Loved seeing the cases fill as time progressed and your "fun" commentary. Seems as if "nature abhors a vacuum" tis true because with that big basement (?) space is now overflowing the cabinets and the diecast police cannot keep up.
Thank you Steve !!.....to be fair,a few of my diecast police are on the elderly side and probably won`t do more than complain and then "rest up"
.....all the wood left visible is just how the cabinets were, when in use at the University of Knoxville.....each of the four rolling doors got re-fitted with bottom roller hardware where necessary,the depth of each cabinet was diminished (to 18"?) and the backs discarded.....everything got a fresh coat of clear urethane.....when the carcasses dried they were placed,leveled and plumbed,then attached to wall studs via some 2x stock
......I dont have a basement Steve ..........the area chosen to forever house this unit is the wallspace at the side and rear of my tract home in a space that was formerly divided into a den and a bedroom........on a project like this I used rolling tables to make all the big cuts in my driveway and wheeled furniture movers to get the sub-assemblies into place
......at the leading edge of each shelf is a squared aluminum tube housing an led strip....these adjustable intensity lights push the light down and back....there are four light zones,each with a separate controller/dimmer.....the connectors and wiring for each circuit are located in the removable felt covered panels.....power supply inverters are located in the large bottom shelf with a lift-away real panel.....this bottom area is unlit
Showing 1/24th Scale in the Car Story Display Room. The displays use models various scales to tell stories of automotive history/evolution, street and/or race venues. Am fortunate to have both space and light and it is all due to my wife, am very Blessed. Was happy with my office and models in drawers or trays used in automotive history presentations, with a few on display. My wife who wasn't a car person looked at some of the Franklin and Danbury Mint models and said we should clean out a basement room to let others see the little gems. Sounded like work, I wasn't happy, but went along. My thought was to put up some shelves, paint the concrete walls, leave all the pipes & floor joists exposed, but put up more lighting. Bev said NO, we are going to "do it right, just once". She also found all the display cases from stores going out of business except the North built in one containing a mix of 1/43rd and 1/18th scales. I hope you enjoy seeing the little gems.
"But wait !...There`s more!!"........as pre-teen kids,if just one of us managed to scrape together three bucks or so,we would ride our bikes over to the "Hobby Shop" and walk in to that magical realm of dreams and desires......we always tried to have a working wristwatch between the two or three,or four of us.....it was that,or the lure of the gleaming shelves would captivate us for hours,and we`d likely miss dinner
your displays and room layout are of that same compelling quality Steve......how do you ever manage to climb the stairs and leave that wondrous room behind?
JB you're the man. Question...do you have a basement? I ask because all of the houses around here are built on slabs.
missed your question Bob .......tho wonderful spaces they may be I do NOT have a basement.....
Let me assure you, there is NOTHING good about a basement. It becomes "the" place to store, pile, and hide everything. I'd give my eye teeth for NO basement.
@georgeschire ..............If your cow herd always takes the same route through town,getcha some buckboard wagons hooked up to a few of them.....load `em with tchotchke and head `em west......let Horace Greeley deal with it
George, wonderful thread you started, Thank you. Rarely look at anything other than 1/43rd scale Forum, but decided to today and am glad I did. Very enjoyable. I have some 1/24th models and will post them in the "Car Story Room" soon, meanwhile here are a few quick shots of favorites from my office. (seen daily)
great displays Steve, the room has a real positive activity feel about it. You have some magnificent models in all scales there. I recall only ever seeing one other example of the 1/24 black Bugatti Atlantic, what a prized piece. thanks for posting
What an impressive display Steve and it would likely never have occurred if it was not for your fine wife. I keep going back to that fantastic selection of models and the beautiful way that you have displayed them. Thank you for sharing gifts.
I too hung out in hobby shops, even was allowed to help customers. Models just fascinated me and I couldn't get enough. Built lots of plastic airplanes and many AMT cars but my big thing, literally, was flying U Control airplanes as well as free flight models. Rusty, the hobby shop owner twice took me with him to National Model Aircraft (AMA) meets on both coasts at Naval Air Stations where I flew both combat in U control and several free flight events each time, also something called a Rat Race if I remember correctly. Probably because I was small and trusted to not crash. What a trip down memory lane you led me on. - "we would ride our bikes over to the "Hobby Shop" and walk in to that magical realm of dreams and desires" Amen!
Models = Miracles in miniature = Holding History in ones hand Cheers and Happy Collecting, Steve
I too hung out in hobby shops, even was allowed to help customers. Models just fascinated me and I couldn't get enough. Built lots of plastic airplanes and many AMT cars but my big thing, literally, was flying U Control airplanes as well as free flight models. Rusty, the hobby shop owner twice took me with him to National Model Aircraft (AMA) meets on both coasts at Naval Air Stations where I flew both combat in U control and several free flight events each time, also something called a Rat Race if I remember correctly. Probably because I was small and trusted to not crash. What a trip down memory lane you led me on. - "we would ride our bikes over to the "Hobby Shop" and walk in to that magical realm of dreams and desires" Amen!
dilated pupils,erratic jerky movements, uncontrolled sniffing in the direction of the strongest wafting scents........house pet?.....or a little kid in a 50`s hobby shop?
....and you were an INSIDER !!!!! too cool for school Steve
You pegged me John, a Hobby Shop denizen of the mid fifties and beyond. One memory from the time: I had a huge Class A (?) free flight aircraft whose detached wing was so easily swallowed by a friend's trunk, in a brand new white with red interior 1959 Chevy. I was totally amazed. I have one like it in 1/24th scale for the memory. It is easy to forget how big the cars of that era were.
Models = Miracles in miniature = Holding History in ones hand Cheers and Happy Collecting, Steve
Thank you for the kind words David and to my wife, my cheerleader, who saw the possibilities of creating a display room and making it happen, in spite of my initial resistance. Thanks Bev
Models = Miracles in miniature = Holding History in ones hand Cheers and Happy Collecting, Steve
.......tho wonderful spaces they may be, I do NOT have a basement.....
too cool for school Steve
