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Some small bits of of my 'junk' room - its not as tidy as this usually

Got some new cabinets then mate. I do like a drool over the prepro lot.

Hi all,
after I saw your impressive pictures of showcases, displays and so on, I decided to rename my thread into "Show us your toy room!".
Maybe some more members want to show their collection or just some of their favorite showcases.
I'am friendly asking the admins: Do you support this idea? Or is there a better place for this thread?

Greetings,
Linus

Hi Mick,
I don't know where to start but what a wonderful collection.
Unfortunately you seemed to have collected a number of models that are the wrong colour!! I think you should just pack them up and send them across the ditch to ME.
I've got some here that are right colour I can give you in exchange.

Cheers Steve
Matchboxkiwi.

Some nice 'JUNK' you have got there moyboy...can't wait to see your 'GOOD' stuff...

Ghosty.

matchboxkiwi wrote:Hi Mick,
I don't know where to start but what a wonderful collection.
Unfortunately you seemed to have collected a number of models that are the wrong colour!! I think you should just pack them up and send them across the ditch to ME.
I've got some here that are right colour I can give you in exchange.

Cheers Steve
Matchboxkiwi.

Must get across the Pond one day to catch up with you Steve. The wife can admire the scenery and leave me alone then. I only collect wrong colours now - if I'm lucky and can beat Bob, Ricardo and Brett and all the others.

A great idea Linus !
After seeing Mick's great collection I thought I would post photos of my room here too.
I don't collect preproduction models. I like special packaging like blisterpacks and my collection is somewhat famous for the old original store displays.
Aprox 90% of my collection is on display in old glasscabinets, some of these glasscabinets being prewar.
It is mainly Models of Yesteryear but as one of the 30 quest of the German Collectors Club said to me last june (they visited my collection in smaller groups) it is also of interest to other collectors as well.
In the 2013 summer I took photos here in my room.
I have added some more items to my collection since then.
Please take a look here and visit my collection……
Entering the room.

The 1963 UK display I bought in may 2012 from Graham Hamilton (Rockerton Toys) This is not pictured in Alex his book.

The 1960 Uk display and G6 1961 giftset.

The 1961 Uk display and G7 1961 giftset.

Early boxes





Futher entering the room.



1962 and 1963 giftsets, blue radiator Bugatti, metallic green Bentley etc.


D2 boxes

1965 displays (Models of Yesteryear only on the left and general Matchbox for 3 Models of Yesteryear and other Matchbox models on the right)

Sears sets in the background.

Note also the rarer cream Benz on the left.


1967 UK display

Matchbox selector Charts from 1966, 1967 and 1968.


1969 display

Path to the right:

1969 rotating display for American market and 1961 Fred Bronner display (and some MOKO)

Soap

1966 and 1968 Fred Bronner Blisterpacks and London to Brighton games (4 variations)

1969 American display for giftware

Some giftware. (I plan to put this in another cabinet as soon as I have more glasshelves)
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1963-1966 USA Models of Yesteryear displays in the background.

Rare 1959 UK display (I bought this from a seller in Argentina) Note that there nbrs for 1-18 !

Rare 1958 Uk display as aquired from John Moore. (this is exactly the same one as auctioned by Vectis aug 9th 2005, it has the same small inperfections) This is not pictured in Alex his book.

Some 1967 Fred Bronner blisterpacks, a 1968 display for Yesteryears, a 1992 battery operated rotating 1992 display for Yesteryear and Matchbox Dinkies.



A small counter display from the woodgrain period (aprox 1974)

Smaller cabinet for German code 2 models. (2 tinplate Matchbox headers from the late 60ties on top)



View on my biggest cabinet on the right.























Smaller cabine ton the right for pre 1992 Code 2 models (top shelves) and later American Code-2 models. Lower shelves are for the 1-75 Toyfair models of recent years.




Path to the left from entrance of room. (picture is taken back to the door)


Right of the high old bakkery cabinet is a low cabinet, just under the drawing table.

The 1962 Uk display. (I have never seen another one)

Sears set, Mobil packaging and a very early german promotion packaging (see Y4-3 Opel page of the white book)


GET YOUR MATCHBOX TOYS FROM 1 SHILLING AND 6 PENCE, those were the days !



Cabinet in the middle was put into the room few months ago. (came from a former hospital) I plan to put more glassshelves inside so that it can hold more giftware. Bottles above and a Deans code-4 model.










The poster on the right with the Crossley is interesting. I once got it as a gift from a Dutch collector and never saw another one. (it is bigger then the calendar size)


The red binders holds my Matchbox paper collection. Adverts, catalogues etc.


Turning futher to the left. Cabinets for code-2 models (Czech and Australian models at the left and Mica (conventionsets etc) on the right.



1973 Radiator display for Yesteryears on top (the wooden cabinet is custommade to protect it from dust)




I once got this display from a german collector. Aprox 1989. Never saw another one.

Cabinet on the left is for Early Lesney Toys like the Coronation caoch including 2 figures variation.


Hope you enjoyed the pictures,
marcel

These are just my "A" - "B" - "C" - "D"-"E" 1-75 models and these are old photos, I have added quite a lot of variations since I took these photos.












George T.

i dont have a toy room...just boxes filled with stuff and a cabinet...i think this is the most updated pic i have of it and this kinda old

Brad Pittiful wrote:i dont have a toy room...just boxes filled with stuff and a cabinet...i think this is the most updated pic i have of it and this kinda old

Bloddy hell Dan 3 reverse wreckers!!!!! Are you trying to show off??