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Golden Oak Home Made Display Case

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  • Member since
    August 2005
Golden Oak Home Made Display Case
Posted by 7055 on Monday, December 19, 2005 6:09 PM
The Idea behind it is for each shelf to be a sheet of glass, 2 inches under each shelf is a sheet of mirror allowing you to see through the glass onto the mirror to see the chassis. The Backing of it is a large sheet of mirror allowing you to see the rear and sides of each model.











The glass and mirror shelves are now added.



Nearing completion. Heres a model sitting on it to give you an idea of how it will work.



Finished!






The front piece of Plexi-glass is hinged for easy access to the models.



Here it is with the hinged plexiglass cover opened.



The hinged Plexi-glass front is held closed at the bottom with vel-cro thats connected to the display case with a sheet of brass.






And the finishing touch... A door stopper to keep the closet door from destroying my new display case.



The finish is Golden Oak with 6 coats or more of poly-urethane clear sanding in-between. All the screws are brass to match the finish and are counter-sunk into the wood to sit flush with the finish.

  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Greencastle, IN
Posted by eizzle on Monday, December 19, 2005 9:03 PM
Wasn't this posted on ScaleAuto Forums? Either way, I know I have seen it before, and it gets better looking each time! I love hte mirrors, that is ingenious! Good job 7055! Ever think about building and selling these? I bet they would go like hotcakes, they are the perfect model display case, IMHO.

Colin

 Homer Simpson for president!!!

  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Northern Indiana
Posted by overkillphil on Monday, December 19, 2005 9:14 PM
That's pretty sharp.  I never would have thought to place the mirror a couple of inches below the glass.  At least not until I had already put it together.
my favorite headache/current project: 1/48 Panda F-35 "I love the fact that dumb people don't know who they are. I hope I'm not one of them" -Scott Adams
  • Member since
    July 2013
Posted by DURR on Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:03 AM

awesome job

what are the dimensions

and if you don't mind this question  the cost breakdown

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:08 PM

Beautiful work.  Makes a really great display case for models.

Regards,  Rick

RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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