discussion What do folks do with their builds?

[Guest]

I've just bought and proudly constructed a small display cabinet from Ikea ('Detolf' - £40). It now holds my four 1/72 builds, which is the sum total of my output since my return to the hobby last year, but has space for many more, especially if I suspend some from the rather widely spaced shelves. It's now in a guest bedroom, which also doubles as my workshop. I think I'll have room to keep on displaying builds in this way (biggish house, children flown the nest) for quite a while yet. Modelling in 1/72 and being a slow worker certainly helps, though a few large aircraft would make a bit of a dent in the storage space.

My earlier builds were displayed in old kitchen cabinets, for which I bought glass sliding doors. Coincidentally, I kept them in the kitchen. The builds are now in boxes in the loft.

 

[stona]

Doug, that reminds me that I have an Ikea cabinet with a few builds in and on it on the upstairs landing outside SWMBO's office! I completely forgot about it in my earlier reply

I think it might be the same make as yours. Does it look like this?



It's a good cabinet and good value for money. I've also worked out how to fit more shelves inside and may be doing so soon.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Neil]

We have 2 of them - unfortunately they are filled with the wife's prized "me to you" collection - the main cabinet has the even more "touch them and you lose your nuts" level prized collection of Lladro figurines. Luckily I have new "man cave" which has bare walls, I see some plain wood shelving from B&Q in the near future. I was quite chuffed at the weekend at adding shelves to the modelling station so plain shelves varnished will be my next update. Loads of room for shelves and I only have 2 completed models (well 1 and 9/10's).

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[Lee W]

That's very nice Neil.

Well here's my contribution, this has swmbos seal of approval (I wouldn't have put the ornamental heart on the doors!), it's in the lounge opposite the front door, the rest of my stuff is in the mancave (now ex dining room)

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[Neil]

Ah, now what I need to do is get a cabinet like that to replace the glass ones and then I could claim the glass cabinets for models.

Until I make models of the same quality as some of you fine chaps, not a chance they will be going anywhere other than the man cave.

 

[Lee W]

Ah, now what I need to do is get a cabinet like that to replace the glass ones and then I could claim the glass cabinets for models.Until I make models of the same quality as some of you fine chaps, not a chance they will be going anywhere other than the man cave.

Put your foot down Neil, tell swmbo how it's gonna be from now on...carefully mind you, ya don't want to upset her...not to much anyway

Lee

 

[Alan 45]

My rooms a bit of a mess at the moment but this is where I display mine View attachment 87623

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It won't stay like this there is a chest of draws and wardrobe in there at the moment which will come out , I will have ceiling to floor shelving on two walls racking on one wall and tables under the window so it will house quite a few builds View attachment 200646

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[peterairfix]

I've put most of mine in a box as i have a lot of nice big builds coming up.

Peter t

 

[Guest]

Doug, that reminds me that I have an Ikea cabinet with a few builds in and on it on the upstairs landing outside SWMBO's office! I completely forgot about it in my earlier reply I think it might be the same make as yours. Does it look like this?



It's a good cabinet and good value for money. I've also worked out how to fit more shelves inside and may be doing so soon.

Cheers

Steve

That's the one, except yours seem to be about a quarter the size of mine as it only takes 5 kits!