The beginning of the end

[RKW1138]

Just got around installing a wall cabinet I bought from Argos for displaying my loose figure collection.

It's made by TechStyle products and is made from wood with six removable glass shelves.
Dimensions are H900mm x W500mm x D100mm and costs just under £60.

The build quality wasn't great on the first one I received, I complained and received free replacements for all the wood components. The problems I had with the first unit was with the finish of the wood which had patchy varnishing and some of the panels displayed knocks.

As you will see from the following pics the shelf spacing is perfect for loose figures and it can easily hold up to 56 figures. It does come with a glass panel to slide in the front but to be honest it weighs a tonne and I don't trust either the screws holding the bottom shelf on or the plaster board wall fixings to support the weight. I might look into getting some clear Perspex cut to size but its not an airtight fit so dust would always find a way to get in.

The backboard that comes with the unit is a light grey but I wanted that Kenner card back look. Because its been too cold to paint outside I instead bought for a couple of quid a metre square of yellow (sunflower) PVC sheet which I simply stapled to the backing board with DIY staples.

The wall cabinet

cabinet by RKW1138, on Flickr

Just some close ups of the shelves :-
ANH

ANH by RKW1138, on Flickr

ESB

ESB by RKW1138, on Flickr

ROTJ

ROTJ2 by RKW1138, on Flickr

ROTJ by RKW1138, on Flickr

 

[mr_palitoy]

Looks very nice and some great photos you have taken there. Any reason why they are all surrendering (guns etc on the floor)?



Jason

 

[RKW1138]

I don't have them holding weapons simply to avoid rubbing paint off their hands or worry about the blue dye from the weapon staining the hands over time.

 

[Jedi_june]

Display looks great, very nice collection.

 

[x-pack]

That's a great shelving unit for the display. Liking the yellow background very much. They should be holding guns though 8)

 

[RKW1138]

In the beginning there was props!

The Stormtrooper helmet was cast from a screen used helmet, Vader is cast from a promotional touring helmet and the TIE pilot is from the infamous Shepperton studio.

Helmets by RKW1138, on Flickr


One of my favourite pieces is this laser scanned Boba Fett Hemlet from Master Replicas.

BobaFett by RKW1138, on Flickr


This blaster was cast from the gun you see being used in the photo with Leia.

Blaster by RKW1138, on Flickr

 

[Jedi_june]

Love the props The Tie Fighter is Ace!!!!! 8)

 

[Dublinjeff]

That display looks the nuts....lovin the yellow backdrop, it looks class..... 8)

 

[mumbo]

Now that display looks beautiful

 

[Stormtrooper37]

The yellow background really shows off the figures, I personally would have them holding their weapons, but it's your collection and everyone has their own unique way of displaying things, which makes the showcase section what it is 8)

 

[Michael Sith]

Looks great yellow background so cool

Props Nice. Which Vader is this is it Mr? ST helmet nice which one is it. The blaster looks great as well

Love the props there are some great Vader helmets out there. Don post original (fibre glass) are really nice. But the MR ones are the d b s

Thanks for sharing

 

[Michael Sith]

sorry just read the descriptions

Got carried away when I saw the helmets. Are you still collecting props?

 

[RKW1138]

sorry just read the descriptions

Got carried away when I saw the helmets. Are you still collecting props?

Nope, too expensive a hobby to maintain. I was buying prop replicas in the 90's when toys were cheap and in abundance, I thought I would be saving money by collecting toys instead...HA if only!

BTW the Vader was done long before officially licensed props were available. The EFX legends ANH Vader is the ultimate licensed Vader helmet that you can buy today for accuracy.

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Hi Rob. Great Displa there. It looks ace Congrats

 

[db94]

Great way to display your figures, yellow background is genius 8)
Good to see some props in your collection as well - mixes everything up a bit

 

[Sompeetalay]

Those figures of yours seem frozen in time. They look 100% new

 

[Michael Sith]

Just checked out the legends Vader helmet

That is so cool and I agree looks superb...warts n all
The provenance is great....taken from the Lucas storeroom
Near as you can get to the screen helmet for ANH

Thanks bud enjoyed that

 

[olisuds]

Nice collection of mint figures - look forward to seeing the POTF figures added

I notice the figures are not holding their weapons but they have helmets on. I did the opposite. All are holding weapons but helmets are off

 

[Pomse2001]

Great collection you have and it looks great displayed 8)

 

[lostboy87]

Love that wall cabinet Awesome collection!