Hi guys.

Im thinking to make a thread discussing on what and how you guys display ur collection.
So everyone from figurine and gashapon, gundam, and others can join sharing ideas.

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I'm new in trading figures scene. got few of em already and thinking to get a proper case to protect them from my nephew and niece.
Did a scouting at ikea, and found this Detolf retailing at rm199

Any other alternatives? advice on getting cheaper case or even customizing it? Do share your thought and experience

thanks

I'll love to have casing to display my models.. But too bad im living outside. and often change place. Most of my models are left on my speakers.. cpu around my workspace in my small rented room..

and collecting dust... U know kl is damn dusty..!!~~ 2 days only u can see layers of dust on the model. crap.

Thinking to use perspex to cover my next model.

the Detolf already famous in the modellins scene =) but in my opinion it takes up way too much space coz my room's veryyy tiny XD all my models are placed on wall-mounted shelves.

when i finished my 3 units of strike gundam... i might consider one shelf like that...

i use to keep them on bookshelf and tables, but it just get too dusty, probably have to clean them everyweek

now i use something like this, got it from carrefour for 100+ i think



mine have 3 tiers glass and the last one is wooden door, but it's getting full already so some of the new figures i got i just keep it in the box. no more place for me to put another shelf until i got my own house

Man I'm thinking of getting that Detolf too. Now the only thing I need is the time to actually go to Ikea to get me one of those cabinets.

1st and foremost, is rm200 worth its price?
the Detolf size is 163cm H x 43 W x 37cm L

Anyone did custom made one, using glass/acrylic?

My cabinet just got 1 tier of glass, now already full, some is on top of the cabinet. Also thought of getting the Detolf, but no more room for another display case oredi.

Actually i was thought of using DannyChoo method, but it also need to stay put at outside.

hi e-jump,

I am a fan in die cast cars ( die cast thread) and i have 4 of the detolf cabinets..I think this cabinet is quite strong and well built..price is cheaper than last year by RM50 too

on the whole,it has 4 shelves,but i did modify mine to make it double (8 shelves as i found it to be a bit of a waste if it is at 4 shelves) at Jln Chan Sow Lin ( engineering works place ) in KL..they added 4 shelves (metal rods) for me ..including workmanship about rm40+ ..glass u have to cut yourself at shops..1 piece is about RM5..

one word of advice using this cabinet,over the time..it is not dust proof...you need to wipe your figures/cars etc..as the door has a gap where dusts can go in over the period of time hehe..but overall..it's a good investment

That Detolf is quite nice, but I think for gashapon/trading figure, the height of tiers seem wasted, due to small size of gashapon/trading fig (maybe more suitable for taller figure;1/6 or1/8)

hi bro,

Just want to check with you guys whether ikea will ship the detolf cabinet to sarawak? I don't mind to pay some extra $$$ just to get hold of 1 or 2..

Thank you..

IKEA doesntt ship to sarawak bro. i asked. lol

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Added on February 26, 2007, 1:23 pmbut that was last year tho.

This post has been edited by ahtiven: Feb 26 2007, 01:23 PM

Aik~!! Like that have to fly over to KL and bring it back meh?!

By the way, before build to full size cabinet which is usable how big is the size of the box/package? Advisable to bring it all the way back or not?

hi sealsmaster,

In my opinion,I think not worth it lor..not to discourage you from buying/shipping it back but the package itself weighs a whopping 40kg+ ..the package is kinda long..maybe 4 feet by 2 feet..i takes 2 person to carry it from IKEA to the car park using the lift.. ..

talking abt display shelf and etc,
you guys know where i can get those display cases whereby a single unit can fit in ?

do i have to build it on my own or is there a place i can purchase it from.. ?

ps: i 'm taking about those that measure 20x20x20 or 30x30x30 or something like that..

i have post this at F1 thread i m goign to custom build it ... but havent find ppl build... if too exp i think i will jus cut off the lower part shelf........ jus the upper part enough



This post has been edited by Jackygwh: Feb 26 2007, 03:46 PM

We can use Ka Ken's idea, adding more glass tier, so we can add moar gashapons and short figures.

hmm.. conclusion is that better go for custom made one loh!! Actually i'm being thinking of custom made also but half way, fall in love to IKEA cabinet..

I check around local furniture shop and find out most of the 'Good Looking' cabinet are damn expensive like around RM800 ~ RM1K++ at least. Whereas IKEA cabinet only cos around RM200 plus i like the design, simple and less wooden parts. At least this is my notion why i intended to get one loh..

Anyhow, should have survey around now for custom made one from now on..

Thanks a lot.

but mostly ikea cant let u put alot of model inside....... and most important thing is dust will get it....

you can opt for those single display cases (acrylic/plastic) usually seen in hobby shops?

I think that you can tempah from cenderamata shop. Maybe you can get it at RM 50

I think what Sealmaster is refering to is the Billy book case which is RM200+. You can also add customisable glass door if you are scared of dust collecting but that will round up to RM500+. Still....the book case looks good. I'm saving money for one.

detolf looks cool, but for me i am renting a room, it is too troublesome if i need to move..so i can only opt for wall shelf.

1/6th figures with all those fabrics are not easy to clean once they gather dust. i got no choice but to keep them in their box.

ikea's things were high quality, reasonable price, n simply "delicious"
i heard tat every things sale there were given 20years warranty...izit?

Here's mine. The content's do change from time to time.

mini tour..

At the ground floor, you will see the construction bay for Perfect grade GP01.

1st floor is purely for gundams. mg wing0,mg ez8,mg F91, there is a mg God hanging from a string to save space, silver painted double x .....

2nd floor is a mix of patlabor, gashapon figures, an evangelion hanging from a string.

3rd floor will be my finished and partly finished 1/24 car models. Car's include skyline xanavi gt-r, kansai bnr32, trueno ae86,altezza, honda today (you're under arrest), rx-8. This floor also has several tiny tomica metal cars.

On the roof top , you'll meet 1/60 Freedom, mg strike freedom, mg freedom (hk expo edition) and a mg rx-78-4.

Several postcards of jolin are on the side of the 2nd and 3rd floor.
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Small brown cabinet at the side to keep all the spray paints, gunze/tamiya acrylic paints and thinners, glues,decal softeners and other materials or brushes.

On the chair are the boxes of models i haven't moved to somewhere else. It's naturally there. I didn't purposely put it there just for the picture.

This post has been edited by nlik: Mar 6 2007, 12:42 PM


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hey nlik, nice pic. do dust get into the cabinet ? planning to get one too

nlik, is that a Detolf?
white top and bottom looks nice compared to wooden colour of detolf

carpathia, yes a tiny little bit of dust still get's in, as there is a gap of about 2mm at each side of the door. Definitely much less that leaving it outside. A tip!.. keep your place clean,sweep/mop often which helps.

e-jump, paiseh, I don't even know what is a detolf. . I bought this from a furniture shop ( can't remember puchong or the furniture center at the side of sg besi near sri petaling already). Definitely not ikea.

No brand 1 la but fell in love wif it when i saw it. yeah.. I like the white top,bottom and the lighting colors . There is a pyramid shaped crystal that give out the pink light on the 3rd floor.

A lock is provided on the top right of the door.

The bad thing about this is the white backbone at the center that runs from the base to the top which takes up some space.

This post has been edited by nlik: Mar 6 2007, 11:07 AM

@nlik, but from the looks of it, its look HUEG!! whats the size n price?
Detolf is only 163x43x37cm @rm199. I still havent found alternatives yet at normal furniture shop (mostly are made of woods)

checked ikea website and now I know what's a detolf. Rm199 , it's not bad waad.. Seems to give more space than mine a well . if you want white, just get white spray/ hand paint + matt/gloss clear coat and diy! Lights can diy also.

Ai.. if not mistaken, i bought this for Rm600 sakit. Size wize, I can't remember but I'll get the measurements tomorrow or something. At least it's quite solid , if you hold the top and try to shake it, no swaying lor.

below is detolf picture from ikea website..

This post has been edited by nlik: Mar 6 2007, 11:52 AM


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probably problem with this cabinet is got many gaps in between the opening door.can seal the gaps with fill-in tapes but look really weird la after that.
good price but ur models sure got dust on it after a while.
ur display cabinet is not bad what...but quiter expensive i'm sure.i saw the similiar in furniture shop (shops along sg.besi highway) is abt 800+

i thought for the glass door, we can put transparent rubber seals at the edges, something like car wiper. at least it will reduce the gap

how bout this ??

Those are too exclusive for me

i checked out those wooden display cabinets at furniture shops around my area on sat n today. jeebus, most of em cost around rm700 n above (and like Jackygwh posted would cost near 2k) @_@

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anyway, look wat i has today

*down-light comes separately
its a whoopin 40kgs. my mom cant carry it at all. lucky an ikea trolley guy help to tug it in my ride.
oh, i nearly left the lights at the counter, lucky when im back, the counter girl still there waiting. duh~ what a day.
kudos to ikea crews

*assembly comes tonight or later this weekend

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built it last nite w/ dad


This post has been edited by e-jump: Mar 13 2007, 07:51 AM

this company make display case, but it's more for commercial though so the price is quite high display case
the unic system with the price rm1011 is just perfect for displaying our model kit and figures
i oso found a shop near my house that sells those cases modeller usually use for diaroma. not sure how much it cost though

Sorry to dig up an old post but regarding IKEA DETOLF, how did you guys manage to bring it home? I mean they state "We pack it so it fits even into your Kancil", but I saw the packing it's taller than me, so unless you put it on the roof, it won't fit a Kancil. Even normal car boot doesn't have enough space for it so I'm guessing putting it lying on the front to back passenger seat is the only way, but they 47kg package needs 2-3 person to carry it, how will any normal car fit the cabinet & 3 person??? I don't wanna pay RM65 for the delivery as time of delivery is also an issue.

Also how many people does it take to assemble the whole cabinet? Any better alternatives to IKEA?

I never bought big items from Ikea and I went there alone just to find out the facts, yes I went alone thinking i can get a cabinet back! There's a couple there looking at the cabinets they were also thinking how they gonna buy it...

This post has been edited by advocado: Sep 22 2008, 09:42 AM

believe me
that detolf really can fit inside kancil...but not in the boot la...

This post has been edited by VincC454: Sep 22 2008, 09:44 AM

tat time i bought my detolf, my bro helped me... driving swift ler...
can fit in the car lor, front to back... @@

Built 3 in one go.... the last one took me approx 15 minutes to complete... all done fixing done by my lonesome.. you just need a sturdy wall to layout all the glass.. I modify the building instructions/method, to built it from the bottom up... not top down (and flip it) as suggested, otherwise will be hard to complete it by yourself...

1 unbuilt, just just need 2 average male or just 1 strong person (+ trolley) to carry ...

That must be your face in ur avatar. Carry 3 by urself! Can post us ur modded instructions for 1 weakling?

Can you give me a measurement on the unbuilt package height? I wanna see if it fits in the boot not.

And do they have White? I only saw Light Brown & Black. Also I heard they were once a promotion for the cabinets RM99 each, anyone know if they doing it again?

I also saw another display got 5 deck, it has something like metal door with locks, but dust gets in more easily due to the gaps. Anyone know how we can mod the Deltof to make it more dust proof? Also how you install lighting? Need drilling, cutting etc?

The cabinet does it come with wheels at bottom? I scare once build it cannot move it...

This post has been edited by advocado: Sep 22 2008, 12:29 PM

carry one by one to the designated area (use a trolley, 40kg++ is nothing..)...but build 3 in one go, faster with experience, I reckon I can build one in 10 minutes now...

Instructions.... my method for lonesome construction.. use at your own risk, I use my own terms (should be evident)


Or
just follow Ikea's instructions and get another able-body person to flip it over as instructed

You could install wheels (does not come with it) instead of the supplied legs... to your preference...

unbuilt in the cardboard box is about 162cm in height. Lowering the front passenger seat (to the back seats/boot), an average car should fit.

lights for it from Ikea cost about RM45 or so... you need some drilling or sturdy skrew driver.. (my opinion..totally not worth...led lights better)

This post has been edited by BeastX: Sep 23 2008, 11:05 AM

here's where i put my collections..

Pretty big display cabinet for those small goodies.

Beast how you move your cabinet if it doesn't come with wheels?

40kg is pretty light... pushing force on the bottom wood board with the foot while hands supporting the glass sides... remove contains (+ glass selves).. slow and steady...

This post has been edited by BeastX: Sep 24 2008, 09:36 AM

Won't you scratch the floor, the cabinet if you do that?

The plastic legs/stand on the Detolf are pretty smooth (not much traction)... besides I have ceramic and hard plastic composite floors (very resistant to scratches)...

jepun ada ikea one also ar old friend? i was inder the impression that the ikea 'look' fits their houses not?

btw i think assembling detolves single handedly is not for the faint hearted... those glass panes

This post has been edited by madmoz: Sep 24 2008, 07:37 PM

Ikea... there are branches in the main Island of Honshu (entered Japan probably 2 years back).... The ones I bought are in good old North Borneo (with some price premium) and not by Ikea... Those are tempered glass... quite resistant to shock... but once break,... can shatter to a thousand pieces

I'm planning to have some customized arcylic display casing made as ready made casings are relatively expensive for big sizes but still can't figure out a standard size, hope you guys can give some ideas so in near future i might be able to have them built in bulk quantity if anybody interested. The reason I want arcylic casing is for "Double Protection", putting them in cabinet isn't good enough but putting them in casings inside a cabinate definately helps keep the dust out.

Right now am thinking of making casing for 12" Figures that can accomodate single or multiple figures. I want to standardize the size so it can accomodate most figures.

Casings for other stuffs will also be considered but right now i want to have somekind of standard on the dimensions.

This post has been edited by advocado: Jan 5 2009, 01:33 AM

i agree with u too...but where can i find and buy the small of display cases?

Wow...jealous u guys at KL can go IKEA to get that DETOLF display cabinet... ...if only there r some alike display cabinet can be found here in kuching sarawak...

may u tel me where the shop at Jln Chan Sow Lin?ANy detail infor?hehehe

thank you ya

Hi guys

Would like to share my Zoids collection from past to present

1st ZOIDS Cabinet
I started collecting Zoids back in May 2003 and got my 1st cab on November 2004. Dimension size: 6' x 4' x 1'





2nd Zoids Cabinet
as my collection grows, added a new cab. Dimension size: 6' x 4' x 1'



3rd Zoids Cabinet
This time it's wall-mounted. Dimension: 8.5' x 8.5' x 1'. With 16 adjustable shelves & 4 sliding door.






As my interest in Zoids dwindle, I sold some of the limited/exclusives items. Thus, the photos on the 3rd cabinet is not updated anymore.

I'm happy with my current collection, got the complete regular NJR's, NAR's (officially released), Genesis Zoids, 1/24 scale Zoids. I'm still hunting the last 4 Fuzor Zoids then I'm done

Cheers,
dri1

woohaa... what is that with blue legs wrap with plastic...

look so big...

My god, it look more like a museum than a personal collection.

/salute

That's the 6Ft Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger & Grendizer. It's not mine though just help a good buddy of mine to acquire it.

Got those from this guy:
http://robotjapan.proboards12.com/?board=R...ead=9969&page=1

And my Friend got it:
http://robotjapan.proboards12.com/index.cg...lay&thread=7231

Cheers
dri1

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Added on February 10, 2009, 1:39 pmThanks Vivato

Here's some pics of the new Chogokin Cabinet during fabrication:




Finished product plus my Chogokins on display:






Thanks for looking
dri1


This post has been edited by dri1: Feb 10 2009, 01:39 PM

dri1 I though your collection on Chogokin probably the most complete in Malaysia. Yet you still have full collection of Zoids OMG what else you have there keeping a secret???

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Added on February 10, 2009, 9:01 pmI'm curious how you got those Mazingers shipped over here? How did they manage to pack it and did the Custom hold the item?

This post has been edited by advocado: Feb 10 2009, 09:01 PM

Thanks advocado.

Hahahaha no more secrets! Only not shown on my post are my Wife & Kids TFs such as MPs, TFTM & TFA plus pokemons and McDonalds Happy Meal Toys. The display cabinet is in their room will take picture of it on my next holiday.

I'm not from Malaysia, I'm from the Philippines but employed there in Malaysia. Currently on Job assignment here in Vietnam.

The huge Mazingers, et al are manufactured in the Philippines for Japanese market only. Those statues posted above are backdoor version thus quite cheap when I got them. But the guy (Yexel) now selling it at US$1700/piece including shipping.

Btw, you still have the Aoshima Black Shin Getter 2? I'm interested can you PM me price + shipping cost to Saigon, Vietnam. Thanks.

dri1

So all your stuffs are in Philipines or Malaysia? Is it easy to get toys over there or you have to buy online and post.

Would be great if you can carry some giant mazingers over to malaysia in your next trip i will be interested in putting them infront of my house.

Ur wife collect transformers? Good on you. I assume you say just MP, TFTM & TFA plus pokemons and McDonalds Happy Meal Toys are actually another huge collection.

The Black Getter 2 was actually offered from a guy in Singapore asking me to sell them, the chogokins price were much lower than here but seems Malaysians are not that into Chogokins, so I gave up. You can try Singapore I'm still seeing Black Getters in Shops.

Yup all my Gokins are in the Philippines. We have many Hobby Shop in the Philippines so it fairly easy to get except for exclusive items w/c they bring in small quantity. The price is cheaper too coz of competition, also, some individual bringing in direct from Hong Kong so you have choices.

Hahaha I can't imagine how I'm going to bring those huge Mazinger in Malaysia I need to book a separate seat for it

Philippine Chogokin collectors not that many but quite active in the forums and meet ups. Bigger market is Gundam, Sentai/PR & TFs. Moderate number of collectors for Bust/Statues and anime figs.

My wife is a big fan of Optimus Prime. My kids are your normal kiddos that what they watch on the movies & TVs they want to have it. Good thing now that after they played w/ it they stored it back to the cabinet.

The Black Shin Getter 2 never reached Philippines shore, still available in HLJ but saw your price before and it's cheap. Should have contacted you when I was in KL last Oct 2008. Anyway, Aoshima products is not on my priority list as I'm concentrating on Bandai Soul Of Chogokin GX Series.

Cheers,
dri1

ok think its enough about "how to get stuff" in here

it suppose to discuss about display cabinet in here

Got myself a detolf 2 months ago.
There's 2 colour of the base and top to chose from which is black and beige/wood.
Each compartment is quite spacious, can fit four non-posing 1/60 gundam.



Will get a second detolf after i filled in this 1 with my goodies

How much you bought for the lights? Need to drill etc to install it?

the ikea light is RM70 which took a chunk right out of me
It's more economical to install ur own light such as those short pendaflour.
Supposingly u will need to drill the top of the detolf plank to install the light but i used a metal wire and tied it to the light and hold the metal wire that sticked out on top with a big clip.(i'm not very good with drills)

there s already a light hole on top of detolf what...no need drilling already

and there s also cheaper detolf from ikea...then rm50 one for one pair

but the halogen light i bought cannot fit into the hole.
drilling is required bcos there's no small hole for the screw to hold the light only got 1 big hole.
I didn't know there's halogen light selling at RM50 a pair.
Ikea only selling either 1 light or three of them in 1 pack.
Maybe i bought the wrong light.

there is one type of lights they come in set and made for detolf one

they always put the light near the detolf on the self pickup area there

I see.
Thanks bro Vinc for the heads up.
Now i know where to get cheap light if i'm getting my 2nd detolf

anyone using acrylic steps for their detolf? i have one but my figurines are quite small



from the photo you can see my nendoroid petit are overcrowded and the ones at the back are not really visible at all.

I am not sure where i can get something like acrylic steps for detolf.

googled it abit and saw a few forums in singapore selling it but i was wondering anyone in Malaysia doing it?

Mine rather quite simple. haha, then later on wrap up with plastic cover

my showcase were bought from IKEA a few years back.

top shelf


bottom shelf

dude ppl dun display nenpuchi like that...that's more like a primary school assembly hall to me...
the acrylic steps,u can pretty much walk into any glass cutting shop or any shops that make advertisement boards/banners/buntings,they have it,u just need to tell them ur measurement, and they'll do it for u. It's quite expensive though when ur size is big =)

i use aquarium to keep my treasure safe from dust..





This post has been edited by sexydarren: Jul 19 2009, 05:02 AM

its nice.. i also planning to custom a display case like urs.. but with plastic or light glass.. coz the aquarium quite heavy rite??

WELL .. DEPENDS ON HOW YOU ARRANGE IT, I USED GLASS COZ PLASTIC MORE EXPENSIVE THAN GLASS AND NOT MUCH CLEAR EFFECT SAME LIKE GLASS. PLASTIC AQUARIUM 40 SOMETHING BUT GLASS ONLY 28 ON SAME SIZE.

Anybody know where to get those foam like lines with glues on one side as shown in Detolf Dust prove method?

What are they called?

i ended up using RM5 transparent cases from Daiso to stack up my petits



Still need to get more tho.

check out the link, http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/show...ighlight=detolf
i believe u can get it from hardware shops like Ace Hardware or even those smaller hardware shops outside

i display my figures on this shelf. got glass covers so can protect from dust. but kinda limited spacing..



This post has been edited by DaSaru: Aug 7 2009, 02:17 PM

light up your detolf with LED

Just saw Ikea detolf price reduced from $199 to $179.

On lighting, you can also consider using those battery operated 3-led lights (white light, use 3 AAA batteries). These have double sided tapes for fixing on the cabinet shelf. Cosway used to sell 2 for $7.90 (if not mistaken since quite some time back). Also seling at "pasar malam".

Hey..want to ask if anyone homemade their own display case. I'm planning to do it myself. see got any expert here to help me. i already bought the whole sheet of acrylic and are ready to cut it up.

But one thing i'm not sure what type of liquid to glue the tranparency acrylic together. Anyone know and what i can buy?

I saw somewhere the glue is special & not suppose to be sold to public I think it's hazardous when not applied.

Where did you buy the arcylic sheets, the size & how much they cost?

Cutting the sheets perfectly needs some skill & good cutting tools.

today i will go to hardware shop see if they sell the acrylic cement and cutting tools or not. i will check this evening after work.

I bought 2 sheets 4'x6' transparent at a advertising trading warehouse. purposely go there ask if they sell 1 or 2 sheets or not. I bought it at rm110 per sheet. 3mm thickness. Lucky my car avanza can fit in the whole sheet. bought it last saturday.

Anyhow...i am selling off 1 sheet of acrylic cos just found i only need 1 sheet only. miscalculation.

a.k.a as dichloromethane CH2Cl2, most chem/bio labs should have it..

Its carcinogenic... so long you don't swallow.. it'll be fine... I've cut and stick acrylic since 6 years ago.. very little is needed to melt/reassemble the molecules of the acrylic sheets... With clean cuts of say 0.5m only 1 or 2 droplets are required.


This post has been edited by BeastX: Oct 19 2009, 02:38 PM

Where can we get Arcylic sheets, arcylic cement & what cutting tools are needed to do good cuttings?

Can get in ACE hardware shop as I don't know any advert company or labs.

Thanks for give me the name. can you tell me when we can get it.

Anyone knows where I can get something like this?

All my figures mostly still in the box. Hopefully can get myself one a display cabinet soon. But i prefer more like this..



and this..

Detolf cost rm179, those 2 cabinets esp the one on top would cost at least rm500. But they are bigger.

I saw a nice round shape glass cabinet at shop beside Harvey Norman at Curve, looks pretty nice so i went it to check the price and realise it's over rm3k... same size as Detolf just more stylish.

You can try similiar case in METROJAYA where they sell those rements. Price are not cheap for these small size case which don't have any covers. Better buy a cabinet in your local furniture shop or get a detolf.

Wats a Detolf?

IKEA glass cabinet