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  • ateagueateague Member Posts: 171
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  • redarmyredarmy Member Posts: 741
    ^ Funky...kinda like it...
  • FizyxFizyx Member Posts: 1,364
    I always feel kind of weird about displaying the CMFs without the baseplate.  Like, I know it's not REALLY part of the set, etc etc, but it still comes in the bag, and it feels like they should be standing on SOMETHING...  just another one of my weird LEGO hangups I guess :P
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  • Brixfan02Brixfan02 Member Posts: 205
     I now have a first order display to the left of the big one
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  • samiam391samiam391 Member Posts: 4,507
    Caring for my father in hospice while also caring for myself through LEGO. Took awhile to set up the cases and now even longer to place the minifigures in, but I think it's coming along quite nicely. The lighting is horrible and something I'll work on in the future.




  • LuLegoLuLego Member Posts: 1,010
    @TheFew those are kasseby units, aren’t they? How did you create those shelves/partitions?
  • obi_gobi_g Member Posts: 618
    LuLego said:
    @TheFew those are kasseby units, aren’t they? How did you create those shelves/partitions?
    i think ikea sell different shelf options for some of their "book cases". i think i saw them when i picked up my detolfs before christmas!
  • TheFewTheFew Member Posts: 1,781
    LuLego said:
    @TheFew those are kasseby units, aren’t they? How did you create those shelves/partitions?
    @LuLego Yes Kasseby! The shelves are made from a mix of plates and bricks. I think the kasseby are around 6 studs deep and i think almosr exactly 52 or so studs wide. So perfect for building a frame in. Let me know if you want better pictures.
  • jnscoelhojnscoelho Member Posts: 705
    @TheFew I would like better pictures, please :D
  • LuLegoLuLego Member Posts: 1,010
    Thanks @TheFew
    I recently bought kasseby units myself but ended up buying ‘blox’ base plates, which I cut to size as a backing. I couldn’t bring myself to hacking real lego baseplates as this would be a sin against the world. Whilst buying ‘blox’ is also a sin, cutting them up is what they deserve.

    But would you mind taking a close up of how the baseplates work. Cheers.
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  • TheFewTheFew Member Posts: 1,781
    @LuLego Hi. I am struggling to get good pictures on my phone. Basically what I did was create my own baseplate that was 4 studs deep by 52 studs wide. This was made of 2 layers of plates that over lap and support each other. The top row would be say 2x8 plates, connected together by lots of 2x4 plates at right angles undeneath. I then decided how many shelves i need and seperate them with the correct number of bricks at each end (i used 1x4 arches) with a similar 2 stacks of 1x2 bricks in the near the middle to provide extra support. Hope this helps..


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  • LuLegoLuLego Member Posts: 1,010
    Thanks @TheFew
    Looks really smart. That’s quite a few plates and bricks but well worth it.
  • andheandhe Member Posts: 4,006
    @LuLego

    What's the clutch like on the blox baseplates? I'd thought about doing this for my frames.
  • LuLegoLuLego Member Posts: 1,010
    Does the job. I hate to promote Blox over Lego but it seemed wrong to cut genuine lego baseplates to size.

    The problem I’ve found (and this would have been the same with real lego) was sticking the baseplate to the felt backing on the kasseby unit. I used double sided tape and it seems to have stuck, for now.

    @andhe

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  • TheFewTheFew Member Posts: 1,781
    @LuLego where do you get the blox baseplates and how much?
  • TheFewTheFew Member Posts: 1,781
    LuLego said:
    Thanks @TheFew
    Looks really smart. That’s quite a few plates and bricks but well worth it.
    Yes it is a lot or parts. But i was downsizing from large ribba frames!
  • LuLegoLuLego Member Posts: 1,010
    The baseplates are Wilkinson’s. £4 each (which I thought was a bit expensive for fake crap). But they work.
  • andheandhe Member Posts: 4,006
    Thanks @LuLego I've seen them or similar in B&M bargains as well so may see if they're cheaper there.
  • TheFewTheFew Member Posts: 1,781
    LuLego said:
    The baseplates are Wilkinson’s. £4 each (which I thought was a bit expensive for fake crap). But they work.
    Thanks. Might keep my eyes open just in case...
  • vwong19vwong19 Member Posts: 1,191
    LuLego said:
    Does the job. I hate to promote Blox over Lego but it seemed wrong to cut genuine lego baseplates to size.

    The problem I’ve found (and this would have been the same with real lego) was sticking the baseplate to the felt backing on the kasseby unit. I used double sided tape and it seems to have stuck, for now.

    @andhe

    Nice display, but you might want to remove the transparent bricks from the minifigures feet to prevent the legs from cracking over time... I think I've seen it mentioned before regarding brick fatigue and clear bricks.
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  • Brixfan02Brixfan02 Member Posts: 205
     Star Wars display is now up and running with a new brick built stand wich is sturdier than the last one
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  • redarmyredarmy Member Posts: 741
    Hemel said:


    Here are mine.  Nothing special.
    Just picked up another Ribba yesterday for S18 and working on the design.  Still have a backlog of designs that I want to make for LoTR, Avengers, etc minifigures.
    Nice..i'm aiming for 23 of the series to look like that...real Mr Gold?
  • Gooker1Gooker1 Member Posts: 599
    Those are soooooo damn nice man!!!!
  • AnkhrosAnkhros Member Posts: 28
    I just have them in a plastic bin. I'd like to get some giant baseplates and display them on them.
  • flordflord Member Posts: 797
    ^ I don't see a Policeman.
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  • Boardshorts85Boardshorts85 Member Posts: 183
    sweetness34 said:
    Batman CMF  series 1 and 2 along with some special figures. 


    BigFig Bane from TLBM may be my favorite all time fig
  • mithridatemithridate Member Posts: 52
    Sorry if this is being/has been discussed elsewhere.

    The rooms in our house are flooded by Hawaiian sunlight, so (I think) I need good UV protection to keep the minifigs from becoming thrift store fodder. 

    Which pre-fab boxes definitely have acylic/glass with strong protection against the most damaging UV rays?

    And/or which websites offer such acrylic/glass in tailored sizes at fair prices?

    Mahalo in advance!
  • redarmyredarmy Member Posts: 741
    edited April 2018
    mithridate said:


    "The rooms in our house are flooded by Hawaiian sunlight"
    Meanwhile in the North-East of Scotland its 4°, misty and raining..if i'm not jealous why can't i stop punching my phone..
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  • obi_gobi_g Member Posts: 618
    Hemel said:

    Here are mine.  Nothing special.
    Just picked up another Ribba yesterday for S18 and working on the design.  Still have a backlog of designs that I want to make for LoTR, Avengers, etc minifigures.
    where do you get the backing pictures from? and do you print them on anything special or is it just a friendly printer and some heavy duty card? or do you do it yourself? the couple i have done are just on white care but i'd love to upgrade :)
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,248
    redarmy said:
    mithridate said:
    "The rooms in our house are flooded by Hawaiian sunlight"
    Meanwhile in the North-East of Scotland its 4°, misty and raining..if i'm not jealous why can't i stop punching my phone..
    It's 28 degrees and snowing in Western New York.  Spring started March 21st.  I don't want to take my gloves off to punch my phone because it is too cold.
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  • redarmyredarmy Member Posts: 741
    SumoLego said:
    redarmy said:
    mithridate said:
    "The rooms in our house are flooded by Hawaiian sunlight"
    Meanwhile in the North-East of Scotland its 4°, misty and raining..if i'm not jealous why can't i stop punching my phone..
    It's 28 degrees and snowing in Western New York.  Spring started March 21st.  I don't want to take my gloves off to punch my phone because it is too cold.
    You couldn't just let me wallow in my early morning bout of jealousy..you just had to try and go one better..shouldn't you be out shovelling or something of that nature? ;-)
    SumoLego
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,248
    This snow was pretty light, so I was able to use my battery powered leaf blower.
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Member Posts: 4,281
    Ah, just leave it; it'll melt... eventually...
    gmonkey76
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,248
    Hawaii sounds nice right about now...

    Mynatt
  • roxioroxio Member Posts: 1,384
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  • redarmyredarmy Member Posts: 741
    SumoLego said:
    Hawaii sounds nice right about now...

    Pfft...i have worse dandruff..
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  • sweetness34sweetness34 Member Posts: 417


    Changed up up the key chain display some. I'm going to have to order a second case to fit all my key chains. 
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  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,248
    @sweetness34... So... what kind of display case is that?
  • sweetness34sweetness34 Member Posts: 417
    SumoLego said:
    @sweetness34... So... what kind of display case is that?
    I believe I ordered it from Amazon or EBay a while back. 
  • FizyxFizyx Member Posts: 1,364
    Looks like it might be something like this.
  • SumoLegoSumoLego Member Posts: 15,248
    Huh.  I'm going to need a bigger boat.  There are approximately 125 different Star Wars Keychains...
    Fizyx
  • sweetness34sweetness34 Member Posts: 417
    Fizyx said:
    Looks like it might be something like this.
    Yes, that is the one. Holds 50 

    10 per row
  • nmualumninmualumni Member Posts: 53
    Ribba frame from Ikea, non-Lego baseplate cut to size, Lego 2x2 bricks. Not sure I'm crazy about the blue, but I need to get some dark grey 2x2 bricks to try it with the dark grey baseplate.
    LittleLoriLegopants
  • dmcc0dmcc0 Member Posts: 778
    edited April 2018
    Just got back from an Ikea trip the other day (Edinburgh Store).  Noticed they had Oak effect Ribba frames that I've never seen before - usually only black or white.  Only saw them in the smaller size though.  Was tempted to get a few, but still have a few black and white one's left that I've not used yet.
    andhe
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