{"id":49459,"date":"2021-01-26T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=49459"},"modified":"2021-01-26T12:44:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:44:20","slug":"review-gonktoys-acrylic-action-figure-display-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2021\/01\/26\/review-gonktoys-acrylic-action-figure-display-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: GonkToys Acrylic Action Figure Display Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49461\" width=\"390\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-1024x876.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-1536x1315.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_groupB-2048x1753.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently received a wonderful care package from GonkToys showcasing their assortment of high-quality acrylic products for displaying Hasbro\/Kenner Star Wars collectibles. Today, I going to give my impressions on their acrylic display case for <a href=\"https:\/\/gonktoys.bigcartel.com\/product\/cases\">6&#215;9 carded figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49463\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49463\" class=\"wp-image-49463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_empty-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49462\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49462\" class=\"wp-image-49462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49464\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49464\" class=\"wp-image-49464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_seal-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GonkToys signature <a href=\"https:\/\/gonktoys.bigcartel.com\/product\/cases\">10\u201dx7\u201d Acrylic Cases<\/a> are constructed of a rigid, crystal-clear acrylic and have a wall thickness of .33mm. The case feels quite substantial in-hand and should protect your figure from dust and grabby\/grubby hands for years to come. Each case features their distinctive logo etched on side which clearly is a tribute to the original Kenner Proof-of-Purchase seal. It is a great touch and lets you know you\u2019re buying an authentic GonkToys product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interior of the case features 3 channels (left, right and top) for accepting the edges of the cardback. These channels keep the card flat while securing it in place both horizontally and vertically &#8211; even with vigorous shaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49465\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49465\" class=\"wp-image-49465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49466\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49466\" class=\"wp-image-49466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49467\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49467\" class=\"wp-image-49467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_manip_arm3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Use the Manipulator Arm to flatten your card back and guide into the top channel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For your action figures with particularly wavy\/warped\/well-loved card backs, GonkToys also offers a special tool (shown above) called the <a href=\"https:\/\/gonktoys.bigcartel.com\/product\/gonkarm\">Manipulator Arm<\/a> (sold separately &#8211; $7.00) which you can use to assist getting the card\u2019s top edge to slide into the top channel. I immediately saw the benefit of this while trying to guide my figure into the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49468\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49468\" class=\"wp-image-49468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49469\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?attachment_id=49469\" class=\"wp-image-49469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_btm_panel3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cases also feature a removable bottom panel that firmly locks into place via a dedicated channel, so you need not worry about it accidentally falling off and having your priced collectible dropping out of the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gonktoys.bigcartel.com\/product\/cases\">GonkToys <\/a>offers 3 different cases of varying depths to allow for figures with different bubble thickness. Case Size A is 1.25\u201d deep, Case Size B is 1.625\u201d deep and Case Size C is 2.0\u201d deep. Cases costs $25 each andthey offer a price break when purchased as a 5 pack bundle (of the same style) for $115.00. They also offer cases for larger figures including Hasbro&#8217;s carded Black Series line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-855x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49471\" width=\"426\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-855x1024.jpg 855w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-768x920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-1283x1536.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GNKTOYS_case_fullB-1710x2048.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are in the market for high-quality acrylic cases for your carded 6&#215;9 figures*, look no further than <a href=\"https:\/\/gonktoys.bigcartel.com\/\">GonkToys <\/a>\u2013 your collection will get an instant upgrade in both appearance and protection by using these to display your figures. Be sure to check out their other products including action figure risers, figure stands and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Also works other 6&#215;9 carded figure lines including G.I.JOE, Battlestar Galactica, Indiana Jones, and many many more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently received a wonderful care package from GonkToys showcasing their assortment of high-quality acrylic products for displaying Hasbro\/Kenner Star Wars collectibles. Today, I going to give my impressions on their acrylic display case for 6&#215;9 carded figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,18],"tags":[3086,3085,39,86,160,481],"class_list":["post-49459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collecting","category-reviews","tag-acrylic-cases","tag-gonktoys","tag-hasbro-2","tag-kenner","tag-tvc","tag-vintage-collection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49473,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49459\/revisions\/49473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}