How do you display yours?

Most of my best models sit proudly on 2 shelves in my home office (the rest are scattered around the house depending on quality).
However over the years dust has taken its toll on the models and I've had to spend time cleaning them. Unfortunately some have been damaged because of this.. :frown:

I'm now thinking of getting my hands on some type of glass display unit (e-bay has loads of ex-shop type cases) hopefully with some lights.

I was wondering what you guys do with all the models you put together..?
Do you display them in purpose built dust free rooms or put them back in a box never to see the light of day again (apart from forum meets and shows).
If anyone has any pictures of your models in display cases it would help me choosing the right one...

Cheers,

I just have like my really favorite ones, right now only my WRX STi and my Hummer out. I just go and buy those really cheap plastic cases from Wal-Mart and they work out great. The others, I just have under my bed. I use them because you can just move one of them. When I grow up though and have my own house, I'm going to make a room just for my cars.:smile: I shall car it... a GARAGE!!!
Just kidding, I'll have a room in my house for my model cars.:smile:

I have a whole room in my house for modeling. I have a standard bookshelf in which I display all my models. I only have like 9 built, so I don't need a lot of room (yet). Like EMAXX I get the cheap display cases ($6 or so) from Wal-mart to put the completed kits in. They look okay and you can make some nice scenery with some railroad grass/gravel and spray adhesive. And most importantly, I never have to worry about dust on the cars.

Mine are displayed as per the photo below
http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/display.jpg
http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/display01.jpg
It's a bit taller now and the bike have gone away but I hope to get a unit like you mentioned.

Originally posted by Hiroboy
Mine are displayed as per the photo below
http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/display.jpg
http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/display01.jpg
It's a bit taller now and the bike have gone away but I hope to get a unit like you mentioned.

Steve,

What size are those cases that hold the 2-3 models? 1/18 cases? And where'd you get that super long one? Thanks.

I have mine on display with all 50 or so pieces of diecast. Im to lazy to take pics, they are just one, four shelf, 2 wall displays and 1 old cd rack with 6 shelfs

I put them in a glass cabinet, in my room... so models are safe from kid's paws and dust...

But I think I 'll have to go to the IKEA, and buy me a bigger one...

Olivier

OK Cheers for that guys.
I'm just going to have to keep my eyes pealed on e-bay... :comprage1

I did find one of these though (not on e-bay I should add)..

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/802180noirhex.jpg

Features...

5 rotating glass shelves (turntable base)
Down lighting canopy included
Noir Tall Hexagon Case (mm)
1820(h) x 920(w) x 920(d) £1250.00

Try getting that passed the wife / on your dad's credit card.. :evillol:

there is a nice display case for models advertised in the back of Scale Auto all the time, you should check it out

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MrHappy
[B]OK Cheers for that guys.
I'm just going to have to keep my eyes pealed on e-bay... :comprage1

I did find one of these though (not on e-bay I should add)..

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/802180noirhex.jpg

[QUOTE]

Cool, that would be sweet in my front room . . . one of the nearby model shops in maidstone has a cabinet the same as that which is full up with slot cars and RC stuff- it looks really good when its going round!
Oh- and the very bottom shelf (the one on the floor) is the same diameter as a certain type of scalextric track and theyve got a circle set up with a lotus 7 that goes round and round all day, that looks cool to :cool:

Originally posted by malsheem


Steve,

What size are those cases that hold the 2-3 models? 1/18 cases? And where'd you get that super long one? Thanks.

Yes they are 1/18 cases, the long one was custom made by a local plastics company and it cost 50 pounds

Hey just a though guys. What about making your own display case? I haven't done it yet, but I'm thinking of getting some plexi-glass from Home Depot and building a simple case out of that? Should be easy for a bunch of guys that build model kits, don't you think? I think I'd rather build something that can hold several kits at once like the one in Hiroboy's post.

Anyone done this or have any experience to share? Is it harder to do than I think? Then again, $6 is pretty cheap for a pre-made unit that looks good...

Murray

I have 3 places to display all mine. The first two pics are the main sealed display units and the last pic is a seperate display case were i use two turntables which is a good way to display some of your work.
As you can see though....i'm almost out of room !!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/198118Dscf2030.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/974555Dscf2021.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/613950DSCF2023.JPG

yeah... lol

but seriousley..

I'll let you know when I actually finish a kit :tongue:

On a serious note though, I'll probably end up building some form of display cabinet myself. Afterall, building a wooden box with a glass front is hardly the hardest thing to do in the world. I'll post some pics once I've done it too.

Originally posted by christofurr
I'll let you know when I actually finish a kit :tongue:

On a serious note though, I'll probably end up building some form of display cabinet myself. Afterall, building a wooden box with a glass front is hardly the hardest thing to do in the world. I'll post some pics once I've done it too. :lol: well me to chris me too :)

Don't know if anyone else does this, but I drape a sheet of Cling-wrap over my models to protect them from dust.

Here is how I display mine:

This was self build back in 1990:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/307128101_0101.JPG

This is from IKEA for my 1:8 and 1:12:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/209629101_0102.JPG

Tis is from IKEA too:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/959965101_0105.JPG

The Modells are well prevented from dust behind the Glass. The IKEA Vitrines are worth the money and they are less expensive then the professionell vitrines.

i just buy the $7 plastic cases. I like the idea of putting 2 in the 1/18 , seems like good idea

Thanks Mulsanne... Thats what I'm look for..
How much did they put you back from Ikea??

Hey just a though guys. What about making your own display case? I haven't done it yet, but I'm thinking of getting some plexi-glass from Home Depot and building a simple case out of that? Should be easy for a bunch of guys that build model kits, don't you think? I think I'd rather build something that can hold several kits at once like the one in Hiroboy's post.

Anyone done this or have any experience to share? Is it harder to do than I think? Then again, $6 is pretty cheap for a pre-made unit that looks good...

Murray

Hi there. You can buy Lexan sheets for around $8 and make yourself some units. To cut it, you just scribe it with a knife, hit the back, and it'll make a clean break. Just use some epoxy glue to melt the peices together and your done.

I haven't done it myself because I have no need, but I did make a similar box to hold the coolant for my water cooled pc.

Thanks Mulsanne... Thats what I'm look for..
How much did they put you back from Ikea??
I think this is it. £55 Called a Bertby
http://www.ikea.co.uk/PIAimages/27487_PE094575_S4.jpg

http://www.ikea.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=7&productId=13147&langId=-20&parentCats=10104*10170

yeah... lol
Where did that Jeep Wrangler TJ in that pile you have come from?

yeah... lol
THIS IS THE BEST!

That Bertby case displayed above is what I have too. It has glass shelves and can fit 2 1/24-1/25 scale models on each shelf. It's a wall-mount unit and the light in the top is optional.

Here are mine.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/85360display_tall.jpg
Bought these 2 at second hand goods shops.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/85360display_lounge.jpg
Inherited this one from my grandparents.

Murray. I tried previously to make the display cases from plexi glass before. Even with professional tools at the workshop, cutting a clean 45 degree angle on the edges are really difficult. Adding to this using Dichloro Methane to stick the edges together was not 100% clean, that's just my unsucessful experiences. I gave up after a while, and just settled for the individual display cases tamiya make, Type C. Reasonably priced, good size, and a good clear finish. I have been using these for a little time now, but how do you guys stick ur finished model to the base of the display case??

Yeah, beveling the edges of plexi sheets seems like it would be a quick route to insanity. A better idea would be to cut all edges to 90 deg, and cut one side a bit long. Sand and polish the edges, and the glue seams shouldn't be too intrusive. This is how aquariums are done.

im planning to make a diorama

this is mine..
i'm running out of space too :(

http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v75/yellow15/Models/Misc/case.jpg

i want those IKEA case.. damn it there is no IKEA here in NZ and most ppl here haven't even heard of the name IKEA before!!!
Maybe i should ask my uncle from Sweden to ship a few to me? ;)

I have three custom made wooden shelves about 5 feet long. I need my father to make some more. And a few corner ones too.

Mine are sitting on glass a shelf which are hanging over my bed. each self is 36 in long by 10 in deep hanging from industial looking mounts of steel cable. The other two shelves aren't up yet because the would be empty. I can see the undercarriages from my bed. The 1/35 transports are on a three foot long diarama which takes up the top tier of my desk (but looks horrible). The 1/35 armor is on the work surface of the desk, but i am considering moving it to the diarama.
I'll take pictures if anyone wants any, but i am too lazy and it's too dark now.

this is self-made display case. but my room is messy...:P
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/127757gj.jpg

i have a garage like diaorama or however you spell it and it holds two cars right now my ls430 and my yota pick up are in it.I also have three 1:24 display cases and three of my impalas are in there the rest are in a box cuz we moved not to long ago

I hope for my diarama to look like dis, hopefully ill finish in june or july. ill post pics, iz gonna be a 1/24 scale diarama.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/1/web/589000-589999/589529_41_full.jpg

well here is my case i designed and built, it was made to accomodate all my models plus space for a few extras plus my dvds and cds.
only cost me £19 in total and was constructed from a sheet of 8' x 4' 15mm mdf. took about 3 hours to make and painted it to match the wall.

hope ya like it

http://chris.nwwo.com/store/case.jpg

well here is my case i designed and built, it was made to accomodate all my models plus space for a few extras plus my dvds and cds.
only cost me £19 in total and was constructed from a sheet of 8' x 4' 15mm mdf. took about 3 hours to make and painted it to match the wall.

hope ya like it

http://chris.nwwo.com/store/case.jpg
3rd row down 3 cars from the left is that a rx-7 FD painted to match the f&f supra?

yeah, it was the LTD edition RX7 bomex released, the kit comes with all the decals to make it look like their show car.

mines only 3 built. got 2 display cases.... not too cheap tho. now they are sit on the top of my piano... teehee

http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v95/sugarfree/otherz/DSCN0179.jpg

thinkin of getting some commercial display cabinet... or something cheap. maybe build one for my self.

Well got around to taking pics of were my models are displayed. This in my room. The shelves are made out of Oak. They were done by my father. Then some are on the stereo. And on the dresser.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/599000-599999/599628_15_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/599000-599999/599628_16_full.jpg

And yes that is my bear. Don't make fun of it.

This is how I display mine. Up to now its just 4 of them, but the Miura SV will follow soon and spend his life in my home hanging around :smokin:

The first shows an attempt, if the models stay on their floors while hanging, thats why the F40 is without the body.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/61327Wand_2.jpg

The final wall:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/61327Wand_1.jpg

wicked...!!!! how dya stick the tyres??? glue them to the base of the display case?????

I just keep them in the AMT Plastic cases in the basement. My wife won't let me display them until I get a better (read: more expensive:p) way to display them. I'd rather take the money and buy more supplies!! :lol:

heres my case, which I just painted and added mirrors and checkerboard floors:
http://www.dreamwerks.com/images/customers/200809/gallery/frontcaseR.jpg
http://www.dreamwerks.com/images/customers/200809/gallery/front.jpg
http://www.dreamwerks.com/images/customers/200809/gallery/300ZX.jpg
http://www.dreamwerks.com/images/customers/200809/gallery/golfandbug2.jpg
http://www.dreamwerks.com/images/customers/200809/gallery/impala1.jpg

this is how i display the models.

http://ywwong.homeftp.net/ywwong/DSC02414.JPG

tidy...!!!

http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/bertby-full.jpg

Sort of finish decorating, so I have moved the older models upstairs into the new Ikea Bertby cabinets.

sweetness steve, very crafty you are.

That looks great! Gotta have that to!!! (If I had enough room and money)

This is the way I display mine. I looks pretty good, it reduces the dust, but there still is some. I'll buy display boxes for my models this summer.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/168072Display.jpg

I have my cars on top of a wooden shelf right now but in the summer me n my bro want to make a diorama. We plan to paint it ashphalt black, it will have a higway, a garage, a drag strip, and a little street.

I have my collection in two cabinets from IKEA.
Niclas
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4750058&outx=600&oq=0.jpg
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4750059&outx=600&oq=0.jpg

mmm nice vw karmann-ghia!!!

Ikea lamps and cabinet. Bit empty tough.
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jurva/vitriini.jpg

Ikea lamps and cabinet.

will the heat from the lamp cause the models to warp??

[QUOTE=Hiroboy]http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/bertby-full.jpg

Hey steve was that your own creation?

[QUOTE=Hiroboy]http://www.spc.org.uk/misc/bertby-full.jpg

Hey steve was that your own creation?

Nah.. IKEA in the UK. I've got some, as I paid a visit to them a few months back. Got some floor standing ones as well..

Worst bits of flat pack I've ever brought..!! Cheap tacky rubbish TBH. You get what you pay for..

To be fair, once built (carefully, otherwise it drops to bits or breaks) and they are inplace in your house, and you secure them to the wall or floor, they are fine and do the job, but not the best bits of furniture.

It was the first time I'd been to IKEA, will go again I guess, but just don't expect much, as their cheap stuff is just that - cheap..!!

He has done a nice job with the units though.. Proof that cheap can look good if done well..!!

I use 2 IKEA towers and planning to get a third one!

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5340/skylinesociety2mk.png

The "two towers" can contain 6 skylines per stage (but it doesn't look good) and they don't cost too much: $115CAD and the new prince is low: $85CAD (before taxes)

The big one in the middle is full of 1/18 die-cast... :screwy:
The tinny one is my friend's tower: a CD display case witch can hold 9 1/24 scale cars... 40 canadian bucks

this is mine..
all my car models/diecast/toys/rc all go in here
mixed..
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/cham2020/th_Img_0658.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/cham2020/Img_0658.jpg)