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A Big Dilemma
Topic Started: Sep 21 2016, 04:13 PM (368 Views)
Stangfreak
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I have soooooo many of these HW Garage series cars that are definitely gorgeous cars, (about 350) but have run out of room and cases to keep them in. Before AW, GL and the return of Johnny, I had all these cool little individual cases to keep them in. As I acquired more and more of the higher end cars the HWs began loosing their cases. I used to buy these cases from AMAC Plastics by mail order at about 21 cents each 20 years ago. Now the min. order is 100 bucks plus shipping and the cases are almost 65 cents each. All the HWs are sitting in the open on top of my wall shelves 8 feet up in my toy room. I can't reach them without a step stool to clean and dust. I have to either build some sort of a case to keep them in or order more cases. I would hate like crazy to start selling them off, but as you can see some are getting quite dirty!!!
These are just a few of my awesome diecast HW cars!!!


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These are the little cases I would buy...

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They are in shadowbox style wall cases I built that hold 144 cars each...

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These hang on the walls around the room...

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I have since built these frame style cases that hold many more cars. 300 cars each, in the cases ...

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Man~O~Man, I hate to say this, but I think I am finally getting too old to take care of my collection...
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microbuss
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what is the trophy for?
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Hosspower98
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I would bite the bullet and purchase the single cases to keep them dust-free. I am 69 and do everything I can to make my life easier. I am in the middle of downsizing and moving into a nice new ground floor appartment. Most of my collection is Greenlight, JL and M2. There are 40+ Jammers filled. All the M2's are in their individual cases and the few that are packed away for the move might not see daylight for a while. I love your setup and hobby room. I just could not save the packaging though, it clutters things up in my opinion.
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Stangfreak
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microbuss
Sep 21 2016, 05:52 PM
what is the trophy for?
Best of show at a Halloween Car show/ Cruiz in...


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Edited by Stangfreak, Sep 21 2016, 09:49 PM.
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microbuss
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don't have car anymore?
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Milton Fox Racing
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A nice delimma to have though! :thumbup:
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Stangfreak
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microbuss
Sep 21 2016, 11:24 PM
don't have car anymore?
Nope... Got cancer and co-pays, meds, and out of pocket expenses added up real fast... Had to sell her off!
Edited by Stangfreak, Sep 23 2016, 07:22 AM.
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