On Display

My wife is kind enough to allow me to keep some models and action figures on display in the living room/dining room. In the far corners are some of my aircraft models on a pair of Ikea curio cabinets bracing the window.There are only a few sci fi models on the big entertainment unit on the left wall, the rest of those shelves are action figures and die cast vehicles.

Here are the Hutch units close up (actually, the left one is Starsky) - The left hand unit is 1/48 scale World War Two aircraft and jets in both 1/72 and 1/48. Up on top is the ol' "Cannonball" O-gauge train my great-grandfather built, serving out its retirement.

These hutch units came with only three shelves each, and I "upgraded" them by adding some custom-cut glass shelves.

And hey, how about that antique "Mister Machine" toy?


The right hand shelf is all Nazi, all the time. WWII "Luft '46" models, plus some actually-built WWII German planes. A fairly even mix of 1/72 and 1/48 (but never on the same shelf!). The middle wood shelf is all Messerschmitt-109s.

Note the Dickle "Saurian Brandy" bottle on the top shelf! It's an original, but the leather is in poor shape.

The train is Great-Grandpa's Scratch-built O-Gauge Camelback.


Moving on to my computer room...

What? Oh, hi.

My kitbashed starships are all on shelves right in front of me as I surf the Star Trek bboards. The top shelf has the only from-the-box plastic kits.

Behind me, an ecclectic assortment of sci fi ships and figures looms. Okay, it's a big mess. That's the 12" Mr. spock action figure from ST:TMP on the top shelf, and a very old 12" Spidey. On top of the right hand glass cabinet is another of Great-Grandpa's O-Gauge locomotives, a rather huge 2-6-6-2 articulated Mallet. The two glass cabinets were surplussed at work and I got them for free. They're a natural for keeping my figure models dust-free.

I've completely covered the wall with shelves here so there's room for more models - barely.

On the other end of the room is my drawing board (which, sadly, doesn't get used much any more), and - yes - more shelves! Some more aircraft on the far wall, and the shelves over the board are for the "canon" and "fanon" Star Trek ships, including Starcraft resin kits and Polar Lights Enterprise conversions.

Again, I've gone for maximum wall coverage with room for plenty more models. Those empty spaces won't be for long.

A bookshelf and cabinet divde the room, and I've made myself this handy little display shelf to go on top. I rotate the models displayed there to keep myself from being bored.


The Stockpiles!
A true modeler never wants to be without a kit to build. Okay, maybe I go a bit too far.

Left picture - Viewed from the door: From my workbench on the right (with essential TV/VCR/DVD/Cable), the sci fi section extends to the back of the room. On the right side of the room are the airplane models.
Right picture - the view from the back of the room
Left - Again from the door, my workbench and the sci fi section.
Right - the airplane section in detail
Viewed from the back of the room, it's even more apparent that I need to live to be 125 to build all these!.
Up in the attic, my stash of Star Trek kits that I bought up when Ertl announced it had dropped the Trek license. Most of these are destined for kitbashing into rilly kewl new starships.


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