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[Crimson Canuck]

The '83 display case.

[Crimson Canuck]

'85 & '86 display cases

[Crimson Canuck]

And a group shot
Now to hunt down the missing figures

[Pete The Greek]

Love those display cases.  Very smart idea.

[Crimson Canuck]

Love those display cases.  Very smart idea.

Thanks. They actually didn't end up being that expensive either. They averaged $80 a case after I found a cheaper glass supplier.

[Pete The Greek]

I just hope those cases are really secured into the wall and on wood studs. 

I could never install those cases in my basement, not the way it was constructed.  The dummies that finished the basement (this was before I bought the house) decided to use aluminum studs instead of wood. You can't secure jack into a aluminum stud, not unless you want a shelf to crash.       

[Zenith27]

Threaded toggles or toggle bolts work pretty well for direct drywall mounting unless the drywall ever gets wet.

http://www.todayshomeowner.com/testing-wall-anchors-and-picture-hangers/

We use lots of toggle bolts here at work for shelving but you need to make sure to stay under the rated weight.

[latinjoe22]

Threaded toggles or toggle bolts work pretty well for direct drywall mounting unless the drywall ever gets wet.

http://www.todayshomeowner.com/testing-wall-anchors-and-picture-hangers/

We use lots of toggle bolts here at work for shelving but you need to make sure to stay under the rated weight.

I completely agree with Zenith. The applications go even beyond shelving. We've even specified Snaptoggle bolts heavy duty wall anchors to Anchor handrails on a 1/2" drywall panel Inside an exiting stairway that needed to comply to building code requirements of being able to resist a load of 7KN applied uniformingly on the handrail. They will do the job.

[Crimson Canuck]

No worries. Thanks for the concern though.

[Crimson Canuck]

Here is another shot of  my second Joe room

Work bench, Convention/classic vehicle shelf, and video and literature shelf.
Sideshow Joes and a peak at my first room.

[Pete The Greek]

Threaded toggles or toggle bolts work pretty well for direct drywall mounting unless the drywall ever gets wet.

http://www.todayshomeowner.com/testing-wall-anchors-and-picture-hangers/

We use lots of toggle bolts here at work for shelving but you need to make sure to stay under the rated weight.

I have used them. Still didn't do the job to my liking as the floating shelves did sag after a year.  It wasn't much of a decline but it was noticeable to me. 

So I took them down, re-enforced the back of the drywall with pieces of 2x4 (I had access from the back of my unfinished furnace room) and reinstalled the shelves.  My shelves have not moved at all, and this includes a 2 year old who likes to slam my furnace door shut in the basement. 

[Crimson Canuck]

Added Tiger Force and Python Patrol to the roster.