{"id":8608,"date":"2025-11-21T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasyactionfigures.com\/?p=8608"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:52:43","slug":"how-i-created-an-action-figure-website-fantasyactionfigures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasyactionfigures.com\/en_au\/how-i-created-an-action-figure-website-fantasyactionfigures","title":{"rendered":"How I Created an Action Figure Website: Fantasyactionfigures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How I Built an Action Figure Website: The Story Behind FantasyActionFigures.com<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Launching fantasyactionfigures.com<\/strong><\/a> wasn\u2019t a business plan, a trend chase, or an attempt to \u201cgo viral.\u201d It came from something much simpler: a lifelong love for action figures, storytelling, and nostalgia\u2014and a desire to build the kind of website I always wanted to see.<\/p>

Below is the story of how the site came to be, what I\u2019ve learned, and why I\u2019m more passionate than ever about keeping the fantasy alive.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Spark: What Inspired FantasyActionFigures.com<\/h2>

The idea came from noticing a gap no one seemed to be filling. There were plenty of YouTubers, livestreams, influencers, and collectors\u2014but not many dedicated blogs that embraced the positive, welcoming, and nostalgic side of the hobby. At least, not in an in-depth way.\u00a0<\/p>

I\u2019m actually a shy person, so going live or starting a YouTube channel never appealed to me. But writing? Building a space that anyone can enjoy? That felt right.<\/p>

I wanted to build a unique, high-quality space for the community. Originally, I intended to keep the site entirely ad-free, hoping to run it on Patreon support alone. However, as the sites monthly visitor rate grows, several unforeseen costs have piled up\u2014specifically regarding the high-speed offloading of high-resolution images and other technical incidentals. To ensure the site remains fast, accessible, and sustainable for the long term, I\u2019ve decided to introduce non-intrusive ads. My priority remains the same: the hobby comes first, and every cent goes back into keeping this archive alive and thriving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Above all, I wanted to create a place where everyone is welcome<\/strong><\/em>. No politics, no drama, no negativity\u2014just fun, nostalgia, and a break from the stress of everyday life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Choosing the Niche: Why Fantasy Action Figures?<\/h2>

The niche basically chose me.<\/p>

I grew up in the 80s, right in the golden era of toys. I was there the first Christmas Masters of the Universe hit shelves. Same with G.I. Joe and Transformers. Before that, I was collecting Star Wars figures and the famous Shogun Warriors Godzilla. I loved it all\u2014Marvel, DC, Conan, Arak<\/strong><\/a>, X-Men, Superfriends, you name it.<\/p>

But like many kids, I hit the teenage phase where toys didn\u2019t seem \u201ccool\u201d anymore. I got into heavy metal, got interested in girls, and thought collecting would hurt my chances. So I gave it all up\u2014something I regret deeply today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Years later, with more life behind me, I realized something important: you don\u2019t have to give up who you are to be accepted. Anyone worth being with will embrace your passions. Any girlfriend\/wife worth keeping will understand that. My wife is very supportive. I found the right one.<\/p>

Then came 2015. My son was three, and we were just walking through the toy aisle at Walmart. Something was missing from the shelves compared to the 1980’s. Money was tight, so I began sculpting fantasy characters out of polymer clay, inspired by Ray Harryhausen. That became The Quest for Kimel Drago<\/strong><\/a>, my own line of original characters\u2014forty of them.<\/p>

I copyrighted everything and even submitted it to a toy broker. It didn\u2019t go anywhere, and eventually the project went into a box for ten years.<\/p>

In 2018, I tried again, launching a site called Polymer Clay Fantasy Figures. I built tutorials, created an Instagram, and discovered the adult collector community\u2014a peaceful, supportive world of people just like me. But the clay site didn\u2019t feel right. I shut it down and renamed my Instagram to Fantasy Action Figures<\/strong>, returning to collecting the lines I loved.<\/p>

And then everything snowballed: new lines like Classified, Origins, and Masterverse came out, my collection grew, my passion grew, and eventually\u2026 the website idea returned.<\/p>

I tried Blogspot first\u2014lasted a week. Then I turned to WordPress, where I\u2019ve built sites before. That decision changed everything.<\/p>

Now Instagram is growing again, traffic is building, and even though most of my time is spent on the site, I\u2019ve never been happier.<\/p>

FantasyActionFigures.com<\/strong> feels like home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Hardest Part: Behind-the-Scenes Work<\/h2>

Creating content? That\u2019s the easy part. I could write, photograph, and talk about action figures all day.<\/p>

The challenge is everything behind the scenes:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>