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jason2885

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Since this section is kind of new I thought we should have a topic on these awesome display cases. I will get it started with a couple of pictures of some of the mods I have done on the cases that are not your normal Besta configurations.
My 4 tall 4 wide unit for 1:1 busts
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My modded single cube unit to fit Grievous PF with all sabers in.
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Also a Besta Jagra that I am using for the efx X-Wing and MR Y-Wing
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Also in the background you can see my modded GG Jabba case.


I will post pics later of my modded Scout and Speederbike PF Besta case.
 
That's a nice setup. I use a best a for my display.
I made the mistake of drilling the back to get lighting in and have now ruined it a bit :(

Can you tell me what you did to accommodate your grievous? I need something similar for my thing pf.
 
Just posted this, and I hate to double post...but I just bought a BESTA to display some PFs in and I definitely want to set up some lighting. Any recommendations as to what I should use?

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Yes! Lighting ideas are needed. Maybe ideas other than what ikea offers. I have bestas and I desperately need to light them soon.
 
I use Dioder lights in my Besta.

Thanks for the reply Nitro! I've heard of these types of lights but have no idea what they look like :slap Would you mind showing how you have them set up? Where can you get them from?
 
Thanks for the reply Nitro! I've heard of these types of lights but have no idea what they look like :slap Would you mind showing how you have them set up? Where can you get them from?

They come from Ikea and sell for $50.

Here is an example of the lighting on my Grevious 1:1:
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Each Dioder pack comes with 4 strips that can interconnect with each other. The nice thing is that they are LCD and you don't have to worry about them emmitting heat which will damage collectibles over time. They do look pretty phenominal in person.

Heres what the Greviuos looks like on the opposite side in my Besta:
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Can you tell me what you did to accommodate your grievous? I need something similar for my thing pf.

Okay the one that I made was a single cube one for Grievous. You could also make a double cube cheaper though.

For the single you need

The entire single height extension unit
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00134052
top and bottom of this
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40102105
and the sides of this cabinet
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80134053

For the double unit you need a
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40134050
and a
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80134053

I bought a tool at lowes that allows me to put screws in at an angle and attach the tops of the units together. Then do the same for the bottom. I have done this twice now and it works well. I will take pictures next time I do one and post up step by step instructions. After attaching them together place another unit on top and you cant see the seem from the outside.


Yes! Lighting ideas are needed. Maybe ideas other than what ikea offers. I have bestas and I desperately need to light them soon.

As for lighting someone could buy a bunch of surface mount LED and then just build a pcb that could be battery powered.
 
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That is really cool looking.

I wish they had not stopped making the Vegby doors like those. I bought all that I could find of them when I found out they were being discontinued. I really like the 50" doors.
 
Do you remember the name of the glass doors you have on your 1:1 bust display, Jason? I wanted to get some and I can't find them on Ikea's site. I remember us talking about some doors being discontinued and I hope its not them. :pray:

Great displays everyone. I'll have to take pics of my display should I ever get a camera. :lol
 
Tombo, there we go, thanks. I can't tell if those are frosted or not either. I guess another trip to the store may be in order.

A the very lest this can let me see what size is best for my shelves. I'm debating between the square ones like Jason's and the long skinny ones. The skinny ones are cheaper, but I don't think they are going to look as good with the metal rims going down the middle of the display.
 
I would definitely go with the square ones. The long skinny ones just dont look very good. I know that they are still making the Tombos.

You can fit 3 in the tallest unit while you only need two of the long skinny doors.


The ones that got discontinued were the Vegbys I ended up with close to 20 of each type after buying out two different stores. I need to go ahead and finish putting together all of the cabinets that I have.
 
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