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Grandpa's Cabinets just recevied another glowing customer comment for a custom display case:
I spent much of my spare time last year working on the Revell 1/400 model of the Queen Mary 2. My wife and I had crossed the Atlantic on the ship and it is a fond part of our shared memory. As I neared completion I began searching for a display case on the web. After comparing the options (construction, cost, etc.) I decided to purchase from Grandpa's Cabinets. It was one of the best choices I ever made in purchasing over the web. Ronald Baluch at Grandpa's Cabinets crafted a fine acrylic and oak case for my model (it got a strong thumbs up in terms of construction and value from someone who works at a major display case firm). More importantly, Ron provided extraordinary customer service -- great shipping and answers to all of my questions. He is a proud (deservedly so) craftsman who values his customers. I will be building another ship this summer and it will end up in another of Ron's fine cases.
Dr. John J. Grabowski
Shown in the photo here is a display case constructed to display a large model of an aircraft carrier a customer requested. The model was ordered completed and a high quality display case was needed to display this work of art. I explained that my work was of furniture quality and could be proudly displayed in any room of any home in any setting proudly.
This case was determined to be too large to be built in the conventional method, which is to have a solid oak or other hardwood base and an all acrylic cover with no hardwood trim. This happens when because of the overall size, the case would be too large when packed to fit within the guidelines of UPS for size or the danger of damage during shipping because of size becomes an unavoidable problem. So, with that in mind, I suggested this model be housed in a display case kit. I used red oak as the hardwood of choice and finished it in a dark walnut stain by Cabot with two topcoats of a clear satin polyurethane.
My kit cases are unique in that they require no tools, glues or screws to assemble, and just fit together and the case becomes self-supporting when assembled. The kit comes with everything and can be assembled in minutes easily by one person. In this case, the customer surprised me with a unique idea. He wanted light to be shined on the model, and decided to investigate using an aquarium fixture placed on the top of the case. I discussed this idea with him, and we decided to place some spacers between the light and the top acrylic cover to prevent any heat from warping or damaging the acrylic cover.
I think this case and model really proudly shows off a modeler's art as well as making it a piece that anyone would be proud to display in a living room or den or museum if that's needed. Hope you agree and if you have a need for a large case and want a price on your project, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll get right back to you
At Grandpa's Cabinets, we get to see a lot of beautiful ships that have a lot of history. I recently built a mirror display case for Frank Losquardo - Seaman First class on the USS WASP. Frank received the model as a gift for his 90th birthday and honors his service to his country.
From a craftsman viewpoint, the mirror display casewas a difficult one to build but it came out great and it was exactly what the customer wanted.
This was a difficult case to build and it means a lot to the customer that it came out exactly as he wanted
The following USS Missouri model is from David Steckel. The Missouri was ordered by the US Navy in 1940 and was commissioned on June 1944.
It looks great in our custom display case!
USS Missouri by David Steckel
We recently received a few photos of our mirror display case from Bobby Poole and one heck of a great testimonial.
Ron, the case arrived today in perfect condition. The workmanship is very well done especially the delicate work of forming the acrylic edges and joining corners. Spectacular! I inserted the Battleship Missouri and it immediately gave me a sense of what the total presentation will be like. It encourages me to build in even more detail into the model itself.
Thank you for the prompt and professional service. I have a collection of Brass locomotives that I will be asking you to build cases for soon. I look forward to the relationship.
- Bobby Poole
