darkSpyro

I'm wondering what ppl with multi sets of skylanders use to tell theirs apart. Such as I have a set and my son have a set.

Seriously? You must be completely broke.

You could probably use the Nickname feature.

Re-paint one.

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Seriously? You must be completely broke.

Off skylanders? Its not like these things cost THAT much. I only buy things when on sale or when I find good deals. Id rather my kid get this stuff then pokemon cards or other junk like that.

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You could probably use the Nickname feature.

I hate nicknames, maybe im ocd or something but I never use a nick name for things really. I hated this in pokemon x/y even.

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Re-paint one.

Prob should of added in a way that doesnt damage the figure.


Im just sick of confusing whos is whos. I want to maybe try stickers but I was seeing what others experiences is with that? I know as a kid my mom would but nail polish on the bottoms of my toys but idk if i want to do that. (Atm my desk is covered in doubles/triples of skylanders who i have to sit down one day soon and figure out who is who because i cant tell without putting them on the portal and looking)

If you don't want to repaint, the sticker (the little round dot ones) is a good idea...cept that theres a chance that once the glue drys out the sticker will fall off. the finger nail polish is better ...but do to the nature of it it could damage the figure...because its enamel..and the figures plastic dosen't like that kind of paint.

The best idea i can think of, is that you could use the colored Sharpie pens (or the black ones ) and put a little round dot on the bottom of the base on a smooth spot so if the time ever came up a little Goo-Gone will clean it right off with out any damage.

I don't have any kids of my own, however I have some boys that I do watch for other people when I'm not teaching. I get them Skylanders (or give them my doubles) to play with here that they can keep and I put stickers on the bottom of theirs. I just buy a set of smiley face stickers from the store while getting other stickers for the classroom. Each boy has their own color smiley and I put them on the bottom of the colored base. Problem solved and we've had no issues knowing exactly what Skylander belongs to what person. Mine are red, then the boys each have either blue, yellow or green.

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I don't have any kids of my own, however I have some boys that I do watch for other people when I'm not teaching. I get them Skylanders (or give them my doubles) to play with here that they can keep and I put stickers on the bottom of theirs. I just buy a set of smiley face stickers from the store while getting other stickers for the classroom. Each boy has their own color smiley and I put them on the bottom of the colored base. Problem solved and we've had no issues knowing exactly what Skylander belongs to what person. Mine are red, then the boys each have either blue, yellow or green.

Im prob going to do something like this, i actually need to go to target/walmart and take a look. Figured i'd ask for ideas before I go.

I tied small pieces of cloth to some Skylanders I'm planning to take to any possible events that may happen nearby, it doesn't work with all of them but for humanoids or dragons it's pretty effective to tell them apart. If you have triples or more you can always use different colors or ribbons, too.

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Seriously? You must be completely broke.

Off skylanders? Its not like these things cost THAT much. I only buy things when on sale or when I find good deals. Id rather my kid get this stuff then pokemon cards or other junk like that.

Quote: Skylandscaper

You could probably use the Nickname feature.

I hate nicknames, maybe im ocd or something but I never use a nick name for things really. I hated this in pokemon x/y even.

Quote: undeadmaster

Re-paint one.

Prob should of added in a way that doesnt damage the figure.


Im just sick of confusing whos is whos. I want to maybe try stickers but I was seeing what others experiences is with that? I know as a kid my mom would but nail polish on the bottoms of my toys but idk if i want to do that. (Atm my desk is covered in doubles/triples of skylanders who i have to sit down one day soon and figure out who is who because i cant tell without putting them on the portal and looking)

Pokemon cards are junk but plastic toys are not? Interesting, you would think since you have a son you would be old enough not to bash things for no reason whatsoever.

If you don't want to nickname them there is no way to tell them apart unless you put some kind of mark on them, whether that is a sticker, a black dot with a sharpie, etc. A small piece tape on the bottom of one of the sets would be the way to go as this will not damage anything. If there is any sticky residue leftover after the tape is removed a bit of goo gone will make them good as new.

I just use a small piece of that Scotch "Magic" tape that you can write on on the bottom of the Skylander and texta an initial on it. I've never had any issues with that particular tape leaving sticky residue either.


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I tied small pieces of cloth to some Skylanders I'm planning to take to any possible events that may happen nearby, it doesn't work with all of them but for humanoids or dragons it's pretty effective to tell them apart. If you have triples or more you can always use different colors or ribbons, too.

That's a cool idea, I gotta remember that.

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Seriously? You must be completely broke.

Off skylanders? Its not like these things cost THAT much. I only buy things when on sale or when I find good deals. Id rather my kid get this stuff then pokemon cards or other junk like that.

Quote: Skylandscaper

You could probably use the Nickname feature.

I hate nicknames, maybe im ocd or something but I never use a nick name for things really. I hated this in pokemon x/y even.

Quote: undeadmaster

Re-paint one.

Prob should of added in a way that doesnt damage the figure.


Im just sick of confusing whos is whos. I want to maybe try stickers but I was seeing what others experiences is with that? I know as a kid my mom would but nail polish on the bottoms of my toys but idk if i want to do that. (Atm my desk is covered in doubles/triples of skylanders who i have to sit down one day soon and figure out who is who because i cant tell without putting them on the portal and looking)

Pokemon cards are junk but plastic toys are not? Interesting, you would think since you have a son you would be old enough not to bash things for no reason whatsoever.

If you don't want to nickname them there is no way to tell them apart unless you put some kind of mark on them, whether that is a sticker, a black dot with a sharpie, etc. A small piece tape on the bottom of one of the sets would be the way to go as this will not damage anything. If there is any sticky residue leftover after the tape is removed a bit of goo gone will make them good as new.

If your into pokemon cards i have no problem with them this has to do with my family not in general.
Im not bashing pokemon cards if it came across that way it wasnt meant to. I still have all the cards from when i played as a kid along with the games. My issue comes from his grandmother buys him these and others and they end up in the trash or on the floor as he looks at them when he gets them and does nothing with them after that. At least with the skylanders he plays pretend with them. In the end its all the same I guess, but id prefer plastic toys over paper cards at this point in his childhood as i see him get more out of it.

I would agree that Pokemon cards are a waste at my house. Almost any card game my kids get usually get lost and thrown in the trash. So I don't normally buy them. Figures, on the other hand, are much better. Yeah, a few have gotten broken along the way (especially the way some are made), but they're still played with. To me, a toy (especially one that isn't just a cheap piece of plastic that does nothing) has more value than a card (which is just a piece of paper). But I understand why some people like card games and why some have value for those that collect them.

I also don't like the nicknaming idea. And it doesn't help to determine who's is who's without putting them on the portal.

Wtf are we talking about Pokemon? I just use boxes for these



Anyways, about Skylanders. I may sound completely insane or ridicoules, but sometimes, the smell of the other person's skylanders is diferent then yours. I can easely tell any Skylander apart from nine.

Both me and my cousin are into Skylanders, but she never puts hats on hers and I put hats on mine. Only works to tell them apart with the game, though.

We use Sharpie to initial the bottom of the figure... the top half of the Swap Force requires some skill and a fine-point Sharpie!