Glass cabinet for my Windstones

My reply is NO.I had one with only two shelves,curio,mostly wood and now I have two damaged dragons.Just my experience,I am way more careful of where they sit now. 🙂 They are heavy so your glass must be of a thicker design at least.Tempered perhaps.

Ikea glass shelves are generally tempered and they withstand the weight pretty well. Mine are holding up fine. Two Old Warriors are no problem for the 25kg/55lb shelves since they’re about 30lb according to the store. 🙂 But as twindragonsmum said, the trick is to not overload past the 25kg weight limit and you should be safe.

Just my $1.05 worth:

Ikea (as far as I know) is a reliable brand. Just don’t go with any knock of brands from a local discounter (ex. Target, ShopKo, K-Mart, etc.). I have glass shelves for the past 3+ year without issue and I had several heavy sculpts on each level. My shelves were made as a part of a entertainment console (2 shelving units connected with a lower shelf for a big screen). I just bought one, since that is all I needed and they were made for holding electronics (like tuners, DVD players, etc.). Things you want to make sure of is that the glass is tempered, the holders (for the glass) are metal or better (if they are plastic pegs, don’t use it) and that the way the pegs are secured into the frame are secure. My shelves are supported from underneath with a metal frame on 2 sides (no pegs are used) so the weight bearing is done by the glass only, not glass AND pegs.

Distribute weight evenly. It’s ok to have 2 heavy sculpts (i.e. lap dragons, large flap cat, griffins) on the same shelf, but balance them side by side or front to back. If the shelves are supported by pegs only then I would limit one large sculpt to each shelf, and lighter pieces (PYOs, small flap cats, etc.) as extras. The other thing you need be careful of are any other items you have that are long and slender and could tip over in a gentle earthquake or if someone walks by the shelf and it sways a little (yes, they are safe to do this – not everyone has concrete floors that don’t move). If an object can fall over (and is a bit heavy) and has a possible sharp edge, tack it down with museum putty. The danger (even with tempered glass) is that if an object tips over, if it has enough momentum behind it it can crack the glass and then the shelf in danger of collapse. The only pieces I ever had issues of falling over (while dusting) were my mermaid and hatching pegasus. I have another collectible (non-Windstone) that I tack down for this reason.

Don’t fear glass shelves, just find a good sturdy set (do a lot of shopping). You’ll know when you find them.

For very heavy pieces (i.e. Large Wizards) I kept on the bottom most shelf that was metal since there was so much weight concentrated in one space. I did try it on my top shelf – no issues, but I just didn’t like it as well as on the bottom for weight stability with the unit as a whole.

Good luck on your search.

The shelving unit I am currently using. *

* Windstone collection has changed a bit, but this is when it was it’s fullest.

I also put the heavier pieces near the sides not the middle. That helps.
I also have ikea cabinets, not like the one you pictured but my emperor, scratcher, and old warrior sit at the bottom shelf. The others have the heavy pieces on the sides and smaller ones in the middle and all is well balanced. 🙂