boogies within the top 5 rows, and use the bottom row for some smaller figures.

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have you thought of having a mirror installed on the back?
It might make the display heavier but I think you'll love the end result.

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