Macross Collection Display Thread

[seti88]

23 hours ago, Darotower said:

My missiles are ready to fire!

You gotta open up the missile doors, for the missiles to fire.

nice lineup!

Edited October 4, 2019 by seti88

[sqidd]

Putting my first Detolfs together (well, the wife is). They has provisions to anchor them to the wall. Do you guys do that?

Edited October 5, 2019 by sqidd

[Sanity is Optional]

Absolutely, all of my shelves and display cases are anchored.

Then again, I’m in California. It’s not a question of if there’s an earthquake, it’s a question of when.

[sqidd]

1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Absolutely, all of my shelves and display cases are anchored.

Then again, I’m in California. It’s not a question of if there’s an earthquake, it’s a question of when.

Have you thought of life preservers?

[sqidd]

It's a Detolf base (s).

I just drew these up real quick to send over to one of my vendors for a quote. Steel black powdercoated frame with brushed aluminum panels which would be riveted on. The panels could be just about anything though. This is just what I want.

-Adjustable feet

-Frame anchors to the Detolf using the pre existing holes for the standard Detolf feet.

If there is enough interest in something like this and the cost is right they would be easy enough to mass produce for board members.

 

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by sqidd

[Slave IV]

1 hour ago, sqidd said:

It's a Detolf base (s).

I just drew these up real quick to send over to one of my vendors for a quote. Steel black powdercoated frame with brushed aluminum panels which would be riveted on. The panels could be just about anything though. This is just what I want.

-Adjustable feet

-Frame anchors to the Detolf using the pre existing holes for the standard Detolf feet.

If there is enough interest in something like this and the cost is right they would be easy enough to mass produce for board members.

 

 

Excellent! I’ve been wanting something like this but it would be even better if one side was open for an additional display space. It would probably increase cost by a lot but an opening clear door would be amazing. 

[sqidd]

42 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Excellent! I’ve been wanting something like this but it would be even better if one side was open for an additional display space. It would probably increase cost by a lot but an opening clear door would be amazing. 

That would increase costs dramatically. They're not going to be cheap anyway.

[sqidd]

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Excellent! I’ve been wanting something like this but it would be even better if one side was open for an additional display space. It would probably increase cost by a lot but an opening clear door would be amazing. 

I thought about this a bit more. It wouldn't be too hard to put a glass door on. But there would have to be a light in there or you would never see anything. And it would be a pretty small cubby. I'm not sure if the cost/benefit ratio would play out.

 

[Slave IV]

Most my office Macross stuff on display.

[SuNDuK]

Moved into new apartaments and yestarday put on my new shelf my macross toys. I like it! Now i need to deecide where i will get my HMR toys and make nightlight like on last photos test backlight.

 

Spoiler

 

Edited October 9, 2019 by SuNDuK

[spanner]

My DX YF-19 arrived this afternoon! I really missed having one of these! So so good to have another again! Gorgeous bird! 

From once having over 140 Valkyries and then to zero (pardon the pun) im now back up to three! And hopefully many more after that! 

There's a long long road ahead!

[vlenhoff]

^ ^ ^   THIS ^ ^ ^

[nightmareB4macross]

Hey Spanner,

Welcome back (partially).

i hope the rekindle of your love for Macross doesn’t cost you a leg and thigh.

[MKT]

Always love your displays @spanner 

[spanner]

3 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Hey Spanner,

Welcome back (partially).

i hope the rekindle of your love for Macross doesn’t cost you a leg and thigh.

Thanks! Hehe! Too late! Kinda already has! Especially when paying so late for pre orders and excessively hiked up post release prices..

Thanks NY..

3 hours ago, MKT said:

Always love your displays @spanner 

Thanks mate! Would certainly be nice to grow my Macross collection again to something reasonable but not to the extreme of what I once had..

[spanner]

My one anime, sci-fi and aircraft display cabinet! Might have to pack some of the planes and girls away as it's already getting a little cramped..

[Lolicon]

Where'd you get the giant Makise from? 

[Slave IV]

I still love that XB-70 up top @spanner

[sqidd]

I think I was 12yrs old when I saw one of these at the air force museum in I think it's Dayton, OH. I was completely blown away and obsessed about it. It's numbers are ludicrous.

 

 

[spanner]

8 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Where'd you get the giant Makise from? 

Can't really remember actually.. I've had her for a while now. Possible ebay?

She's not actually tall.. the camera angle skewed the image a bit and that she's right up against the glass. She's about 20cm tall.

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

I still love that XB-70 up top @spanner

Yeah they are my all time favorite plane and not just because of the name! LOL! Especially the second prototype with its cantered wings. A shame it was lost in a crash.

2 hours ago, sqidd said:

I think I was 12yrs old when I saw one of these at the air force museum in I think it's Dayton, OH. I was completely blown away and obsessed about it. It's numbers are ludicrous.

I would absolutely love to see this thing in the flesh! Such an amazing machine!

Edited October 10, 2019 by spanner

[Chronocidal]

I love everything about that display.  Basically runs literally top to bottom like a "best of" selection of my favorite aircraft and science fiction designs.  B-70, Refit Enterprise, F-106, F-14, YF-19, and VF-1.. only thing missing for me would be an X-Wing.  

Which Enterprise version is that by the way?  Looks a little like one of the diamond select ones, but it seems brighter white than the ones I have.  Might just be the display lighting washing it out.

[Slave IV]

Good call on the X-Wing. I prefer Tie Fighters, Slave I and MF but the point is some Star Wars representation. I'd add an original Cylon Raider too.

[sqidd]

My love of big toys sure does create it's challenges. This dude looks awesome. He's about 2" too tall to fit in a Detolf though. I ended up pulling a shelf out for now.

I'm going to have to accelerate my design for adjustable Detolf shelves.

 

[Slave IV]

1 minute ago, sqidd said:

My love of big toys sure does create it's challenges. This dude looks awesome. He's about 2" too tall to fit in a Detolf though. I ended up pulling a shelf out for now.

I'm going to have to accelerate my design for adjustable Detolf shelves.

 

That's a beauty! One simple way is just putting some pads under the shelf where they are supported. Depends on how high you need them to go but definitely an easy and effective way to add small amounts of height.

[sqidd]

5 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

That's a beauty! One simple way is just putting some pads under the shelf where they are supported. Depends on how high you need them to go but definitely an easy and effective way to add small amounts of height.

I love the weathered look that ThreeZero does on a lot of stuff.

I need about 2" more for this guy.

And as I typed that I came up with a sweet idea for "risers" that clamp on to the existing Detolf bars. Really low profile jobbies. With interchangeable posts they could be pretty much infinitely adjustable (in increments of maybe .25-.5").

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I could knock a few out in the shop pretty easy. Mass production is a different nut to crack. I need to think about this.

[Shizuka the Cat]

8 hours ago, sqidd said:

I think I was 12yrs old when I saw one of these at the air force museum in I think it's Dayton, OH. I was completely blown away and obsessed about it. It's numbers are ludicrous.

 

 

You are referring to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, located near Dayton, Ohio.  I grew up near there and visited the museum many times with my dad. I think that is where I first developed a love of fighter jets.  ( I also think my dad originally wished before I was born that he'd have a son to pass along the family name, but anyways... )

Anyways, I love that museum. Anyone interested in visiting it or learning more about the museum can find its website here:  https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil

[sqidd]

49 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

You are referring to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, located near Dayton, Ohio.  I grew up near there and visited the museum many times with my dad. I think that is where I first developed a love of fighter jets.  ( I also think my dad originally wished before I was born that he'd have a son to pass along the family name, but anyways... )

Anyways, I love that museum. Anyone interested in visiting it or learning more about the museum can find its website here:  https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil

Yeah, that's the one. If I remember correctly you have to sign up and take a bus out to see the experiment aircraft.

I really need to get back down there.

[Lolicon]

7 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

I love everything about that display.  Basically runs literally top to bottom like a "best of" selection of my favorite aircraft and science fiction designs.  B-70, Refit Enterprise, F-106, F-14, YF-19, and VF-1.. only thing missing for me would be an X-Wing.  

Which Enterprise version is that by the way?  Looks a little like one of the diamond select ones, but it seems brighter white than the ones I have.  Might just be the display lighting washing it out.

It looks like the Bandai Enterprise-A but it's missing some details so that can't be it. Zooming in, there are noticeable seams on the ends of the nacelles, so I'm thinking it's a Diamond Select release. 

[MKT]

The XB-70 looks swell @spanner

I really like the cantered wings; obviously this was where the YF-21 got it from. The YF-21 really is an amalgam of experimental aircrafts features of its day - the body of the YF-23, the wings of the XB-70 Valkyrie, the 3D trust vectoring feature? And that it transforms into a Queadluun-Rau inspired design is just amazing!  

[spanner]

13 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

I love everything about that display.  Basically runs literally top to bottom like a "best of" selection of my favorite aircraft and science fiction designs.  B-70, Refit Enterprise, F-106, F-14, YF-19, and VF-1.. only thing missing for me would be an X-Wing.  

Which Enterprise version is that by the way?  Looks a little like one of the diamond select ones, but it seems brighter white than the ones I have.  Might just be the display lighting washing it out.

Not so much a fan of Star Wars so I don't have any of the ships.. I do like them though. 

Can't remember what brand the Enterprise is but it is the 1701A. Maybe the Undiscovered Country movie version.. 

[seti88]

duh wrong thread..

Edited October 12, 2019 by seti88

[MKT]

17 hours ago, sqidd said:

I love the weathered look that ThreeZero does on a lot of stuff.

I need about 2" more for this guy.

And as I typed that I came up with a sweet idea for "risers" that clamp on to the existing Detolf bars. Really low profile jobbies. With interchangeable posts they could be pretty much infinitely adjustable (in increments of maybe .25-.5").

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I could knock a few out in the shop pretty easy. Mass production is a different nut to crack. I need to think about this.

 

One of the common Detolf mods are using cable clamps on the posts, as height adjustable mounts for the glass to rest on. Couple of pics pulled randomly from net below to illustrate:

 

The cable clamp

 

Clamps applied on posts, with glass shelf resting on the clamps at all corners.

 

What I was concerned with for this method, was that the glass shelf now rests on 4 very small footprints, so the glass corners become high stress points. Then one day I happen to come across adjustable height, purpose-built Detolf acrylic shelves from a Polish supplier:

https://shop.army-case.com/product/a-space-additional-shelves-for-detolf-ikeas-glass-door-cabinet/

I ordered couple of sets, and so far I've had time to fix a shelf (pictured below, on the top shelf). The shelf may look a bit out of place compared to the default shelves, but they are sturdy and works well. In the web site, it says the shelf is rated to hold up to 12kg (!), though I've never tested it myself. I just want these shelves to use up the vertical space in the Detolfs, especially if the toys are in fighter mode.

 

 

[sqidd]

2 hours ago, MKT said:

 

One of the common Detolf mods are using cable clamps on the posts, as height adjustable mounts for the glass to rest on. Couple of pics pulled randomly from net below to illustrate:

 

The cable clamp

 

Clamps applied on posts, with glass shelf resting on the clamps at all corners.

 

What I was concerned with for this method, was that the glass shelf now rests on 4 very small footprints, so the glass corners become high stress points. Then one day I happen to come across adjustable height, purpose-built Detolf acrylic shelves from a Polish supplier:

https://shop.army-case.com/product/a-space-additional-shelves-for-detolf-ikeas-glass-door-cabinet/

I ordered couple of sets, and so far I've had time to fix a shelf (pictured below, on the top shelf). The shelf may look a bit out of place compared to the default shelves, but they are sturdy and works well. In the web site, it says the shelf is rated to hold up to 12kg (!), though I've never tested it myself. I just want these shelves to use up the vertical space in the Detolfs, especially if the toys are in fighter mode.

 

 

Well check that out. Thanks for posting. I was going to design and make something. Not any more!

$35ish seems reasonable.

Did you order direct from them? No issues?

Thanks!

[MKT]

1 hour ago, sqidd said:

Well check that out. Thanks for posting. I was going to design and make something. Not any more!

$35ish seems reasonable.

Did you order direct from them? No issues?

Thanks!

Yup, ordered direct. 

Although, the packaging was a bit scary, because the pizza-like box used to house the set of shelves was a bit too large, and look to collapse rather easily if any other parcel sits on top of it in transit. There was no outer shipping box, the item box itself came wrapped only in clear plastic film.

It’s kinda ironic since they specialise in making tough cases for transporting toy figures.

Still, the shelves itself survived the trip without any issues. If I were to order again, I would add in a remark requesting robust packaging, perhaps add bubble wrap outside the box, and inside the box to fill up the empty spaces.

One of the metal mounts arrived bent & defective. I contacted them and they sent replacements right away, so no complains there on after-sales. 

 

[sqidd]

39 minutes ago, MKT said:

Yup, ordered direct. 

Although, the packaging was a bit scary, because the pizza-like box used to house the set of shelves was a bit too large, and look to collapse rather easily if any other parcel sits on top of it in transit. There was no outer shipping box, the item box itself came wrapped only in clear plastic film.

It’s kinda ironic since they specialise in making tough cases for transporting toy figures.

Still, the shelves itself survived the trip without any issues. If I were to order again, I would add in a remark requesting robust packaging, perhaps add bubble wrap outside the box, and inside the box to fill up the empty spaces.

One of the metal mounts arrived bent & defective. I contacted them and they sent replacements right away, so no complains there on after-sales. 

 

Excellent, Thank you.