User blog:Skingld/Hot Wheels Display Cases

I'm the type of collector that likes to take his cars out of the packaging to hold them, look at them up close in my hand. I also have a collection more than 200 at this point, so I need a solution for displaying the cars. I had been looking online at cases and ideas, and it seems like what I wanted was too expensive, or too large.

The first storage unit idea I had was found online. Someone had used a shot display case to store their cars. There are 28 slots in the case. The hanging hardware has to be moved 90 degrees, and the cars in the slots that appear on the bottom (door latch on bottom now) are obscured by the door frame a touch. I purchased it at Micheal's, and their frames always seem to go on sale for 50% off at some point during the year.

Though I liked the price point, $30 for 28 cars, the bottom four slots being obscured by the door frame had me looking for something else. Micheal's had another display case, and again, I was looking during a 50% off sale, so ended up purchasing this one for $25. This display casehas 6 shelves. It can hold 4-6 cars per shelf, depending on the length. The cars are displayed at about a 45 degree angle, so you can see some of the front and the side of the cars. I now have three of these cases, and my daughter has one.

I do have a few collections of cars that have not been taken out of their packaging, so I need to come up with a display solution for those. Also running out of wall space to install any cases!