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I'm assuming that most people on this board have a few cars in their collection ...I have ten and I need to figure out a good way of storing and displaying them.
I'm real tight on space,too.So tight,I rebuilt my Ford 302 in my kitchen! (no joke!)
So...What's everyone using to store and display their pride and joys?

I use a very large shed, at least 12 miles away from anywhere the Missus can go, then go and contemplate them on quiet days
Seriously though I was chasing some beautiful display cabinets a while ago, with glass doors and mirrored fronts, that were about 4 feet square and a foot deep, 3 shelves would have taken 3 1/10 on an angle at a pinch, she wouldn't let me hang them in the kitchen though, and in the Conservatory the sun would have faded them, always an issue to watch out for.

How about we see some peoples displays

You want to see a bunch of cardboard boxes?

mrlexan wrote:You want to see a bunch of cardboard boxes?

At least your boxes are lined up fairly nice and neat!

This is an old thread, but there are some good pictures. I finally got around to building a workbench for my hobby room(basement) and will have to update with some photos.
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=2519

Yeah display cases are alot more then i thought they would be. So carpet is about my only medium for display at this point.

Here is my set of shelving units in the basement. I share them with the kids. I've noticed the beginning of some flat-spotting on the buggy tires, so I may swap the display cars nice wheels/tires with some used/beat-up tires for shelf duty. My latest "build" I finally got around to making a work bench in my new house. I screwed 3 2x4's into the floor joists above and built the rest of the bench free-standing, no drilling into the concrete foundation.

aconsola wrote:Here is my set of shelving units in the basement. I share them with the kids. I've noticed the beginning of some flat-spotting on the buggy tires, so I may swap the display cars nice wheels/tires with some used/beat-up tires for shelf duty.

I keep ALL my RC Vehicles up on Blocks to prevent the Flat spots. I see you have some up on Blocks, just Block em all up. Easy fix.

MONSTER wrote:I keep ALL my RC Vehicles up on Blocks to prevent the Flat spots. I see you have some up on Blocks, just Block em all up. Easy fix.

I do that with all my 1:1 cars in the yard. Makes mowing the grass under them easier too.

I don't display my clods, but I do store them on a block to keep the tires from flat spotting. IMHO, some decent, decorative blocks can be made with little effort that would keep the tires from flat spotting and hold the vehicles at the best angle for viewing (canted forward at an angle ??? ). Come on, if you guys can fabricate your own parts, I think you can fabricate something to display them on properly.

Halgar wrote:I do that with all my 1:1 cars in the yard. Makes mowing the grass under them easier too.

I hear that, but I just didnt want to show HOW red my neck actaully is.

LOL

I knew SOMEONE would appreciate that comment!


No, I don't actually have my front yard covered in John Deere green painted cars on blocks. I've only got one vehicle, an '02 GMC Sierra, and it stays in the driveway where it belongs. Now, just down the street, a few blocks and there are those who do seem to collect vehicles of all shapes and sizes, I am just not one of them.

Halgar wrote:LOL

I knew SOMEONE would appreciate that comment!


No, I don't actually have my front yard covered in John Deere green painted cars on blocks. I've only got one vehicle, an '02 GMC Sierra, and it stays in the driveway where it belongs. Now, just down the street, a few blocks and there are those who do seem to collect vehicles of all shapes and sizes, I am just not one of them.

OOOhh, so you just TRICKED me into revealing my true nature. *shaking my fist*

I'm such a bastid, ain't I?

Yes you are, and YOU KIDS STAY OFF MY GRASS!!!!

j/k of course.