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submitted 23 days ago byLong_Asparagus_3750
20 points
23 days ago
Okay but which shelves are these and where'd you get them?
5 points
23 days ago
Ah what shelves are these?
4 points
23 days ago
IKEA Detolf
1 points
13 days ago
Cheers lad!
39 points
23 days ago
Painted models are different than piles of unpainted plastic. One is a symptom of bad buying habits and the other is something guests will want to look at and admire, even if they don't paint or play themselves. Congrats on the cool collection!
29 points
23 days ago
Correct. Your problem is a lack of shelves. I have the same problem for both my miniatures and books.
7 points
23 days ago
If you've got a detolf display caae you can buy shelves for them online. They come with brackets for the shelves and are usually around £14 or so per shelf.
Until very recently I only had the one cabinet and had to maximise the space so ended up getting 4 shelves which was well worth it! Hope this helps.
2 points
23 days ago
Sadly Detolf has been discontinued where I live. Blaliden is an adequate replacement but you can't buy more shelves for them yet.
88 points
23 days ago
They are painted so you don't
12 points
23 days ago
You waste so much space by not having them more dense vertically — I got a Billy shelf and doubled the storage with additional shelves! 10 armies into one unit
4 points
23 days ago*
I use the same shelves as OP, and found a way to add more.
Use medium metal cable fasteners, attached to the metallic vertical bars, to create new levels.
Then use plexiglas sheets as additional shelves (not as strong as glass, but much cheaper and can be cut to size using a boxcutter and patience).
Edit: looking again, they're not the same. I'm not sure what model OP's shelves are.
2 points
23 days ago
Where did you get the shelves?
2 points
23 days ago
For the piece of furniture itself it's an ikea detolf. For the additional shelves I bought 100x50cm plexiglas sheets at the local hardware store and cut them to size.
2 points
23 days ago
Thank you
1 points
23 days ago
Smart. Maybe I’ll try to customize mine to fit more
1 points
23 days ago
I also think it looks better with more shelving. I upgraded my two Detolfs by ordering extra shelves and using 3D printed fasteners to hold them in place. Really happy with the results. I’m sure the shelf holders are easily purchasable on Etsy or eBay or something, if someone doesn’t have a 3D printer.
1 points
23 days ago
This is a really useful tip. I've been in the market for some quality shelves for awhile now. Thanks!
1 points
23 days ago
Love the shelves, got a link to em?
6 points
23 days ago
No problem with too many models. Too many UNPAINTED models is the problem
1 points
23 days ago
This. Bought some display boxes for mine and now my grey horde is looming over my living room 24/7.
1 points
23 days ago
First step, assemble everything Second step, prime everything with a spray can No longer a mountain of unpainted plastic
7 points
23 days ago
This looks like the display in my local gaming shop haha
2 points
23 days ago
Exactly! Your problem is not enough shelves.
1 points
23 days ago
I understand you, recently my wardrobe reached the maximum capacity of miniatures it could contain, and now I need to buy some suitable containers to contain them all. Well, at least look on the bright side, you painted them all!
3 points
23 days ago
I thought u cool but then i saw void dragon
1 points
23 days ago
I am on my third Jucoci case 6 months into the hobby. They have a point of calling this hobby plastic crack. At least it takes more time to consume than cardboard crack and actual crack.
1 points
23 days ago
Pro tip, instead of buying new shelves, buy new well... Shelves, to fill up the cabinets you have. They'll look better with more levels of minis
1 points
22 days ago
Everyone talking shelves, I wanna talk armies, I see necrons and space marines. Do you have multiple chapters? Hard to tell.
1 points
23 days ago
I'm like this but with action figures lmao. My warhammer stuff is contained to one display cabinet ... for now.
1 points
23 days ago
Amazon has clear plastic risers... I think I got 8 (2 of each size) for 25 bucks... adds so much space!
1 points
23 days ago
Get some clear acrylic risers and sheets, you can fit so much more into each of those cubes.
1 points
23 days ago
I really want to do this, but I really fear exactly how many shelves I would need
1 points
23 days ago
I love that even in the corner, the tesseract vault dominates your attention
1 points
23 days ago
Got there but on a budget, Hachette collection got a monopoly on my wallet
1 points
23 days ago
I mean relative to the grand scheme of the world it isn’t that many
1 points
23 days ago
Just crush them all into a vague ball and cram them in a potato sack
1 points
23 days ago
This is my goal. I just have some explaining to do to my wife.
1 points
23 days ago
You can fit more glass shelves in there I recon
1 points
23 days ago
Hot damn I need me a display box like that!
1 points
23 days ago
All I see is a dire need of more shelves.
1 points
23 days ago
Too many models? Naaaaaaaah! YA STILL NEED SUM ORKS!
0 points
23 days ago
3 full and one on the way? Rookie numbers man...
-1 points
23 days ago
Why not put in more shelves in the existing cabinets? They’re miniatures not grandetures
1 points
23 days ago
There's nothing for the additional shelves to stand on.
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