{"id":4434,"date":"2010-10-27T06:45:13","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2010-10-25T00:14:25","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T04:14:25","slug":"action-figures-as-hooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/action-figures-as-hooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Geek Decorating: Action Figures as Hooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a great idea THE IRREPRESSIBLE GENA found and sent to me&#8230; Action figures as hooks!\u00a0 From <em><a title=\"Action figures as hooks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realsimple.com\/home-organizing\/decorating\/double-duty-decorating-ideas-00000000034283\/page14.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Real Simple<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use action figures (that aren&#8217;t seeing action anymore) as Herculean hooks. Position the arms of each toy straight out in front and apply a two-part epoxy (available at home-improvement stores) over the arms, the shoulders, and the torso, following the package directions. The epoxy will make the outstretched limbs strong enough to support clothing, hats, and even towels. Mount a figure on the wall using two screws placed through the torso.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Action Figures as Hooks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.realsimple.com\/home-organizing\/decorating\/double-duty-decorating-ideas-00000000034283\/page14.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Action Figure Hooks\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/actionfigure-hooks.jpg\" alt=\"Action Figure Hooks\" width=\"300\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brilliant idea!\u00a0 Maybe I&#8217;ve finally found a use for those <a title=\"A dozen Aquaman figures\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/11\/25\/aquaman-week-addendum-action-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\">dozen Aquaman figures<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4434\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/action-figures-as-hooks\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4434\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/action-figures-as-hooks\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/action-figures-as-hooks\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/action-figures-as-hooks\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-4434\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/27\/action-figures-as-hooks\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a great idea THE IRREPRESSIBLE GENA found and sent to me&#8230; 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For you nutso comic-collector completists.... the following is for comparison purposes...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Justice League #1 reenactment with action figures","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.onceuponageek.com\/images\/justice-league-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":160,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/09\/25\/doctor-who-classic-action-figures-finally-ship\/","url_meta":{"origin":4434,"position":1},"title":"Doctor Who Classic Action Figures Finally Ship!","date":"September 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"The Doctor Who Classic action figures from Character Options started shipping in mid-August.\u00a0 Unfortunately, there were severe allocations to most retailers.\u00a0 Therefore many of us have been stuck waiting for the second wave of figures to ship, even though we pre-ordered.\u00a0 If you've ever ordered action figures before, then you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Classic Doctor Who Figure - Colin Baker","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/drwho6.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":60,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/05\/12\/doctor-who-classic-action-figures\/","url_meta":{"origin":4434,"position":2},"title":"Doctor Who Classic Action figures","date":"May 12, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I can't wait for the new Doctor Who Classic Series wave of action figures! The figures from the current show have been great, but these classic figs really make me feel nostalgic.\u00a0 They are currently scheduled to be released in August. Character Options has once again done an outstanding job\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Classic Who Figs","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/classicwhofigs.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":530,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/26\/new-doctor-who-classic-cybermen-action-figures\/","url_meta":{"origin":4434,"position":3},"title":"New Doctor Who Classic Cybermen Action Figures","date":"February 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I just got some new Doctor Who Classic action figures!\u00a0 This time out it was a set of four Cybermen that were just released.\u00a0 Each Cyberman came with a \"Collect and Build\" piece to create a fifth figure, the classic Cyber Controller.\u00a0 I took a picture to show them off,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/drwhoclassic4.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":309,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/22\/doctor-who-classic-action-figures-mine-mine-mine\/","url_meta":{"origin":4434,"position":4},"title":"Doctor Who Classic Action Figures&#8230; MINE, MINE, MINE!","date":"January 22, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"You may recall back in September I was anxiously awaiting my Doctor Who Classic action figures from Character Options.\u00a0\u00a0 These are new Doctor Who action figures based upon stories from the original series (years ranging from 1963-1989).\u00a0 My figures finally arrived just before Thanksgiving, but I haven't had a chance\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/drwhoclassic1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":108,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/15\/action-figure-woes\/","url_meta":{"origin":4434,"position":5},"title":"Action Figure Woes","date":"July 15, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been trying to get my hands on two action figures lately.\u00a0They came out a few months ago from Mattel in their line of DC Universe Classics (Wave 2).\u00a0 This is the brand of figures that are now carried in stores like Target.\u00a0 The action figure scuplts\u00a0are surprisingly good for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;superheroes&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Firestorm DC Universe Classics figure","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/firestorm_newfig.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4436,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions\/4436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}