LEGO Minifig Display Case

The Tools

• Fusion 360 / Lightburn
• 60 watt CO2 laser
• staple gun
• drill (only for pilot holes)

The Materials

• 1/4 inch MDF
• 5x3mm circular neodymium magnets
• plexiglass
• support board
• sawtooth picture frame mounts
• epoxy
• hot glue gun

The Build

Shelves with engraved placement markings

I decided to make it 5 columns 4 rows of minifigs so 20 per display case. The Fusion360 design is totally parametric (I think) so I can easily adjust these to customize it.

Case put together

There are 3 types of material used. 1/4 MDF for the frame and shelves, the white support board (like you get from cheap bookshelves), and plexiglass for the front cover.

M3 nuts and bolts to hold the frame together

I used bolts for the 4 corners of the frame. I did not want to use glue. Here you can see the notch that holds the M3 bolts.

Glass with magnets holding the cover

I used neodymium magnets, 5x3mm circles, to hold the front glass together. The 1st and 3rd shelves have notches where I used epoxy to glue 4 magnets to the shelf. There are also 3mm holes cut in the plexiglass. It's kind of weird, but works and I didn't have to use any hinges.

Added the minifigs

I used a hot glue gun to mount the minifigs using the engraged indicators for perfect spacing!

Small collection of figures

After the first one was a success, I made 2 more. Still need another one!

Mounted using picture frame hangers

I used 2 sawtooth picture frame mounts per display case to mount everything to the wall. All done!

Mistakes

• probably could have designed the frame mounts in the other direction so the frame can sit flush on a flat surface

Updates

I created another size for my 4 larger minifigs. It really tested my parametric design, which didn't do so well so I had to make updates.

2x2 custom frame

I noticed that my MDF was pretty fresh, so it was dry and also not as thick as I spec'd it out for. Also, I put the magnets in the middle, but since there is only 1 shelf, it's a little wobbly. Going to add stoppers the top and bottom to make sure the glass sits straight.