looking for display case

[twjolson]

Yea, it seems like there are several people interested in making there own. Could someone post a step-by-step?

[Kheprera]

You can cut plexiglass with a regular circular or table saw. Just wear the proper safety equipment.

 

For the glue, I don't know if you use superglue or not, but I suppose you could. IIRC, there is a special kind of glue that actually melts the plastic so it forms a real good bond. Check with your local home improvement/hardware supply store that sells the plexiglass. Lowes or Home Depot should carry it. I've seen it used often enough on home improvement shows.

 

Step by step? Well, you'd have to figure, first, what size you want it to be. Height, width, depth. Cut a back that measures the height and width, sides should measure the length of a single side and the depth. Glue the sides to the back. Cut shelves equal to the depth and width, glue those in. You can drill for the hinges and attach (depending on the kinds of hinges you get), and attach your locking mechanism.

 

I'd probably use a simple hook latch, but I can see where a magnetic latch would work as well.

[eastman]

when I was in grad school, our machine shop used a "glue" that contained acetic acid and methylene chloride (I don't know what else was in it) when building things out of acrylic (polymethyl methacrylate, aka Plexiglas, Lucite, Perspex and a list of other brand names).

 

Just like the standard Testors plastic model cement dissolves the polystyrene to fuse the pieces together, this mixture fused the acrylic together for a strong, invisible bond. Worked great, but it should only be used with good ventilation otherwise -->

[twjolson]

Can we get a picture of these display cases of Anne's?

With her putting them on a plate like that, it looks like she's grabbing a snack for someone in the office. Does Bryan eat freshly painted mini's??

[Reaperbryan]

 

Of course not.

 

I eat Hot Wings.

[ixminis]

Oi, they all seem to be a bit... pricey - I found these by searching for acrylic, display, showcase (using google):

 

Expensive:

http://www.displays2go.com/sub3.asp?ID=1075

 

Expensive:

http://www.trophycentral.com/walmouncas.html

 

Maybe Less Expensive:

http://www.displaycaseart.com/

 

Maybe Less Expensive:

http://clearwaterdisplays.com/shop/product...704b9cd25500a8d

 

Not so cheap, and countertop vs. wall mounted:

http://www.fixturesgroup.com/acrylic-countertop_cases.php

 

Someone else carrying the diecast car case (which may work):

http://www.misterplexi.com/pezcase.html

 

I like it since it's for PEZ Dispensers!!!

http://www.misterplexi.com/pezcase.htmlhttp://www.displayco.com/cars.htm

[Crusoe the Painter]

Several years ago, I was looking at display cases, before persuing other things...

 

If you have a hobby shop that sells a lot of model cars, they may also carry the display cases for them.

 

http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/catalog...D5425DCF9FAD4C8

 

They make plastic display cases for cars...

 

They have a wide range of sizes, and the prices seem to top out around $150 or so.

 

Corner display cabinet:

http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/catalog...D5425DCF9FAD4C8

 

Table Spinner:

http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/catalog...D5425DCF9FAD4C8

[Vaitalla]

Since I didn't get to this yesterday...so ya know, the company that manufactured our cases went out of business ages ago, so the ones for the die-cast cars would probably be the closest match unless you have a shop in your garage to build your own.

 

--Anne

[Heisler]

I wonder if the wall display cases for the die cast cars are permanently angled. If they are it might be difficult to actually display miniatures on them.

[Mourningcloud]

dude, my mom, who helps support my miniature habit (though i am 30 and unlike many gamer i know moved out long ago) gets all KINDS of display cases at the thrift store-mostly wooden ones with hinged wood & glass doors that swing up to open. they can range in size from my small one : around 7" wide by 9" tall, to several larger ones that are around 20" by 24".

 

these are rather shallow cases, so they are not sufficient for holding dragons/large minis, but they are perfect for holding the smaller minis that make up most of our collections. this will save you room so you will only need one large type case, like those people have shown above, for your bigger minis.

 

the small case I mentioned above holds around 25 minis, the larger can easily take 40-50.

 

keep im mind the small one cost around $.99-yes thats 99 cents, and the most expensive was like $5.00.

 

the moral of the story is : check your local thrift and junk stores!!