My collection gets a new home
California, United States
Joined: July 25, 2013
KitMaker: 124 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 06:38 AM UTC
After three tries at shelves that will work my collection has a new home!


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Kentucky, United States
Joined: November 25, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 06:47 AM UTC
Wow! That is a lot of work in one place. Not an area for dogs, cats, or kids? Very impressive display
Oklahoma, United States
Joined: September 30, 2015
KitMaker: 2,493 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 06:52 AM UTC
Very nice display. That is a lot of work. Post some more pictures.
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
California, United States
Joined: July 25, 2013
KitMaker: 124 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 06:52 AM UTC
Lol I have a pond in backyard I let the nephews throw rocks in... It's spared the models. As for the cats I break em more often then they do!
North Carolina, United States
Joined: January 21, 2004
KitMaker: 803 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 07:01 AM UTC
sweet! Looks like you like the modern subjects
California, United States
Joined: July 25, 2013
KitMaker: 124 posts
Armorama: 124 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 07:15 AM UTC
Yeah everything is late Cold War or modern. Almost all straight out of the box or small conversions to update a version here or there. This forum and the newly engineered kits have helped a lot with my skills.
Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: April 09, 2015
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 08:31 AM UTC
Just be careful when you dust them.
"No plan survives contact with the enemy." Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Oklahoma, United States
Joined: September 30, 2015
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 08:50 AM UTC
I was going to ask how people keep dust off of them. Just keep them in a closed glass cabinet?
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
Philippines
Joined: May 25, 2013
KitMaker: 544 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 09:36 AM UTC
no glass? it will start collecting dust
California, United States
Joined: July 25, 2013
KitMaker: 124 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 10:16 AM UTC
They do get dusty. I use a big fluffy make up brush I bought at a drug store to keep them clean.
CMOT
Editor-in-ChiefEngland - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: May 14, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 12:51 PM UTC
Jamie get yourself some plexi glass cut to soze and seal off the full units. Very nice display.
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: March 13, 2015
KitMaker: 418 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 01:49 PM UTC
there's like 60 1/35 vehicles in that display. way more 1/35's than I've got. This display is impressive, especially how you organised the vehicles in their own categories.
Kildare, Ireland
Joined: November 21, 2007
KitMaker: 3,212 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 02:41 PM UTC
Very nice collection.
But please stop breaking your cats!

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Metro Manila, Philippines
Joined: May 06, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 02:57 PM UTC
A nice display indeed! I second the earlier suggestion to protect it with glass.
England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: April 29, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 03:33 PM UTC
nice, not jealous at all...
if they are from a well-known Swede-ish furniture co, then you can get glass doors for them...
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North Carolina, United States
Joined: January 21, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 06:28 PM UTC
What about canned air to keep the dust off?
Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined: November 17, 2015
KitMaker: 407 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2016 - 01:30 AM UTC
Very nice collection Jamie and a very impressive display. Must be a job to keep the dust away. Thanks for sharing. Best regards...Dale
United States
Joined: January 03, 2010
KitMaker: 54 posts
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2016 - 02:00 AM UTC
May I make a suggestion….I know it may cost some money, but the investment is worth it considering the amount of time and money you have invested in your collection. You may want to consider either putting each model in some type of sealed glass/acrylic case or perhaps a curio cabinet encased in glass. Over time the elements will begin to take effect upon your work, and dust being perhaps the biggest of these issues it is next to impossible to remove once being caked upon you models. When you have to remove dust you risk on breaking parts etc…… Just a suggestion...