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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:14 pm
by mikeg
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:20 pm
by Delta Team
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:36 pm
by Buckyroo
I know that this is not really to do with my collection, but here is a link to what could finish off your toy room.
http://www.craftmade.com/Product%20pages/warbirds.html
Here is an example....
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:41 pm
by CW4USARMY
Yeah, I've seen those before too and look great! Looking at putting one up when we move in the new house this Summer!
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:36 pm
by General Blasto
I put the current pictures of most of the collection in the "what if the day comes" thread. Messy
But it shows the massive amounts of figures and vehicles
Da General
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:01 pm
by smokey1
Wow everyone has great collections!!!!!!!!MikeG, very impressive.
okaly
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:45 am
by Black_Dragon_One
mikeg
were did you get those okaly case i love them.... how much did it cost if you do not mine....
god those look great... all my stuff is pack up.... up to the ceiling
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:52 am
by mikeg
the cases are out of a gun store I used to frequent- they, too, are much the worse for ware- but shelf space is shelf space. I got a good deal on them and they lay fine on their side in the back of a wagon.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:13 am
by Jagdpanther
Nice collections guys!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:54 am
by C00per
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:29 am
by Buckyroo
C00per are all of your FW 190's from the factory or do you do customs? It is very nice to see different 190's. Great Collection.
Re: okaly
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:22 pm
by Delta Team
Black_Dragon_One wrote:mikeg
were did you get those okaly case i love them.... how much did it cost if you do not mine....
god those look great... all my stuff is pack up.... up to the ceiling
I think you mean me, My pics are the ones with the Oakley cases in them. I'm an Oakley dealer and these are older leftover display case we had here in the shop. They make great displays for models and 1/18. They cost me nothing, but I doubt you would ever find any for sale anywhere.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:28 pm
by C00per
Well, those FW´s are customs. I do keep in touch with some other collectors here in Germany and one of them wanted to buy a whole collection of customized airplanes but could not afford the whole bunch. So I jumped in and bought 4-5 FW´s myself. Since I am not patient enough customizing models myself I am always impressed what other people can do with those airplanes! So I really really like those FW´s very much....
Greetings C00per
collection pics.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:16 am
by sarge
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:46 pm
by mikeg
On the first page of this thread, I posted pictures of my stuff in the basement- I used to like the look of old naturally browned plywood on the walls to hang stuff from; but now i realize its nothing but dark. What would ya paint the plywood, besides baby blue with puffy clouds. Any color more logical than white to reflect light and not give a sensation of being in a dark hallway w/bats hanging on both sides of ya?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:14 pm
by Buckyroo
MikeG,
I know that the lighter shades will make the room brighter and seem more open, but I just painted my office/toy room today in a OD Green shade. I should have enough light to pull it off, or at least I hope so. All I have is 1/18 planes and I wanted to see the hanging on the wall with that kind of background. I know they won't stand out, but maybe that will make one look at them closer and really see the detail then. I will have to let you all know later if it worked or not.
Other colors I was considering was a medium tan/broun and a rustic/med blue. OD Green just seemed like the right thing to do.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:23 pm
by mikeg
I see, let me know what you think
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:41 pm
by kimtheredxd
WOW guys those are just great I would be ashamed to show my pitiful little amount set up in the living room and in the basement
Deltateam Your whole display is super NICE. Looks like it could be a museum in there.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:19 pm
by AlloySkull
My collection is dirt compared to these mini-museums...
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:51 pm
by olifant
AlloySkull wrote:My collection is dirt compared to these mini-museums...
I think most of us started with only one.
Give it some time, it will grow! All you need is money...
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:19 pm
by AlloySkull
Oh I got money. It's just not enough... 32x and XD to buy...
My strategy for not going head-first into XD...
Only buying modern aicraft/helos.
But that's failed twice. Pak-40 Hanomag, and Pearl Harbor P-40.
Need more jets... and 32x anything.
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:58 am
by smokey1
I agree with what the previous poster said. I am into 1:18 modern fighters, and we have 2. I need a new hobby.
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:01 pm
by Delta Team
kimtheredxd wrote: Deltateam Your whole display is super NICE. Looks like it could be a museum in there.
Out in the garage is the rest of my main collection and what has pulled my away from 1/18 a bit. I've been doing restorations on the 1/1 scale. Started with 67' Jeep M715
Then did a 67' M35 deuce,
Then found a shelter trailer,
Inflated
And now I'm working on a 53' Dodge M37
Once you have a few pieces, and everyone knows it, then you start to have all kinds of things offered to you. Most of the uniforms and equipment in my war room were donated by friends or family who had the stuff laying around in closets or attics.
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:13 pm
by smokey1
ummmm yeah^^^^^^^^
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:11 pm
by sarge
olifant wrote:AlloySkull wrote:My collection is dirt compared to these mini-museums...
Give it time, mines 30+years old and when I started the selections were a hell of alot bigger. Now they're down to a handful even though the quality has improved. Just don't give up. Have a good one. Sarge
I think most of us started with only one.
Give it some time, it will grow! All you need is money...
