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@@lego_mateo127 I appreciate it!!! I’ve been going around the room and tweaking some things, making the MP poses more dynamic and adding a bunch of smoke and blast effects etc. I always enjoy the little changes :)

@@LouboutinReviews that’s nice! And you’re welcome!

@@diegocorradini7072 gracias :)

@@rageanoid4867 the signed helmets are super cool! I bought that pair pre signed before I was confident I could meet them in person… this past January I was able to drive to Louisiana and did a cool meet and greet with them both and had them sign a second set for me to keep forever (I sold the first Megatron and holding onto the Prime for a local fan at some point) … and yeah, that giant Unicron is just so bad ass with the rings 😆

@@finderskeeperz8363 thank you!!! I’m continually tweaking things and creating more dynamic poses for the MP etc but keeping it sleek and classy is always the end game :)

@@card_collecting thanks man!! I’m always tweaking the space … almost time for another scan of the shelves! :D

@@worldloganone7693 I’m very aware of all the random extra seekers etc too but I have no interest in adding them to my collection. For the most part (Arcee being an exception) I don’t really care about characters that never had toy representations in the vintage lines. Vintage is my first love … all about completing those catalog check lists 😂 and then I like displaying them side by side with MP representations

@@LouboutinReviews ok

It definitely can… with expensive card holders, I don’t like to “over stuff” them… I usually have my ID, my medical insurance card, and 2-3 credit/debit cards. I wouldn’t stuff a wad of cash in there and stretch it out, but like a couple bills are fine no problem :)

@@LouboutinReviews thank you!

Hahahahah I have nephews haha but they’re really respectful of the museum ness of it hahaha and I have a whole bin of ones they can mess with it!

Mostly just missing Battle Gaia as far as vintage is concerned … I refuse to pay the asking price when I see it for a Bruticus repaint 😆

Thank you!!! Being able to properly showcase the figures was priority number 1 when I redid the room last summer!!

I do! I probably moved too fast over some of the shelves … but they’re on the very top right of the “Autobot Wall” right above the Fortress Maximus :) And thanks!! I did a lot of crazy planning trying to fit everyone in a way that “made sense” to me 😂

🤔 🤔 Well, I’m definitely from over there 😂 😂

I really do need to just sit down and do one 😂

Great questions!!! So with the sneakers I don’t because I can basically just wipe them off when I get home :) I was more worried about the actual red painted leather getting ripped up. The issue I also have with the protectors now is that everyone has moved to the “glass” ones. Your best bet is to search eBay for “iPad Zagg original” and just make sure the listing doesn’t say glass anywhere.. there is an HD one that’s ok, as long as it’s not HD glass. If the photos show the back of the box and it mentions anything about a squeegee then you should be good to go! I honestly have been more focused on the sneakers lately so I haven’t needed to buy new protectors in a while, but that’s what I used to do :) I hope that helps and best of luck!! They’re beautiful shoes!!

@@LouboutinReviews Thank you!! You’re amazeballs!! Just in case I can’t find the Zagg’s, are there any other protector’s you recommend? I’ve seen a lot of other videos but I trust your opinion since you are the KING of Loubies. ❤️❤️👠

@@Empress_BX I haven’t used them, but honestly the next best thing are those glossy red “vibram” replacement soles. In theory, some people buy the shoes and replace them immediately but I feel like I would want to let my pair wear naturally first and then replace. Back when I first did this years ago the only red vibram was a dull, darker red and to me it ruined the whole look… the new shiny red ones seem pretty awesome, but I can’t speak from personal experience how they are, just that that would be my next thing to try for myself

Those also require a cobbler that you trust… and I don’t have one of those yet 😂 Most major cities will have ones that work with luxury shoes, and in theory any local Louboutin boutique can recommend a preferred one in the area

@@LouboutinReviews You are awesome; I appreciate your quick responses and your tips are super helpful. ❤️❤️

Grazie!! è stato un lungo viaggio ma adoro l'aspetto della collezione adesso e sono sempre felice di condividerla!

Danke!! I’m glad I can share my space with everyone!!! I’m always changing things but that’s half the fun :)

Just to confirm, are you only wanting official branded Masterpiece figures or are you open to Third Party figures? I’m asking because a lot of my personal MP collection is 3P products. The problem is most of the official MPs started coming out YEARS ago so finding them on a legitimate website is unlikely… you’d almost have to go to eBay and there’s a lot to pay attention to when shopping there. It also comes down to what your “end game” is… are you looking for just a few random figures, complete a particular set of characters, etc?

thank you. i grew up early 80s. im a G1 guy. i started recently looking into completing/fixing my old collection. (which was ravaged by my younger brothers and cousins when i left for college lol)------the MPs caught my eye because they look so great and very much like the cartoons. (i didnt even know these existed!)-- thinking about getting a few, but for that price.... i gotta know what im getting. my endgame : i dont care about boxes n paperwork, i just like want a functional robot. --- any info is appreciatted.-- thank you for fast response

@@neschampion One thing to consider is that most 3P Masterpiece figures as well as the later official ones are often a real pain to transform … I’m a huge fan of using my vintage figures for when I want to fiddle back and forth. I consider the MPs more like “high end statues” where they’re great to pose and I want them for their robot modes, but I still need to know they “can” transform 😆 obviously this varies from figure to figure, but I like to warn people up front that they’re more about the look on the shelf than their transformations being fun. But that said, they look amazing!! I have huge nostalgia for the vintage figures but also for how the characters looked in the cartoon… so really the main reason I display the way I do … I get to see the amazing looking MP robot modes along with the vintage figures in alt mode. But if I’m being honest, I find that the majority of my Masterpiece figures are Third Party and MANY of their aftermarket prices reach “unreasonable.” I’m thankful to have been actively collecting as things came out. I say all that because if I were to direct you to some great display figures, most of my recommendations are going to be from Third Party companies like Fans Toys or Magic Square. Another thing to consider (maybe do some UA-cam research) are “Third Party Legends” figures made mostly by Magic Square and New Age … they’re much smaller, generally more fun to transform, and are basically like “mini masterpieces.” They’re still expensive but cheaper by comparison. I was too far down the MP rabbit hole by the time Legends figures became a thing so I’ve never owned any, but seen a few in person.

thank you very much✌🏼

The pucks are hard wired … since I have a combination of wood and glass shelves I only put the pucks on the wood… for the higher shelves I actually drilled holes and ran the wires flat along the top so they appear built in from normal standing and sitting heights …. And then for the lower ones I drilled a small hole in the backing directly under the shelf and ran the wires underneath. I love how it came out but might be better options for someone with all wood or all glass. If it’ll let me share a link, I’ll share a post I made over at TFW2005 with a bunch of pictures :)

www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/transformers-collection-display-advice.400104/page-26#post-21576484

Appreciate it!!! I’m constantly tweaking things but I was too excited about the room reboot to not share right away 😆 I can only imagine the face my 12 year old self would make if I told him this is where he’d be eventually!

Lucky for me this is in a “media room” of our house and it has no windows or walls touching the outside … so it’s super insulated and I closed the main vent to the room… I’m not saying dust doesn’t get in there, but it collects WAAAAAY slower than anywhere else in the house. I’m a teacher so I usually take my time off in the summer to give the room a full dusting and to be honest it doesn’t look too obvious even only doing it once a year. Some of the highest shelves I didn’t dust for a few years and it was surprisingly not so bad 🤣 🤣

@@LouboutinReviews hahahahah that is absolutely legendary. I just told my wife when we move we need a house that has a room with no windows for this very reason!

Top right of the main MP display :)

Thank you!! Although I don’t actively collect mainline figures I do keep tabs on what comes out :). That Metroplex is too stylized from the G1 cartoon model for the look I want in my display… and most of what comes out at retail doesn’t scale with my Masterpiece figures either. Honestly, I love aspects of every toyline, but I had to draw the line somewhere or run out of room 😆

Cool. I had the figure but sold it and never took it out of the box, lol.

Like I said in the video tour, if the 1986 movie was being made today, Thundercracker and Skywarp becoming Scourge and Cyclonus and the Insecticons being the Sweeps would make the most sense … so that’s what I go with 😆 Plus, this reformatting sequence just looks cooler for display, and there are no Translucent Bombshells on the market to make that display anyway

Thanks!! I’m constantly tweaking things but I love how the room remodel came out!!

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Thanks!!! So like close ups of all the individual shelves? I originally just did a quick overview of the space but for sure it goes a little quick if you’re wanting a closer look. Just confirming that’s what you meant and not details about the physical bookcases themselves

Thanks!!! I outdid my own expectations when I did the room overhaul 😆

Thanks!!!! What I collect has slowed down enough that I decided to funnel that collection money into the display itself… and even I impressed myself with how well it all came together 😆 a vision I’ve had for about 8 years now and just finally got around to doing the end of last summer. That said, I also paired down and sold off a lot of older lines so that helped pay for some of the major room upgrades

Thanks!!! So all of that is IKEA … it’s the normal Billy Bookcases and they sell the glass shelves separately… it added up for a room this size but for a smaller display it’s totally worth it! I also added the extra row of shelves on top of the Billy’s that they sell for you to take advantage of ceiling height. The only thing “custom” is the led puck lights I got from Amazon and I drilled holes and ran wires above the upper wood shelves and below the lower wood shelves to appear as built in as possible :)

​@@LouboutinReviews that's awesome and very cool to hear that those can be purchased. Saves some time for sure. Again that's a beautiful setup and collection. I started collecting with the Siege line and have some MP and a few 3rd party figures so the collection is growing and I'd like to get things displayed a bit better. Thanks again for the reply and the video!

@@LionheartRacingSeries of course!!! And best of luck! I’m also a co admin in a Facebook group called Transformers Displays and there are a lot of great ideas there too and a place to share your progress too :)

I wouldn’t mind picking up a high quality KO of him, just for the reminder of what he looked like in the catalog, but I’m trying my best not to go into Diaclone because then I’ll want all of them 🤣 I do have a few pre-transformers that aren’t in this video (binoculars, combo lock, etc) that now live with my G1 Reflector shelf

I have a tiny tiny amount of them from the 2007 line 😬 😂

It’s technically possible but it doesn’t really happen. When you buy a new pair they always come with a small baggie with some extras on the off chance one falls off and you don’t notice. Plus if you have proof of purchase, Louboutin has a way to contact them and they’ll send you replacements. I’ve only once ever had one fall off and it was my fault for hitting something really hard on accident 😂

Thank you!!!

The dress shoes for me seem to run “true to size.” I’m mostly a 9.5 in most US sizes and I buy a 42.5 in the dress shoes. The sneakers to me feel like they run big and I mostly prefer to buy 42s but sometimes it depends on the material/style … I also do NOT have a wide foot, so if you or anyone reading this does that will play into it. With shoes this expensive, it’s obviously ideal to try them on in a store, but depending where you’re located that may not be available

Same ones … well, my Minerva didn’t have green but has the gold face and black plastic and windows … police car was the same one and I swapped parts with a US Siren to have the light blue parts :)

A lot of those third party combiners aren’t the most fun to transform, but you can’t deny their shelf presence!! When I want to fiddle with a figure, I pull down a G1 … MPs for me are more about posing and display presence.

Thank you :) :)

He’s probably my favorite of that Autobot trio!! A great first figure!!

The shelves are all IKEA… They’re the Billy Bookcases with the top extension shelves … IKEA also sells replacement shelves in glass for all the moveable ones… added up fast to replace them all for a room this size 😂 the lights are daisy chaining pucks off Amazon, but I drilled holes in the upper shelves and ran the wires flat above those shelves so at normal standing heights they appear built in. I’ve got a post on TFW2005 with a lot of photos of the light installation if you’re interested

I would say either a 90 or a 95. I’m 5’8” weigh about 150 and wear a 30in jean most of the time and sometimes up to a 32 in dress pants... I buy a 95 if that helps :)

@@LouboutinReviews thank u

I know it was written as Bombshell in the story boards even … but I feel like it was a “rush job” then and if even an ounce of thought was put into it now it would have been Thundercracker and Skywarp becoming the new main baddies! So I retroactively make it that way in my head 😂

Appreciate it!!! I did a huge overhaul this summer and I’m still in awe of how well it came out! :)

Weirdly he shut down the Louboutin specific page and merged it with a new group called Authentic Detective …. But if you search by brand you’ll see posts… the guys name is Al Ex on there if you’re looking for his posts specifically. facebook.com/share/pazHA2GkhNg4Z48a/?mibextid=K35XfP

Thanks!!! I love that it gives me an excuse to display both my vintage figures with their MPs… and seeing them together just brings back my childhood of looking over all those toy catalogs!

The company no longer makes them as far as I can tell… when I need a new one I check eBay / Amazon for any of the original kind. As long as it doesn’t say glass, that’s the first sign… then I look at the back of the package and if it mentions anything about a. Squeegee (and possibly a gel applicator) then you’re good. There are regular ones, HD ones etc that all fit the bill they just can’t say “glass.”

Some people will list them as “original” or “wet apply” but not guaranteed to say that anywhere

@@LouboutinReviews thank you! I’m super excited!

@@jacobsmith7498 keep me posted if you find something and how it goes for you!

I would say it depends on the size of your shoe … I wear a size 9.5 / 42.5 and I’m able to get both shoes plus the heel parts on the men’s dress shoes. If your shoe size is much larger then it might not 🤔 Here’s a video I made applying them and you can see my template of how I fit everything on there: ua-cam.com/video/UkMXPOijOHg/v-deo.htmlsi=W55qo4KaSSngge-t

Bought 2 pair last year … nothing new yet 😂 maybe a gift to myself at the end of the school year :)

Do you know what the box said for the protector? Are you positive you peeled the right layer(s) off? I’ve never had an issue with them not sticking 🤔

@@LouboutinReviews maybe i got a faulty pair, there was no way it was sticking. Probably will try again

@@loofootyfunny1049hmmmm … do you have the package still? What was the exact title? Example: Zag HDX etc … and did it come with a squeegee?

So the owner of the group eventually took it down but then merged it with this group… it seems to be mostly “legit checks” for all sorts of luxury brands but if you go to the search bar and type in a brand you will see posts for just what you’re looking for… facebook.com/share/KReuK3SFG4uJ86az/?mibextid=K35XfP