Creative Displays Action Figure Stand Review
By Ben Nunez

I had bought this 12" snowboarder action figure on eBay not too long ago and it was really nice, with a lot of detail and nifty accessories. Unfortunately, while decently articulated, the figure had weak knees. It had trouble standing without assistance, especially when fully decked out with all of its gear. I wanted to be able to display the snowboarder in some sort of action pose, but all I could manage with the average figure stand was static at best; the choices were limited and altogether boring. Stand
straight, holding snowboard to the side... stand straight, on top of snowboard... stand straight-- well, you get the picture. But then I found the Poseable Action Figure Stand made by Creative Displays, and it was a whole new ballgame.

I owned some of Creative Displays' aircraft display stands and thought they were top-notch, so I had no qualms about ordering a couple of their poseable figure stands to try out. As with the aircraft stands, I found their figure stands to be well-crafted and built out of sturdy materials. They're available in two sizes, one for 6-8 inch figures, and the other for 10-12 inch figures.

Each kit provides:
- a clear acrylic base
- a metal hex screw
- a metal gooseneck support (much like what you'd find on a standard desk lamp)
- a slotted bracket at the tip of the gooseneck
- a clear plastic belt strap
- a hex wrench
- instructions printed on the back of the packaging

 

The kit comes with almost everything needed to build the stand, with the exception of transparent tape, which is necessary to secure the clear plastic strap to the figure. Luckily I happened to have some tape on hand; if I didn't have any on me at the time I might have been slightly perturbed since there was no mention of it in the item description on their website, but it's a minor quibble and easy enough to fix.

Building the stand is pretty straightforward. The gooseneck is attached to the base with the screw and wrench. The plastic belt slips through the bracket on the gooseneck and is then wrapped around one of the action figure's limbs. The instructions say the plastic belt should be strapped to the figure's thigh, but the belt is long enough to strap around its waist if you'd prefer, depending on the pose you're going for. Once the belt is securely affixed, you can put the figure in dynamic poses you wouldn't be able to pull off with other figure stands. Now you can make your figure look like its leaping and doing somersaults and roundhouse kicks. Pretty cool.

Over time a posed stand might possibly require a little maintenance-- as they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in this particular case I think the weak link is the clear plastic belt. With some poses, I could imagine the plastic stretching due to the stresses of gravity. You'll also want to make sure you have tape with strong tack;  because of slippage you may have to replace the transparent tape from time to time.

I think Creative Displays' figure stands are great overall, and allow for some really interesting posing possibilities. They can be purchased online directly from Creative Displays. Check out their website!