[Iceman]

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Originally Posted by flaccideagle

Just wanted to add my experience, as when I was confronting this a few years ago, there wasn't very much info about this topic.

If you have a Detolf case, I would go with smalljoes. I have bought both. The smalljoes ones are a lot taller and to me, more useful if you have a Detolf. They are a bit fragile, and feel a little thin when you crack the box, but I've had zero issues with it supporting various toys and other collectibles. Also I had to chop off a few inches on side of the Interdesign ones I bought in order to fit into the Detolf. Despite using a bandsaw and sanding and trying to make it look clean, the Interdesign one just wasn't working. The side to side width is *perfect* for Detolf cases on the smalljoes risers. The interdesign ones Ultraman Zoffy linked to are smaller, 10" wide, and will leave a 2.5 inch gap on either side of the shelf (which can be a lot of lost room in 3.75 inch land).

I've had both break while being shipped. Smalljoes sent replacements in the past very quickly (within 5 days of notice) without issues. It was a real pain to return the Interdesign one that broke (but that just might be where I bought them).

The big thing with 3.75-inch figures and the Detolf is the shelves are way too tall. To use any risers and cram "as many as you can" into the case, you're always going to have a top-ceiling gap, and it's a question of how much work you want to do to have a clean display. Many collectors of 3.75 and other smaller toys will have new glass shelves custom cut locally, and buy or make small metal brackets which will hold the new shelves at the desired heights.

If you plan on raising the shelves (buying new custom glass shelves, metal brackets for raising the heights of each shelf, etc.) then I'd say get the InterDesign shelves and cut them to fit- you're already doing a lot of work, why not go the extra step and maximize your shelf space and make it perfect if 3.75 is all you collect? If you have a Detolf and are just leaving it stock, or collect a variety of things, I'd go with the Smalljoes risers.

Sorry for the long message and hope this helps- when I confronted this, I had to buy&try so hopefully this will save you some headaches

No, that's good info. I only thinking of using one or two shelves on one detolf for 3.75" guys anyway. Might get some risers for my main bookshelf displays too. Might have to custom build those though.