Curio Cabinets...what's the best brand? (2 Viewers)

[Andanna]

All these wood cabinets look great and add elegance. Very nice mahagony clot, Mark.

 

[6th Wisconsin]

I recently bought a Howard Miller curio. It is model number 680235. I collect a lot of planes and other large pieces and also wanted more options for large figure displays. If you want depth, this curio is much larger than others I have seen. It is over 21 inches deep versus the typical 12-15 inches and quite wide too. I was even able to fit my Figarti ME-110, which is the largest plane I currently have, plus lots more on the same shelf. It is a bit steep, but a local furniture warehouse sells it for a few hundred off the normal retail price. I love it and want to get another one!!!

 

[Lo1863]

I recently bought a Howard Miller curio. It is model number 680235. I collect a lot of planes and other large pieces and also wanted more options for large figure displays. If you want depth, this curio is much larger than others I have seen. It is over 21 inches deep versus the typical 12-15 inches and quite wide too. I was even able to fit my Figarti ME-110, which is the largest plane I currently have, plus lots more on the same shelf. It is a bit steep, but a local furniture warehouse sells it for a few hundred off the normal retail price. I love it and want to get another one!!!

Yeah that is one of the ones I have been looking at. How stable is it? Does it rock or wobble any when pushed against with your hands?

 

[theBaron]

Since we're all sharing...........here are few photos of my display cabinet. For lack of space I only have this one cabinet so not all of my collection gets seen. As a way around that I rotate my displays throughout the year, periodically putting out certain parts of my collection.

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Mark, are those British troops from Britain's, from the Redcoats series? If so, that's an impressive collection! That's what I aspire to, a display of a battalion of the 1st Foot Guards.

The cabinet is beautiful, too, of course

Prost!
Brad

 

[6th Wisconsin]

I recently bought a Howard Miller curio. It is model number 680235. I collect a lot of planes and other large pieces and also wanted more options for large figure displays. If you want depth, this curio is much larger than others I have seen. It is over 21 inches deep versus the typical 12-15 inches and quite wide too. I was even able to fit my Figarti ME-110, which is the largest plane I currently have, plus lots more on the same shelf. It is a bit steep, but a local furniture warehouse sells it for a few hundred off the normal retail price. I love it and want to get another one!!!

Mine is very steady. I didn't do any additional leveling or anything, and it is sitting on carpet, would should be less stable than a hardwood floor. It comes with attachments you can use for stabilizing by attachment to a wall in case you have children who like to climb or live in an earthquake zone perhaps. I did not need those. I will see if I can share a few photos this weekend. On one shelf, for example, I have the Me-110, a Figarti Tiger, 4 T-34s, 3 K&C facades, a few figures, and still have space. It really does give you a luxury you do not have with most cases. I had a pretty nice curio already but it is only 13 inches deep. I am using that one now for figures and the larger one for some figures and lots of bigger pieces.

The only thing I wish was different is that the top is recessed, so it is going to take a little extra boarding or something to be able to display items on top.

 

[Lo1863]

Mine is very steady. I didn't do any additional leveling or anything, and it is sitting on carpet, would should be less stable than a hardwood floor. It comes with attachments you can use for stabilizing by attachment to a wall in case you have children who like to climb or live in an earthquake zone perhaps. I did not need those. I will see if I can share a few photos this weekend. On one shelf, for example, I have the Me-110, a Figarti Tiger, 4 T-34s, 3 K&C facades, a few figures, and still have space. It really does give you a luxury you do not have with most cases. I had a pretty nice curio already but it is only 13 inches deep. I am using that one now for figures and the larger one for some figures and lots of bigger pieces.

The only thing I wish was different is that the top is recessed, so it is going to take a little extra boarding or something to be able to display items on top.

Great to hear how stable it is. As I said, this is one of the ones I have been looking into getting. I know several members on here own this exact one (several pics posted in this thread of it). Yes, snap some pics of it and your collection. Love seeing people's setups!

 

[6th Wisconsin]

Now that we are on a tangent anyway, I may do a repeat and post a picture of my favorite collection:

WOW!!! Thank you for sharing. Those are gorgeous displays. The whole setup looks nice with the chairs and everything. I am sure you sit there often and admire your collection. I would!

 

[Andanna]

Not mine unfortunately. I am reduced to IKEA. .

I found the photo online - and loved it. But I was never able to identify the collector unfortunately.

 

[7th OVI]

Same here, IKEA, but someday when I grow up... Chris

 

[Andanna]

Same here, IKEA, but someday when I grow up... Chris

When you grow up, you might not collect toy soldiers anymore.

Stamps?

 

[7th OVI]

Hope not, the key is never to grow up? I need a reason to keep my cases and studio. My grand kids will help with that.

 

[TomNT]

Cool Star Wars ships Chris, are they kits you put together or off the shelf purchases? Hope your grand kids don't start playing with them by the way... {eek3}

Tom

 

[7th OVI]

Believe it or not they are off the shelf. The grand kids love them so we sort of play with them... they will be in a diorama soon and then back in the IKEA cases... Chris

 

[Lo1863]

Love it and love Star Wars!!

 

[Artillery_crazy]

Talking about big screens....yours is huge......the pictures must show up fantastically big.....{sm4}{sm4}{sm4}
Cheers
Artillery_Crazy

Hope not, the key is never to grow up? I need a reason to keep my cases and studio. My grand kids will help with that.

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[Andanna]

 

[TomNT]

Believe it or not they are off the shelf. The grand kids love them so we sort of play with them... they will be in a diorama soon and then back in the IKEA cases... Chris

Thanks Chris and can you please let me know the brand, cost and where you got them from? They are really cool and I have always had a soft spot for star wars spaceships. When I was a kid I built some little x -wing fighters and a large rebel air speeder from kits. They are all gone as per most things from my child hood days.

Tom

 

[Lo1863]

Thanks Chris and can you please let me know the brand, cost and where you got them from? They are really cool and I have always had a soft spot for star wars spaceships. When I was a kid I built some little x -wing fighters and a large rebel air speeder from kits. They are all gone as per most things from my child hood days.

Tom

I would not mind knowing as well. My guess is that they are from the tabletop game called "Star Wars Miniatures." Although I think they are no longer produced.

 

[Raider]

Tom,those Star Wars ships are from Star Wars Armada.Tabletop war game.

 

[TomNT]

I would not mind knowing as well. My guess is that they are from the tabletop game called "Star Wars Miniatures." Although I think they are no longer produced.

Tom,those Star Wars ships are from Star Wars Armada.Tabletop war game.

Thanks fellas, I will see if any are still around, perhaps on ebay.

Tom