MONTHLY MEETUP

The Figure Forge

Our monthly night for figure photography, stop motion, and animation. Bring your figures, set the scene, and shoot something you're proud of.

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A collector posing a huge purple cosmic figure at the Figure Forge table

Your figure. Your scene.

FROM THE LAST FORGE

Straight from the big table

Shots taken at the meetup — the setups, the shoots, and the finished photos collectors walk away with.

A collector photographing figures against a city backdrop at the shop — The toy-photography corner

Setting up a rooftop diorama shot with a camera on a tripod — Setting up the shot

Finished figure photo of a rooftop duel against a night city skyline — Rooftop duel — final shot

Stop-motion animation in progress with monster figures and a tablet — Stop-motion in progress

Moody finished figure photo on a rainy rooftop with a bat signal — Gotham nights

Finished figure photo with a web-slinger facing off against a symbiote — Spidey vs. the symbiote

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026 MEETUP

Last night at the Forge

Fresh shots from our September 27th meetup — energy effects, city dioramas, pizza-night scenes, and some seriously stacked battles.

A green martial-arts alien figure crackling with yellow energy effects — Powering up

Close-up of the same figure surrounded by translucent energy lightning — Full charge

An armored knight figure with mechanical wings standing over a fallen opponent — Knightfall on the rooftop

A web-slinger figure with spider-sense effect posing at a pizza table with friends — Pizza night, interrupted

A living-room diorama with figures lounging around pizza boxes and soda bottles — Game night at the apartment

A giant purple armored villain towering over scattered robot figures — Last bot standing

Robot figures gathered around a repair bay with two soldiers looking on — Back to the repair bay

A web-slinger figure facing off against a clawed brawler in a brick alley — Alley showdown

A web-slinger figure climbing a newspaper box over a sewer scene — Extra! Extra!

A clawed brawler figure mid-battle with an explosion effect in the foreground — Berserker barrage

What to bring

Any action figures you want to use
Any custom figures you want to show off
Any sets or backgrounds you may want to use

We provide

Backdrops
Loose figures
Lights
Props

First time? Perfect.

Figure Forge is beginner-friendly. Half the table is always someone shooting their first scene. Questions? Call us at (704) 999-2213 or just stop by 11229 E Independence Blvd B, Matthews, NC 28105.