Not a " good " Church day for this guy..

It took me a minute....   so, the wall mounted shelf gave way and slid straight down resulting in this disaster.   Correct?

What I don't understand is why I don't see any evidence of that shelving unit ever being mounted on the left side, only the right.     There's simply no way only one side of that display unit was attached to the wall - that would defy the laws of physics.

So, what exactly happened here?     

Hopefully, most (or all  👍 👍 👍) of those models can be salvaged/repaired.    You have my condolences.    This is something no collector should EVER have to see.   I'm sorry.  😞 😞 

Ouch ! It is painful just to look at pictures  ....  

I entrusted a master cabinet installer to build and mount accordingly. I spoke with him and he assumed as he applied things, it would be sufficient. Sadly that proved to not be the case.

It dropped it would seem like dead weight, with the exception of (6) out of (18) vehicles all were destroyed. Meaning in my mind busted to the level where i would not display in my office. Wifey has already encouraged me to replace each and every one based upon my invoices. Right now my concern is to make sure the current storage is securely mounted and weight tested.

@michaeldetorrice even more so to go through and have to toss away.

Perhaps some parts can be salvaged or the beginnings of a possible custom diecast vehicles can be envisioned.

@michaeldetorrice I have to say I am not patient enough for that. All went into the trash and gets picked up today..

Oh man - I am so sorry for your loss of these treasured models. We had an earthquake back a few months ago and objects fell off shelves but no car models. In a closet, 1/43rd scale cars fell and I lost things like outside mirrors and roll bars, etc. Your homeowners insurance may pay a small portion of your loss, less your deductible. I'm presuming the collection, itself, was not specifically scheduled.

This happened to me years ago with a twelve car 1/18 scale acrylic case. The anchors pulled out of the wall in my garage. There was only minor damage to the models as the display case protected them but the case was destroyed. Rather than trust the sheet rock and anchors, I took down every case and installed strips of plywood directly to the studs and attached the cases to the plywood.

Very sad to see this.  A number of years ago, in Ottawa Ontario, I lived in a high-rise and an F1 tornado hit my side of the building.  The drop in air pressure caused suction to pull the wall-to-wall window frames away from the bldg.  In other words the window frames blasted away from the bldg.  In one room I had a large heavy acrylic display box, about 4 x6, covering an antique textile and it was hung by cleats anchored into the wall.  A month after the storm damage was repaired, crash.  The box and the cleats fell off the wall and hit the floor breaking the acrylic but thankfully the silk textile was not damaged as that was not replaceable. I called my insurance company and to my great relief they determined the previous suction force had pulled the anchors away from the gyp board wall and it was just a matter of time before the weight caused the detachment.  It was not something that could be seen when the initial tornado damage had been evaluated.  My insurance company covered the damage, less my deductible, as replacing the acrylic box and re-installing cost many thousands.  If you have property insurance, and depending on your deductible, its not too late to call your insurance agent and file a claim for the repair of the shelves and replacement cost of the models.  One last note: regardless if anyone has a homeowners or renters insurance make sure you are covered for replacement value.

Tony, hope you now have earthquake insurance that in many locals cost very little.  I even had earthquake insurance in Ottawa and we got hit by a +5 quake.  No personal damage in my apt. but the ceilings in my college office collapsed.  

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Tony, hope you now have earthquake insurance that in many locals cost very little.  I even had earthquake insurance in Ottawa and we got hit by a +5 quake.  No personal damage in my apt. but the ceilings in my college office collapsed.  

I do and did at the time even though this is not designated as quake area - Memphis is. About 8 hours away from here. Not enough damage for a claim however, thank goodness.

Oh my goodness!  That's horrible.  And it is said that misery loves company, but I've never found that adage to actually be true.  Still, I feel your pain.  In the 1980s, I lost a few 1:12 scale models to a seismic event in California. 

On the upside, no one was hurt in the incident you experienced, so that's good news.  I wish I had seen this post earlier.  If I had, I would have tried to convince you to sell the broken models on eBay.  The parts are valuable, and if they were parted out, it's possible that you might have recouped your financial investment in the models or even eked out a surplus.  

@marty-johnson sadly I am new to this world so its my fault. So far I have spent $5K today trying to replace the ones I really do not want to lose.

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@marty-johnson sadly I am new to this world so its my fault. So far I have spent $5K today trying to replace the ones I really do not want to lose.

@marty-johnson very true and this time I am only purchasing what I want as opposed to on a whim.