It's getting way to expensive out there

[Frunkstar]

So had my first go at making my own display case, not perfect, but I'm happy with it, fingers crossed I will improve with practice & save myself some funds to spend on the ever increasingly costly vintage, figured I'd share, maybe encourage others to try.

 

[yoda]

That looks excellent did you buy the perpex precut? Or what type of saw did you use for cutting the perpex

 

[poncho]

Thats captain amazeballs frank!
Frunktastic 8)

 

[robpmarsh]

nice!

 

[Jez]

Nice work Frank. I love it when you guys get creative.

 

[Frunkstar]

It's actually glass yoda, but could be easily done in acrylic, tensol is quite simple to work with to bond acrylic & I have been able to cut acrylic quite well with a rotary flat bed tile saw which are very cheap to buy, I made my old loose figure display cases out of acrylic years back.

Excuse the crappy old pic's but you get the idea, did not have tensol at the time so these were a bit bodged together with superglue which was not the easiest to work with.

 

[yoda]

That's great it just shows what can be done with abit of know how great work.

 

[chrisfnx]

Worth doing for sure, looks good

 

[Snaketibe]

They all look fantastic! Good work

 

[theforceuk]

Nice Frank and yes it is getting to expensive. :roll:

 

[tiefighterboy]

Nice work.. And i remember that snowspeeder box.

 

[Michael Sith]

So had my first go at making my own display case, not perfect, but I'm happy with it, fingers crossed I will improve with practice & save myself some funds to spend on the ever increasingly costly vintage, figured I'd share, maybe encourage others to try.

Super work Frank, must be great to have DIY skills, you already know where I am on that score :lol: you say fingers crossed, I say no fingers left if I start cutting glass :!:

That case looks brill, and the figure case looks superb, cracking work mate :wink:

 

[Frunkstar]

Thanks guys, yes you have to watch your fingers with the fresh cut glass, but a quick rub with some sanpaper & it takes the sharp edge right off, still getting the hang of cutting it accurately, trial & error though, all recycled as with most stuff I do, or should I say up-cycled as the trendy twats like to call it these days, that case was a caravan window not long ago.

Yes Todd you dis a superb job bringing the speeder box back from the grave, the case makes the best of it to, really quite happy with how it displays now, going to have a bash at making more for my shipping cases next.

Would love to try my hand with acrylic again, but the cost of the raw sheet alone is quite a bit now :|

 

[db94]

I say no fingers left if I start cutting glass :!:

:lol:


Looks great Frank and definitely helps show of that cracking box - looking forward to seeing what you do for you shipping boxes 8)

 

[Vialli]

Great work Frank, if you need any help regarding glass just give me a nod, I work for a small glass company. :wink:

 

[Pomse2001]

Great work Frank and a very cool box you have there with that special offer 8)