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22/01/2025 4:28 pm
We'll call it a 'Tale of Two Nashes'. As I said, I used to love those orphan cars as a kid for their unique styling. Watching the old George Reeves Superman series, every automobile was populated by Nash models from the black and white police cruisers to Lois Lane's adorable roll top Rambler convertible. The green Nash Airflyte was a friction motor model toy with cast metal grill, bumpers head lights and tail lamps. When I pulled it out after a half century, I found that "warp factor" was not just a "Star Trek" term, but also the distortion that occurred over time with the acetate plastic used in the '50 before companies switched to the more stable styrene plastic in the '60s. The warp factor is graded from 1 to 10 and this Nash seems to have a relatively low number. All 4 wheels no longer touch the ground at the same time and the inertial wheel of the friction motor now is wedged against the rear window preventing any "varooming" on the kitchen floor. The model overall is somewhere around the 1/24-5 scale. The other Nash is a '49 Airflyte Banthrico promo that because it was all metal, I beat the livin' bejeezus out of back in the 'terrible teens' (I have a few more derelict cars which I'll save for another time). I removed what little paint was left and attempted to polish out what I could. I would have to leave the windows in polished metal if I repainted it but the metal on the windows were somehow to porous to shine up... so I gave up. This model is somewhere around 1/28 scale.
22/01/2025 5:43 pm
Rich you have quite a collection of all scales. If I may ask, about how many diecasts do you have. I think mine is quite large at over 1000 and over 250 plastic models. I know Bob Jackman has a large collection as well.
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22/01/2025 6:12 pm
@carsman1958 Honestly, I have no idea. I lost count decades ago and my collection got so out of hand, I don't even know where the hell anything is anymore. Thank the Lord I took photos of the vast majority of them so at least I can enjoy the photos. 95% of my 1/43s are in a huge crate!, It's embarrassing and pathetic. My kids say they'll catalog and sell most of them when I crap out, but they have no idea what awaits them. Those Nash photos are really old and I thought I'd take some better shots. I can actually see them, but I can't get to them. LOL Does that give you an idea?
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22/01/2025 8:21 pm
Wow, those are really cool Rich. I guess I'm an amateur collector, lol. I only have around 250-260 1/24 models.😲
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22/01/2025 8:57 pm
Rich, I absolutely love both of these Nash models especially the 49 Banthrico. I'm afraid my collection, while all on display, isn't very organized as I have kept very few records. You at least have kids while we have none. Attached to my will is a list of dealers who might be interested in portions of my collection and others who may interested in other parts. Ultimately whatever we have will be sold off and a check written to the Humane Society of Missouri. I have saved the boxes for all of the important models in each of the scales. Years ago I was able to tell you if I had a certain model and where it was, now I have too many models and too many years on my odometer to remember them all. When someone posts a certain model I have to go look before I can verify that I either have the model or not. All in all, I still have fun with the collection when car clubs come to tour it, so as long as it brings a smile to my face I'll continue to add a piece here and there.
23/01/2025 2:00 am
wonderful sentiment Bob. Nice post Rich, thanksRich, I absolutely love both of these Nash models especially the 49 Banthrico. I'm afraid my collection, while all on display, isn't very organized as I have kept very few records. You at least have kids while we have none. Attached to my will is a list of dealers who might be interested in portions of my collection and others who may interested in other parts. Ultimately whatever we have will be sold off and a check written to the Humane Society of Missouri. I have saved the boxes for all of the important models in each of the scales. Years ago I was able to tell you if I had a certain model and where it was, now I have too many models and too many years on my odometer to remember them all. When someone posts a certain model I have to go look before I can verify that I either have the model or not. All in all, I still have fun with the collection when car clubs come to tour it, so as long as it brings a smile to my face I'll continue to add a piece here and there.
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23/01/2025 9:03 am
@rich-sufficool Rich thanks for the reply. I know what you mean. Years ago I started a xcel spread sheet so I can keep track of all my models both diecast and plastic. That way while I am out and about, I can pull it up on my phone and see if I have something before I buy a second one. All my models are on display in my Office/Study. While I am working from home I get to look over all my cars and trucks. I have them all displayed by manufacturer(FM,DM etc) and then displayed in year/alphabetical order. This way when someone posts something about what they have I can quickly turn and look to make sure I either have it don't. All my boxes for all the models that I bought that had boxes are stored away either in my attic or outbuilding. I now have a total of 74 large boxes filled with boxes. The xcel sheet also tells me which container holds the model cars box, so when it is my time, my kids and wife can easily match them up. Even though my wife wants me to sell them before that time. Even at 66 I enjoy building models and hope to into my retirement one day.
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23/01/2025 11:03 am
@bob-jackman OK. This might give you some idea of the magnitude of the problem. 30 odd years ago when I finished the walk-out basement, I had a built in illuminated display case and figured it would take forever for me to fill this up. (1st pic). Within a few years I had more glass shelves cut. Then I started to fill up wall mounted displays. After that, I began to fill up standing display cases and I'm still working on that today. Then every horizontal surfaces were filled with stacked individual displays. Then my work bench became unusable. As the kids got older, I filled their toy room with racks for models still in the boxes. These pics were taken in 2013. You don't even want to know what it looks like now. I do have some models displayed throughout the house also.
What do you think? Should I be featured on an episode of "Hoarders"?
In the middle of this pic, you can see the two Nash models (now unreachable)
My work bench:
23/01/2025 5:58 pm
Love it! I'm just imagining myself back as a 12 year old being let loose in there! Imagine the fun finding and holding all sorts of models of cars, trucks, whatever!
23/01/2025 8:19 pm
@rich-sufficool Rich you're a lucky guy as you have a basement. I also see that you have a couch to nap on while you think about the next model that may be added to the collection. Living in the south now, I surely miss basements as all houses here are built on slabs. Oh by the way, I just ordered 3 more models I couldn't live without.
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