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Ikea Granas Double Vision

February 08, 2021

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The almost final Star Wars Granas display.....

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DIY Display Case (Acrylic/Plexiglas)

This is the DIY guide I followed finding a local supplier for acrylic took some effort. You find either 1) actual supplier/manufacturer which will be cheap but the minimum size is a huge 4"x8" and they may not sell it to you. 2) a retailer with more manageable sizes and volumes but also more $. Home Depot actually carries acrylic too (2"x4"x1/4" for $60 I think). So depending on how much you actually need and the suppliers willingness to help you make a few cuts for nominal charge your choices are limited material cost varies greatly depending on thickness. 3mm to 4.5mm to 6mm almost doubles the cost each jump. Of cause thicker will look better on larger case though as for tools you really do need a rotary tool, table saw, router and router table. You could do without the saw if you manage to get your panels pre-cut. I already had some so it helped but I still spend a good $300 on just tools and misc. I tried to sand the edges manually but you just can&

Like this? Its dirt cheap just ask me ;)

So here it goes.... These tubes you see are made of glass and are again from IKEA!!! They are part of a lantern called Damast and sell for C$20, well here in Canada anyways!!!! The glass tube is 14" tall and has a diameter of 5.75" and will fit most 1/6 figures. It is rather tight fit. Since Ikea is pretty much everywhere now and anyone can get hold on these cheap ;) so hopefully you can use the idea for some good displays and post some pictures :D

Legend Master Light House modification

It’s been a while but this seems worth putting it out there to be found but other collectors with same dilemma. I have a few of these Legend Master light house displays and they are great. However when wired to remote controlled power you still had to go up and touch each front panel to turn the LEDs on. So this is the mod to disable this momentary switch. Now I can remotely turn on my two displays w my IR triggered remote. May switch to a smart outlet later. Hope this helps someone out there BTW thanks to my friend Simon for his input on how to modify the PCB Please read all the steps before attempting - remove the 4 "feets" on the bottom to reveal 4 screws - there may be some glue so remove it as much as you can - remove screws w the right sized tool to avoid stripping them - when opening it up I recommend to use a knife to pry the inner piece from the larger surrounding frame just a tad and then hold together to flip it upside down so the screw holes are facing upwards.

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