| Children:<\/td> | Series (multiple), Character Profiles (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n - The universe is the top level grouping when browsing the Checklists.<\/li>\n
- It's most important function is to group all the similar series together, so they can easily be found browsing the Checklists. For example, the hundreds of different Star Wars series would all be grouped under Star Wars.<\/li>\n
- The universe name is usually derived from the series name that is found directly on the package.<\/li>\n
- Sometimes a series might be known by multiple names, such as He-Man and Masters of the Universe. In cases like this, there may be a universe in the Checklists with both names to make searching easier.<\/li>\n
- The universe is the first item listed in the navigation bar when browsing the Checklists.<\/li>\n
- Universes are not used in the Collections or Wishlists, or it would give the appearance of duplicates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Series<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | Universes (multiple), Manufacturers (single), Genres (multiple), Decades (single)<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | Subseries (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n - The series name should represent exactly what is found on the packaging.<\/li>\n
- A series can have only one manufacturer, so if multiple manufactures product figures for a toy line, each manufacturer would have their own series, which means a separate checklist.<\/li>\n
- A series usually belongs to one or two universes. It usually does not belong to several.<\/li>\n
- There are rare examples where a toy series is very generic and doesn't have a name, for example maybe it's Baseball Players. These might be found under a generic universe named Baseball so they can still be located browsing the Checklists. This Baseball universe would only hold that generic series. All the other Baseball related series could still be found in a more applicable Baseball genre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Subseries<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | Series (single)<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | Figures (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n - This is simply a sub-grouping of a series to better organize them. The subseries name is usually derived from the packaging if it is specified, such as Series 1 or Wave 6.<\/li>\n
- If no Subseries is specified, all the figures belong to a default Basic Series.<\/li>\n<\/ul> \n\n
Figures<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | Subseries (single)<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | None<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n - The term figure is derived from action figure, which was the original focus of Figure Realm. As the scope of the checklists has grown, figure is a very loose definition that represents any item in the Checklists.<\/li>\n
- A figure should only be listed once in the Checklists.<\/li>\n
- Custom made or altered figures are not included in the Checklists. The figures must have been generally available for sell to the public.<\/li>\n
- Figures produced with variations, such as chase figures, different paint schemes or figures packaged with different accessories, should be listed as separate items in the Checklists.<\/li>\n
- Package variations of the same figure are not generally listed separately in the Checklists. There might be a few exceptions to this rule for highly valuable or collectible differences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Genres<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | None<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | Series (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n - Genres are a broad grouping that describe the theme of the series.<\/li>\n
- A series usually belongs to multiple genres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nGenres include:\n
\n | Advertising<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are used to market a company's products or services.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Animals<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any kind of animal either in appearance or name.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Anime<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to any kind of Japanese cartoon. Figures in this genre would be in both Anime and Cartoons.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Baseball<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to baseball.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Basketball<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to basketball.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Books<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related, directly or indirectly, to Books, fiction or non-fiction.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Boxing<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to boxing.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Cartoons<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to animated Movies or TV Series.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Comics<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Comic Books. Items not in this genre would include Manga items.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Dark Horse<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Dark Horse Comics characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | DC<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to DC characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Disney<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Disney characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | DreamWorks<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to DreamWorks characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Fantasy<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to fantasy characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Food and Drink<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any type of food or drink either in appearance or name.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Football<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to football.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Golf<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to golf.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Hanna Barbera<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Hanna Barbera characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | History<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any realistic event, person, place or time occurring in the past.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Hockey<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to hockey.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Holiday<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray, directly or indirectly, a specific day of the year.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Horror<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to horror characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Illumination<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Illumination characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Image<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Image Comics characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Manga<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to any Japanese Manga. Figures in this genre would be in Manga but not Comics.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Martial Arts<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any type of fighting style.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Marvel<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Marvel characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Military<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any type of soldier, real or imagined.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Movies<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to movies.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Music<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to music.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Nascar<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Nascar.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Nickelodeon<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Nickelodeon characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Pirates<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to swashbuckling.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Pixar<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Pixar characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Racing<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to racing.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Real World<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray everyday life, past or present, including famous athletes, musicians, famous people, the workplace, etc. Items not in this genre would include wrestlers and rock bands as these are not the authentic names of real individuals.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Religion<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any of the world's religions.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Role Playing<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to live action role-playing games.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Sci-Fi<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to science fiction characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Skateboarding<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to skateboarding.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Soccer<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to soccer.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Sports<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that portray any type of sport.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Tennis<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to tennis.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | TV Series<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to tv series.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Universal Monsters<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to Universal Monsters characters or stories.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Video Games<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to video games.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Western<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to western themes.<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Wrestling<\/td> | encompasses figure lines that are related to wrestling.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
\n\nManufacturers<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | None<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | Series (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nDecades<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | None<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | Series (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n - The decade is determined by the year of the earliest item in the series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Character Profiles<\/div>\n \n \n | Parents:<\/td> | Universes (single)<\/td><\/tr>\n | | Children:<\/td> | Figures (multiple)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
"},{"id":"59","name":"How can I contribute to the Checklists?","description":"We encourage anybody who has an interest in the hobby to contribute to our Checklists, and no, we aren't talking about money. Here's what you can do to help:\n\n - Report anything missing from the Checklists, whether it's an entire toy series or just a missing item. We want the Checklists to be as complete as possible.<\/li>\n
- Send pictures. If we don't have a picture for an item listed in the Checklist, then we want it right away! Ideally, we would like to have at least a packaged photo and a opened display photo of each and every item. Some items may even warrant more, such as beings that transform into different modes, characters with multiple uniforms, accessory pictures, etc. If you have access to these items, a camera and are in a contributing mood, please send some pictures our way. In addition to taking pictures, a lot of vendors have freely available promotional images of their products on their websites. These work just as well. However, please don't use pictures from someone else without their permission, or send photos that have a watermark or logo on it.
If you are wondering what items we need pictures for, when you are in the Checklists you will see a link called \"Browse by Missing Pictures\". If you cick that link, it will show you all the Checklists that are missing pictures.<\/li>\n - Report any mistakes at all. These can be missing items, items listed twice, pictures in the wrong place, names spelled wrong, typos or anything at all. We want these Checklists and Galleries to be as complete and accurate as possible.<\/li>\n
- Adding Toy Series descriptions. When you are browsing the Checklists, for each checklist you will see a logo for the toy series and a description of the series, if one has been provided. If a description hasn't been provided, then you will see a link to submit one. We'd love to get descriptions of all the series!<\/li>\n<\/ul>"},{"id":"74","name":"How do I send a large list of missing items for the Checklists?","description":"If you found a whole series missing from the checklists, or just several missing figures in general, and you are willing to help us add these items to the checklists, you can do that by sending us a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file. A CSV file can be created using any standard spreadsheet software; such as Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, etc. If you don't have any of these software packages, we recommend you download LibreOffice and use it. It's free!
\r\n \r\n This method should only be used to add missing items to the Checklists. Do not include any items that already exist. If items need to be updated, they will have to be reported individually from the links on each page.
\r\n \r\n When you create the spreadsheet, the first 3 columns are the only required columns, and they should appear in the following order:\r\n \r\n - Series<\/li>\r\n
- SubSeries<\/li>\r\n
- Name<\/li>\r\n <\/ol>\r\n \r\n After the first 3 columns, you may include any additional columns of information that are supported by our website. This information is not required:\r\n
\r\n - Year (Year the item was manufactured)<\/li>\r\n
- Item # (The Manufacturer's Item Number)<\/li>\r\n
- UPC<\/li>\r\n
- Height<\/li>\r\n
- Age Range (This should only be a number representing the earliest year. For example, 4, would display on the website as \"Ages 4 & Up\")<\/li>\r\n
- Description (Anything about the item. A lot of times there's a biography on the back of the package we display)<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n \r\n The spreadsheet might end up looking something like this:
\r\n ![](\"images\/help\/checklistCsv1.jpg\")
\r\n \r\n When you are ready to send the spreadsheet, save it as a CSV file. Depending on the software you are using, the option might look something like this:
\r\n ![](\"images\/help\/checklistCsv2.jpg\")
\r\n \r\n Email your CSV file to Captain Coder. If you need the email address, use the \"Contact Us\" link below and say you need to send a CSV file. We'll reply with the email address.\r\n "},{"id":"76","name":"How do I send pictures to the Checklists?","description":"To contribute pictures to the Checklists, follow these simple steps:\n
\n\n\n- Find and click a Contribute link. It's important to click the contribute link that matches the item you want to send pictures for. The pictues you send will be associated with this item so we know exactly what they are for. You will find these links in various places when browsing the Checklists.<\/LI>\n
\n - When browsing a checklist:
![](\"images\/help\/checklistUploadPic1.jpg\") <\/LI>\n - When viewing an item in the checklist:
![](\"images\/help\/checklistUploadPic2.jpg\") <\/LI>\n <\/UL>\n - On the Checklist Contribute page that appears, click the Choose File button. The following screenshots may differ slighlty depending on which browser and device you are using.
![](\"images\/help\/checklistUploadPic3.jpg\") <\/LI>\n - After you click the Choose File button, your device will give you a means to select the picture you want to contribute. After you select your picture, you will see an Upload Picture button appear.
![](\"images\/help\/checklistUploadPic4.jpg\") <\/LI>\n - Click the Upload Picture button to upload it to Figure Realm. If the upload is successfull, you should see a preview of the image.
![](\"images\/help\/checklistUploadPic5.jpg\") <\/LI>\n - You may repeat steps 2 - 4 to upload up to 10 pictures.<\/LI>\n
- When you are done uploading the pictures, click the Submit button at the bottom of the page.<\/LI>\n<\/UL>\n<\/OL>"},{"id":"79","name":"How do the Character Profiles work?","description":"The Character Profiles section has two main functions:\n\n
\n- Provide an easy way to view all the action figures representing a character.<\/li>\n
- Provide an overview, stats, background stories and other general information about the character. This feature relies solely on the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nCharacter Profiles are only created for the really big universes where there may be dozens, or even hundreds, of figures for a single character. These would be the universe like Marvel, DC, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, etc.\n
\n\nNavigation<\/div>\nTo access the Character Profiles, select Features -> Character Profiles from the top menu.\n \n\nClick a letter on the Character Bar to see all the characters that start with that letter, or click the Universes link to see all the characters specifically for that Universe.\n \n\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic1.jpg\") \n \n\nAlso when viewing an action figure, you can click the Character Profile link to access the character's page directly.\n \n\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic2.jpg\") \n \n\n Action Figures<\/div>\nAll the known produced action figures are shown for each character, with the most recent manufactured one displaying first.\n \n\nThere are two modes to browse the action figures. You can change the mode by clicking the links next to \"Character Mode\".\n\n \n- List\n
\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic3.jpg\") \n<\/li> \n - Picture\n
\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic4.jpg\") \n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nThe Picture mode also gives you an option to view by Loose or Package pictures, by clicking the links next to \"Thumbnail Pictures\".\n
\n\nPublic \/ Secret Identities<\/div>\nIt is common for some super heroes, or even villains, to be represented by multiple individuals. For example, the Green Lantern character was represented by several individuals, such as Alan Scott, Guy Gardner, Hal Jordan, etc. Green Lantern was the public identity known to the public, and the individuals were the secret identities.\n \n\nThese are represented in the Character Profiles like this:\n \n\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic5.jpg\") \n\n \n- The Green Lantern Character Profile would show all the action figures for both Public and Secret Identities.\n
\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic6.jpg\") \n
\n<\/li>\n - \nEach Secret Identity, would show only the action figures pertaining to it.\n
\n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic7.jpg\") \n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nContribute<\/div>\nThis feature of the website relies mainly on users to contribute the information. If you see missing information, or any mistakes, please use the \"Contribute Profile Information\" link to make updates.\n \n ![](\"images\/help\/characterProfilePic8.jpg\") "},{"id":"69","name":"Report a missing Toy Series","description":"If you find a checklist or toy series that is missing, or one that is incomplete or contains mistakes, please report it here<\/a>. We want the Checklists to be as complete as possible, and we welcome all the help we can get in keeping things up to date and accurate for all the collectors out there."},{"id":"78","name":"What about Bootlegs and Knockoffs?","description":"Some Bootlegs and Knockoffs can be found in the Checklists. Collectors don't always accept these as collectibles, and the items can be harder to identify and find. For this, and many other reasons, we don't actively look for these items to add to the Checklists. However, if you do collect these and can provide information, you may request them to be added to the Checklists. Here are some criteria to help determine if they can be added:\r\n\r\n\r\n - A packaged picture must be provided to identify the item.<\/li>\r\n
- The toy series should be, or should have been, available to the general public.<\/li>\r\n
- The toy series must identify itself as its own series. Slightly different spellings or names are acceptable.<\/li>\r\n
- Counterfeits, or reproductions of original items, trying to mimic belonging to the original toy series are not allowed.<\/li>\r\n
- New items created to look like they fit in with the original toy series are not accepted.<\/li>\r\n
- Customs or modified items are not allowed.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},{"id":"58","name":"What size pictures are desired?","description":"The larger the picture you can send the better. The only thing we don't want is really small pictures (referred to as thumbnails), or pictures that are too blurry to be useful. We aren't overly strict on the picture requirements, as something is better than nothing, and not so good pictures can always be replaced later. To give a number, if the smallest dimension is greater than 200 pixels than that would be okay. But, please send them as large as you can. Although the website will resize them to a maximum dimension, we hold onto the originals for future use. As technology improves, the maximum requirements increase, meaning we may be able to use larger pictures in the near future.\r\n\r\nCropping pictures can also have a large impact on picture size. If you can crop the pictures before you submit them it is a tremendous help. If you can't crop them, don't worry, we'll do it. Still send them! If you don't know what we mean by cropping, check out this tutorial here<\/a>."}]
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