What Would You Like to Try and Achieve in the Action Figure Hobby This Year: 2022?

I am hoping to finish putting together new outfits for Sonja, Harley & Cali before the year is out, watch this space

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

a. Lana the vampire / demon / werewolf hunter / gunfighter and weird kind of nun.
Completely dropped this idea.

Oh, that's too bad! She was a fun character! Maybe she'll be back from time to time. My own vampire slayers, and the Sisters of Little Mercy, have been on hiatus as well.

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

b. The Star Patrol retro sci-fi in conjunction with Dave at SCU_HQ
Posted a few stories, but cooperation temporarily stalled for lack of funds and time

Exactly! Stalled for lack of time, mostly, on my part.

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

c.  My anime universe. Still working out the concepts for that one.
Still have only one figure. Need more

You can never have too many TBLeague "anime" figs! I love 'em! The new S41 is gorgeous, both the body and the head sculpt. I still think I marginally prefer the original "anime" S36/37. The "petite" S44/45 figs make excellent anime-esque "beach babes" too!

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

5. Continue posting chapters in the joint comic with Dal, Dave, Colin and others.
Haven't posted anything in a while. Must get back to it.

I have NOT given up on this. Live, the Universe, and Everything have conspired against me this summer, but it is merely a temporary hiatus, not an abandonment of this project!

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

And oh, yeah...6. Build a retro spaceship interior for Commander Keiko Kobayashi of the Star Patrol.

Working on that m'self. As we speak (or type), glue is a-dryin'!

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

3. re-purposing one of my Kamiko bodies (slightly damaged) to 50's retro sexy US soldier girl for retro sci-fi stories...or not.  

Oh, you gotta do this! I wanna see her!

Blondeactionman wrote:

I am hoping to finish putting together new outfits for Sonja, Harley & Cali before the year is out, watch this space

Before the beer runs out at Oktoberfest, you mean! Hope to see 'em soon!

The Robot King wrote:

I would like to finish off the story where Action Man has been turned old by Gangrene.

I figured Old Action Man was pushing up daisies by now!  

Actually, I was hoping you would come back to that story at some point. It is quite an interesting tale, and probably Gangrene's most cruel ploy!

The Robot King wrote:

Buy more robots especially the Toxic Robots. Still managing to do.

Gotta hit that "50" mark, at least!  

The Robot King wrote:

Take more random outside pictures Myself.

I do hope you are feeling up to some Outdoor Adventures soon!

The Robot King wrote:

I would like to finish off the story where Action Man has been turned old by Gangrene.

Hey! You finally managed to wrap up this story with a dramatic final chapter!
https://actionmanmobileops.forumotion.co.uk/t12587-raid-on-professor-gangrenes-headquarters

The Robot King wrote:

Buy more robots especially the Toxic Robots. Still managing to do.

Well, you passed the "50" mark! Make sure to give us a "Final Count" at the end of 2022, won't you please?

The Robot King wrote:

Take more random outside pictures Myself.

You did this! The pictures at the old artillery fort were fantastic! Both the story and the behind-the-scenes pix were lots of fun!
https://actionmanmobileops.forumotion.co.uk/t12551-treachery-at-hound-point

I hope to see more adventures like this one in the coming year!

Also... you should take a MAM fig with you when you go to the club football matches! It might be fun to see Action Man enjoying a match at the stadium!

1. Build the Dragon Jeep that's been sitting here for two years.

2. Build a more detailed HQ set for K-Troop on their new island base.

3. Do more funny stories in the style of the late-great MiskatonicNick

4. Continue building modular sections for the interior of Starship Inside Straight

5. Kitbash some Nazi-zombie troopers

6. Acquire some civilian figures

7. Expand my anime collection.

I think I'll adopt an only slightly modified version of K-Troop's goal list for 2023!

FIELD STATION 42 wrote:

I think I'll adopt an only slightly modified version of K-Troop's goal list for 2023!  

You're planning to kitbash some Nazi zombies?????

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

FIELD STATION 42 wrote:

I think I'll adopt an only slightly modified version of K-Troop's goal list for 2023!  

You're planning to kitbash some Nazi zombies?????

Well... probably not that; hence the "modified."

The end of 2022 is upon us! It's time to summarize my 2022 goals.


FIELD_STATION_42's (formerly SCU-HQ) ACTION FIGURE HOBBY GOALS FOR 2022 - Q4 UPDATE:

Here is an update on my 2022 goals as of the end of the fourth quarter quarter of 2022:

*Successfully complete another A Doll A Day (ADAD) photography project!*
A Doll A Day - every day, I take and post a doll or action figure photo. Usually I post the images to a forum called Dolly Market, or to Flickr.   STATUS: ON TRACK FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION - BARRING DEATH

SPECIFIC SUB-GOALS:

PHOTOGRAPHY:
1. Successfully complete the A Doll A Day photography project, posting online to the Dolly Market Forum and Flickr. STATUS: ON TRACK FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION - BARRING PREMATURE DEATH
2. Transition back to a DSLR camera from a Point-n-Shoot camera. STATUS: RESUMED USING DSLR within the final three weeks of the year!

DIORAMAS:
1. Build a "laboratory" diorama patterned after the one constructed by our late Flickr friend MiskatonicNick and the sets constructed by our new online friend The Reverend Spooky. STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!
2. Complete required maintenance and finish up minor details on existing dioramas as needed for photo-shoots. STATUS: mostly ended up making new dioramas as needed for projects
3. Construct a "Haunted Library" diorama. STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!
4. The Pinky Street girls would really like to see their tiki hut rebuilt, and maybe their pub hangout, too.STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!
5. Build a couple of 1/12 scale room boxes for the smaller figs.STATUS: Goal cancelled. Then resumed over the last few days.
6. Construct a steampunk airship gondola. STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!
7. Construct a "retro" sci-fi rocketship control room in 1/6 scale. STATUS: CONSTRUCTED A HALLWAY BUT NOT A CONTROL ROOM
8. Construct a "nice" room, a "sweet" room, a "pretty" room. STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!

PHOTO-STORIES:
1. Revive and continue my Tales from the Dollie Dungeon photo-story. STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!
2. Continue participation in the Action Man Mobile Ops group story project, Hidden in the Shadows. STATUS: After a hiatus, TWO SEGMENTS COMPLETED during December
3. Post an occasional Smart Doll photo-story. STATUS: a handful of VERY Occasional, short vignettes posted.
4. Include the 1/12 scale figures in some photo-stories, either stand-alone or in conjunction with other figures. STATUS: GOAL REVIVED - ONE SHORT STORY COMPLETED!
5. (New Goal) Regularly produce short episodes for the sci-fi parody "Star Patrol" joint project. STATUS: Temporary hiatus continues. Costumes & props purchased but not yet put to use.
6. (New Goal) Revisit the travails of The Doctors Evil, Cousin Monday, and Kenna. STATUS: DIDN'T HAPPEN!

FORUMS:
1. Maintain an active presence at Dolly Market and complete the A Doll A Day 2022 Challenge. STATUS: ON TRACK FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION - BARRING UNFORESEEN DEATH!
2. Maintain an active presence at AMMO (Action Man Mobile Ops).STATUS: YES! STILL ACTIVE, STILL A MODERATOR!
3. Maintain a somewhat active presence at the One Sixth Figures forum.STATUS: YEAH, for what it's worth.
4. Visit and post at Figurvore at least once a month. STATUS: YUP! Me an' Maywong are still there!
5. Try to not get annoyed and delete my accounts or memberships in a reactionary manner. STATUS: DIDN'T DELETE ANYTHING.

ACQUISITIONS:
1. On-going recruitment of members for the Ameliæ Escadrille Ærodrome. (A specific Pullip doll, of which I currently have nine.) STATUS: ONE added in 2022; Total: 10
2. Maybe thin the doll and figure herd a little bit. STATUS: Sold about two-thirds of my Monster High figures, then lost momentum.
3. Try... try really hard... to NOT BUY ANYTHING, dolls or figures or accessories, for three months, ninety days, starting in 3...2...1... GO! STATUS: I'm totally broke... again... after buying too much stuff I didn't need during the year.


OTHER:
1. Get some EXERCISE and LOSE some WEIGHT! STATUS: INITIAL PROGRESS FOLLOWED BY REGRESSION... FOLLOWED BY TOTAL FAILURE AND SLIGHT RE-GAIN!
2. Stock up on ammunition if it ever becomes available again. STATUS: added a couple of hundred rounds, which isn't even enough for a couple of decent practice sessions. At least most calibers are available again... until the government steps in to ban it all... but prices are steep.

SUMMARY: Other than A DOLL A DAY and a last-minute "save" of the Hidden in the Shadows photo-story, I achieved limited to no success toward most of my 2022 toy & doll objectives.

Since it’s nearly the end of 2022 I’ve looked back at what I had typed. like to finish off the story where Action Man has been turned old by Gangrene. On going
Buy more robots especially the Toxic Robots. Still managing to do.
Kitbash a jungle or Forest Action Man with Alloy by his side.
Take more random outside pictures Myself.

Well I actually managed to finish and upload the last chapter of the story where Action Man has been turned old by Gangrene. I really enjoyed creating that story arc. I’ve definitely bought more robots and now I have my 20th Toxic Robot YAY. but I’ll still be buying more robots next year. I’ve still to Kitbash a jungle or Forest Action Man with Alloy by his side but that’s more to do with being lazy and finding the gear to hold the missiles. I’ve done a bit of outside random pictures.