Post by quattre777 on Oct 7, 2015 17:58:22 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
Since this is my favourite board dealing with wrestling action figures (ok, my only board), I figured I'd pass this on to anyone who happens to be in the same boat. Plus, I figured I'd get it onto the internet, so once it's there, it's there for anyone who like me, has spent the past few years trying to come up with a good solution.
If you're like me, you display your figures using Ikea's Detolf display cases, but they have their issues. Google has helped me with creating a mirrored back and cutting down the dust in them, but adding extra shelves was a problem. I found multiple sites that suggested wire clips. Those worked, except I found that being hardware, they had imperfections.
Well, enter in 3D printing. Yes, I know it's expensive, but if you can find a place that does it, it's worth it. Here in Toronto, the Toronto Public Library has 3 locations for 3D printing (that's how I was able to do mine, there's no way I'd buy a printer myself at these prices).
I created clips which allow you to attach extra horizontal rods to the vertical rods that are already part of the Detolf. This allows you to add extra shelves. I've included a link to the ones I posted on Thingiverse, and being on that site, they're shareable, so I hope it doesn't violate any rules posting the link, since it's not a sellable product.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1059598
On the site, it shows pictures of the clips and my displays. I don't have my figures on them, just one with the 15 pound weights I had as a test to see. Yes, I know Mattel figures are far less than 15 lbs, but it's better to be safe than sorry.
If any of you are interested, go ahead and give it a shot. It still keeps the overall look and you don't have to worry about risers or anything of the sort. Of course they can be painted afterward. I haven't gotten around to that due to work, which is why I don't have any finished display pictures.
(If you look at the pictures, you'll notice those aren't actually Ikea Detolfs. The rods are, as is the glass. I cut new pieces of plywood to use instead of the particleboard and modified the design. But they're to the exact same measurements, and like I said, the important structural components (the rods and glass) are still the Detolfs. You don't need to do the full Ikea hack like I did.)
Since this is my favourite board dealing with wrestling action figures (ok, my only board), I figured I'd pass this on to anyone who happens to be in the same boat. Plus, I figured I'd get it onto the internet, so once it's there, it's there for anyone who like me, has spent the past few years trying to come up with a good solution.
If you're like me, you display your figures using Ikea's Detolf display cases, but they have their issues. Google has helped me with creating a mirrored back and cutting down the dust in them, but adding extra shelves was a problem. I found multiple sites that suggested wire clips. Those worked, except I found that being hardware, they had imperfections.
Well, enter in 3D printing. Yes, I know it's expensive, but if you can find a place that does it, it's worth it. Here in Toronto, the Toronto Public Library has 3 locations for 3D printing (that's how I was able to do mine, there's no way I'd buy a printer myself at these prices).
I created clips which allow you to attach extra horizontal rods to the vertical rods that are already part of the Detolf. This allows you to add extra shelves. I've included a link to the ones I posted on Thingiverse, and being on that site, they're shareable, so I hope it doesn't violate any rules posting the link, since it's not a sellable product.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1059598
On the site, it shows pictures of the clips and my displays. I don't have my figures on them, just one with the 15 pound weights I had as a test to see. Yes, I know Mattel figures are far less than 15 lbs, but it's better to be safe than sorry.
If any of you are interested, go ahead and give it a shot. It still keeps the overall look and you don't have to worry about risers or anything of the sort. Of course they can be painted afterward. I haven't gotten around to that due to work, which is why I don't have any finished display pictures.
(If you look at the pictures, you'll notice those aren't actually Ikea Detolfs. The rods are, as is the glass. I cut new pieces of plywood to use instead of the particleboard and modified the design. But they're to the exact same measurements, and like I said, the important structural components (the rods and glass) are still the Detolfs. You don't need to do the full Ikea hack like I did.)
