S. Svendsen Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 I found this vintage Timex watch display on Craigslist for $50. It's 6ft tall, has a lighted top and motorized rotating shelves. I am going to give it a custom makeover and it will hold about 40-50 1/25 scale cars when done. Let's see your cool or unusual model displays...
mikemodeler Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 That is awesome! Makes me want to start searching Craigslist now!
JunkPile Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 Nice. You get my vote for most cool and unusual display cabinets.
Skydime Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 (edited) Since it has the center that looks like it holds gas, you could get a lighted globe and a gas hose/handle and make it a faux gas pump. Edited October 4, 2013 by Skydime
JohnU Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 Man, if I had one if those I'd be inspired to build more cars to fill it! Nice find!
slusher Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 That is so cool. l would like to have one of those old matchbox display cases some day that the drug store had...
turn1wonder Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 I had one almost exactly like that one...and wish I still had it. If it is like the one I had you will need to do some modifying to get 4 1/24 scale cars on a shelf but 4 1/25 scale cars should be no problem. You might have to do some form of way to keep the models from shifting when the thing spins. Bob
charlie8575 Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 What a great idea, Sean. Well-done. Charlie Larkin
Tonioseven Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I'm searching for one. I need to get my built models out of storage
disabled modeler Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Very cool idea... I have an old glass store display cabinet I use but it does not rotate....very cool idea.
Ben Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Awesome! Can't wait to see how it looks when your finished with it!
DrKerry Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 A place my wife used to work at and went out of bus had a bunch of cool sunglass displays. I grabbed two to three of them and are in storage waiting for the day I buy a house and have a room big enough to put them in.....
cobraman Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 I have 5 glass cabinets. 3 of which are converted gun cabinets that work very well after some slight modifications. But my favorite display is this resin Cobra shelf.
vettecote Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 There's one on ebay right now...Joe http://www.ebay.com/itm/141021789118?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
S. Svendsen Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 I bought on old Timex watch display and turned it into this Texaco gas pump style model car display. You can read all about it on my site and see more pics at the link. http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/model_car_display_case_page.html
Skydime Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Isn't this the one that was shown under "general" when you first got it? Man, you really made a nice display out of it!
Mad Viking Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Great job. You made that case look brand new. Great idea.
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