Collecting is one thing, Maintaining is another
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But they're not really designed for optimal viewing right ? Even the ones that have a glass front are more for show than being able to see much properly.
Though they probably would keep the figures chilled and ready to drink....
If you're away for a year at a time and don't have family or trust worthy neighbors who can turn on some fans/humidifier every so often, it might be better to move into collecting just polystone statues. 
why not get a dehumidifier that runs to a drain or outside? basements will have a floor drain. If upstairs put the sucker on a table and run it to a sink if your gone for a long time anyways and don't have a low drain or can't run outside.
Some wine fridges are actually quite good looking, they have clear glass at the front (those restaurant types have views on sides too), built in lights, wooden stands for each level, temperature control (wine typically stores at 20C/62F), humid control. A small one cost like $300 mid size $1000, of course there are those $5000 ones. But of course the utility bill will increase.
I advised some sneaker heads to get one of these to store (& display) their $20k shoes so they won't just disintegrate after 5 years but they prefer the oldskool way of storing in shoebox wrapped with plastic.
I advised some sneaker heads to get one of these to store (& display) their $20k shoes so they won't just disintegrate after 5 years but they prefer the oldskool way of storing in shoebox wrapped with plastic.
Well, polystone statues is not really my cup of tea. Collecting for the sake of collecting & choosing what to collect based on environment conditions instead of self interest is like people who has money but wants to go into collecting artworks and have no idea what to collect, so if their place is humid might as well collect antique vases instead of art drawings.
also statues usually come with gigantic boxes & foams & takes up more space (from a non statue collecting person's point of view).
so far i only have 3 Berserk Polystone statues.
also statues usually come with gigantic boxes & foams & takes up more space (from a non statue collecting person's point of view).
so far i only have 3 Berserk Polystone statues.
the thing is i can actually set the air conditioning to turn on 1 hour daily, until a powercut or something then it needs to be manually reset. a dehumidifier that runs 24/7 isn't a good idea too.
those box type dehumidifier are good but depletes too quick.
those box type dehumidifier are good but depletes too quick.
If humidity is the issue you can buy ones that actually let you set the humidity level and have a constant drain for the water. they are not expensive.
Lejuan
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Confucius say: Man who live in the Sahara should forego love for ice sculptures 
I have a basement where all my figures are in non-air tight detolfs. I have two dehumidifier units on each end of the basement that are plugged in and set to 45% humidity all year. They don't usually run during the cold winters here in WI because the humidity drops. But in the summer they run all day almost and I have NEVER had an issue with mold in my finished basement. If you can't run a drainage hose to to a drain, just remember to empty your collection tank 1-2 times per day.
Lejuan
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Dolls in wine refrigerators is not the pinnacle of Darwinism.
I was actually thinking this myself.
Lejuan
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When you put it that way, chucking your dolls in a fridge to prevent them from going mouldy sounds a truly noble pursuit.
wine fridges are actually not as cold as normal fridges, they keep the temperature around 64F.
might not be worth it buying thousand dollars fridge for cheap Hot Toys & Sideshows, but for sneaker heads i think it's a good investment. they no longer have to worry about their $300 Jordans flaking into pieces.
might not be worth it buying thousand dollars fridge for cheap Hot Toys & Sideshows, but for sneaker heads i think it's a good investment. they no longer have to worry about their $300 Jordans flaking into pieces.
Irvy
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