How do you guys display your diecast cars?! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

andrewt2 · 10-25-2008, 01:01 PM

ok guys, i got a delimina i got a spare room in my house im trying to turn into an office, ive already got a black and white chekered floor down. ride walls with a hot rod boarder......and plenty of diecast and model cars in boxes. i need a way to display and show off all of my die cast cars... any body have pictures of what they did with their diecast car collection? thanks in advance

streetstar · 10-25-2008, 05:57 PM

sounds like a fun project --- you need a rumble seat in there made from the back 1.5' of a pickup bed too !

cayoterun · 10-25-2008, 08:39 PM

We use old fish aquiariums. Can be picked up cheap at garage sales.
All kinds of scenes can be made in them appropriate for your cars or trucks.
Get tops that fit them. Keeps dust and grandkids hands out too.
Cayoterun

andrewt2 · 10-25-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cayoterun

We use old fish aquiariums. Can be picked up cheap at garage sales.
All kinds of scenes can be made in them appropriate for your cars or trucks.
Get tops that fit them. Keeps dust and grandkids hands out too.
Cayoterun

that sounds really nifty any pictures of them? thanks in advance.

cayoterun · 10-26-2008, 02:45 PM

Excuse poor pic quality.
Cayoterun

**oldiron** · 10-27-2008, 01:12 AM

Got these from the Mac tool dealer before they got too pricy.

rod86 · 10-26-2008, 12:36 AM

a freind of mine uses old shop fridges with glass doors, replaces the wire shelves with glass, disconects the compressor - so he still has the lights. and theyre sealed from dust..

chrislehr · 10-26-2008, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by andrewt2

ok guys, i got a delimina i got a spare room in my house im trying to turn into an office, ive already got a black and white chekered floor down. ride walls with a hot rod boarder......and plenty of diecast and model cars in boxes. i need a way to display and show off all of my die cast cars... any body have pictures of what they did with their diecast car collection? thanks in advance

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72BlckButy · 10-26-2008, 01:59 AM

The wife bought me a curio (spelling) cabinet for Christmas one year, and it works great!

I'll try to get a few pics tomorrow.

**special-K** · 10-26-2008, 08:26 AM

I like old wooden store displays.They are hard to find and expensive.I plan on making display cases from oak and glass or lexan.I`m considering making them to sell.My old house has alot of dust so cases are a must.

rod86 · 10-27-2008, 04:08 AM

oh now theyre good ones... ^

fastwillie 696969 · 10-27-2008, 12:26 PM

i dont display any ,first of all it show that you might be a redneck , J/K
two -its shows that you got some money
three - you let your friends touch your wife first before touching any diecast

70' GMC · 10-27-2008, 08:58 PM

in the box and so the dust cant get them

**old Rusty C10** · 10-27-2008, 09:34 PM

i put shelves up top along the wall in the office and show em there kinda like the guy with the shelves from the tool guy.. in my other house i have a curio cabinet in the living room

big_al_71 · 04-10-2009, 05:56 PM

I have thre set ups, one in my office at work , another set up in the family room in the house which my wife does not approve (oh well) and the in my garage I have boxes full of them. I want to display most of them in my garage I just want to make some nice shelves and hopefully I could fit most of them. The ones I have repeated I am giving to my baby son and are going on his shelves in his bedroom once I get his room redone.

AceX · 04-10-2009, 09:09 PM

We have a cabinet with about 50 cars in it. Glass shelves, mirrors, stained wood, and lighting.

We need another cabinet too. There's a bunch of cars that we have that we can't display because we don't have room...

**Palf70Step** · 04-10-2009, 09:41 PM

I have 1 wall display (so far) he rest are on the piano and an old entertainment center

10-25-2008, 01:01 PM	#1
andrewt2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carbondale, Kansas Posts: 547	How do you guys display your diecast cars?! ok guys, i got a delimina i got a spare room in my house im trying to turn into an office, ive already got a black and white chekered floor down. ride walls with a hot rod boarder......and plenty of diecast and model cars in boxes. i need a way to display and show off all of my die cast cars... any body have pictures of what they did with their diecast car collection? thanks in advance

10-25-2008, 05:57 PM	#2
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! sounds like a fun project --- you need a rumble seat in there made from the back 1.5' of a pickup bed too ! __________________ Are you retired too? Nonsense! I'm in my prime

10-25-2008, 08:39 PM	#3
cayoterun Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guymon, Oklahoma Posts: 2,040	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! We use old fish aquiariums. Can be picked up cheap at garage sales. All kinds of scenes can be made in them appropriate for your cars or trucks. Get tops that fit them. Keeps dust and grandkids hands out too. Cayoterun __________________ Cayoterun Okla. Panhandle I think I'll do it myself and pay the extra $500.

10-26-2008, 02:45 PM	#5
cayoterun Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guymon, Oklahoma Posts: 2,040	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! Excuse poor pic quality. Cayoterun Attached Images __________________ Cayoterun Okla. Panhandle I think I'll do it myself and pay the extra $500.

10-27-2008, 01:12 AM	#6
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10-26-2008, 12:36 AM	#7
rod86 great southern land Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: perth - australia Posts: 6,194	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! a freind of mine uses old shop fridges with glass doors, replaces the wire shelves with glass, disconects the compressor - so he still has the lights. and theyre sealed from dust.. __________________ rod 86 chevy c10 silverado

10-26-2008, 01:59 AM	#9
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! The wife bought me a curio (spelling) cabinet for Christmas one year, and it works great! I'll try to get a few pics tomorrow. __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

10-26-2008, 08:26 AM	#10
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! I like old wooden store displays.They are hard to find and expensive.I plan on making display cases from oak and glass or lexan.I`m considering making them to sell.My old house has alot of dust so cases are a must. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-26-2008 at 11:01 AM.

10-27-2008, 04:08 AM	#11
rod86 great southern land Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: perth - australia Posts: 6,194	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! oh now theyre good ones... ^ __________________ rod 86 chevy c10 silverado

10-27-2008, 12:26 PM	#12
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! i dont display any ,first of all it show that you might be a redneck , J/K two -its shows that you got some money three - you let your friends touch your wife first before touching any diecast __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

10-27-2008, 08:58 PM	#13
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10-27-2008, 09:34 PM	#14
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04-10-2009, 05:56 PM	#15
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: How do you guys display your diecast cars?! I have thre set ups, one in my office at work , another set up in the family room in the house which my wife does not approve (oh well) and the in my garage I have boxes full of them. I want to display most of them in my garage I just want to make some nice shelves and hopefully I could fit most of them. The ones I have repeated I am giving to my baby son and are going on his shelves in his bedroom once I get his room redone. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

04-10-2009, 09:09 PM	#16
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04-10-2009, 09:41 PM	#17
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