How to Make an AWESOME display case for MINIATURES

[@ryanthompson6571]

This has got to be one of the best ideas I have ever seen. I know what im doing the next time i have some spare sheets of mdf. Stunning and practical. Really good job 👍

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

thank you so much, Im thinking of attaching it to the wall =)

[@ryanthompson6571]

@@MiniatureHobbyist I think your gonna need a much bigger wall by this time next year. Honestly I started watching your videos from the very beginning and the level of everything you do is upped by 100%. Though I am more Age of sigmar, I always watch your videos and maybe, just maybe steal a few ideas here and there 😀 keep doing what you do best, building and painting what suits you.

[@Jianju69]

@@MiniatureHobbyist Mine is mounted on the wall in the living room, a great showcase for my latest completions.

[@rodolfomaravillasduran8793]

Man this is quite something. The minis look great and giving them that background kinda is a game changer.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, yeah I want to be able to see the minis in a background that works for them =)

[@toddler_dragons]

I make Diorama-like bookshelves inserts for my minis. And I use the 1/4 inch xps foam for the back, sides and ground so I lose the minimum amount of space for minis :) But yours looks quite neat too!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

What can I say....I LOVE 3D printing and painting miniatures, this is just the first of many custom made display cases. What should my next case look like?

[@SDJW2016]

@Miniature Hobbyist , How is Steve

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

@@SDJW2016 I dont know, why whats happened?

[@SDJW2016]

@@MiniatureHobbyist Remember, the ork controlling the Stomper you made out of Sprues (I dont know how to spell at times)

[@SDJW2016]

@@MiniatureHobbyist Thank you

[@Velcraft]

The technique somewhere between drybrushing and normal painting is called *overbrushing*

[@ShDTMP]

Great Display case! it's called over-brushing or Heavy Dry Brush. I'm glad you're enjoying Miniature painting!

[@coachace123]

This is a great idea for all those completed minis hidden away in storage. And, you made this look so easy and simple, yet it really came out as something to be proud to display.

[@smellyflounder7544]

reaaly cool build. Could see this working for other settings too, like a Bunker, spaceship etc. great job as always

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers, yeah Im doing an ancient aztec temple diorama and might do another case similar to that =)

[@smellyflounder7544]

@@MiniatureHobbyist looking forward to it :)

[@MarkLewis...]

BTW... That "A-Z" home delivery service on-line has tons of great LED strip light options! The colours are rainbow, with remote, and dim to super nova brightness. Various lengths and choices! They work great!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Cheers I will take a look at them =)

[@martindunn4545]

Add some water into your PVA/paint base coats ! It'll make it flow a lot better into the nooks and crannies. I've had to play around with ratios a bit but it saves so much time. Loving the new type of content !

[@ObliviousStrife]

You are my absolute favourite terrain creator to watch. Very slap chop at times, which is excellent for speed, and it comes out looking incredible. Very inspired to go and make my own display case as well after this. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

[@barrykent9877]

At last proper, nice and clear stands!

[@Scott-du2cg]

You could foam core board also and absolutely love that miniatures shelf to hold them

[@thedefector6153]

I'm blown away. Please...PLEASE do something similar but for a 40k asthetic.

[@alexandergonzalezblandon1604]

D&D Style, I love this theme. Greetings from Venezuela.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

thank you and hiya =)

[@LucionFrostBurn]

What a neat idea! Definitely want to do something like this for my minis in the future. I'd love to see what you do for that jungle case, and maybe a snowy/mountain one too!

[@snellface]

Nice shelft! I'd look into making my own LED lights if I were you. All you need is a soldering iron, thing wires, some LEDs, resistors and a power supply (like a 5-12V wall wart), and maybe an hour or so of reading how to use LEDs with resistors if you have not done electronics before. With that said, I wanted to ask where the medium sized skeleton models come from, they look nice.

[@jdschauss]

Even though I am a Battletech guy, I have to give it up. Mate, your case is absolutely BRILLIANT! Cheers from the USA! ...and we call it grout, too. ;-)

[@karlhinton7484]

Great idea and the lighting is just right tbf

[@artsoulnorth]

This is an absolutely fantastic idea, and really easy to follow too.

[@galan8115]

Share the 3d roller thingiverse links, brother! And thank you again for another fantastic video.

[@AVspectre]

Right!? :)

[@michaelvalenzuela2528]

A most Excellent way to display the very cool figures

[@chandlermorris1]

I think the lighting is good. More like candle light which matches the environment. If you go brighter than it will be too overpowering. Looks good

[@ghitapaints91]

Very nice work - awesome design of the textures.

[@WargamerNed]

This is ingenious! I am incredibly inspired by this

[@mhovar101]

Those look amazing

[@geekfreak69]

Absolutely incredible display unit.

[@MarkLewis...]

Thursday... Our groups DnD day... Perfect.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

well it was until I just got a message saying the DM is stuck at work so had to cancel it, of well I will be watching some critical role later then lol =)

[@MarkLewis...]

@@MiniatureHobbyist sucks when DnD is cancelled! "My heart joined the thousands as a friend stopped running today."

[@friendlyattack1181]

Love them, they've got that classic fantasy air about them

[@qwijoma1873]

Very cool. Love the texture rollers as well.

[@tabletophobby3151]

Excellent work buddy - looking forward to the judge getting a themed storage solution from an apocalyptic future

[@MrMartincannon]

That’s fantastic what a great idea

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

thank you so much =)

[@garfieldwithissuez]

Fantastic video. Just so you know it depends on where in the United States you are but but we use both grout and spackle. Where I am in Texas grout is used used to affix tiles to a surface and sparkle is used to to patch small holes in walls.

[@ScaleModelCraft]

Very nicely done!!!!

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

Between dry brushing and wet brushing is called "over brushing"

[@Lightbringer-777]

This is so cool. Great job for sure.

[@dannydaniel138]

This is very cool. Nice work.

[@myoung4997]

Excellent display - thanks for posting!

[@joshuaedley5191]

that is an amazing display for miniature! impressive work!

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Thank you so much =)

[@joshuaedley5191]

@@MiniatureHobbyist your welcome!

[@bibo987945]

Wonderful. that's a good idea to put lots of prints in dungeon. love this case.

[@kaig.-s.1040]

What an amazing thing you did there! Not only practical and a seems relatively easy to build and to personalise. The display itself, it is so beautiful.

[@fabiorodrigues890]

Gorgeous work and awesome ideia

[@drakedragonking4698]

I have to admit this switch in content is very much enjoyed keep up the good work

[@NerdAdventurer85]

It looks absolutely Fantastic Friend! I love the led idea, and personally i think softer lights give it a 'moody' edge, that fits in with the candles in your backdrop. Of course, it's all down to personal preference eh. 😂👍

[@TheGUNdalf]

Looks amazing

[@afatblackjedi5739]

Looks great. Good luck on your journey

[@viesturssilins858]

You bring joy.

[@tylerpeck9754]

that is really awesome! enjoyed the journey!!

[@DARKHUNTER130]

I'd recommend that you have a look at LED strip lights. It'll kick off more light, you can change the colors with a remote and are pretty easy to set up. If you ever need to do a sci fi diorama el wire is useful (imagine a wire of light that you can bend into any shape you want) Lastly tea lights are good for a flickering candle effect

[@Master13346]

Your painting looks awesome!

[@katrinthorsdottir7514]

Fun, love the hollow ones!

[@luvmaika]

Very creative, awesome work!

[@marcuswelbymd7881]

Great idea. Enjoying your work. Thanks for your vids.

[@adrianmunoz2945]

Pretty set

[@heatheberley1401]

I always thought would be harder to make then this great ideas.

[@oldturtleguy]

Loved it. It would have been interesting if you had the lights in the torches.

[@codeofthewolf224]

Adding my 2 cents for the algorithm. If you cut some ply into ramparts shapes you could put some minis on top as castle guards.

[@KnightsOfDice]

what a fun project, it looks excellent!

[@Eskell1990]

Absolutely amazing!

[@Gyro_Pretzeli]

Splendid. How did you paint the minis? Any recent vids about the usual routine?

[@ralphwie575]

This is awesome! Thank you!

[@imagination43]

very cool, like the fact you could use this as a corridor fight aswell

[@heikokraemer2735]

This looks incredible good!

[@jamiepetereit7828]

the dry brushing technique where the paint is still a little wet is called over brushing i think awesome video btw i have the same problem with space, could see myself doing this.

[@dylanhunter5414]

So originally i followed you purely for the warhammer sprue videos and i will say when you announced that you were stopping the warhamemr videos i was skeptical if i'd stay subbed but so far you've kept making great videos. Keep up the great work :)

[@holsson85]

Very nice idea!

[@ironbomb6753]

Well done. 👍 I dig it.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

Damn that turned out nicely

[@AVspectre]

Really love this idea for displaying. :) I think the only thing I might try to add would be a clear front to limit dust etc. and protect mine from my curious cat. :) Can you tell us more about the files for your texture rollers? If you are worried the link would be blocked, perhaps shout out the creator or file names? Thanks!

[@YarDarkwood]

So awesome!

[@jamesstephenbrown]

Texture roller = mind = blown

[@rosascreativeworks5403]

Nice project. It's wonderful when you can show off all your hard work like that! So many of my friends just have a plastic box they throw everything into. I'm still looking for a better option for me. Nice vid! 💪

[@AngryOrc]

This is really cool.

[@PaintingwithFlare]

very well done!

[@leeharvey8197]

That's very cool.

[@Samuel.U]

Subscribed! Amazing idea, love it

[@StudioWGS]

That looks great!

[@andrevandervlies5700]

Nice display. How about making others themed to the minis you put in them? If you'd sort them by theme/category that is.

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

yup thats exactly what I was thinking, the next one will be a ancient temple jungle aztec feel to it =)

[@horst-dieterdejonge9842]

I've got a couple of display frames with a glass front called "Kasseby" by that Swedish furniture store... now I'm thinking about decorating them like you did.

[@EQ2Cordanim]

Amazing how you make it so easy! This would take me weeks!! :)

[@HobbyWorld_one]

Awesome video, love how you have combined the use of 3d printing and classical building techniques :) This build has definitely inspired me. Now I know that I need to make a display for my own mini's ;) Thanks for sharing :)

[@mortenstage2950]

That is really Nicely done ! Love it 😍

[@alessiodecarolis]

REALLY impressive, as noted by others you'll need a clear front, because dust it's a terrible thing on minis, the only problem is that not all have a 3D printer.

[@paulkemp8520]

Yeah heavy drybrushing is called over brushing. Love the shelf, and the cloud mini was cool.

[@jenniferalpiner7974]

This is so cool! I have a lot of glass animal figurines from 1 in to 3 in tall. Did you happen to find any brighter lighting to use for this love to know

[@jpc61570]

Nice, I am thinking of doing a few different. Terrian scenes with some of my Miniatures. Dungeon, artic, desert, forest, sea, have quite a few already painted. But I have Been doing bases for mine based on the hero or villain/monster. Plus right now I don't have the time to be painting. So my best friend has been taking some of mine to do for me because I am so far behind.but we are caught up to play d n d. So that is good. I liked your set up and I got a kick out of seeing cloud of final fantasy in your video. If you knew you had him as a Miniature.

[@Gfloresadam]

Loved this build!

[@kvetoslavnovak423]

Great DYI!!! Could you share the links to the Thingeverse rollers?

[@Roflmfaoftw]

love it. absolutely awesome

[@amberyooper]

That's really nicely done!

[@joaoleong522]

this is very good welldone

[@soramirai2675]

would have loved if you had linked the creators for each roller in the description as well

[@micahlewis4452]

This is a great idea and great execution! Keep making what inspires you man!

[@paulofreire7520]

Very cool, dude. 👍🏻

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@gavinsmiyh6218]

Great video. Love it.

[@afatblackjedi5739]

Do you have an airbrush? I would get one of them for sure, I got one a few months ago and love it

[@nobbynobbs8182]

Superb

[@TheDuffman6582]

This is a great idea! Love it

[@phylpou]

Wow I love your paint pot holder, where did you find it?

[@Rodrigo-fj7zj]

This looks amazing. I would love to see more but could you put a prtective barrier to keep the dust out? Is there an alternative to glass ?