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There's nothing terribly unusual about Mike Gardner's home in Cumming, Georgia -- except in the basement, where there lives a world of action figures.

Gardner's collection numbers in the hundreds and includes a large castle diorama, where figures are posed as if on a horror movie "set." Creating these elaborate dioramas, such as a "skeleton army" and a recreation of "War of the Worlds," can each require 150 hours of painstaking work, said Gardner.

He is one of several collectors who originally posted their stories and photos on iReport.com. Read full article »

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