COLLECTIONS & DISPLAYS

Posted by: @geno

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Wow, 8 pages of display stuff. Isn't this great? I'm sure enjoying it.💯👍

Oh yea, I'm enjoying it too!  One of the best topics I've started here on the Forum, if I say so myself.  Hey friends, keep the displays coming, they are making each day I check in here, FUN!  And THANKS to all who have already shared!

Posted by: @geno

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Wow, 8 pages of display stuff. Isn't this great? I'm sure enjoying it.💯👍

@stewil Steve I really enjoy how you have set up your displays, they are great...  40 years ago I traveled through your part of the world on a road trip in a 1971 Plymouth Valiant purchased in LA, a weeks skiing in Leadville, then Denver making our way up through Montana to the Peace National Park in Canada. You live in a wonderful part of the world and if I'd known I could have dropped in on the way...

Thank you for all your kind comments folks.

Here are a few more photos from my office in order to finish sharing my 1/24th displays with you. 

BTW - I have  to give credit to my wife for the wonderful Car Story Room. She was looking at some FM/DM mint models one day in a clear plastic wall display in our junk room. Her mantra was "no models in the living area" which meant the entire house but for that room. Anyway she said, "I don't much like cars but these models are works of art, people should see them. Let's redo the basement storage room to show them off". Rather than being excited I only thought of the amount of work that would entail. I was rather happy with the models on display in my office, and though grumbling, I went along with her plan. My thought was to paint the concrete walls white, dust the exposed piping, put up some shelves and be done. That was not her plan at all, "do it once and do it right" she said. Also said that she would pay for 1/2 the project - WOW! Then she went out over the next year or so and purchased display cabinets from three stores that went out of business at about that time. This was beginning to be a real project, eventually we even hired a real contractor to do the job. I was getting a bit excited at that point. Big 17X24 room, finished the walls and ceiling, lots of lighting, tile floor, built in and free standing display cabinets and a unique army blanket for a door to keep the dust out. WhooEee - Model display Heaven. Thank you Bev.

Will include photos of the 17X24 Car Story Room after showing 1/24ths in the office.

View of my chair                                                                                                    and from my chair

And to the right of the chair. Favorite models are in this room as well as part of the story of the automobiles beginnings. Steam power demonstrated by the train above the windows, electricity by the fan, bicycle technology by the 1890's bike outside the door was important to the 1st autos and the 1st aircraft as seen in pictures and models around the room. 

                                                                                                1857 Harriet Lane transitions sail to steam power, all part of the Industrial Revolution

The bike, steel frame, wooden wheels, handle bar, fenders, 1 speed direct drive - can pedal backwards, and no brakes.  Bicycle technology was very important in airplane and early automobile development.

Wall display behind my desk as well as cabinet to the right side, 1/43rd scale Packard Row above the 1/24th scale oldies below

Important to automotive history Mercedes as well as other significant cars are on the bottom shelf with explanations

Both of these are my builds from Etzel kits,1/25th scale

Another Etzel kit built by Chris Etzel himself                                               and some favorites in the bookshelf to my left

The Car Story Room displays all scales as does the office.

This room is actually an automotive reference library with books, video, and the models as 3D examples of what is written in the books and seen on the TV.

I hope you enjoyed the show, Steve

@diecast1-24cars 

That was a wonderful time to travel the USA. My wife and I traveled some of those same roads on a motorbike in 1985 two up for 10,500 miles for 6.5 weeks, taking roadside geology and land form pictures for a class I taught. Hard to believe it was that long ago. Hope you experienced some of Colorado's champagne snow on your trip which sounded wonderful. Please plan a stop if you are ever in the area again. 

What a fabulous and diversified  collection Steve. My wife grew up in Estes Park I would have loved to have known you back when we were still able to travel but those days are long gone now.

OMG, Steve Williams, I have to say it again, YOUR COLLECTION is crazy incredible!  You surely have been bitten by the collector even more than many of us here.  Thank you so much for sharing all your pics with us!  I'm literally awestruck!  You should get the award for most outstanding and diversified collection.  

Absolutely beautiful collection Steve.💯😎

@stewil 

I'm also in awe at your Automotive Books collection.  I'm happy to say that I notice many that I also have in my book collection.  I love automotive history.  Many thanks again for taking the time to share with us.  I can't stop drooling!  

@stewil  Absolutely incredible collection, thank you for sharing it!

Posted by: @georgeschire

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'm also in awe at your Automotive Books collection. 

Here is a more careful view of the contents George, you will probably need magnifiers

Four last pics of 1/24th scale models I forgot to post

The awesome Snake Lady 

My favorite car guy

Awestruck is an appropriate description George. Its a real museum layout, sorta place you would never want to leave. Thank you Steve

Posted by: @geoff-jowett

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Awestruck is an appropriate description George. Its a real museum layout, sorta place you would never want to leave. Thank you Steve

You are absolutely right!  It is a museum layout and one that once I'm there, you'd have to bodily drag me out of it.  Probably the most impressive collection that has been shared here and I'm thrilled Steve has shared it with us.  

Posted by: @georgeschire

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I'm thrilled Steve has shared it with us.  

I am thrilled that you started this thread George. You have been very gracious with your comments about my displays which is quite humbling, though which I much appreciate, Thank you.

Am hoping to see more collections on this thread, as well as some of the dioramas which show up from time to time. Wish we still had a permanent Collection & Diorama section for all four scales to view that don't just disappear as time rolls on and there are fewer posters to keep them going.

I've posted pics of my collection two other times and both disappeared into the mists of time. The 1st was mentioned when you started this thread and remembered the old Forum, the other was unassociated with the Diecast Zone. I always enjoy how folks display their models, especially when they are not blessed with as much space, deep cabinets, and lots of light as I have been. BTW - This incredible model museum was just posted on Forum 43: 

https://diecast.org/community/1_43/every-model-every-memory-a-private-tour-of-sergio-goldvargs-collection/#post-226173

PS Posting got me off my duff and helped me redo one of the displays in my office. I had sold several models within it and had a big open space which I've now filled. Here it is.

The left corner with the two Bugatti's

One other thing I forgot to mention was the #4 Monroe model is positioned on the picture of the 1920 Indy start line. The #4 car in the picture is seen below the rear of the model. Look for the 1:1's #4 on the hood.