OUR CROWN JEWEL OF DISPLAYS AT COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY WAS OUR "X MEN DANGER ROOM" DESIGN. GENTA AND I PUT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT INTO CORRECTLY REPRESENTING THE POWERS OF THE X-MEN AND THE VILLIANS THEY FOUGHT. MOST OF US AT CGG WERE DIE HARD X-MEN / X-FAMILY FANS- SO WE WERE GOING TO BRING IT IN THIS ONE. THIS DISPLAY FEATURES CLOSE TO 100 FIGURES- EACH WITH POWERS WE COULD DESIGN IN WHAT WOULD BE A SIMULATED BATTLE CONTROLLED BY PROFESSOR X IN THE X-MEN'S AMAZING SIMULATOR- "THE DANGER ROOM".


WE WORKED EVERY DAY FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS ON THIS DISPLAY AND IF YOU WERE EVER LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF- YOU'D KNOW HOW AMAZING THIS WAS-ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A FAN OF THE X-MEN. HERE ARE SOME DETAILS OF THIS DISPLAY YOU MAY FIND INTERESTING:
1.) THIS DISPLAY HAD LOTS OF HARD-TO-FIND OR RARE FIGURES THAT YOU'D SEE IN THE COMICS-BUT HARDLY AT THE STORES INCLUDING MAVERICK, SUNSPOT,SAURON, MR SINISTER, REAVERS, NIGHT CRAWLER, JUBILEE, AND LOTS MORE.
2.) FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER THE DISPLAY ORIGINALLY WAS DESIGNED FOR THE "METAL GEAR SOLID" TOY LINE- BUT WITH ONLY 5 FIGURES IN THE LINE AT THE TIME-THAT JUST DIDN'T WORK. THIS DANGER ROOM REPLACED IT.
3.)I PRACTICALLY LIVED IN THIS DISPLAY FOR 2 MONTHS TRYING TO PERFECTLY HANG THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIGURES PERFECTLY IN BATTLE. DURING THIS TIME A NUMBER OF OUR "TRANSFORMERS" FIGURES WERE SWINDLED OR STOLEN ON A DAY WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY IN THIS DISPLAY WORKING. THANKS TO OUR SUPERSTAR LAURA AT CGG WE WERE ABLE CATCH THE GUY WHEN HE BRAZENLY TRIED TO COME BACK FOR MORE "EAZY PICKINZ"...OR SO HE THOUGHT.
4.)GENTA CAME UP WITH THE FANTASTIC IDEA TO START ICE-MAN FROM THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS MULTI-LEVEL DISPLAY- AND THAT WE CONSTRUCT HIS ICE-BRIDGE FROM THAT POINT AND SPIRAL IT THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP LEVEL. WE CONSTRUCTED THE ENTIRE BRIDGE OUT OF CARD BOARD-ALONG WITH THE ICICLES AND GLUED THEM TO THE SIDES OF THE BRIDGE. WE DID A SIMILAR ACTION FOR CANNONBALL BY STARTING HIM NEAR MID LEVEL AND BRINGING HIM ALMOST OUT OF THE DISPLAY-SERIOUS ACTION.
5.)WE FOUND A PERFECT WOLVERINE FIGURE (CAPCOM VS MARVEL) BUT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY STOLE IT - AFTER IT WAS HUNG IN BATTLE AGAINST SABERTOOTH. WHEN I SAW IT MISSING -I WAS SO PISSED. *THE ONLY FIGURE OR VEHICLE TAKEN FROM ONE OF OUR DISPLAYS- SIGH.
6.)THIS DISPLAY FEATURED THE ENTIRE TEAM OF ALPHA FIGHT (CANADIAN VERSION OF THE X-MEN) IN THE TOP RIGHT AREA(CUSTOMIZED VIEWING AREA WITH FORGE AS THEIR CHAPRONE)- THIS WAS A MAJOR PART OF THE AWESOMENESS OF THIS DISPLAY-IF YOU'RE A TRUE FAN
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BATTLES / DETAILS THAT WERE HAPPENING IN THIS DISPLAY
STORM WAS LOCATED BEHIND ARCH ANGEL- AND YOU CAN PARTIALLY SEE THE CUSTOMIZED CONTROL ROOM I MADE FOR PROFESSOR X.

MID-LEVEL OF THE DISPLAY YOU CA SEE A PART OF BISHOP AND MAVERICK IS LAYING DOWN A SALVO OF HURT



OPPOSITE VIEW- WE CAN SEE BISHOP FIRING ON OMEGA RED

MAJIC IS HOLDING HER OWN-GREAT SHOTS BY GENTA

WOLVERINE OF COURSE WAS TO BE THE CENTERPIECE-THE ONE WE ORIGINALLY HAD WAS STOLEN OUT OF THE DISPLAY AND REPLACED BY THIS ONE.

WE ALSO DID A CLASSIC TEAM X-MEN DISPLAY (WHICH IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN WAS THE VERY FIRST DISPLAY WE EVER DID AT FALLBROOK.) TAKE A LOOK BELOW:

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO "POWERIZE" CYCLOPS OR MAGNETO- BUT-YOU GET THE PICTURE...
DID YOU KNOW?
1.) JASON ACKERMAN DONATED THE GALACTUS FIGURE THAT I ATTEMPTED TO "FRANKENSTEIN" INTO A SENTINEL ATTACKING THE X-MEN'S MANSION- THANKS J!
2.)THE MANSION FOR THIS DISPLAY WAS CONSTRUCTED BY (DRUM ROLL.....) OLLIE!

YES OLIVER BUILT THIS MANSION AND PAINTED THE BACKGROUND AS WELL.- NICE JOB OLLIE!

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