Ikea Detolfs

**Bookmaker** · 01-14-2009, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by CaptainHardwood

Nice pics, nice display, nice collection*. Thanks for sharing!

*Well . . . other than there being waaaaaay too many females!

bahaha: waiting for Medusa, modern Ms Marvel, & 90s Jean Grey; wishing/hoping for Valkyrie, Psylocke, Mystique, Wasp, etc.

but also FS Sasquatch!

**BUZZYBEAN** · 01-14-2009, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Marcimus

Detolfs let a bit of dust in too. Still looking for the perfect case.

I didn't know that. That sucks! Sounds like a custom cabinet job is needed.

BB

**Bookmaker** · 01-14-2009, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by Marcimus

Detolfs let a bit of dust in too. Still looking for the perfect case.

Originally Posted by BUZZYBEAN

I didn't know that. That sucks! Sounds like a custom cabinet job is needed.

BB

i would consider it a negligible amount; it's no chore to dust off the insides every few weeks.

**sambofred** · 01-14-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Bookmaker

3 detolfs:

um, wow.

**sambofred** · 01-14-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by IronFist

Nope, Rafter's collapse was a custom-built cabinet. There was another user who posted about an IKEA Detolf collapse on SF, but after taking a look at his photos, it was determined that they had built them incorrectly.

I've yet to read a story about a Detolf collapse that wasn't due to either incorrect construction or grossly overloading a shelf.

ok, I stand correct. Man, those pictures were scarry though!

**Bookmaker** · 01-14-2009, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by sambofred

ok, I stand correct. Man, those pictures were scarry though!

yeah--right after i first put them up, the occasional <klonk> as one of glass shelves vibrated against one of the walls would give me a heart attack.

they are pretty stable, though. and each shelf does hold ~13 lb, so it's good for easily 3 FS/shelf, unless they're really huge or heavy.

i haven't seen--short of gonzo custom rooms--a cheaper & more effective way to display these easily & safely.

the cubes get really pricey if you elect for bigger than 12x12 & they don't have a front to keep out dust; more "furniture-y" cases obstruct too much, imo, or don't give the statues room enough for interesting displays (shelves are too shallow, too close together, etc).

there're a few diff't collections that have been posted here & other places. i think a collector called "TigerTank" has a GREAT set-up using detolfs as well as other cases, that includes comics covers in a great, effective way, too.