Figure Display Cabinet
Late hijack of Dann's new custom made figure display cabinet - Me likes! Like the lights above the figures but don't they affect the coloring on the figures or is that only for UV rays form the sun? I have some lights above my figures but make sure they are facing away from the figures.
You can see some of my previous custom shelves which were made of acrylic.
Nice idea for a figure display below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSzvBGbre4w (embedding disabled (lame))
Original text from Dann below.
Yes, finally got this, it's completely custom made, if you haven't notice there is 1 line for 1/6's, 1 for 1//7's, 1 for 1/8's, 1 for figmas/frauleins and lastly 1 for gashapons and trading figures, there's also space for the boxes upwards and in the drawer below the figures, but most important, my figures are finally going to be safe from DUST, pets, restless greasy hands or any sort of potential danger, it's also important and was planned that way for it to be full already, that way I won't have to worry about getting more figures ^^; seriously need to stop.
I few more pics of my collection in the new cabinet here, here, here, this one turn out dark sry and Lightning here
The way I displayed them before here old picture lacking a lot of new ones though.
How do yo display your figures? are you worried about any sort of potential danger?
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Saber's Knight of One
http://www.ultima-i.com
Quite impressive. When you say its custom made, what do you mean? That someone (or yourself) build it or that it was modified to make it work for your display needs?
And currently I don't display my figures because I don't have the space to do so. But I think your display is awesome ^^b
Merchant
Someone build it for my needs, thanks for the compliments ^_^
Mechanical Engineer/Traveling Kamen Rider/Dollfie Dream Hunter
http://tcwenterprise.com/wordpress/
It's quite a nice setup you got there and to have it custom made, you are definitely a passionate collector.
Student
http://www.facebook.com/editapps.php?ref=mb#/profile.php?id=742123162&ref=name
Nice display!
i only have a small display rack, compared to you its nothing!
Your display is splendid!
Otaku
http://general-noodles.mybrute.com
Nice cabinet, the glass door keep the dust our and your figure arrangement are really well too.
Wish my room have space for display cabinet like yours XD
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/
Nice Display cabinet. :D Custom you say? must've cost you a lot.
Merchant
This sort of stuff is really cheap around here, I mean the labour and work force, to compensate the expensive figures ;) it was a little above of 500USD which I think was a deal, granted that in other countries will charge you an arm and leg for it.
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/
this shelving unit of yours does give me ideas though. :P time for some DIY!
Grocery Store Clerk
Cool. I liek the black extarier with the.
keroro platoon member
http://heathorn.wordpress.com
Very nice cabinet!
Must be really cool when it's dark and the lights are on
Merchant
Just tried that yesterday, it is ^^
FREETER
Did you use those little LED circular flat lights.
I've had really good experience with those. low
energy, low heat, super bright!
Merchant
I don't really know, I just know that I won't leave those light on for long periods kind of freaks me out.
Web Developer
http://www.twitter.com/SteveKeys
That's pretty damn impressive. However, I doubt you're going to stop getting new figures ;)
Merchant
My only concern :I ....... ^^
Web Developer
http://www.twitter.com/SteveKeys
Then you'll have an excuse to make another display case. ^^;
Student
http://k625.blogspot.com/
The custom cabinet of your dreams has just become the custom cabinet of my dreams....however <_< I have no figures, so there's really no need for a cabinet "orz
It's really nice looking though, grats on getting it!
Student and full-time otaku
Nice stuff, I envy you. Especially since I spent the last hour doing my weekly dust-off for all my figs. Don't have any space for a cabinet though...maybe when I get my own place.
College Student
Nice display and figures!!! You make me want to order some figures right now!!!
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
wow, custom made cabinet, nicely fit all your precious collections~~~~~~
Exostential mouse herder
http://www.yousaytoo.com/big65mopar?8530
Nice display case and well done by the builder, it looks very professional like you would find in a good hobby store or jewelery store.
Student at a school somewhere
http://pixiebee.deviantart.com/
How awesome!
Student/Amateur Artist
http://poisondusk.wordpress.com/
Very nice! I like the different shelves for different figure sizes, and the lighting looks good as well.
I just store mine on my bookshelf and desk - I'd love to have a cabinet, but I have neither the space nor money in student accommodation.
http://www.nanyate.biz
Beautiful display, but you should have prepared yourself for the 'future' really, there's no space for more..
Merchant
Yeah I kind of wanted it a bit bigger but the deal is that that thing is 1.70cm long already and I have troubles finding a place for it as it is, also, architecture around here seem to include smaller rooms everyday so I don't want to have troubles in the future, what if I get a small place just for myself and so much stuff going on in my room is starting to freak me out so must learn self control ^^
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
LoL so is this why I haven't seen you in here for a while? Great job with the cabs! I need to get me an organization skills... mine's just a mess right now >_< Stacks of boxes piled around. Boxed figures inside the detolf... I need more space!
Merchant
lol yeah a lot of cleaning but mostly because this MMO http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/15141/Online+RPG+Games-Tales+of+Pirates.html it's sucking my life, in fact I'm about to start playing it again ^^;
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Oh lol I see. I totally ignored any anime related things when I was addicted to an MMO (WoW) and I hated that >_< I swore off MMO's for a while now.
Disc Jockey, Storeman, Computer Tech, Misc.
*sneaks over to the house and steals cabinet and figures* muahahahah... i wish... *drools*
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.
Very impressed, Wish I had a cabinet like that, and not to mention your collection ^^
Student, Software Engineer in the Making!!!
http://miettechan.wordpress.com/
That looks really nice, specially how each scale has it's own shelf. As for how I display my figure, they are place at strategic locations around my room.
University Student
http://twitter.com/shikinami
"Impressive. Most impressive."
I have a cabinet like that (but is is lot smaller and has no lights). The problem is that I have started my otaku collection after I've gotten the cabinet, so it was already full when my anime figures arrived. At the moment, the cabinet protects my Godzilla Collection, my Star Wars' stuff, some Pokémon I bought when I was younger and my dinosaur collection that I have since I was a child. And there is also two Asuka and two Rei of my Evangelion collection struggling with a Ceratosaurus for a little of space in the middle of everything. XD
Merchant
Share!!share!! ^^
Thanks everyone for the compliments.
Hobby fan
Truly, this is maybe one of the first display collection that is so well done because all your figures are very well arranged and they all look awesome (even Rachel is there...0_o!).
And what a jewels you have there my friend, believe me, I might throw flowers to you for heap and it wouldn't be enough.
You're on a higher level and, to tell you the truth, I feel a little of shame about mine.
"There's a long road ahead and I still need to learn a lot to walk on it"
Merchant
lol Pedro ain't that great ^^;
A little advice, think then buy, small but worth it, better than bought a bunch of figures just for impulse as I did at first, it's a relieve that I got rid of most of those by now but certainly loss some moneys.
Thanks for your words Pedro!!!
Self employed
Nice display. Not sure if you can stop, you might want to start working on a second cabinet...
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Huge props to the creator and Dann for sharing~!
I've been eyeballing Ikea lately for display cabinets so I can get the idea of what to get for when I move out (or when i actually start figure collecting ;~;). Have to say that this is my ideal type of display cabinet I can find so far- the cabinet on the bottom would be very useful for storing my games and DVDs.. ^w^;
Student
http://heleth.wordpress.com
Nice cabinets. Everything look so well-organized.
Figurine Collector
http://www.otaku-life.com
That's a nice custom made display but it is also kinda pricey.. Yeah, you might need to think of getting second cabinet..
Technical Account Manager
http://howdoyoufigure.wordpress.com
That's really cool! I need to get some more shelf space for my figures, good thing an IKEA just opened up near me!
Otaku, CNS / IT student
Simply amazing. What a great case and for only 500USD considering labor and materials... !
Im going to get the DETOLF glass display case from IKEA for my figures after I move next month. I was wanting to ask on here if anyone has this case from IKEA and what's their comments on it. Looks decent for the price.
大学生徒
http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/
The detolf is awesome, imo. For around $60 (at least when I got my last one) it has quite the space/volume and they're incredibly easy to put together. They're really sturdy, too. I had one of the panels standing up when I was putting my first one together and it fell into my window (luckily the window was stirdy too ^^;) and neither chipped or shattered. My one and only complaint is that the shelves are thin and sit on rails supported by small rubber rings and if you have small or unbalanced things on the shelves they tend to tip over a lot. I swear I have to pick up my L and Light Nendroids at least once a day.
Otaku, CNS / IT student
Oooo, very valuable information! Thank you!
My collection is getting bigger and bigger so I cant have all my figures on my desk anymore. This case is on my list! Thanks again, Karasu-kun!
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Second the tipping. Figures on bases aren't a problem, but since I like to display them without a base (figmas of particular concern here) they tend to tip a lot. The pannels wobble a bit if you walk too close to the case - just a bit. They're sturdy enough, but not enough for a figure that will tip over when you blow on it.
By the way - you'll find that a huge percentage of us own Detolfs around here. It's because they're really one of the best solutions. ^^
Technical Account Manager
http://howdoyoufigure.wordpress.com
Hmm... I'll have to take a look at it. From the dimensions, it's not very large and I have a LOT of figures. The shelf I have now looks like the NORREBO unit, but it's 2 units across and has 6 shelves.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Ah, that's true. It also only has four shelves, and you'd be wasting a lot of vertical space with anything less than 1/7s. >_>
Technical Account Manager
http://howdoyoufigure.wordpress.com
I'll look into it. Planning on checking out the new IKEA this weekend, may end up using it for some of the larger figures. Realistically though, I need a new bookshelf to expand expand the manga and DVD capacity as well. Depending on size, maybe I'll get one to put in a different part of the house...
Hikikomori
http://toxxyn.blogspot.com/
Very nice display cabinet. I dream of owning something similar one day. XD
大学生徒
http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/
Outstanding job! What did you use to finish it? And is it built into the wall or is it free? And as far as lighting Danny, I've had mine in a detolf or two from Ikea for almost 3 years now and I think that's just UV rays that fade them. I haven't noticed any fading at all, and I'm a fanatic about keeping things preserved. Though truth be known I use all LED lights, which aren't that strong at all, so...
Merchant
What do you mean by finishing it? don't know it's just painted wood and glass, and it's free from the wall. thx for the comment ^_^
???Confused???
I like the display and that's quite a collection of figures to go with it...
University Student
Can't help but to comment on the figure collection! Nice! For the cabinet...the collection is too nice to say anything else!
That's a great display! Could you ask the maker to add like a mirror at the back to show all angles of the figures? :-) It'd be nice to appreciate all aspects of our hobbies. :-D
Merchant
Thought of that but love the plain black/white theme ^_^
Customer Service
http://www.shewsbury.com
I would love to have such cabinet someday.... at the moment no kids at home so I'm happy with my current cabinet but I somehow dream to have this kind of cabinet with glass cover and I can locked them... the lightning is also nice to have...
More importantly.. the amount of figurines there is impressive - I envy him... hahahaha
Our hobby seems to be expensive.. now I realized that ^_^
http://shewsbury.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-gundam-gallery-last-update-january.html
Merchant
Ah! very nice displays there, kudos!! and there's even free space too :3
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/
Lovely cabinet display Dann!
I need to gather my army of figures into a reasonable display config one of these days...
As for the lights, sunlight is generally the only hazard mentioned regarding light to PVC figures; I've never heard of interior (non UV) lighting worrying anyone, so I would think it's mostly safe, but I can't certain.
Not a worry at all if the lights are not permanently left on and are used for quick figure inspections, though.
Merchant
Thanks Quen, and that's exactly what do with the lights; quick inspections.
thats awesome. kinda looks like a figure vending machine lol
Merchant
Yay my cabinet got hijacked ^^ I guess I ought a picture with the lightning http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn30/Dann_055/DSC00125.jpg , which by the way Danny, don't know anything about, I just know that I'll freak out if someone leave it on for more than 3 or 4 mins, my figures should be safe if I use it to liking them in that lapse.
As for the picture, had to be done with the flash, too much bright and the figures below get much more lightning than it seems the flash is in contrast and the room was totally dark.
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
I'm also planning to build those cabinet ^^
Injured
Great display case and awesome set of figurines. The one video with the lit led shelf rocked! Looks like its time for you to build 2 or 3 more as well since that case is now full.
College Freshmen
Don't have nearly enough money, space, or figures for that.
Looks very nice, but I would have gone the DIY way though. Hope that someday I could have a display for my figures too but living in a small and temporary apato makes me keep everything in boxes.
Student
Wow, that is an awesome display cabinet and figures of course. Might have to get something like that when i get my own home. lol
Student, Performer
http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/
Wow..Drool......
Wanna get those figures at well.... If only I had more money....
Well...
I think and only i think...
custom made cupboard isn't really hard to get here...
the only problem would be the qualities...
Mine collection don't even reach his 1/5 sum of all of them...
Screw rich people... haha...
peace out!
Merchant
Ah! not rich more like financial irresponsible ^^;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aseps/
cool! maybe i make some custom made, but not money right now...
Engineer
http://www.mechafactory.com
I must get a custom made display case for my tf/gundams once I get my own home ^^
software manager
http://wawawawasuremono.com
aaaa that's exactly the sort of display case i need (to make)!! well, perhaps a bit deeper for space hogs like hayate, fate and exelica ^^;;
i've got 2 detolfs and the rest are on top of shelves or my desk ^^; detolfs were nice at first, but with my collection exploding they're proving to be pretty inefficient.
though perhaps before building a mega shelf i'd want to make a dedicated display case for the alter strikers girls ^^;
hw sw engineer
http://darkfader.blogspot.com/
That's a splendid display cabinet.
+ not too deep
+ perfect heights
- might still need some lighting
I just realized that mine's looks like a mess.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3279173662_7a9fa4b041_b.jpg
- perhaps bit too deep
- got only 3 glass plates. Bottom part is a bit useless at floor level.
- not so many standing figures. too many small figures
Sigh.
Merchant
Yeah you're right about the minus there, but I figured that I wouldn't use them that much so it wasn't really worth it.
And nice collection there, I like particularly the Neko on the bed such a cute pose n face, grats awesome!
Mechanical Engineer/Traveling Kamen Rider/Dollfie Dream Hunter
http://tcwenterprise.com/wordpress/
It's difficult to get light to penetrate to the lower level, I installed a Halogen lamp from Ikea at the top of my Detolf and noticed the light isn't bright enough for the lower level, got to go with the LED strip. As far as displaying my figures is concern, I still prefer to my 3M film sealing method posted at my website ;x Probably not as elegant as a glass cabinet though.
The film is barely noticeable and I usually don't need to dust my figures off. Link to here is a topic I made about keeping dust off my figure collection.
http://tcwenterprise.com/wordpress/?cat=8
MOSSAD Employee
It just occurred to me...how are we going to explain those female figurines to our children later on?
Would they be embarrassed to let their friends see their fathers' collections?
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
I have a small shelf for my figures but would love a display cabinet. Minimizes the dust on the figures :D nice display...would certainly want that but don't have enough room >_<
http://tenori-taiga.blogspot.com/
lol, is that a poseable death note doll? Depending on the bulb type and distance away figures can be discolored. It is not a problem if you just turn the light on for viewing; don't leave it on 24/7.
Monster Hunter and Amateur Figure Photographer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peshmerga/
Impressive. I wish I had the spare room for a display of that size.
IT
Need to get a display case, all my lovely figures are still in their boxes away in storage until i can get something rigged up in my new house...and i still keep buying them
That is a very nice cabinet. I want something like that.
Ideally, I'd love to have something similar, but see through like a detolf. So you can see all sides. These shelves cover the sides and back.
But it is perfect where you put it because you fit in that corner making it very organized.
Figure Collecter
http://blog.naver.com/manaroanito
cooool!! very Impressive
i use cheap wine display case
Student~ NIght-surfer~ Sleeper~ otaku-to-be~
http://rezzaeffendi.blogspot.com
nice~ uh, and your figures too~ for me, in my country, its quite hard to get some ero stuff figures~ huh~