Hi guys, recently I'm looking for 1 cabinet which for collectible toys.. anyone of you can suggest me where to buy it?I checked mudah.com not really interested on those..

Ready made in ikea cheap? Around how much, but if too big delivery they charge alot right?

it's Ikea Detolf, normal price RM199, now sales at RM179
Ikea delivers within Klang Valley at a fixed rate of RM75, no matter how small, how big, how many you want to deliver

Ok, thanks for info ..normally this detolf have to build up ourself or come with this?

i agree with the choice of ikea detolf

Yea, look good..but if the detolf build up by ikea already hard to carry back by my car, i prefer build up myself lol.

all Ikea cabinets are to be assembled by yourself, unless you asked for assembling service which they will charge you
it is advisable to have 2 person to assemble Detolf, as the glass is very heavy and can break if not handled properly

an advice, Detolf is only a cheap option, it is not advisable to display heavy items because it's not very stable
a more expensive custom cabinet or display cabinets found in furniture shops are more worth in the long run

For gunpla, nothing beats ikea detolf in term of cost. I got 2 unit, brought to johor just because I could not find any other suitable display cabinet with affordable price, It can fit in car (mine waja) but its heavy, around 40Kg. Its possible to lift and assembled it yourself (did that twice) but it will be a lot easier if done with friend. Putting them side by side also not bad at all.

Although I like custom made cabinet, the cost and less flexibility (cannot move it around) kept me back.

Btw TS, mind asking, what collectible you planning to put in the cabinet?

agreed with other that all ikea stuff need to be assembled urself. and it's not for heavy stuff.

my fren bought it before and he took it home using his old wira, with the passenger seat moved flat to accommodate the length of the cabinet.

Erm..I just use to display my toys inside only..like minion..should be fine right?

Lol, plan to use Myvi cause it's my friend to help me carry back since I'm outstation..and i just put the toys like McDonald Minion

I see, yeah..it's cool cabinet, well I will try ask my friend to carry for me with his myvi lol.

Assuming its mc d minions, I think its better to just use daiso display case and stack them. Or if you got a lot of minions, maybe can consider acrylic case for displaying hotwheels car. It can be hung on the wall, so really save space.

Err..I'm going to collect more toys, that why trying to get the cabinet lo..not only minion haha~

Oic. But imo, Detolf not really suitable for small stuff, since the shelf height is quite large. You need some shelf to better utilize the space..

Yeah, I'm thinking this problem also lol..well, I might go those shop request to make the design i want..

what kind of toys u collect???
if quite huge example 12' u can try "billy @ ikea"

May I suggest you start collecting first before deciding on what cabinet is suitable. From my little experience in collecting various stuff, I kept on changing/swapping them around and bought new cabinet/wall shelf as the collection grew and no longer suitable/fit in it.

some of my stuff.


This post has been edited by sphiroth: Jul 21 2013, 11:11 PM

Nice. Billy is cheap. but the glass door and shelf is quite expensive. One good thing is that its sturdier than detolf, can support heavier stuff.

Ermm guys, I just collect the Mcdonald Happy meal toys but not all , like minion, smurf hello kitty..lol.

If like that, I would advise you just custom made acrylic case which can be hung on wall. Just my preference. Each rows for one 'series'. Maybe can ask them to make the case in shape of mc d logo.

Haha..I see, thanks for ur idea ..will consider

Try asking a forummer/seller in sales thread, (fr3dwin inm). He sells acrylic case for Hotwheels but can custom also.

Billy bookcase is a good upgrade from Detolf if you have been collecting for some time, it's sturdier, and the wood gives it a more classy appearance in my opinion. Of course, it's slightly more expensive than Detolf, but the quality is way better than Detolf too.

P.S For minion, I can't even think of any shelf suitable for it. Assuming TS is planning to collect stuff with more or less equal height to minion.

bro,where u get the rack to put the CD case?

Lol, can you show me his profile link?I can't search him Anyway, you guys prefer acrylic or glass better? Hehe..

Ikea Forgot its name already...

Here you go...
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2208853&hl=

He often set up stall at amcorp. maybe can go and see.

Between acrylic and glass, I prefer acrylic because its light but for big structure/case, glass is cheaper. Most advert signage shop does offer service for making acrylic case, but they cannot do design which required small/precision cutting. You can also ask shop that sold trophy, some do make custom case also.

This post has been edited by sphiroth: Jul 22 2013, 05:59 AM

Okay thanks, I'm going to ask shop for make custom case see how much they offer lol..