Building an Action Figure Display Case - Part 1

The Action Figure Display Case is one aspect of our Smugglers Room Project we have been most excited about. This Display Case will be home for a set of vintage Star Wars actions figures I have had since I was a kid.
We will construct this vintage action figure display in four parts starting with this Great Greeblies and Where to Find Them episode using hardware store electrical boxes, pvc parts, and other random items.
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[@Boba-Zach]

This was both educational fun and hilarious - thank you

[@blizatrex]

The way you are assembling all the random looks great.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much Wayne . . . things are going to get ridiculous around here!

[@ZekaVirus414]

Best KZbin channel ever

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you very very much!

[@roncasallas3411]

Love the buld brother!! Its great cuppling!!

[@the_real_lego_commander_cody]

It’s amazing how basic everyday items, when looked at “from a certain point of view”, fit perfectly for projects like these.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Right, so many options.

[@otakulensphotography]

Brother you have done it again! This is prime time TV quality. Keep up the great work!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

WOW! Thank you Otaku Dad! I really appreciate it! Thank you for taking time to watch. Very glad to hear you liked it.

[@daxbradley4346]

This is a great idea. And it's not far from how the original ILM guys worked on SW. If you watch the "Making Of" specials, they were always raiding surplus stores, junk yards, and random places for real items that were re-purposed, to give their galaxy that realistic "lived-in" look. Personally, I think this approach is much better than ultra-clean 3D printed objects and the like. Well done, sir!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! You are exactly correct. That method ILM created was the biggest reason I was drawn to the original films. I’ve always loved the stories but that used universe look and texture just captivated me. Thanks for watching!

[@thesovarian4464]

I love the look of those! Thank,you so much for shouting me out at the end! I didn't expect that!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks Chris! Absolutely a shout out my friend. When someone gives you a great word like “Greeblification” you better shout them out! Thanks for that man, I need to make you a shirt with that slogan!!!

[@IamSuperman618]

I love your ideas. I have been looking at other videos as well. You have passed on some great thoughts to me to implement in my collector room soon.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad we could help!

[@beardedgremlin8117]

Great as always!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you Gremlin!!!!

[@andlukeable]

The Smugglers Room has fast become my most anticipated thing of the week. Brilliant work once again! The ‘power coupler’ looks tasty enough for a Mynock to chew through.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you Luke! I really appreciate the compliment and for you spending time to watch. A Mynock Repellant Gun sounds like a great video idea!!!

[@perello23]

Fantastic!!!👏👏👏🙌

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you my friend! Much appreciated!

[@MigMonkey]

Those electrical boxes are perfect for a project like this, I love wandering Home Depot and when they ask what you're working on.. lol Also I have to add, a new Smugglers Room video and a new Punished Props video in the same day both using water mixable oils.. guess I know what I'm buying for my shop next.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

I LOVE it when the Home Depot or Lowes employee's ask what I am looking for. The best was when we built our Moisture Vaporator Margarita Machine. By the time i was done explaining to the first employee there were four or five people standing around trying to wrap their heads around what we were building. It was awesome! And yes, Bill Doran's suggestion of the oil paints was a huge hit! They work incredibly well. Thank the prop gods for that guy, i never stop learning from him! Thanks for watching!

[@GeorgeFord1]

Just discovered your channel. Great job! Keep them coming.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!!

[@scratch3406]

More great content. Can’t wait to see more! Just the inspiration I need to get my project off the ground.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Pinball Pals thank you!! We can’t wait to show you all more. Glad this helps get you inspired to get out there a build!

[@starwarsarmory524]

Yes please! I have a huge collection of Star Wars Vintage figures, but no where to put them. I think I'll be following this series quite closely! :D

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank You! The room project is going to have all kinds of different types of display locations. I want some really unique areas to display my collection, and hopefully that will spark some things for all of you to build for your own!

[@starwarsarmory524]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Sounds awesome! Super excited! :)

[@purrosleukos253]

God I love this channel so much! You are amazing and such a pleasure to watch! Truly is my most favourite subscription keep up the great work looking forward to the next one. 🍺

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!!! I can't tell you how much we appreciate hearing that. So glad to have you here!

[@ivangonzales5667]

This is simply amazing! 👏👏 you are so creative and is exactly the idea I was looking for to display my figures, can't wait to see the next part 😉👍

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Ivan, thank you so very much. I am so glad to hear this will help inspire your project. Thank you for watching! Stay tuned, we are super excited about this project!

[@ivangonzales5667]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Thanks to you for the inspiration, of course I'll be eager and tuned 😉👍

[@davidamoody]

awesome :-) I've just been given an old printer, can't wait to dismantle it and make something out of it!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@ericortiz3284]

great video my friend!!

[@Weirdflex_Fett]

Hell yes a new video

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Weird Flex Films thank you much!!!

[@GratuitousSets]

Are the smaller square panels with the X's Sintra, or more chalkboard?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Hey there! Those are just straight up MDF that were laser cut and then painted black. My buddy Greg over at "What a Piece of Junk" sent those to me, along with the other laser cut pieces. All from MDF.

[@GratuitousSets]

Really nice! They looked like solid plastic in the vid- nice paint ;-D

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Gratuitous Sets thank you much!!!

[@christophersoprano-sculptor]

Righty is hilarious.⭐

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL! Thanks!

[@bdbensley]

cool. can't afford the parts and have to scrounge for everything I do. thanks. great ideas!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!!

[@MELODYMUNRO]

Looks great, perhaps if you added some alien lettering, serial numbers or a production/makers mark to some of the panels/parts it would add an even greater level of detail.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you for watching! You are 100% correct, that would absolutely add more detail to the build. I think I will do that for sure. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ArmouryTerrain]

While it is a well executed build and looks good, I would not be able to build such a thing without having a narrative in my head about what it is and why it is in that place. To me this is the difference between a piece looking ok and a piece that logically exists. - not really sure that many other designers have this sort of mindset.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you Armoury-Terrain, I 100% agree with you. I really do want to have a name and function to all the strange things in this room. I think it would be much more entertaining for visitors . . . or they will just think I am crazier than they thought. I am good with either! Thanks for watching!!!

[@basvanderwerff2725]

looking awesome are you going to display them as in your thumbnail? cause that looks pretty great!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you for watching. No, we won't display them that way. But thats not a bad idea at all! We actually will have shelving units like you saw in the rendering during the video. But that being said, we will be doing some interesting things with the shelves, so be sure to check back as we progress each week with this build.

[@captdan7876]

where oh where did you get the Falcon Model for you Sketchup? if its somewhere east to find, forgive me as I've been using Sketchup for three days now and still cant even "Roundover" my Pillar Pads! Lol

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

I actually made all of that sketch up model myself. Unless you are talking about the small falcon model displayed? If so, then I got it from the 3D warehouse within sketchup.

[@tjrobertsP55631]

Hey Bryan. Fantastic channel huge starwars fan and now huge Smugglers Room fan. What software are you using for your 3D renders? I love the detail and while I am a big 3D print geek and up and coming Fusion 360 user, I can't imagine getting the detail of your renders without a ton of work at this point. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you very much! For the room renders I actually used SketchUp with a 3rd party plugin for the final rendering. It was awesome. However that was a few years back, and now I’ve shifted to using Fusion 360 like you mentioned. I think there is a lot that can be down with fusion and maybe a combination of blender? But I have yet to learn blender .

[@johnjoemaloney]

I’m new here what’s s greblification?

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

One of our awesome subscribers came up with that name. It is the act of choosing a greeblie and applying it to a type of construction? It sounds good to me :) Thanks for coming by and watching!!!

[@johnjoemaloney]

Ok what’s a greeblie.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

@@johnjoemaloney You are in luck, I made a video for just that question! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJLbkGatlqhgbbs

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Did you get your geek-e-cation John? And did the video layout the mystery of the free lie for you?

[@jumpinjimflash]

Kitbashing originated with Gerry Anderson productions and 2001: A Space Odyssey. But some of those guys (Colin Cantwell & Brian Johnson) also worked on Star Wars so ... close ;)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks for the info!

[@GarlandLym]

Just my opinion, this playlist also belongs in room build. Lol

[@idiotluggage]

I used one of those juice lids on my overly elaborate power strip. I call it a mini fusion generator.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

YES!!!!! Can you tweet, instagram, or Facebook that to me??? I would love to see it!!!

[@contrivit5806]

Hey Brian, do you think you'll start a patreon soon? I'd really like to contribute.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! We are planning on launching a Patreon here soon. Currently we want to make sure we have additional goodies to offer folks such as yourself that want to help us out. I will keep you and everyone posted. Thank you so much!

[@contrivit5806]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Of course man, it's the least I could do. I just discovered your channel last night and have been watching all of your vids every chance I got today. The effort that you put into each project really shows, and it's truly inspiring. Keep doing what you're doing and your channel will definitely grow!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

@@contrivit5806 that is incredibly kind of you to say. Very glad you found us and that you are enjoying what we do. Welcome to The Smugglers Room . . . it's only going to get more ridiculous from here on out! :)

[@JonMadsen70]

:)