Display & Storage Cabinet
I wasn't much playing with my Tomy toys because everything was packed away in boxes. I needed a convenient way to store the toys along with a dedicated counter space to play...
This project started off as a cheap, unfinished, 24" kitchen base cabinet from Home Depot. Instead of trimming out the rough cabinet, I just sprayed it with a few coats of filler primer followed by a few coats of semi-gloss black. In a dimly lit gameroom it looks fine. I added a plywood bottom to support four caster wheels. The top is a piece of ¾" plywood, stained and finished with many layers of clear polyurethane. I trimmed the top with a raised edge in an effort to contain any balls, batteries or other loose parts that may roll away. I also added a power strip to the side of the cabinet for conveniently plugging in power packs.
Side power strip.
The cabinet included only one half-depth shelf. I used a shelf pin jig to expand the shelf possibilities and added two full-depth plywood shelves. The top drawer is for smaller parts, power packs and batteries. Never leave batteries in the toys when not in use.
Storage shelves.
Top drawer.
Now whenever I'm having any sort of gameroom open house I get out one or two Tomy toys for everyone to enjoy.
