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    Amateur-built display case

    Hello everyone,

    I think it's about time I posted the bulk of my medal collection. I know it's not a lot of collecting in 4 years when it comes to the german items but these damn university fees exhaust my budget hopefully I'll be done with it this year
    Yesterday and today I worked in building two display cases, and I went to Brico (Belgian version of Home Depot) to get the items for building this case.

    The leftovers after the construction, the frame of both cases was built from pieces such as these.





    The results after a 4-hour project. I bought also some nice background lining to make the medals stand out.


    I did not know how to hold the glass on the lid so I had to nail it as you can see in the pictures. The frame is uneven a bit in dimensions, but it cannot be noticed unless you pay close attention.
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    Here's some more shots. I had to put styrofoam to serve as backing before putting the cloth lining on top, so don't worry the knife was there for cutting the styrofoam





    And here's my german items

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      #3
      And here's two more shots of both display cases, one with the lid closed and my german items, and the other with my grandfathers' medals from the war. Enjoy (sorry for the blitz and fingerprints on the glass )



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        #4
        Very useful! Ik denk dat ik ook eens bij den brico ga binnenspringen
        Kind regards,
        Giel


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          #5
          Hello Giel,
          Ik spreeke geen goede Nederlands omdat ik op een Amerikaanse universitet ga Ik spreeke beter den Franse taal

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            #6
            Je comprends Let's speak English, my French is the worst of all .
            I just want to say you made a very nice display case, and you gave me curage to build one also.
            Regards Giel
            Kind regards,
            Giel


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              #7
              thats a nice case... woulkd you mind sharing the measurements you used?

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                #8
                REALLY NICE! Those look professional, brings out the medals in a really great way!

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                  #9
                  Very nice

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                    #10
                    Thank you for the kind words gentlemen, and the measurements are 44cm X 62cm since Craig wanted to know


                    Originally posted by Craigob
                    thats a nice case... woulkd you mind sharing the measurements you used?

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                      #11
                      Nice Case!! Is that bed from Ikea!!??

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by dasreichdebs
                        Nice Case!! Is that bed from Ikea!!??
                        I didn't scratch-build the bed as I did with the display case but that's right, an Ikea product. Good guessing

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                          #13
                          I got the same!!!

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by dasreichdebs
                            I got the same!!!
                            I guess it's the typical student bed

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