The model cabinet

[Lyndon]

I too, will fall hook, line and sinker. Like Phil, I have gone the IKEA option for display cabinets. Attached are some pictures of the models, and real versions taken from my visit to the Porsche Museum. I know which scale I would prefer to own!!

[HughH]

having another go - hopefully the computer gods allowing

[Merv]

Words fail me Hugh ... sensational. I could never do that with kids around the house so often.

[e72phil]

I am sorry to inform you Hugh, that yes, you have the disease too.

Outstanding collection and well laid out. What does your wife think ?

Seems you and Justin need to form some sort of AA type group.

I am sure there are many others on this forum with the same affliction. Maybe your photos might draw them out as well.

We have already seen it with watches.......

[HughH]

Phil
i have tried to explain that it is an investment - certainly the sums of money is - but with all investments you have to be able to realize them....and i am not too good on that side

but i told her that it cheaper than having a lot of the real ones

[e72phil]

Hugh, I think your collection and display speaks of your passion for historic race Porsches, although I do notice a few gaps on some of the shelves. Still hunting ??

And yes, I too justify it as some sort of investment but I obviously havent 'invested' as much as you have.

[HughH]

no the gaps are where i was shifting things from one part to another - eg some of the gaps are in the le mans winners cabinet... i have all of them but i rearranged them so some went with 917's and some with 936's

others where i was trying to do an evolution of the sports racers - i have most but put all the 917's together especially the 917/10's etc so they are now missing from the original line up

also it probably reflects changing priorities over time
lately i have been looking to have all the various WERKS RSR's from the 73 season and also a lot of the 911 based rally cars and similar so have not filled other gaps

when doing this you realize the enormous spread of competition history over time

[Terminator]

Wow guess I haven't played as we couldn't afford toys when I was young so have never really got into them

With prices of real ones now where they are maybe its time to start on the toys.

[mrar]

Wow guess I haven't played as we couldn't afford toys when I was young so have never really got into them

With prices of real ones now where they are maybe its time to start on the toys.

Yeh Clyde.
Like I tell my kids, "back in my day all I had to play with was a piece of wood!":p

[reedminor]

Really nice Hugh.

Like you I go with themes - LeMans winners, Daytona 24 winners, Sebring 12 hour winners... and the arbitrary what I like.

If you don't focus your collecting it can get ugly quickly ... you look at 10 models and ask yourself why did I buy those?

On the rare occasion I've done that with a model or 2 ... its onto ebay with it.

I'd like mine to be more organized, but after packing and unpacking the collection 3 times in 3 years I just get them out and put like with like.

I see you have both the 84 and 85 Lemans winning 956's... a sign of a true collector.... as even though they were the same chassis they had subtly different liveries!

[HughH]

Yes and I have multiple versions of some of the 1973RSR's in different guises.

[IXXI72]

I guess my collection could be described as unrestored condition, thanks kids...

[e72phil]

[Merv]

Nice original orange peel on the paint though!

[e72phil]

Yeh Clyde.
Like I tell my kids, "back in my day all I had to play with was a piece of wood!":p

You were lucky, we had to burn all the wood we could find to stay warm.