Hi Everyone,

Had another trip to ikea to buy more bookcases to display my collection better so here are some before & after pics!

Before:









First major update:








Modern pop up diorama:


POTF2 Slave 1 & 300th Edition Boba Fett:




























Second major update:




















































Hope you like them guys!

Very nice!!!!

Very nice Mark. It's a real buzz to buy new cabinets and get your collection displayed.

That Glass cabinet weighs a bloody ton aswell doesn't it?

Wicked Mark! Did your collection some justice with the Ikea cabinets mate!

Really, really nice !

Thanks for the kind comments lads!

You're right about that glass cabinet Stu,its bloody heavy!

I was surprised at how easy ikea furniture is to put together though,DIY isn't my strong point.

Thanks again to Stu & Jimmy for the inspiration,most of my stuff was stashed under my bed until now!

Looks great mate, love the way you display the loose figures

That ewok endor scene looks mint dude, nice stuf mate

I like that Endor scene as well George, the AT-ST is in nice shape !

Got a soft spot for ROTJ

Cheers lads,glad you liked them!

I'm going to have to buy some more figure stands as some of the figures fall over when you open/close the door plus i need to get a couple of speeder bikes to add to the endor scene.

Mark,

Your collection looks sweet! Are they all MISB or MIB? That IKEA bookshelf looks to be the perfect size for the larger items like the boxed Death Star etc.

Cheers,
Rob.

phase3 wrote:

Mark,

Your collection looks sweet! Are they all MISB or MIB? That IKEA bookshelf looks to be the perfect size for the larger items like the boxed Death Star etc.

Cheers,
Rob.

Hey Rob,

They're all MIB mate,i couldn't afford a MISB collection plus i like to take them out the boxes once in a while & have a look(play)at them!

The IKEA units are really good for display as you can adjust the shelves plus they are quite cheap & easy to put together!

Mark.

Looks marvelous Mark! Really loving it.

That's looking great Mark, really quality stuff mate.

looks great , bet ya you had a lot of fun making the cabinet and , getting your collection from under the bed and thinking of what , where , and how to put the items

i know i love that part

and i bet , that when you gat some more of those selves to display the rest of the boxed items , it will be a jewel to look at

only thing better then your display , is your display with your women naked in front of it i always say

well to each his own wife and collection offcourse

Wow Mark, your MIB collection has grown really quickly. I'm very impressed with Max Rebo with blue arms just like his body & 8D8 hiding in the corner (where he belongs ) Are you going to have enough room to display all your boxed stuff if you get more shelves? Under the bed is not doing them justice Have you fixed your B-wing?

Cheers for the kind comments lads,glad you liked them!

Jimmy,i did enjoy putting the shelves together & was surprised how easy ikea stuff goes together as DIY isn't my strong point!

James,i hope my Rebo doesn't fade like others do & its something i'll have to watch out for.My collection is in my attic which is also my bedroom & there is 2 skylights so i'll have to watch out where the sun hits when we eventually get any!

I'm hoping to have enough room to put the rest of my collection on shelves & my plan is to put more shelves along the wooden rail on the left side & the wall on the right so its shaped like an upside down U.The only problem will be when i get an AT AT & Ewok Village as they are massive but i'll figure it out. :scratch:

I haven't fixed my B Wing yet as i'm waiting on the replacement part arriving from the US.I ordered this part here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360201578377&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I'm hoping to just replace the grey part on the far right which the cone shaped part screws into but i still don't know if this is possible & i don't really want to replace the whole cockpit as the B Wing is an absolute nightmare to put back together again.It took me over an hour the last time i tried & it done my head in.

Cheers,

Mark.

Is there a minty R2-D2 in that Droid Factory box you wanna trade? I'll send you mine... its about a C7?!?!?!?!

Hey Coach,

I'm sorry mate,he's in worse shape than yours.The decal is yellowed & hasn't been put on straight!

Great collection you got there, mate.

It will be splinted when you get shelf’s for the last MIB items.

Cheers Michael

hansole wrote:

Great collection you got there, mate.

It will be splinted when you get shelf’s for the last MIB items.

Cheers Michael

Hey Michael,

When i do buy an AT AT & Ewok Village,they will definitely be going on the bottom shelf!

Mark

That is some amazing boxed stuff!!! WOW!

Darthberizing wrote:

Mark

That is some amazing boxed stuff!!! WOW!

Thanks for the kind comment John!

Update-added a couple of speeder bikes to the endor display!

Some excellent stuff there!

Out of interest, how much are the glass shelves in IKEA? There's an outlet in Belfast and next time I do a booze cruize up north I might pick up a couple.