Display Challenges Part 3: Posing 4 Dummies

[@Alzeal07]

One thing I cant understand most collectors do, these are action figures right? Especially Transformers which have multiple modes, accesories, faces even. So why put your display in a way it won't ever move again? Like Sideswipe goes here in that pose, good, never touching him again. I feel the beauty of displaying action figures instead of statues is the fact that you can change everything, from the pose to the mode to the characters etc, yet I only see a bunch of robots standing together or a bunch of vehicules parked together. Never any action based Display, like a Megatron in a landing position pointing his cannon to a Prime in truck mode rolling at him with diorama effects to help it look like it's moving in high speed, and why not some seekers in Jet mode in the sky and some Autobots preparing for battle etc etc...? Changing your display by switching modes and poses also helps not getting tired at the collection itself as you can make it change. I mean why pay extra money on a figure ingeneered to transform if it's only to transform it once, say ''nice", transform it back to bot mode, put it on a shelf and never touching it again? I LOVE your StarWars display of the bar you've got for that exact reason, each character is doing something in a cool asf diorama and looks like it's a living place with living people (and I don't care for StarWars) and I love your Dioramas in general but you always display your Transformers like they are getting a photoshooting. I just find it to be kind of a waste. (Note : I mean no offence to anyone)

[@therealcybertronwarriors]

“Look at the wires. It’s so Cybertronian.” 😂😂😂😂😂 T-shirt please.

[@MythsAndHeroes]

Cybertron Warriors that was my favorite bit of the whole video

[@shaejohnston6339]

I was laughing my ass off watching this!! Can't wait for the uncut! Oh Robert what is going on with your collection!

[@vince0896]

Same here. I can't stop laughing.

[@Prime-qd6nl]

This is the best episode of dummies ever. I'm a goat with a little bit of just getting started.

[@iamtheomnimonkey]

Absolutely perfect.

[@vans0183]

Best 4 Dummies thus far! Completely hilarious as well as informative.

[@Musekal]

This was actually one my favourite episodes. You guys sound like you're having so much fun.

[@Matunahelper]

Great episode. Laughed pretty hard.

[@doro626]

Mrs. Skullface definitely came for Bobby at teh start of teh video, adn PROPERS to him for the editing on leaning into the joke and making it funnier, by making fun of himself. I'm the just getting started, lol.

[@finnickrinzler8907]

This was helpful actually. They are ACTION figures. Pose them as such.

[@jonathansimmons1555]

I rarely comment on videos but this is just too good. Literally laughing out loud on my way to work this morning. This was awesome! Well done everyone.

[@jaraxel888]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! it gave even more of a candid feel between friends, esp jabbing at each other, that's what buddies do. Seriously glad you didn't scrap it, it's one of the best to date.

[@henmar354]

Bobby....every 4 dummies discussion is a work of art honestly. Im glad you could add this extra dimension to your review channel.

[@nathanschultz5538]

Proud "NONA" here. My house has lots of built in glass front shelves (built in 1910). Great show, guys. Been watching for a while but subscribed today. Keep up the great work!

[@WeebotTheRobot]

Gotta admit, I'm a mix between an "The Open Floor Plan" , "Just getting Started", and a "Robert D".

[@Qc4073]

I get so aggravated with posing. Mine are always sassy.

[@CAMZAB]

Thanks for posting. The moducase guy with the school photo display just wanted a little break from all the lockdown stuff and winds up as the negative example. He’s got a lot of time to sort his collection out at least, he’s going to need about 3 more of that 3 case stack to accommodate all the figs he bought, not sure how long the new moducases will take to arrive. Good thing you showed Robert’s pile of figures to make him feel better. It looks like someone threw a tennis ball at his display

[@Marneus28]

I laughed hardest at the very last dig at Robert D. lol XD

[@THEShoky]

Starts with a forewarning. This will be good.

[@HowVeryOdd]

I've been waiting for this discussion for a while. So refreshing to get your guys takes on finding the balance between utilising space and striking a dramatic pose

[@SeanSolo8]

I’m a Nona.... awesome show, definitely a great laugh!

[@RoaddogRoaddog]

Lol so funny cause I’m sure everyone can relate to this. Trying to transition to the lightning bug stage. Great vid, had me laughing the whole time.

[@impossiblepie]

Awesome video, best 4 dummies yet!!!! Lol

[@TransformsIntoAGuitar]

That was great! Thought provoking and funny.

[@CarmP]

The open floorplan... love it.

[@jasonreyes1342]

I have a bookshelf between two detolfs. Does that make me an educated detard, lol? This was great! I enjoyed this video.

[@chaosMonkeyPoo]

Definitely a good time for a laugh. I would say that the biggest hurdle most collectors have is overcrowding. Just because you have the space doesn't mean you should cram every single thing into that space. Giving everything some room to breathe and have a bit more dynamism in its posing definitely lends it self towards having a display that a visiting normie can appreciate the appeal in vs the crowded "watching a concert" shelves that make ya look like a hoarder dork. It's definitely something I regularly struggle with back and forth too.

[@ahchiu9]

Dude, you were totally right. I laughed my ass off at this episode. Loved it!

[@TheOptinater]

Thanks for keeping this, I thought it was hilarious! I'd like to see more videos like this, just joking around and having fun. Who said collecting toys had to be so serious :P

[@dorian9257]

Dude, I laughed my ass off through this whole vid. This is now my favorite 4 Dummies episode!

[@IamRavensong]

This one was AWESOME!! laught all the way thrue

[@halite_g]

8:34 Majin Buu be takin another snooze

[@nymike969]

LMAO!!! I've been waiting for this for years. The Robert D tour!

[@sithsim7760]

I have a new surround sound hooked up, and WOOOOW!!! That bassline in the intro is knocking!

[@nickw3132]

This video reminds why this is my favorite channel on KZbin. Ur videos give very fun tips as a young collector as myself

[@ArionRDAW]

There are some guides for posing gunpla (eg Mecha Gaikotsu) which can be applicable for Transformers. The standard "A" stance has the very stylized Obari dynamic hip thrust that is often mocked in Transformers fandom. Unfortunately Transformers in general lack a standardized port placement specifically for stands, and most figures are too big and heavy for flying/dashing poses that is more common in Gundam (those stands that can are usually as expensive as the figures themselves, eg Macross flight stands). I also find it strange that the hinge joint fingers are now considered standardized as 'articulated'... which usually just allows for a finger point or a Bruce Lee "come at me" challenge, when splayed fingers would have been so much more expressive. The other problem is of course... is the sheer amount of TF figures one might have. So one might end up with the "concert" display, which will later then turned to the "half turn all standing sideways to maximize space" display lol

[@keithgatlin3525]

Informative or not when you have laughter you have a great show. Hilarious! Great video!

[@PaulSpurgeon]

Disclaimer not needed. Great show. On point and accurate.

[@aarongrove4744]

Lightning bug / Old Cherry veneer bookcase here LOL that was hilarious Bobby thanks for throwing that up!

[@roguewar7153]

This was a great video, needed that pick me up! Thanks 4 Dummies Crew!

[@rayneoftera]

Definitely an open floor plan kinda guy! This video was hilarious. Hahaha!

[@karamokolopez4464]

Definitely a good laugh....Open floor plan here 👍🏽

[@accobra2075]

oh my damn!! still trying to breath. AWESOMENESS!!

[@halite_g]

I have all my figures (all 5 of them) displayed on a window sill, so I guess that puts me closest to being an open floor plan

[@DesertSandSailor]

Aw man I laughed a little too hard at all this🤣

[@CoffeePhilosophy]

I so needed that laugh today. Y’all are the best!

[@Jayqone1]

Jisk calling out buff cyclonus lmao, thank you for keeping us cheerful in this mess, good laughs. I’m definitely a lightning bug.

[@Thetazord]

7:17 First let me just say, “You ARE A LEGEND!” What an amazing display man. This only proves my point of my previous comment man. You are a master of your craft man. I respect the hell out of you man, but I can’t tell who is the character on the left stairs sitting down? Next to Daken. LoL it looks like a fish for some reason in the screenshot i took.

[@toomanylies7716]

His displays are really clean.

[@Thetazord]

Too Many Lies so very true Edit: what an ironic comment teamed with your username. LoL 😂

[@toomanylies7716]

@@Thetazord :)

[@longthixxx]

Whose collection is that .. I’m newbie to the toys /statues

[@garethfitzgerald9084]

I think a website where Robert D slates everyone's display and then shows his guys standing on boxes would be a money-spinner!

[@pilgrimgrey4191]

Proper enjoyed this guys cheers. Great distraction and loved the nickname section lol.

[@CrimsonRaptors]

At 2:10 That is, currently, an illegal gathering of more than 10 figures, lol. See, the Autobots on the oil rig and in front of the fantastic Ark diorama, are leading by example of 10 or less. By extension, the Decepticon seemed to be abiding by that, but Soundwave is not practicing proper "social distancing" so that very... deceptive. ROFL! On a serious note, really great discussion. Unfortunately, some displays are restricted by space so what do you see for Iron Man? A Hall of Armor in A to H stances may be your only choice if you have too many. Otherwise, they are all over the place. Also, try posing your MP Starscream with his arms crossed, and tilt his head, and that'll completely change the tone of the character next to Megatron. Now Robert inadvertently brings up a point that wasn't covered. He has created shelves for Fans Toys and Iron Factory, so he's categorized his shelves by brand and likely created a confusing display, like the Starscream on the floor in front of Dragon Predacon Megatron. Jisk's Cyclonus display looks like a mid-reformatting display with the led neon glare. Or 'Cyc is at the club with 'er body. =P I love that the box is Slag's house, lol. Robert D just forgot to mention that Majin Boo is pulling off a Pokemon Snorlax post or that the left side of his shelf got Thanos snapp'd. LMAO! According to Jisk I have the Robert Dee/Goat display, lol. Dude, that was hysetrical! On second though, I also have 8-Cube Asymettrical shelving but without individal shelf lighting (yet), and pushpins putt into the wall that MOC figures hang onto. Is that a partial Renaissance Man. Great episode! I'm glad it wasn't cut. Keep up the great work, you dummies. =P

[@rishidevsandhu7631]

Really enjoying this series. Hope you can share your diorama displays in a seperate video one day! Looks incredible and one could easily be tempted to start collecting just based on the display

[@cybertronianexchange595]

This was great! I have been doing Dynamic displays for years now. I can stand the jammed up shelf look. I like legends for this reason because doing battle scenes is soooooo much easier on a shelf.

[@chojinacd]

Aaaah, the museum pose collection 😂😣. Thank you so much!! 👏🏼🤗This is a subject which is very dear to me. Somehow only to a certain degree for transformers, but more so for hot toys and flame toys. We have created an awesome facebook group just for the purpose of sharing creativity when it comes to posing 1/6th figures. It would be fun having u in there 👍🏼😁. It's called Sixth Scale Posers Lol @ edward scissorhanfs, so random😂

[@FunClockwork]

i lost it at the detard LMAO some incredible content right here wonder how many of these u got scrapped

[@keithtwombley]

My solution to having more figures than shelves is I keep most of them stored bagged in Rubbermaid tubs in the basement. I rotate them out 4-5 times a year in tasteful displays. Learned a lot about good displays from Bobby's videos and try to use the ideas to make them pop

[@joevogelsong5555]

Oh no, I'm a Detard. Haha! This was great, well needed laughs. Thank you content creators.

[@HotRodimus-sg2su]

Wahahahaha!!! I would say I'm a mixture! Im past the Just getting started phase going into the Lightning Bug and Bobby Dio-Face stage. Lmao! Can't believe I never saw this bid till now. Had me rolling!

[@HotRodimus-sg2su]

Vid not bid

[@lefkadapao13]

Thanks 🙏 Bobby 😎

[@Zucchinna]

LOL, i can relate to 'Just Getting Started', i used to be one of them

[@Thetazord]

Omg! Your setup is absolutely gorgeous. I’m looking to do something almost EXACTLY like what you have done at 00:23 with the 3 display boxes with literally ALL Season 1 G1 figures (minus Skyfire, which wouldn’t fit, I’m sure. So it’s understandable) I am so impressed. You are very creative and artistic. I am thinking of setting up a single display dividing into outside the Ark like you have, then on the other side, going inside to fit the rest of the Autobots with Telstran-1 as the background. I’m so excited to get started on it. (I just started collecting this last Christmas, as I didn’t realize that accurate Transformers were actually being made. It blew my mind. So anyway, thank you, as you’ve been a tremendous value to watch your videos, and a wonderful and hilarious entertaining person to get Transformers information from. I love you and your family man, no homo (not that there is anything wrong with that) Till All Are One!!!

[@DESTRAKON]

I tend to pose figures in some kind of mma type stance cause it looks dynamic to me, and has anyone notice how main line transformers that come with swords are the most posable? Like rts laser prime, tfp wheeljack, or thrilling 30 springer

[@declanhinshaw4791]

Thrilling 30 Springer is such a good figure!

[@Magnis501]

Robert that collection looks like you just open a figure and hurl it like Zeus's lightning bolt at a shelf lol. Funny video team skully. I am mix of just getting started and the goat.

[@frankielawless]

I laughed so loud at The Detard and thought that was going to be the funniest shit in the vid till you got to The Lightning Bug LMAO. So glad you didn't shelve this vid, Im fuckin crying.

[@MrFree2BeMe1]

I never pile my figures up in one case, i feel it takes away from the figure, now if it's a team that's different, i will display them in 4's side by side, i hate when a figure is standing behind another, unless it's somebody like the hulk, i also like dioramas with some to bring out the background.

[@mark4flair376]

The best display artists come from New York!

[@astartespete]

It was silly, but funny and still had a serious point. My mp's remain constrained by space for now, so barring a few they are fairly static. I've got one shelf of mcu shf tho and despite being busy they are all posed, some on flight stands, some crouching, i have hawkeye back to back with ronin. because of that its a shelf with life and far more effective. makes me happy so i win.

[@vegatronld]

Love it!😆

[@justinrobertson9116]

I haven’t laughed this hard in a year.

[@RTsunami23]

2:10, Wow, that moducase hot toys display was a rough sight to see. Looks like Tony Stark & Jermaine Dupri is about to drop the next ATL rap video. Bubble hard in the double R, flashing the rings With the window cracked, holla back, money ain't a thang

[@dannycarrion8160]

I just put up a collection video i think im deformatted , great video

[@astromotive6047]

Alternatively this video should've be titled *"The Roast of Robert D."* .

[@alexturner5717]

I always pose a figure in mind of how a statue of said figure would be posed, you wouldn’t buy an A posed statue of most characters

[@WiewieLiu]

i dont necessarily understand all the kokes, but it's sure is a fun video. i think i'm in the billy shelf type but floating with glass door. and bobby man cave is very nice . i hope i can be to the next step of lightning bug

[@keithtwombley]

Oh if Roberts dudes keep falling down in dynamic poses, check out museum/earthquake putty.

[@artfiend75]

Bloody hilarious

[@toomanylies7716]

Funny video! Any way you can put out a video about which stands work with poses and MP figures? Is the Tamashii the standard, or is there something else out there that works? I have a Maketoys Seeker in jet mode that i would like to have flying, but it is kind of heavy so I don't know if there's even anything for something like that.

[@HAGZ0483]

Surprised no one mentioned brick collections, shelves with 3 or 4 rows of bots on g1 stances, not even spreading a bit for A stances, just straight feet with arms down to the sides, seen them with figures ofevery line and size, from legends to mps, just rows full of them.

[@bruhdiconwassi5074]

Just getting started here

[@Funkyguy446]

The nona is the this with my bionicle collection man this is making me think I should fix my shelf

[@capac2]

Hey Bobby, which is the best MP trailbreaker out there in your opinion?

[@THEShoky]

I'm a lightning bug goat

[@MurdermiesteR]

I'm an open floor space displayer. I like dusting?

[@mcart4762]

Yeah I'm a Nona right now, I'm trying to reform :D

[@Aphlyxion1]

I’m so ashamed...Open floor plan/Legend/Just Getting Started Collector here. I’m aspiring for the Robert D....

[@Kmation]

What do you call a person who has a bunch of figures still boxed in an open closet, and covers his work desk with several of his figures?

[@suprasport9118]

Well am a Robert D😿 and just getting started. 🤒

[@astromotive6047]

6:58 The most insulting aspect of Robert's "Collection" is here. When you realize what figure is *behind* that Peru Kill, you will TRULY lose any/all respect for this man despite his singing and praise for the line that this figure comes from. *Just Unforgivable!*

[@synapticflow]

HEY hey fellow geeks. While you were making fun of people's simple posing, you forgot one very IMPORTANT thing that I wish you would have addressed. Maybe you can make a video about it? You forgot about "FOPPING" (Fear Of Posing) fopping is real! I have it. I'm a noob. I only have 3 Masterpiece Transformers and 5 Star Wars Black Series figures and I am SCARED AS HELL to pose them creatively for fear of breaking them!!! So how about acknowledging fopping and making a video about how to safely pose them without breaking them and getting over that fear?

[@denisemedina658]

He's trying to find new ideas to take beware

[@M_Alex]

I went full detard... do you go full detard? ;D Edit: well, not full. I have some bigger boys on my Kallax.

[@MarkyD1967]

Funny, but mostly critical in nature and not really educational or solution oriented. Was hoping to get some new ideas, but was mostly informed on what not to do as opposed to what to do.