DISPLAY OR NOT?

@stewil 

Thanks for sharing your amazing displays and collection!  If I was in your basement, I would have sensory overload and probably couldn't move for a week.  I'd hate to think what would happen if I went to Bob Jackman's house.

@john-barry 

JB, you are most certainly a talented craftsman.  Thanks for showing how you created your shelf lighting.  I was going to ask about that. 

@stewil extraordinary model, thank you Steve, much appreciated

AWESOME displays Steve - AWESOME!

Posted by: @bob-jackman

All 6,000 plus models are on display. My 1/18 scale are displayed in my finished garage while the others are in the house. I have a very understanding wife who actually likes my little cars and I like her miniatures so it works out well.

Bob may be too modest to show it. So in case some have NOT seen it, here's a peek at his collection. Go Full Screen on this video:

Posted by: @perrone1

Posted by: @bob-jackman

All 6,000 plus models are on display. My 1/18 scale are displayed in my finished garage while the others are in the house. I have a very understanding wife who actually likes my little cars and I like her miniatures so it works out well.

Bob may be too modest to show it. So in case some have NOT seen it, here's a peek at his collection. Go Full Screen on this video:

 

 

 

Thanks Tony 😆 I just watched this again,in it`s entirety......Bob and his wife seem such happy and genuinely decent folk.....I feel better just for having seen them again

Posted by: @pete-rovero

@john-barry 

JB, you are most certainly a talented craftsman.  Thanks for showing how you created your shelf lighting.  I was going to ask about that. 

Thanks Pete.......if there are any details I might`ve missed just let me know

Posted by: @john-barry

Posted by: @perrone1

Posted by: @bob-jackman

All 6,000 plus models are on display. My 1/18 scale are displayed in my finished garage while the others are in the house. I have a very understanding wife who actually likes my little cars and I like her miniatures so it works out well.

Bob may be too modest to show it. So in case some have NOT seen it, here's a peek at his collection. Go Full Screen on this video:

 

 

 

Thanks Tony 😆 I just watched this again,in it`s entirety......Bob and his wife seem such happy and genuinely decent folk.....I feel better just for having seen them again

Big +1 Buddy!!

@stewil 

As I read these posts and see all these pictures of our collections, I realize that our wives are a very important part of this hobby. Their support, encouragement, and in some cases tolerance of some of these huge collections, is very important. Even in my case with my modest size collection this is true.

I have so much enjoyed all the stories and sharing of our little cars that this thread has provided.  THANK YOU everyone!  And hey, let's keep it going....

Thanks everyone for the comments. I've said this many times before, but any fellow collectors are most welcome to tour our collections if you are ever in Mississippi. The collection has been seen by many 1/1 car clubs and Lori and I enjoy sharing the collections with folks. It doesn't do any good to collect these models if no one gets to see them.

Posted by: @bob-jackman

Thanks everyone for the comments. I've said this many times before, but any fellow collectors are most welcome to tour our collections if you are ever in Mississippi. The collection has been seen by many 1/1 car clubs and Lori and I enjoy sharing the collections with folks. It doesn't do any good to collect these models if no one gets to see them.

God Bless You & Lori!     

Posted by: @bob-jackman

Thanks everyone for the comments. I've said this many times before, but any fellow collectors are most welcome to tour our collections if you are ever in Mississippi. The collection has been seen by many 1/1 car clubs and Lori and I enjoy sharing the collections with folks. It doesn't do any good to collect these models if no one gets to see them.

A most generous offer Bob, that I hope some day I can take you up on.  I've watched that video clip many times of your incredible collection, and to my eyes, it is heaven on earth.  

@bob-jackman 

Thanks for the offer. It’s been about 40 years since I have been to Mississippi, and if I go there again, I will contact you.

In the for what it's worth category - I looked over what I posted recently and found a hole. I had meant to close out the tour of my display room with a final picture but got in a hurry to post and did not include it, but now have. Also thought of two other pics that might be of interest. Updated the original post but here are the new pics plus text.

This message is in the center of the wall amidst the cars. This was how I explained the display room to my four year old niece when she 1st stepped into the room, stood stock still with only her head swiveling, stunned, taking it all in. She "got it" then, is 19 now, and still loves the Car Story Room. I transferred the explanation into print on the wall because if it worked for her it might work for others too.  

Seen within the display case in front of the wall display is my attempt at poetry which explains the relationship between race and street cars, i.e., "racing improves the breed".

The final PIC closed out the tour of the room. The other side of the 1/2 wall is a bookshelf containing the car stories. The car story room is an automotive reference library with books, visual (DVD's & TV car stories in cabinet below the TV), and the models serving as 3-D examples of the automobiles story.