Display Cabinet

[Uprising]

My current project of late has been a restructure and reorganization of my hobby room.  I am in the process of looking for glass cabinet to display my painted army.  My current space to fill is 48 inches long by 24 inches wide and another 48 inches by 24 inches in another part of the room.  Does anyone have any thoughts as they are the last pieces of Furniture to buy.  Currently thinking of the following linked below.  Pics of your set up is welcome.  Thanks and take care.  

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FPGP4KA/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=ARQZ6BQC32XD8&psc=1  

[Chaplain Raeven]

I had similar cabinets like the one you linked, but they have a lot of wasted space because the shelves are spaced too far apart.

I've replaced them all with the Besta cabinets from Ikea, with glass doors and shelves.

You can customize them as you see fit and add more shelves if you would need them. They're so efficient, I kinda overestimated the amount I would need. I managed to get all my models in two sections, while I had needed 2 whole glass cabinets before. I still have 2 empty sections to fill up as a result.

Edited November 21, 2024 by Chaplain Raeven
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[Khulu]

I use a few Ikea Rudsta models. I tried the detolf previously but found it very wobbly and wasn't a fan. I wish the rudsta was taller with a few more shelves but for the price it's hard to argue with, imo. It's something like 32" wide iirc so should fit for you.

[NovemberIX]

Depending on how big a space and army you have, an alternate option is the IKEA Kallax shelves with inserts. I settled on this set up after hearing about how the detlofs kept exploding, and the other display cabinet options were comparatively more expensive.

II use the top of the shelf to hold most of my terrain, and the bottom two rows are for bits, terrain tiles in bins, and plug access for my puck lights (and a cat bed).

[Ahzek451]

I'm always on the lookout for new display cabinets. I had the ikea detolf cabinets for awhile but 2 things I heavily look for nowadays:

1. is it sealed/dust proof -its a pain to remove dust off figures that sit for long periods of time.
2. does it have modular shelving to not waste space. 

I tried the replacement for the detolf from ikea:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/blaliden-glass-door-cabinet-black-00520519/

It does ok, it's a little smaller and is mostly sealed. I ended up purchasing a roll of thin dust gap filler to line around where the door closes to completely seal it. 

With the old detolf cabinet that was super popular, it had gaps on all 4 corners and required a lot more of that gap filler stuff. 

[Aarik]

1 hour ago, Ahzek451 said:

I'm always on the lookout for new display cabinets. I had the ikea detolf cabinets for awhile but 2 things I heavily look for nowadays:

1. is it sealed/dust proof -its a pain to remove dust off figures that sit for long periods of time.
2. does it have modular shelving to not waste space. 

I tried the replacement for the detolf from ikea:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/blaliden-glass-door-cabinet-black-00520519/

It does ok, it's a little smaller and is mostly sealed. I ended up purchasing a roll of thin dust gap filler to line around where the door closes to completely seal it. 

With the old detolf cabinet that was super popular, it had gaps on all 4 corners and required a lot more of that gap filler stuff. 

 

I have a couple of the Blalidens in white too, and I like them.  Decent quality for the price, easy to dustproof, and you can buy third party extra shelves pretty easily.  The latter concern is what I'd be most worried about with the Amazon one.  The shelves look farther apart than you'd need, but I don't know if there's a way to add more to that one.

[Ahzek451]

If I remember right from the construction, I beleive their are slots for the blalidens to manipulate the shelving slots, possibly make your own or someone could make something for it. 

 

If they could make a reasonably priced one that is roughly double the size, have it sealed and light friendly then that would sell pretty well. 

[Chaplain Raeven]

The picture underneath is the Besta- setup I have. Since the surface area of the shelves are almost double than those of the glass one next to it, I could fit everything from the glass in one segment of the wooden one and still have most of the lowest shelf free. The miniatures on the left come from an cabinet twice the size of the glass one. Since i hate dusting as everyone, the closed cabinets are a godsent.

Since you can choose your own setup, you could go with a whole glass cabinet and all the shelves you want. I've decided to keep my books and pile of shame in the cabinets below instead of going all glass.

Edited November 23, 2024 by Chaplain Raeven

[brother_b]

I’ve routinely check Craigslist for old display cabinets. I found one that is fine but for real storage not display I use A4 boxes and magnets etc. I also got some of those clear acrylic cases.

 

The acrylic cases are pretty flimsy and expensive. I picked some up because I got them super cheap. I put them on top of my display case and work shelf to put Miniatures in.

 

I’ll add some pics later.

[W.A.Rorie]

I use the Brimnes in the office/ Hobby area 

 

 

 

3 of the 6 actually in room

[Uprising]

1 hour ago, WAR said:

I use the Brimnes in the office/ Hobby area 

That is very similar to something I am looking for.  Do you have a link (I assume these are the same BRIMNES black, glass door cabinet, 80x190 cm - IKEA)?  Did you add extra shelves?  Nice setup.  

Edited November 29, 2024 by Uprising

[W.A.Rorie]

That's the one. No extra shelves needed.....well with flyers and larger tanks

 

I'll try to get photos of Shelves with models in them later today

 

[Cactus]

When I think of glass cabinets full of miniatures I usually visualise something like the bland and space-inefficient ones in GW shop windows. This thread is inspirational and I now I feel the urge to calculate the square footage of my painted models so I can open negotiations with my wife about new furniture.

[W.A.Rorie]

I had the detolf and they were ok but you spend so much more to get more shelves and full glass while easier to see models and light cabinets up were ok. I like the Brimnes more as they are still IKEA furniture and have the glass/ wood door, and some glass shelves it has tapered my fear of the cabinet shattering.

 

brimnes has adjustable shelves (metal pegs with rubber covers) and if you wanted you could add more shelves. 
 

I’ll take photos in few hrs….was super busy after work 

[W.A.Rorie]

As promised 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[skylerboodie]

On 11/30/2024 at 1:30 PM, WAR said:

brimnes has adjustable shelves (metal pegs with rubber covers) and if you wanted you could add more shelves. 

These IKEA ones look like a good option, but do they actually sell extra shelves separately for it? I tried to find them on the website but no luck. 

[W.A.Rorie]

I have not looked but I know my extra detolf shelves were bought off of Etsy 

[Uprising]

@WARThank you for pictures of your setup.  It looks great

 

I will post pictures of my setup once I complete my hobby room renovations.  Should be complete by this Saturday (waiting for some items to arrive).  Currently also doing a purge and selling off so old projects.  

[Chaplain Raeven]

18 hours ago, skylerboodie said:

These IKEA ones look like a good option, but do they actually sell extra shelves separately for it? I tried to find them on the website but no luck. 

There are a couple of series that sell everything seperate, since you can customize every single part of the cabinets. They have a great editor on their site where you can create your setup from scratch, and it provides a shoppinglist afterwards.

I ordered a crapload of glass shelves for my setup, and I'm happy to know I can still buy a crapload more if the need arises 

[Uprising]

The hobby room renovations took way longer than excepted.  Here some pictures, going to be upgrading the shelves to cabinets next year as I am in a weird place with the hobby and trying to downsize (on the edge of quitting 40k/30k/AOS or not). Probably will post about the issue later.  Only thing left to do is buy another desk, fix the banner, add and hang a few shelves, then buy cabinets to replace shelves.  Thoughts and enjoy. 

 

Edited December 8, 2024 by Uprising

[NovemberIX]

That's pretty nice and tidy, a very organized set up and it definitely let's you see everything.

[W.A.Rorie]

It looks roomy and shelves look good. Very organized.  A

[Mendi Warrior]

On 12/1/2024 at 8:02 PM, skylerboodie said:

These IKEA ones look like a good option, but do they actually sell extra shelves separately for it? I tried to find them on the website but no luck. 

 

If you don't find specific items on the website, you can ask them directly in the customer service chat: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/spare-parts/

Either someone from their "general" customer service will be able to answer or they'll transfer you to someone from the spare parts department.

 

I was recently looking at these: https://www.ikea.com/be/en/p/blaliden-glass-door-cabinet-white-00501243/ but, in my location, Ikea doesn't have them in black (predominant colour of my other pieces of furniture), so I asked customer service about availability and extra shelves. Extra shelves could be ordered but the colour I was looking for was unavailable. I also checked reviews and found a few issues with these so I dropped the idea. I was not looking at them for displaying miniatures but some heavier items I do collect.

 

I also contemplated these: https://www.ikea.com/be/en/p/vittsjoe-shelving-unit-black-brown-glass-50214678/ but no additional shelves can be added (the glass tablet can be ordered separately but the metal frame is fixed). I thought of adding plexiglas around it to transform it into a cabinet.

 

For pure storage, I went for these: https://www.ikea.com/be/en/p/pax-wardrobe-frame-white-90458221/ There are a few colours and varying dimensions. I chose the ones that are 50cm wide to avoid having sagging shelves (or you can add vertical supports but not from Ikea). There are also glass doors available but they can be quite pricey compared to the wardrobe frames.

[MadGamerAK]

On 12/8/2024 at 11:34 AM, Uprising said:

The hobby room renovations took way longer than excepted.  Here some pictures, going to be upgrading the shelves to cabinets next year as I am in a weird place with the hobby and trying to downsize (on the edge of quitting 40k/30k/AOS or not). Probably will post about the issue later.  Only thing left to do is buy another desk, fix the banner, add and hang a few shelves, then buy cabinets to replace shelves.  Thoughts and enjoy. 

 

Awesome looking hobby room! I am hoping to go for the setup-Ish. Couple things I might do different but overall. Very nice.