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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 15 2012, 08:06 PM (1,815 Views) | |
| Hosspower98 | Sep 15 2012, 08:06 PM Post #1 |
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Forever Blue Oval
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I thought I'd share some views from my man cave. I live in a two story round contemporary house with my darling girlfriend. The house actually has 14 equal flat sides (tetradecagon) so a lot of weird angles are used in the room layout. My man cave has 5 flat walls. The house was built in the early '80's and there hasn't been a lot of updating since then. So excuse the goofy wallpaper please. On the longest wall, (3 flats actually) is my computer desk on which sits two G5 Macintosh machines. I usually work off the 27" iMac. My older G5 holds my Adobe editing suite which isn't compatible with the new Macs operating system. It has a 20" display and is still plenty fast for its age. It has dual internal hard drives and each are backed up to their own 2T external hard drives. They are networked together and print share two photo quality printers, an Epson and an HP. The Epson, is large format 11x17 but I don't use it too often. I also have a nice Epson scanner that works off the old Mac. I have two floor to ceiling oak bookshelves that I modified over the years with alternating wood and plate glass shelves. At one time they were filled with 1:18 scale Mustangs. I have sold about 50 of the cars since June, many to Swifty members. On the opposite wall in the acute angled corner is a shelf system that designed to hold CDs, 1500 of them to be exact. All that music is ripped to my Mac and stored on one of the 2 Terabyte drives. I have the music backed up on DVD also and is kept offsite. I have been buying music since the mid '50s so you can only imagine. With the old school CDs stored away in media totes, I opened the shelves that I just spoke of to Xmods R/C cars and 1:24 scale Mustang die cast. I have an almost complete set of the Xmods and each has been modified to a high end. The 1:24 diecast will soon be listed and sold. In the several Hot Wheels 32 compartment displays are the few Matchbox and Maisto Mustangs that I have left. There is a custom made shelf which holds my 1:43 and 1:50 scale Mustangs mounted above the door. Under the computer desks are 24 Jammer cases holding my cherished Johnny Lightning, Greenlight and Shelby Collectible Mustangs, Shelby Mustangs, Ford GTs and Shelby Cobras. Also in these cases are my growing Ford F series collection and Mercury Cyclones. I love the 53-56 F-100s as you might already know. I seem to be branching out to the panel delivery trucks and wreckers/crash recovery vehicles. I recently became interested in those Maisto Custom transporters. I have developed a sweet tooth for this stuff and it's hard to back down as many of you will agree. M2 Mustang area. ![]() M2 Mustang area. ![]() M2 F-100 and others. ![]() Matchbox 1:43 and others. ![]() Wall shelves. ![]() Wall shelves. ![]() Media shelves. ![]() Wall shelves. ![]() Over the door shelf.
Edited by Hosspower98, Sep 15 2012, 08:18 PM.
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| juantoo3 | Sep 15 2012, 08:11 PM Post #2 |
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Sweet! I'm not nearly so well organized! |
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| daniel60 | Sep 15 2012, 08:17 PM Post #3 |
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Personal Luxury Car
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WoWZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAA!! Now that is an art museum. |
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| Spennyman | Sep 15 2012, 08:44 PM Post #4 |
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Minivan
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Have you thought about collecting a Mustang? Great collection! You have great taste in die-cast.
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| Firehawk73 | Sep 15 2012, 08:54 PM Post #5 |
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Holy Cow! Now that is mess load of Fords! You have great looking Man Cave Jack. I wish my room looked that good. I also like to commend you on staying focused on what you set out to collect. I find it hard to do that .....LOL |
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| Emptywallet | Sep 15 2012, 09:56 PM Post #6 |
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This thread needs a drool alert,cover your Keyboard gentlemen!!!! Awesome!!!! |
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| pjedsel | Sep 15 2012, 10:15 PM Post #7 |
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Muscle Car
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You have an awesome man cave! I enjoyed seeing the pictures of your collection - and what a cool looking Rat Fink figure - haven't seen one of those in ages and ages.
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| JustDavid | Sep 15 2012, 10:16 PM Post #8 |
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SUV
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Wow!!! if I had a man cave, it would be the polar opposite of yours....messy and unorganized. Thanks for sharing your great pcs. |
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| GothicCarsUrban | Sep 16 2012, 12:34 AM Post #9 |
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SUV
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Impressive collection! The place I spend much of my time looks like... a jumble of boxes, a diorama on a Lazy Susan nailed to a beat-up 1940s nightstand, trashy furniture, apple crates full of records, a stereo, a MacBook on an old steel desk, a dog bed in one corner, and diecasts everywhere... not gonna dignify it with photos... |
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| 69Stang | Sep 16 2012, 01:04 PM Post #10 |
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GREAT collection, thanks for the pics and sharing the shots. But you are aware that the wall paper is NOT man cave approved!!
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| gunn | Sep 16 2012, 01:51 PM Post #11 |
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Station Wagon
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tell me more about the 2 trucks 56 fords green with plow and snow chains and the black one beside it with the flying A on the side. actualy i would like to see the whole shelf closer pics. lol |
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| Hosspower98 | Sep 16 2012, 02:24 PM Post #12 |
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Forever Blue Oval
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These trucks are 1:43 Matchbox and Yatming. Most are from the Matchbox Collectible Series "Models of Yesteryear". There are several more I am chasing down. They are very heavy and detailing is awesome. They go anywhere from a few dollars to $100+ on the bay. Most of mine were below $25.00. I love them all! |
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| Hosspower98 | Sep 16 2012, 02:25 PM Post #13 |
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These trucks are 1:43 Matchbox and Yatming. Most are from the Matchbox Collectible Series "Models of Yesteryear". There are several more I am chasing down. They are very heavy and detailing is awesome. They go anywhere from a few dollars to $100+ on the bay. Most of mine were below $25.00. I love them all! ![]()
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| gunn | Sep 16 2012, 05:31 PM Post #14 |
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thanks for the pics. really nice collection |
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| craftymore | Sep 16 2012, 10:10 PM Post #15 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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Most of us can only dream of having a collection that well displayed. This is one of the cool things seeing everyone's collection displayed. |
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| W_Body_Geek | Sep 17 2012, 03:07 AM Post #16 |
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Awesome Congrats on the set-up! I'm loving how everything is so well organized. Is that a Beanstalk F-150?
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| Hosspower98 | Sep 17 2012, 07:07 AM Post #17 |
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Forever Blue Oval
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Yes, the F-150 is Beanstalk. It matches my 1:1 except for a few minor details.
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| W_Body_Geek | Sep 17 2012, 06:26 PM Post #18 |
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Awesome I have the yellow one from the Rouge plant, so I know one when I see one
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| GeorgeT | Sep 17 2012, 08:22 PM Post #19 |
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Great display, especially the F 100's, see a couple of familiar ones over to the side there. What other MB one's are you chasing, I have a few extras here.......... |
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Great collection! You have great taste in die-cast.






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