Many people have asked me how I made the Risers for my Funko Pops! so I decided to create a how-to. I hope this helps, and if you have any questions, let me know! The end product was never perfect, due to glue leakage, and missing the measurement by 1mm, but I really like how they turned out. And they are VERY solid!

Here is the finished product!! Note that this was built to use with the Detolf Display Case from Ikea. Once built it will allow you to put up to 20 regular size Pops! 5 per shelf.

Things you will need the following to make 4 risers – 1 per detolf shelf:

Another person to help you assemble, I found this went very well with 2 people, but you do it on your own if you want. Someone who has good upper body strength (could be you!), trust me on this one. I’m a girl with no upper body strength and cutting the poster board did not go well, my husband did a much better job! LOL 3 sheets of Elmer Brand 20 x 30 x 3/16 Poster Board. I bought the black one, but feel free to use the colour you want Glue Gun Glue Stick Long Ruler (at least 34 cm long) – I had to use my level as it was the only thing long enough Metal Ruler (will help with measuring & as a guide when cutting the poster board) White eraser Pencil Cutting Board – I used a silicone mat that I use for scrapbooking. This is to protect the table that you are cutting on, so feel free to use what you want! Exacto Knife

Steps of Execution:

1. Trace out all the pieces you need onto the poster board using your pencil and ruler. You need the following sizes of pieces:

7.5 cm x 34 cm (1 per riser) – call this the top-top (part your pops! will stand on, at the top of the rise)

7 cm x 34 cm (2 per riser) – call this the top-middle & top-bottom (part your pops! will stand on, in the middle & bottom of the riser)

8.5 cm x 34 cm (3 per riser) – call this the front (part facing you of the riser)

TIP: Try to ensure that the “top” ones your pops! will be standing on are done long side on one of the original sides of the poster board. This is because the grain of the board will be showing on your riser, and it’s the cleanest edge.

Risers are measured out doing the below. If you extend the measurement, you can have both sides interconnecting. Blue is 1 side, yellow is the other side.

I used a grid system to trace the riser sides, then erase the lines I don’t need.

Before:

After: (one is different because I made one without the bottom step so that I could put bigger funko pops! in front).

Here is an “in action” shot of what I used to trace

In the end, you should be able to get everything needed for 4 risers traced out onto the 3 pieces. Here is a picture of the actual riser with the measurements indicated:

2. Cut out all the pieces carefully using an exacto knife, cutting surface, and hard ruler to guide you. Here is an “in action” shot to get an idea:

3. Once all the pieces are cut out, make sure to have your glue gun heated up and extra glue sticks at the ready. You need to be quick when glueing because it cools fast!

4. You can basically glue everything on as you would like, but I’ll show you the order we did which worked very well for us. Start by gluing on the top tier’s front piece (piece facing you when the riser is standing). The last picture looks like we just did the bottom pop! standing piece, but it’s just the way we placed the riser side to make is easier to glue

5. Glue the middle front piece on (again the riser is sitting on it’s back right now)

6. Glue the bottom front piece on (and not you see the riser standing upright). The top of all the front pieces should be flush with the edge of the riser sides. The tops will cover the front parts.

7. Glue the top-top piece on (make sure it’s covering the riser sides & front piece)

8. Glue the Top-Middle & Top-Bottom Pieces the same way

9. Next Glue the outer edges of the “steps” on the inside of the stand, just run your glue gun along the edges – this is to make it super strong.

10. Glue in a support piece, you can make this from the left over poster board, it can be any thickness

And there you have it! An awesome stand to display your awesome Pop! figurines!!

Here is the other one I made to be able to display bigger pops in the front (I removed the bottom tier), but you can alter the stand anyway you want!

Here is a picture of the case with the stands and full of Funko Pops! With bonus pictures of each level & the boxes from all the unboxing I did!!