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Displaying is a major factor in the prolonged care of your collection
As many ways as there are to display your collection and as many different ways I have tried, these shadowbox wall shelves are the best for me. Along with the individual clear plastic boxes I can keep my cars out of storage boxes where they can easily be damaged, and keep them dust free. Being able to build each shadowbox shelf to fit any wall space or even to fit as inserts in a window. I can always walk from room to room and be able to enjoy the site of my beloved little cars...
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Handcrafted shadowbox style wall shelf
These shadowbox wall shelves are one method of displaying my diecast cars. Each box is 4 inches by 4 inches and holds two cars in the clear plastic display boxes. The shelf pictured here holds a total of 144 cars plus what you can fit across the top. The great thing about this way if displaying is I can build the shelf to fit any wall space. |
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Caring for your cars is important...
.Some of my friends and family members sometimes thing I'm a little off my rocker because I go to the extreme to take great care of my collection. I don't go as far as to make it be like work so all the fun is dwindled from collecting, but I do spend some time cleaning, waxing, and adding detail or customizing each car. I have these soft pads about 1 inch by 2 inches to apply Mother's real car wax, and soft toothbrushes, Q-tips, and toothpicks to remove the wax that may get into unwanted areas. I then use small soft cloths to buff the cars to a real shine. It's not that the cars require this amount of care, I just enjoy doing it. Also, if and when I get tired of looking at that particular car, I can alwaws sell or trade it for something new with no problems...
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Clear plastic display boxes
Several years ago, I saw these fancy, fuzzy party toothpicks in a supermarket. My interest was more for the box than the toothpicks, although they made great darts when blown through a straw. I bought many, many boxes just for the box. At 2.35 per box and over 500 cars needing a mini garage this would get quite expensive. I retrieved the address of the toothpick company and wrote them asking about the boxes. They referred me to AMAC PLASTIC PRODUCTS in Petaluma, California. I also wrote them asking about these toothpick boxes. The information and catalog they sent me was fantastic. The variety of products was surprizing, my Mother even got into this order and ordered the perfect size boxes to display and protect her collection of Beenie Babys. All at a WHOLE lot cheaper than 2.35 per box, plus I didn't have to find a place to keep a truck load of toothpicks. Click on the plastic box to jump right to their website.
AMAC Plastic Products
Johnny Lightning display cases...
You may use this link to inquire about the display cases manufactured by Johnny Lightning. This style display case has adjustable platforms and are also completely removable. They are available through most discount department stores, but to find them in stock may be another story.
Johnny Lightning
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AMAC Plastic Products display boxes
These clear plastic boxes from AMAC Plastic Products are perfect for displaying and keeping diecast cars dust free... |
