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Quick Tips Storage & Display: or, Where Do I Put All These Cars?
Whether attending the weekly swap meet or shopping at your local dollar store, modding and racing usually means you have a growing diecast car collection. Proper storage and display can both show off your best modified creation and keep your whole collection organized (so you always know where to find that one car that you’re sure is around here someplace…). To make sure your cars get the attention they need, just follow these quick tips.
1. Get crafty – For a great carrying case, look outside the toy store and in the craft store. As GiggleBlaggleToys! recommends in his video “My Favorite Diecast Car Storage - Creative Options 'Jammers' Multi-Craft Carrier” a clear thread organizer may be the perfect way to organize all your cars.
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2. Use your wall space – wtffor uses ceiling strapping in “How to display Hot Wheels and diecast” for a lovely (and inexpensive) way to display all his cars that are still on the card. All it takes is time and a little wall space.
https://youtu.be/oOjnOLD-cpU
3. Put those cardboard boxes to use – You don’t have to spend a lot of money to have a great place to store and display your cars. In “Hot Wheels Car Storage Truck | Cardboard Crafts | Toy Storage Ideas | Cardboard Toy Organizer” Little Crafties shows how to build a Hot Wheels storage shelf out of cardboard. Plus, he even gives it a bit of automotive styling.
https://youtu.be/dhQLT92xYzU
4. Build to fit – Just got that big rig back from the race? Have an extra long or tall set of cars? You can make shelving to custom fit your cars with a simple threaded rod and wood wall unit. Hwc_Pancake show you the possibilities in his video “Hot wheels display!”
https://youtu.be/I55avJAqM98
5. Redefine “peg warmer” – For a lovely display and great way to keep all your best mint-condition cars in new condition, keep those pegs warm. Check out how Diecast 64 builds a peg board display for his on-card cars in “Hot Wheels Display Rack How To”.
https://youtu.be/DGibvnFAOk0
