Organization of toys

[Lizerd]

So I may not have a massive collection, but it is pretty heavily painted. As most of them are currently in my studio (a nice corner of the living room) and still drying I have some time to relocate them. So I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks on how to make a good display for them that is also good for storage.

[Cretaceous Crab]

I was able to find a nice little display cabinet that was used, for our dining room area. I periodically change figures out as I complete repaints, or get new ones.



I have a shelf above my art desk for the WIPs, and some book shelf space in the bedroom for my "special" sets (mainly Definitely Dinosaurs, misc and JP/JW figures).

[Lizerd]

That looks good, thanks for the help 

[CityRaptor]

Well, I mainly store mine in IKEA's Billy bookshelves. Also got a hanging display cabinet for my Dinotales for 20 Euros.

[Lizerd]

That looks... awesome! Thanks for the advice, as not only do I have to store toys I have other crap lying around like battle tech or fossils to store.

[Halichoeres]

If you are displaying things of varying sizes, you can maximize your available space with the use of acrylic risers like these:

https://www.amazon.com/Acrylic-3-Inch-4-Inch-Super-Outlet/dp/B00NBB5F96/

They come in many shapes and sizes and can definitely mitigate overcrowding.

[bmathison1972]

If you are displaying things of varying sizes, you can maximize your available space with the use of acrylic risers like these:

https://www.amazon.com/Acrylic-3-Inch-4-Inch-Super-Outlet/dp/B00NBB5F96/

They come in many shapes and sizes and can definitely mitigate overcrowding.

I buy frosted ones from displaycaseart.com

[Halichoeres]

I buy frosted ones from displaycaseart.com

Good idea. Amazon doesn't need any more money.

[Lizerd]

Oh good idea, amazon as a company is pretty evil  so its a trade off between convenience, anyways I definitely will look for those on displaycaseart 

Edit:
Random Idea struck me when looking at my Lizards terrarium (no not putting toys in there, he has his seal already), but I remembered in a museum in Michigan I visited a lot as a kid, they had a diorama display case with the toys they had. How about something like that with a terrain and various animals placed in it?

[SBell]

Well, I have a whole thread dedicated to the organization of my collections:

http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=1985.120

The cabinets are all Ikea of various kinds, all of which are now discontinued (which is terrible, because the small ones were perfect for the wall ledges...)

And I will second the use of risers. I have also found that square acrylic organization boxes can work as risers to break up the appearance of a more crowded shelf, and provide more dynamic presentation.

[tanystropheus]

Oh good idea, amazon as a company is pretty evil 

Companies aren't evil. Only humans are (but not by default).

[Lizerd]

Seems legit, but lets stop this before it gets off topic.