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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:46 pm 
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I have been wondering for some time now as to the best way to display all my matchbox and similar sized minis. I came across some display cases made for model cars like this,

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The only problem is that they are over $200 each plus postage. Due to space restrictions, I have no alternative but to make up either some form of display case or shelving type system. What do you use?????

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:09 pm 
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That looks awesome but the price is scary (until you figure the value of what you're putting in it of course ....) . I have scrounged all the junk shops , second hand shops , auction houses , garage sales and anything else similar to get display cases from big shop counters to small standalone units . In the past I have also used aluminium sliding windows , you can get them cheaply from second hand building places already in a timber frame like in the listing below (only I used smaller ones and paid a damn site less) ,

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Aluminium-Awning ... 3efc6c2d9e

It's pretty simple to put a plywood backing on it and shelves and you have a large glass display unit you can easily lock ( sliding window keyed locks are cheap at bunnings etc) . In a previous house (now rented out) I was building a mini room (plan to do this in my "ultimate shed" one day) with one wall covered in 100mm wide shelving 100mm apart and then a 3 panel sliding glass door on the front . It would have meant using a special stick with a padded hook to get models from the furthest end of the shelf since the door only opened in the middle but for a 3.5 meter wide lockable glass wall it would have been bearable :D

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The display case looks great but I keep all mine in original boxes or packages so that rules that out except maybe for the few loose ones. Mine are all piled into a locker in the shed but I want to eventually dispaly them as well. I think sports 850's various cabinets are great but it also depends on where you are allowed to put them if you dont live alone. I might end up having a go at making my own along a wall when I get my new garage.

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I don't have too many so all my models are in the cabinet in the office.

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