Make a DISPLAY CABINET for Scale models with LED Lighting & glass doors | DIY Vitrine Scale-modeling
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- In this video I'm building a 'vitrine' or 'display case' for Scale-models from scratch. You can integrate some of these techniques into your own project, but bare in mind there's a 1000 different ways to build a project like this (mine might not be the easiest nor best solution) - So try to keep it simple and customize it to your own needs & skills.
I did my best to make this video easy to understand for everyone - but still, having some DIY-experience is highly recommended. If you're not handy or don't have the time to build it from scratch then check out IKEA's display-cases, they have some interesting display-cases as well.
Have fun and work safe!
Notes :
* I added English Subtitles (click the 'CC' button).
* This video is not sponsored, everything you see is payed with my own money.
* To hang the cabinet many prefer an alternative method with a 'French cleat'.
* The Spitfire painting on the wall = Artwork by 'Barrie A F Clark' (prints sold online)
Music :
-Monument - TrackTribe
-American Frontiers - Aaron Kenny - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
⚠ Frequently added comments : Using a 'French cleat' will hide any bolts in the back and make the cabinet look cleaner (you might loose some inside-depth). --- 'MDF' might not be the ideal material depending on the climate you live in, many prefer 'Plywood'. --- Painting can be done before assembly, this will make it easier to get in all the small corners. (try to mask-off the areas which will be glued) --- An angled dado in the shelf can be added to mount the LED strip instead of adding wooden profiles and visual clutter (might create a hard shadow on models, do a test in advance) --- When filling MDF holes, adding 'more' filler in 1 pass can save you time instead of doing multiple passes. --- Thank you all for watching & have a nice day 🔨
Instead of French cleats, I invert the aluminum pieces (top and bottom), so that the cabinet sits inside the "L" shape and no screws are visible. I also use laminated MDF instead of painting it. Thanks for sharing such a detailed step-by-step build. Great video!
You did an awesome job on that cabinet! Your attention to detail is impressive you can tell this was a project that you had been thinking about for quite some time! Bravo
Thanks for the kind words Samuel, means a lot 👍 cheers
Very thorough and well-documented tutorial. Thank you!
Wow …very impressive! Thank you for sharing this build 8n great detail. And I appreciate the comments by the other people with their ideas.
This is a pro carpenter's job!
This Is the ultimate cabinet, to a really "Modelling Lover". Great, awesome, and beautyful build. Congratulations for a well done project. Looks like a diamond, and the models inside, shines like precious jewels, as it has to be. Greetings to you from Guatemala, The Land of Quetzal Bird, Símbol of Freedom.
Thank you very much for the kind words Jayro Humberto! Great to read you like the project 👍, have a nice day & cheers 🦜
Amazing workmanship on the cabinet and your models! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you Michael 👍 glad you like the project
WOW, that turned out so nice!
Thanks Jerry 🙏 glad you like it
That’s absolutely amazing! Such a well thought process and extremely detailed execution. Definitely inspired me to work on mine. I’m nowhere near your ability but I’ll do my best. Thanks for sharing your process.
Thanks for the kind words Felipe, happy to read you like the project 👍 cheers
What a wonderful and inspirational video. Just shows the importance of having a good set of tools and work equipment. Thank you for taking the time to share the learning points along the way.
Thanks Herriot7, glad you like the video 👍 Yes with a good set of tools you can make pretty much anything you like 🪚 cheers
You have put so much love and dedication in this project. Amazing craftmanship on display cabinet man. Thank you for educating and inspiring us for the love we all share. ❤🙏
Thanks for the kind comment! Glad to read you found the video useful, cheers
NICELY done on the shelf AND the modeling! Quite impressive!
Thanks Daniel 👍 means a lot, cheers
Beautiful build and such a well thought out plan and video. Thank you for making it.
Thanks for the kind words Tony, glad you like it 👍
I really appreciate your time and editing💯. After searching for 2hrs for display ideas your awesome ♥️
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful 👍
I watch many woodworking videos. This is the first for modeling.
Thank for sharing.
Thanks for the comment Jerry 👍
The shelves turned out great. A lot of good ideas you used. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, glad you found it helpful 👍 cheers
Incredible design and beautiful execution! Angling the lights was brilliant! Very well done.
Thanks for the comment GG, glad you like the project 👍 cheers
I truly admire the detail of your design, work and instructions on this build. It is inspiring me to make something similar but for the 1:64 scale cars I paint. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thanks for the kind words Stephanie 🙏 Glad the project inspired you, have fun designing yours 🪚 cheers
A fantastic result with the cabinet Steven! A truly professional job. I have been wanting to do something similar, and you have given me some confidence that I could do this. Thank you for the upload, and greetings from Australia 🇦🇺!
Thanks for the comment Gary! Glad you like the video, hope your project turns out great 👍 greetings from Europe
"Plan your work and work your plan" AWESOME job brother!
Yes a good plan is half the work 🪚 Thanks for the comment & cheers 🙏
I love the vitrine. Great video
Thanks 🙏 Glad you like the video 👍
real craftsmanship! Fine work
Thanks for the kind words! 👍 cheers
Thanks for putting this together. definitely inspiring me to make my own display shelf.
Thanks, glad I could inspire someone 👍 Have fun & cheers
Beautiful cabinet. And those are great models to fill the shelves.
Thanks David 👍
Stunning on every level. Great craftmanship and excellent explanations in the superb video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again for the comments Bryan, glad you found it useful 👍, Means a lot, cheers
This is called perfection. Congratulations mate, very nice!!!
Hi Ismael, not sure perfection exists, but thank you! Means a lot 👍 cheers
Impressive build. Very concise with instruction too.
Thanks 👍 means a lot
Well done, extremly detailed work overall. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Fernando 👍 Means a lot!
Nice! So many ideas, so little time! Main thing I got out of this that I didnt think about was making the glass doors sliding instead of opening like a regular door with hinges.
Thanks, yes no problems with hinges and you get a little bit less dust inside (opening a door creates some underpressure). For sliding the glass needs to be very smooth at the bottom though, some lubricant is highly recommended. Cheers
Awesome!!
Besides, you own tools that I have never even heard of.
Thanks 👍 Yes I've collected quite a bit of tools over the years 😅 But it can be done with a lot less, just might take a bit longer. Cheers
After watching you build the display case and seeing the quality of your model building, I've decided I don't need to build models nor display them where other people can see them. Thanks, you've saved me a lot of time, money and frustration. 😉
Hi 13thBear, that's actually the opposite of what I intended with making this video. Just go build something and have fun with it, that's the only thing that matters 👍. What else would you do with all that time saved-up huh 😅?! Cheers and have a nice day 🪚
Beautiful display case. Thank you for showing the wiring.
Thanks Johnny, glad you like it 👍 cheers
WOW. Great job!
As a retired joiner and cabinet maker this is brilliant, well thought out and made . Your instructions were clear and precise . Well done Sir .
Thank you for the kind words 👍 I'm glad you like the project, means a lot. Cheers
That was bloody awesome! I need to build something like that myself for my Lego models. Great inspiration!
Thanks Fabian 👍 Glad to read the project inspired you, have fun! Cheers
That looks stunning.
Thanks Stuart 👍
Wow. This shows that work is certainly "love made visible".
Thanks for the kind words Chris 🙏 cheers
A great inspirational project! Great job! You gave a very detailed explanation of how to make it. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment Todd, glad you like the video 👍 cheers
Great work and a fantastic outcome 👍
Thanks Paul! 👍
Great job1 Lots of good tips and tricks I'll employ in my cabinet. Thank you.
Thanks Alex, glad to read the video was useful 👍 cheers
That turned out fantastic. really like your lighting solution, very nice. Good work.
Thanks, glad you like the lighting, cheers 👍
this is very useful thank you
That is some awesome work! 👍
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you like it. Cheers
You are a very controlled man, wow you were so very demanding on yourself……..respect!
I shall be back!
Bob
England
Thanks Bob 👍 glad you like the project! Cheers
That looks nice! Good job, great video! I used to make wood projects like this in shop class.
Thanks Gary! 👍
That is some fine carpentry 👌👌👌
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great idea, thank you for sharing
Thank you for the comment Alfred 🙏
Beautiful job.
Thanks J! 👍
Such amazing skills!
Thank you for the comment Phil 🙏
Very nice!
Nice work.
Dude, this was SO good!
Thanks mate 👍 Glad you like the video, cheers
Great tutorial! Might tackle this job with my brother.
Thanks, yes brothers can be very useful for projects like this 👍 Goodluck & cheers
I really enjoyed the sound of your voice 😊
Thanks, haven't yet heard that one before 😅
amazing video, amazing cabinet 10/10
Thanks Ziggy, glad you like it 👍
Very nice work! Turned out great! 👍. I like your soldering technique. I usually try and hold both wires together and then solder them. Very difficult! Another plus is that u can use the top of the cabinet for storage of unbuilt models waiting for assembly! Awesome post!😁👍
Thanks for the comment Bruno! I'm glad you like the project 👍 cheers
Nice work!
Thanks!
This was awesome!! Well done!
Thanks! Glad you like the project, means a lot 🙏
@@stevenshobbychannel The models looked amazing too. I used to build mostly ww2 aircraft before I had kids. Waiting for them to get bigger and for me to get free time. 😁
My dad got me into this hobby as a kid too 👍 Great times! Hope you'll find the free time, I'm also still searching for that as well 😅 cheers
Great job!! Turned out amazing. Very good idea and execution, on the added wood at an angle. As well as the trim to hide and add some decorative elements.
In the future, look into hanging heavy items with a "French Cleat" system. Super easy and effective.
Cheers
Thanks for the comment 👍 The French cleat has been recommended a few times in the comments 😅 would have looked cleaner indeed... Thanks & cheers
Very nice
Great video!
Thanks! Glad you like the video 🙏
Very cool
wow!
amazing build i gave wanted to something like this for a while but dont have the space to do so.
you also have my dream model desk setup, its wonderful!
Thanks for the comment Cash 🙏 Hope you'll find some space to make something in the future, thanks & cheers
Thats real nice bro
Thanks bro 🙏 cheers
That’s the coolest display cabinet I have ever seen.
Thanks Brian! Means a lot, glad you like the cabinet 👍
I would have chosen the same models. I look forward to viewing your videos.
I would have chosen the same models. I look forward to viewing your videos.
Nice man, that was a awsome job. I also wanted to make my own but different design, this video help me alot to get some ideas for my own. Keep it up 👍
Thanks, nice to hear, have fun with your project 👍 cheers
Wow 🤩
Awesome!
Just what I want to do with both my 1:24 scale models and my rc cars.
Thanks 👍 Yeah cars would look their best in a display case, cheers
I too have made several display cabinets for my models. I just wanted to highlight that a better way of hanging your cabinet would have been to use a French Cleat. It is far neater and very easy to hang, remove in the event of you moving house and you wouldn’t have to put lag bolts into the viewing part, hidden or not.
My most recent cabinet is 3.5 meters long to hold 10 passenger trains.
Thanks for the tip Rick, a French cleat has been recommended a few times now, it would indeed look much cleaner 👍... Nice to read you have built large cabinets yourself, many setups possible for model trains. Cheers
This is Awesome ... Subscribed !
Thanks for the comment! 👍
amazing job!!!
Thanks Ryan! Glad you like it 👍
VERY NICE DISPLAY!
THANKS FRANK! 👍
@@stevenshobbychannel The build video pacing was very good, the information was excellent and I am very impressed with the amount of thought you put into this display. Very well done! I would love to make something this nice. Hope you have a great Christmas and New Year. Best regards, Frank Novak
I'm really glad you like the video and end result Frank, wish you happy Xmass holidays too 👍 cheers
prachtig gedaan respect hoor
Bedankt 🙏
awesome
Awesome!!!
Thanks Fábio! 👍
Steven, excellent job, but, if I did this in my house, there would still be dust, despite the glass doors. Yes, you are lucky to hace space and room for your projects. And thanks for doing this so well.
Thanks Bob 🙏 Yes dust can be a real pain, it's worse when you have a bed or a lot of clothing in the same room. It's not an easy problem to solve, not much you can do other than cleaning more often etc 🧹 cheers
Amazing
Thanks! 👍
Awesome job! I use this video as inspiration for my own display cabinet. I’m waiting till my lights get here and then I will be finishing up and hopefully will have it completed this week!
Nice to read you found the video useful, have fun with your project, hope it turns out great, cheers
@@stevenshobbychannel now that I’m putting my lights in I like the decorative strip you used. How did you make them as well as the angled piece?
The wooden corner profiles came from the local hardware store, you can make them yourself if you have a router (with some type of cove bit), route the edge of a (wide) piece of wood and cut of a strip with a (circular) saw. The 45° profiles you can cut on a (table)saw by angeling the blade at 45°, cheers
@@stevenshobbychannel sweet, thank you! I appreciate you answering back and being so helpful!
@@stevenshobbychannel how big of a board do you think you would need for the decorative piece? I could do the 45 degree angle, but it’s the decorative piece that is tripping me up.
Excellent job.
The solution to the bolts showing , as well as the aluminum L support visible , is to use a French cleat mounting solution. There you mount one long horizontal mount to the wall with an angled cut , and it’s opposite half of the cut to the back of the vitrine, oriented side as you lower the vitrines mount strip onto the wall minted one it slides into the wall. A flat horizontal spacer strip on the lower back side keeps the Vitrine vertical. The all you really need is an l bracket attached to the top at the wall - one lag bolt into the back wall to prevent the vitrine from being pushed up off is the bracket. Some added spacers and seal around the backside edges fill in and seal off the back fully at the perimeter if needed sich as the horizontal runs in the top and bottom or any exposed sides. But still an awesome job.
Thanks for the tip InterCity134, it's been recommended a few times to me in the comments and it would indeed have looked a lot cleaner. When I designed it I wanted to use every mm/inch of the (inside) depth, with a french cleat it seemed I lost some space, so that's why I went for bolts... Maybe next time 👍 thanks and cheers
Good job bro
Thanks mate 👍
i will just buy mine lol, though this came out amazing this requires tons of time, experience, tools, and patience... I lack in all of these.
Yes I completely understand Joshua 🔨 - You might find some nice cabinets 2nd hand, or else Ikea has interesting stuff as well, cheers
master!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the comment! 👍
It was very fun to watch! You didn't say how much time you spent on that, it looks like 60 or more hours!
Thanks for the comment, glad you found it fun to watch 👍 I didn't 'time' it, but it took me indeed quite a while to finish it. I don't have much 'spare time' so the project was smeared out into small bits over about 2-3 months I think. But then again a lot of time also went into setting-up the camera and filming it... Cheers
I love it...such a great project and the end result was amazing. I'd offer one suggestion. Instead of using an ohmmeter to figure out which pin is which on the connector and then using a voltmeter to figure out which pin is which on the power supply, simply put the connector onto the power supply connector, and then use the voltmeter to measure the voltage at the pins of the connector.
Thanks for the comment, glad you like the end result 👍, yes putting the connecter onto the jack will be less confusing to measure indeed, good tip. thanks and cheers
Welcome back
Thanks, till next year! xD
Wow. Gorgeous. I am not as skilled as you are, but I will try something similar. You can wish me luck 😉
Thanks, if you plan it well and take your time I'm sure you can make a nice project. GOODLUCK 👍
nice
Good job! I loved it! Specially the details. Very good fine work🎉🎉🎉
By the way, how many kelvins are these LEDs?
Thanks Albert, the product says it's 3000 Kelvin, 1200 Lumen, type of LED 3528 SMD warm white, angle 120°. Hope this helps, cheers 🙏
Nice job. Tip...use a french cleat. You wouldn't see any brackets or holes at all.
Thanks Peter 👍 Yes a French cleat would look a lot cleaner, I did it like this to maximize the shelve-depth (for larger future models). Thanks and cheers
Would have been way easier to (spray-)paint the parts individually, before assembling them.
Edit: for the glass it would be better if the upper running rail would be "deeper" than the lower one (let's say: 1.5 or 2 cm, instead of 1cm).
That way, you can leave the rail in place, insert the glass the whole way into the upper rail, then lower it into the lower running rail.
Thanks for the tips O.B, makes sence indeed, cheers 👍
You got some skills!! Love your work, where you from man?
Thanks for the comment👍 I'm from a small piece of land called Belgium, cheers
Sick. Amazing stuff. But I'm too dumb to do this so Ikea for me 🤣
😆 Yes Ikea has some good products too, they sell glass doors for their 'Billy' bookcase for example... cheers
110% on my to do list in the future too. The quality of this cabinet is so much better than most store bought ones as I have been searching for one for a few years. Mind I ask the desk light brand for the modeling?
Thanks 👍 - The large box-shaped lighting is something I also made from MDF, it holds 2 fluorescent tubes. The small desk lamp is an Ikea 'Tral' lamp. - SideNote : the glass needs to be very smooth on the bottom to slide well, if not I would glue a strip of 1mm plastic on the bottom of the glass with epoxy. Cheers
@@stevenshobbychannel ive noticed that which is like small board with 4 black legs and 1 green switch to turn light, its that handmade or bought?
@@mitkoprakov1296 That's handmade too, it's an MDF box with 4 'furniture stands' and has 2 fluorescent tubes inside with a switch. cheers
Excellent work, although I wouldn't have used MDF...I'd say that weighs a ton! I'll be using Birch ply on my forthcoming cabinet.
Hi Jason, yes Birch would be a great alternative, over here Mdf is a lot cheaper and easier to get though. The local depots only sell LQ plywood with a redwood finish, which is full of holes and seldom straight. Thanks and have fun with your project 👍
(Well it's sold as Redwood but it's Okoume)
Really great work. Can you tell what's your desk light ? It looks great. Homemade too ?
Thanks 👍 Yes it's homemade indeed, just an Mdf box with 4 'Furniture Legs' and 2 fluorescent tubes inside. Cheers
Hi , do you guys know where can I get the tempered glass and a track in Ontario, Canada ?
This is an awesome build and I enjoyed the video.
However, To hide ALL mounting hardware, I would have chose to use a french cleat. Have the back panel spaced inward as the same thickness of the french cleat material being used. Only three lag bolts would be deeded to mount the carrier part of the french cleat to the wall. Having the back panel spaced inward would allow the shelf unit to sit flush against the wall. But, you still did awesome job👍
Thanks for the comment 👍 Yes a French cleat would be a nice sollution to make it look cleaner, I did it like this to get the max depth out of the shelves. (Or I was just lazy 😆) thanks and cheers
that's a serious build, nice work! but i have to ask about the mounting on the wall, why not go for a french cleat solution instead, any particular reason?
Thanks Claes 🙏 yes I wanted to have a max inside depth, (the front of) the cabinet is aligned with the wall on the left, with a french cleat I lost some space in the back, not extremely much but I already had some models that woudn't fit inside so to me it was important. But a french cleat would have looked cleaner in any case. Thanks again & cheers
8:09 When i do this kind of stuff, i always put a little bit more material than necessarie, so when it dry i don't need to wasting time puting another layer, and doing the same job again.
Yes good point, I added only a little bit because the mdf tends to be softer than the filler, which might give problems when sanding but you're right, saving time is better, will add more filler next time, cheers
An excellent finished set of shelves. Im also loving the painting above your desk .Where could i get one like it .i just noticed at the end its a jigsaw lol .
Thanks for the comment Kenny, the painting is a puzzle which I glued on a piece of MDF and framed it with wood (EuroGraphics 1000-Piece 6010-0952 Spitfire by Barrie A F Clark Puzzle), I got it from ebay some years ago... cheers 👍
😆 yeah prehaps you can find large prints of his artworks if you look for 'Barrie A F Clark'
@@stevenshobbychannel thanks .