Since Detolfs just don't seem to hold enough stuff....

[Joranthalus]

Especially when it comes to larger figs, i decided to put a shelf across the top and add a backdrop and basically try to class the place up a bit ;)

added the top shelf and molding... drilled holes for the lighting...
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step1.jpg

added the black backdrop....
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step2.jpg

added the figures and more lighting....
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step3.jpg

I put black felt down on the top shelf to cover the lighting cables. Now i've just got to paint the molding and the underside black.... and then take the whole thing apart when i find a 16" X 12' black rug to go underneath it....

whaddya think, sirs?

[Mr. Yac]

lame..and by lame i mean i'm jealous:(

[Spawnomite]

Dude, that looks awesome!

[ralph427]

Very nice work! Very Creative. I like the setup! Now come over and do the same thing to my detolfs :)

[punkg42]

B-E-A-U-tiful!

[spawnonfire]

Very well executed. Are the detolfs ok to handle that extra weight?

[tormentor]

Man Jor,you done good! Great job!
Those Busts are A++++++,Pretty penny right?

[Karnis]

Very nicely done. The lighting is a nice touch too.

[Joranthalus]

thanks guys :)

tor, yeah, but the only one i spent over list on was the Mummy... but since it's limited to 100 pieces and it took me two years to find one i'm ok with it. and since i've cut way back on the 8" figures it all kinda balances itself out.... at least that's what i tell my wife :D

[tormentor]

thanks guys :)

tor, yeah, but the only one i spent over list on was the Mummy... but since it's limited to 100 pieces and it took me two years to find one i'm ok with it. and since i've cut way back on the 8" figures it all kinda balances itself out.... at least that's what i tell my wife :D
:D

[Starfig]

Oh wow, I love that display! The massive busts between the collumns of figures...ah man, that's genius. Looks great!

[darksaber]

First, I think it looks fantasic, really very very nice. One question, I'm not sure if those large bust are SSC or not but how do you deal with dust? I mean I realize that you have to dust but dark fabric has to be a pain.

[JacktheRipper]

DUDE!!! That's way more impressive then how you had it set up before you bought your house.

Now I knew I should have bought those UM busts.:(

[ragingdemon]

That's very sexXxy

[bonedust]

thats a great way to turn college furniture into a very nice display!!!

[ChargerChris]

Unreal..great job

[JACKermeister]

looks good......great job....

[Joranthalus]

thats a great way to turn college furniture into a very nice display!!!

Ikea is a step up from what i had in college... Sometimes i miss by cinder block and construction-site-scrap-wood tv stand :D

[SNIPERSPAWN]

Thats Bad@ss I have a couple and I am going to add another but the top shelf is a very cool idea and looks like Museum quality, Great Idea

[Joranthalus]

First, I think it looks fantasic, really very very nice. One question, I'm not sure if those large bust are SSC or not but how do you deal with dust? I mean I realize that you have to dust but dark fabric has to be a pain.

I don't get much dust at all in the basement. I've got an air purifier running but it hardly gets any dust either. Not sure why, must have something to do with the airflow in the house. But i don't have to dust the stuff behind glass anyway, and for the big stuff like the busts and PFs i just use the brush attachment on the Dyson...

[Deansta]

Nice clean looking setup :D

[Irken_moose]

dude, your a genius! thats just beautiful.

[Spanky2324]

Very nice setup' I'm loving the flow of that black backdrop and how the light bounces off of it.

[KrewL RaiN]

You made my black duct tape covered box stands sad xD

[bonedust]

Ikea is a step up from what i had in college... Sometimes i miss by cinder block and construction-site-scrap-wood tv stand :D

lol, you are correct. mine were orange crates.

Bachelor furniture?

[Mr. Yac]

if i might make a suggestion, i say put the mummy bust in the center, that way he's bookended by the vampires....i enjoy symmetry:p

[Ecmagee1984]

Very sweet set up you have there

[vangeta]

thats a great way to turn college furniture into a very nice display!!!

:eek:

Lies!

[Diab0lus]

Wow! That came out looking very nice indeed!

[tatoman2525]

:eek:Awesome!!

[Andyman]

Very classy, Jor. So what became of all those white shelves?

[Wardo30]

wow great job.....Great way to make a full wall display

[Deeken]

wowww!!! nice jobbb

[chapuchi]

mighty fine collection you have there. Nicely presented as well!

[Addicted 2 Collecting]

Actually looks really good.

[Knockworstface]

That display looks Terrible. I mean the worst. Could you make it any more horrendus looking. My bowel movement this morning looks better than your displays.;)









Looks Awesome. I remember the ol' cinderblocks you used to have, Your only a few years older than me. I do respect my elders though.;):D:D:D

[Simone]

That looks wonderful.
Especially with the lights on.

[SpawnFan1]

That is simply amazing Jor, fantastic job!! And you even managed to get Andyman out of his hibernation! :D

[burngwngs]

That's a great idea but wouldn't it have been much better to make a groove along the bottom of the shelve rather than drill a hole on the top? the wires look a little funny popping out like that.
For example, the wire would go in the groove:
http://www.k8zt.com/to_go_images/6-groove_detail.jpg

sorry for the large image. I couldn't find a smaller one

[Joranthalus]

I thought about that, but as i said, i just covered it with black felt. The wires don't look funny cuz you can't see them :D

[TCM Hitchhiker]

Very impressive setup. One of the nicest I have seen. Great work!

[Joranthalus]

That is simply amazing Jor, fantastic job!! And you even managed to get Andyman out of his hibernation! :D

and he's a real bear when he wakes up.... a small bear, but a bear... :D

[Deeken]

can we get a picture of it with the flash on or with a bit more light in the room :)

[Joranthalus]

Sure, here's a few updated images. Painted the trim black today, and cleaned up... a little. I still have a few things left to do. like straighten the backdrop again now that i'm done running cables, swap out the lights on top for black ones, and paint the light cover black. And find a black rug....

But other than that :D

http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step4.jpg

http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step5.jpg

http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step6.jpg

[mmevile]

Wow....that really turned out NICE! The lighting is what makes this awesome.....nice pairing also w/ the detolf & the busts in between them. Good Job! :)

[THE OCTOPUS]

looks great:D

[NIDARAM12]

That display looks AWESOME but Detolf's scare the crap out of me- don't know how they are the de-facto standard for toy shelving.


Man, everytime I'm in IKEA and I WALK by the Detolfs, all I hear is *rattle rattle rattle rattle* and the whole thing looks like 2 seconds away from a Sweedish 911.

I would NEVER put things of value, especially heavy toys in there.

[TheWho]

Looks great, nice job!

[Figure_Maniac]

That display looks AWESOME but Detolf's scare the crap out of me- don't know how they are the de-facto standard for toy shelving.


Man, everytime I'm in IKEA and I WALK by the Detolfs, all I hear is *rattle rattle rattle rattle* and the whole thing looks like 2 seconds away from a Sweedish 911.

I would NEVER put things of value, especially heavy toys in there.



lol hmmmm well then what would u suggest? :confused:

[NIDARAM12]

lol hmmmm well then what would u suggest? :confused:

Sturdy wall mounts, baby :p

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2312/2104837838_ddc28fd287_b.jpg

[Wishmaster2]

I'm thinking about going to shelves again, but I'm unsure. I'm using bookcases right now, but they're filled up with DVDs so there are no room for toys. The thing about shelves is that when you take them down, the time spent spackling the holes, sanding, and painting is no fun.

[Lord Magneto]

crap dude that looks amazing

[derickhcw]

Very nice display... Lights really set it off.

[GoreWhore]

http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step5.jpg

That looks gorgeous, really great idea

[DeepSky]

Are you renting that room Joranthalus?

[Joranthalus]

That display looks AWESOME but Detolf's scare the crap out of me- don't know how they are the de-facto standard for toy shelving.


Man, everytime I'm in IKEA and I WALK by the Detolfs, all I hear is *rattle rattle rattle rattle* and the whole thing looks like 2 seconds away from a Sweedish 911.

I would NEVER put things of value, especially heavy toys in there.

I don't think the kids at Ikea really have a vested interest in assembling them properly... If you have the right amount of tension on the ladders and the rubber rings on the rungs that doesn't happen....

[Joranthalus]

Are you renting that room Joranthalus?

I am currently accepting applications from hot chicks...

strangely enough, they aren't flooding in quite as i expected ;)

[Jaded 189]

Especially when it comes to larger figs, i decided to put a shelf across the top and add a backdrop and basically try to class the place up a bit ;)

added the top shelf and molding... drilled holes for the lighting...
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step1.jpg

added the black backdrop....
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step2.jpg

added the figures and more lighting....
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joranthalus/step3.jpg

I put black felt down on the top shelf to cover the lighting cables. Now i've just got to paint the molding and the underside black.... and then take the whole thing apart when i find a 16" X 12' black rug to go underneath it....

whaddya think, sirs?

Whats that poster in the first pic at the top left,what movie was that??

[bonedust]

does that Honeywell come in woodgrain?

[Joranthalus]

Whats that poster in the first pic at the top left,what movie was that??

are you serious? :eek:

http://www.posterwire.com/wp-content/images/forbidden_planet.jpg

[Joranthalus]

does that Honeywell come in woodgrain?

obviously not :D

[Xanospawn]

Looks great man :)!

[Hokies]

Great Set up !!! One of the Best !!!

[ronasdfghjklzxc]

Neat.

[JacktheRipper]

are you serious? :eek:


Ah, kids today. Times they are a changing. I had to double check and make sure he wasn't talking about the poster at the far back wall in that pic.

[Joranthalus]

that poster i could understand... but Forbidden Planet? That movie was way before my time, but it's up there with Citizen Kane and Star Wars and the Wizard of Oz....

[tormentor]

HA! My 2 newest additions to my mini movie poster collection:D

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o215/BROADWAYJOE12/100_4632.jpg

[JacktheRipper]

Great posters, tor!

I hear you jor. My daughter knows about Forbidden Planet, but then again she hangs around with my nerdy ass (and the rest of me).

[craigjames]

That looks really great, better than i was expecting!!! Im going to steal your idea :p jk

[JacktheRipper]

Jor, just saw something over at Sideshow you'll need to add to that collection. I know I am.

[Joranthalus]

Been waiting for that one :D

[Richkulach1]

Yeah, that is one sweet ace display you have there. :D

I may also have to steel a few ideas from there when it comes time to move into a house finally.

Rich

[Jin-Saotome]

I don't get much dust at all in the basement. I've got an air purifier running but it hardly gets any dust either. Not sure why, must have something to do with the airflow in the house. But i don't have to dust the stuff behind glass anyway, and for the big stuff like the busts and PFs i just use the brush attachment on the Dyson...
Wait a sec, if all that stuff is in the basement where do you sleep? And where do your parents store all their stuff if you took over the basement?

[cochese75]

damn thats $%^^%# awesome :eek:




:spawnorb:

[Joranthalus]

Wait a sec, if all that stuff is in the basement where do you sleep? And where do your parents store all their stuff if you took over the basement?

that was lame...

[Jin-Saotome]

that was lame...
I know, but I like to give back to you since you're always posting on my threads. Merry Christmas!

[bborst]

Jon, check your PMs!

[Joranthalus]

I know, but I like to give back to you since you're always posting on my threads. Merry Christmas!

at least i stick to facts... Merry Christmas. I wish you a multitude of headbands in every color of the spectrum...:D

[jimm]

wow, that display, just wow....