parrasmaniac's IKEA Billy in the corner of the studio

[MikeyMike]

Congrats on a super setup! Some of the most iconic characters in history in there

I have the Navy blue Billy as it fits in with the room however it dims the internal LED lighting slightly. Your example is perfect.

How have you 'dulled' the lighting strips? have you folded white card to drop over the lights, so it bounces inward?

 

[parrasmaniac]

thanks a lot!

And yes, it is white cardboard.

A white Billy + white cardboard is a good way to tidy things a bit.

You can hide wires (Vader’s CCL) or the LED strips using cardboard.

 

[MikeyMike]

thanks a lot!

And yes, it is white cardboard.

A white Billy + white cardboard is a good way to tidy things a bit.

You can hide wires (Vader’s CCL) or the LED strips using cardboard.

My intension is to 'white out' the shelves which have figures in (currently only 1, soon to be 2) using laminated board. Looking to get this done net week and they should 'pop' a lot more with the contrast against the blue.

Also looking to have lighting down the sides like you have! Fingers crossed.

Congrats again, looks amazing!

 

[parrasmaniac]

new pics!

General overview:

 

[parrasmaniac]

there have been some changes in the collection...



what do you think, guys?

 

[amarcord]

Nice selection of figures, looks like you love the eighties ;-)

I think you are more a cherry picker than a collect them all.

 

[parrasmaniac]

thanks! yes I try to be... I realised that since the previous photo, I sold 5 figures, and bought 8.

The limit in space helps me prioritize, and keep the ones I like best!

 

[theWolvesBlood6]

I really love the random pairings, personally. Stormtrooper with Marty and Slimer looks wonderful. But I also love the Empire Strikes Back set up. I need a shiny C3P0


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[yodasan]

Are you able to have 5 shelves with enough space for 1/6 figures on each shelf in a Billy?

 

[parrasmaniac]

uhmm no, I don't think so.

You could fit 4, and 2 of them would have plenty of height space.

But no, I cannot see 5 shelves unless you add the extra top part, which you can, but it is too high to display figures IMHO.

thanks for the messages guys!!

 

[parrasmaniac]

a more recent pic.

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here you can see the "top" part added.

 

[yodasan]

uhmm no, I don't think so.

You could fit 4, and 2 of them would have plenty of height space.

But no, I cannot see 5 shelves unless you add the extra top part, which you can, but it is too high to display figures IMHO.

thanks for the messages guys!!

The interior height looks like it is about 72 inches - ? So wouldn't that be enough to have 5 levels of figures with ~14 inches per level?

 

[parrasmaniac]

but you cannot move the middle shelf, that one is fixed, so that is a restriction.

 

[yodasan]

but you cannot move the middle shelf, that one is fixed, so that is a restriction.

Ah ok - good to know, thanks!

 

[parrasmaniac]

hello there!

Just a quick update. I ended up moving the collection from the studio to another room.

Here I leave a photo of the current and maybe almost perhaps final collection:

 

[generalszabo]

Lovely, nice and clean

 

[parrasmaniac]

Some more little changes in my collection!

There is a black costume Spidey on top....

and a closer look to some details:

 

[matrix69]

Nice collection and set-up Parra!

 

[parrasmaniac]

You gotta like this collection!