1:18 scale showroom and garage

Hi, i am a newbie to this forum however i am no newbie when it comes to colecting diecasts. I have recently built a showroom and garage to accomodate my ever-growing collection of 1:18 scale diecasts. Here are a few snap shots of it so far, enjoy! (p.s. if you only have 56k connection, please be patient till the pictures load, its worth the wait)

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That's sweet!

Thats sick man!

Use the img tags.

i think he's trying to be 56k friendly :D

btw nicee!

hmm damn, cant edit my post, erm, i was wondering where did u get the widebody evo8? :D tyty

Sorry, i will use img tags next time. I got the evo 8 from ebay.com. The car looks alot better in person. Im glad you all like the pics.

http://jadatoys.com/images/IR_1-18_evo8red9.jpg

http://jadatoys.com/images/IR_1-18_evo8slvr.jpg

http://jadatoys.com/images/IR_1-18_evo8wht.jpg


Can't you get these on ebay?

wow nice display you got
P.s wow holy shit you got a lot of spare wheels:(

Do it this time. Edit your post.

Do it this time. Edit your post.


If you throw a "please" or a "do it now" in there, I think he is going to edit his post


PS- The sooner you edit your post the sooner I can add your collection to the Diecast Gallery

Id edit them, but Im too lazy, and Im not your bitch! :evillol:

Looks nice though!

Yes, all of these evo 8's are available on ebay.com. I only have the white and red ones. The silver one is not very nice. BTW i have tried to use img tags and they do not work. Can someone help me please? It just shows a red cross in place of the pic. Any help is very much appreciated.

This probably means your image host doesn't allow hotlinking. Try photobucket.com to host images. Some other people were also using imageshack?

Thnaks for that tip! Photo Bucket is so cool!

Coming soon: 5 * E46 M3 GTR Street Version cars (5 different colours and i think i have the full set)

Holy Shit!!! Very sweet!

What did you do and how long did it take?

There was alot done here so ill keep it simple.

1. Made some sketches of sizes, dimensions, material e.t.c.
2. Got some MDF and beading (beading will become a small ridge around the base so that cars cant roll off) cut to shape from DIY store
3. Applied undercoat to MDF and beading, then coated it with grey finish for the base and an off white for the walls and beading.
4. Joined together the pieces with special glue (no nails used at all!)
5. Runners and glass fitted to the showroom (glass removable so that i can swap cars around and switch on my turntable)
6. Drilled holes through the MDF for LED lighting (got 6 pieces in a pack and each piece haas 4 leds on it) Note: LEDs can be very expensive, i paid £40 ($75) for these ready made pieces.
7. Lastly, I threw on my 4 post lift, trailer, turntable, tools, cars, wheels e.t.c.

Im glad you all like it. I came across some difficulty when it came to installing glass for the showroom but nothing i couldnt handle :iceslolan

Overall, it took about 6 days to make from scratch which isnt much and cost me about £90 ($170).

...looks pretty sweet... good job!! :)

Thats amazing!! Great great job u've done there!!!
where did u get the glass?? Are they custom made?

Glad you like it. Yeah, i had to get the glass custom made and i also got it smoothened off on the edges so that i can slide it back and forth in order to rotate my collection.

i can't see the pics

not to be a ass.. but man.. please dont resurect old threads.. this is 3 years old

I can't see the pics >.<