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29/12/2025 1:08 pm
I had run out of display room and did not want to solve the problem by simply jamming cars even closer together. 51 of my cars are in individual display boxes - It is a great way to display but they take up a lot of room. I also find that the standard display boxes for 1:18 scale cars are really larger than they need to be for the mostly 60's and 70's race cars I collect. My answer was to go to clear display boxes that were initially designed for 1:24 scale NASCAR models.
While making some switches I decided to make one stack a mixed special tribute. Attached are the before and after
29/12/2025 1:26 pm
Nice, I had never thought to use 1:24 cases as like you've said the 1:18 seem to have more room then needed.
29/12/2025 2:21 pm
Frank, you possess the skills of an interior decorator. 😎 😀
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29/12/2025 3:56 pm
@chris Well as it turns out I spent a number of years working as an interior architectural designer and space planner. I moved on to project management of construction projects so when it comes to spatial relationships I have a pretty good eye and it didn't take much to see that the 1:18 cases were bigger than they needed to be for most of my collection. By the way the new cases will just fit a 1968 Mustang but are too small for something like my 1966 Pontiac GTO so you really have to pick your shots.
29/12/2025 3:58 pm
Displays are great, I'll look at them again sometime. The choices you made in car models, though - AWESOME!!
michaeldetorrice and Christopher Moroni reacted
29/12/2025 4:00 pm
"I spent a number of years working as an interior architectural designer and space planner."
It shows! 😉 😏 😆
Steve Jacobs and Tony Perrone reacted
30/12/2025 2:00 pm
Great idea. I need to try this myself. Looks great.
31/12/2025 1:08 am
I also use 1/24 scale display cases, but sort of the reverse. I use them for 1/43 scale cars. Many 1/43 scale cars, such as those by Brooklin Models, come mounted on a base (plinth). I prefer to leave them attached to base, except when photographing them, which means they will not fit into 1/43 scale display cases made by Carney. However, they fit nicely into their 1/24 scale NASCAR cases.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA