Building shelves. Need advice

[JadeGiant]

If you are having them built I would ask for adjustable shelves personally that way you can adjust as your collection grows.

Good luck - can't wait to see what you come up with!

[Zombiez]

Get good quality acrylic and it won't scratch so easily

[The General]

Originally Posted by JadeGiant

If you are having them built I would ask for adjustable shelves personally that way you can adjust as your collection grows.

Good luck - can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thx dude. I'm excited. I've been waiting years to display my stuff.

[The General]

Originally Posted by Glencairn

I would never get acrylic because of scratching, glass is so much easier to clean and pretty cheap also

I'm pretty sure glass is more expensive.

[Wurmtongue]

Lexan is pretty expensive. the thicker it is the more it cost. but lexan wont shatter or break. this was years ago, i went to a local plastic company in Portland. had them build a custom lexan box with 3/8 lexan, it had a mirrored back and a polished black base. this was for a Cinemaquette T800. it cost $260. just depends on the glass too. just went to a local glass company in town. better the glass, more it cost. about 6 months ago i saw one of the best cabinets for statues on craigslist. guy had 4 for sale for $125 a piece. they were about 25D X 48W X 72H. it had a mirrored backing with 1/2 glass adjustable shelving. 3/8 glass on both sides and top with a 3/8 glass locking door. the frame was either steel or brushed aluminum. and even had lighting at the top.

[filding]

Originally Posted by Glencairn

I would never get acrylic because of scratching, glass is so much easier to clean free slots no deposit also

Agree!

[The General]

Originally Posted by built2shred

The shelves are 24" deep... I also ran the shelves 5' across, I've noticed just a small sag in the middle shelf, it's minor but in hindsight I would of put some sort of support... Keep in mind the picture only shows 5 statues on the middle shelf, when it started to sag a little I had 8 statues on the shelf



On the ones in my TV room I put glass on 2 sides.. my ceilings are 9' high..

So the cabinet is 5 foot wide?

[Subby1938]

Be careful building floor to ceiling as they need to be tipped into room and up . If they are exact same size not sure how they go in . The picture shows built in if I’m not mistaken so slightly diff construction than mobile units .

[JadeGiant]

Are you building displays on the floor? My nice shelves start about a foot off the ground which provides nice viewing for everything. My detolfs sit on the floor and the bottom shelf is tough to see so I plan to build a base to set them on. Something else to consider. Another nice feature of my nice glass shelves is that they have the adjustable glass shelves and I have adjusted many times do accommodate my incoming statues and various displays. Adjustable = flexibility.

[The General]

Originally Posted by JadeGiant

Are you building displays on the floor? My nice shelves start about a foot off the ground which provides nice viewing for everything. My detolfs sit on the floor and the bottom shelf is tough to see so I plan to build a base to set them on. Something else to consider. Another nice feature of my nice glass shelves is that they have the adjustable glass shelves and I have adjusted many times do accommodate my incoming statues and various displays. Adjustable = flexibility.

Yeah they're going to be on the floor. I'm going to make the first shelf like 30 inches from the ground so the bottom shelf will be visible.