How do you store your collection?

[VANDANCE]

I try and pick up the original Mattel cases as and when I am shopping (if I am lucky enough to be there at the right time!) My collection of over 400 cars are all in Mattel cases. Anyone else keep their Cars in these cases too? I have 4 of the very first wave of cases with a prmomtional disclaimer on the side:
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I find these boxes keep the Cars in good condition, be interested to hear of other methods collectors use?! Cheers Guys.

[Junior]

My wee boy has all of his out in the back half of our living room (he uses this as his play area) - he does have the combat ship, dinoco and RSC helicopters, Topper deckington, everett turbo, mack and a lightning mcqueen lunchbox all of which store some cars, he keeps some on his garage which we got him since we couldnt get our hands on the oil rig. some of the smaller cars like suki, harumi, guido and luigi etc frequently end up sleeping in the stomach of the Screaming banshee! i would post some pics here and in the collections page but my camera has sadly died!

[DeceptiCog72283]

My sons collection is currently scattered around his room lol.

My personal collection is all open, but currently in boxes as I don't have any place to put them lol

[bobbyjack]

I have 2 of the SA-110 plastic mirror back display cases. I need another SA-110 and then one for the deluxe/haulers.

I have our Piston Cup and WGP Cars in M2 single car display cases. We also have a few themed displays set up too.

Here is our Heavy Metal Mater/Monster Truck Wrestling set-up.

Frank and Tractors...

Some of our few "carded" Cars

Cars waiting to be set "free".




These Cars are carefully wrapped up and stored away. They are only displayed at Christmas.

Here is our Radiator Springs display. This has been on my coffee table down in my basement since the beginning of 2011. Still missing Lizzie's.

Current Haulers...

Current Take Flights. (Ready to add some "Planes".)

World Grand Prix...

Oil Rig...

So basically none of our Cars are really "stored" They are kind of all over the place. Its pretty fun while the kids are still young and play with them. One of these days I'll get around to getting more display cases to free up some of the space our Cars collection takes up.

[Fillmore1234]

This is the top of a TV stand in a spare room. It currently displays around 90 loose Cars along with around 30 Micro Drifters and 8 Mini Adventures.



This is a 4 sided rotating cabinet. It currently displays over 300 loose Cars.


Then I have multiple tubs filled with carded Cars from the Desert, Supercharged, WoC, RoR, Final Lap, and Toons Eras, like this tub.


I also have around 6 Case boxes almost completely filled with Cars and I have 3 Aldi display shelves which I will fill with 2013 Carded Cars.

[wintermelon]

It's great to see the different ways collectors display and store their Cars. I would ideally like to have all my carded Cars on display around the house but that would mean either a much bigger house or a one way ticket to the divorce courts. As we are not planning on moving house any time soon, I'll be un-boxing my enitre collection later on today! lol!!! Seriously I do have a shelf in the gargae with all the 'loose' Cars I have picked up from Toy fairs and boot sales.


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I am looking forward on the pictures

[VANDANCE]

It's great to see the different ways collectors display and store their Cars. I would ideally like to have all my carded Cars on display around the house but that would mean either a much bigger house or a one way ticket to the divorce courts. As we are not planning on moving house any time soon, I'll be un-boxing my enitre collection later on today! lol!!! Seriously I do have a shelf in the gargae with all the 'loose' Cars I have picked up from Toy fairs and boot sales.


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[wintermelon]

BOX BOX BOX! 99.9% of my collection is in boxes.
Scattered from underneath my working table to outside of myhouse.

I only display a few cars that i have.. I have a display case for the superchase above the piano at home.
The rest is display next to my bed side.

What annoys my wife is those loose cars that i keep in our room.
I have 4boxes of loose cars. Each box easily have 100-200 cars..

I keep extras for the same reasons... and I've also used some of my extras for prizes on PCD contests.

I also have carded:

Desert Back 12 singles
Desert Back 16 singles
Desert Back Movie Moments
Walmart 8 singles
Kmart Cars Collector Event Cars

I do want to downsize - I have too many extras of Cars I don't need... but I am a Cars-a-holic who enjoys helping out others.

Wink Wink..

[GotFrank]

extras are to trade for cars i can't find locally
to trade or sell to collectors that can't find them
backup if something happens to one of my open cars

Yep, what he said.

[cac1959]

I keep extras for the same reasons... and I've also used some of my extras for prizes on PCD contests.

I also have carded:

Desert Back 12 singles
Desert Back 16 singles
Desert Back Movie Moments
Walmart 8 singles
Kmart Cars Collector Event Cars

I do want to downsize - I have too many extras of Cars I don't need... but I am a Cars-a-holic who enjoys helping out others.

[carslover]

why have extras, that is the question?

extras are to trade for cars i can't find locally
to trade or sell to collectors that can't find them
backup if something happens to one of my open cars

[Ru5ty]

Am I right in saying that people keep unopened cars in boxes, cripes almighty, what is the point in that, surely you cant even see the things and the point in collecting is to look and admire them
Her indoors does not let me keep cars stuff downstairs or upstairs for that matter, so everything is in the den in the roof space, the opened stuff is displayed on/in shelving whilst the unopened stuff is pinned along the wall and jolly good it looks too
The only car i,m allowed to keep in the living room is the Le Mans winning Maxda of Johnny Herbert, but that is a work of art!

Courtesy of boogity....

[boogity]

why have extras, that is the question?

[carslover]

Am I right in saying that people keep unopened cars in boxes, cripes almighty, what is the point in that, surely you cant even see the things and the point in collecting is to look and admire them
Her indoors does not let me keep cars stuff downstairs or upstairs for that matter, so everything is in the den in the roof space, the opened stuff is displayed on/in shelving whilst the unopened stuff is pinned along the wall and jolly good it looks too
The only car i,m allowed to keep in the living room is the Le Mans winning Maxda of Johnny Herbert, but that is a work of art!

everything in my boxes are extras
i have one or more of every car on display

[GotFrank]

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/to_each_his_own

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