1:64 Diecast Display Guides

A wall-mounted lit display case as the centrepiece of a diecast display wall

How Much Weight Can a Floating Shelf Hold? (A C...

Collections are denser than the things shelves are rated for. What actually fails is the wall, not the shelf - and diecast is heavier per centimetre than almost anything else...

How Much Weight Can a Floating Shelf Hold? (A C...

Collections are denser than the things shelves are rated for. What actually fails is the wall, not the shelf - and diecast is heavier per centimetre than almost anything else...

A wall-mounted lit display case holding a single model car in a home interior

Display Case vs Shadow Box: Which One Do You Ac...

A shadow box frames a story on a wall. A display case protects and lights an object. The difference is depth, sealing and whether the contents are meant to come...

Display Case vs Shadow Box: Which One Do You Ac...

A shadow box frames a story on a wall. A display case protects and lights an object. The difference is depth, sealing and whether the contents are meant to come...

Close-up of a clear acrylic panel edge and black frame join on a lit display case

Why Are Display Cases So Expensive?

An honest breakdown from someone who makes them: what the material actually costs, why optical-grade clear parts are the expensive bit, and where the price is not justified.

Why Are Display Cases So Expensive?

An honest breakdown from someone who makes them: what the material actually costs, why optical-grade clear parts are the expensive bit, and where the price is not justified.

A lit wall-mounted display case holding one silver 1:64 car at eye level, with two sparse floating shelves beside it

How to Make a Display Look Professional (It's t...

Museums and good retail win on production values: hidden light sources, invisible cables, identical mounts, real labels and restraint. None of it depends on expensive furniture.

How to Make a Display Look Professional (It's t...

Museums and good retail win on production values: hidden light sources, invisible cables, identical mounts, real labels and restraint. None of it depends on expensive furniture.

A lit wall-mounted display case above a work surface with tweezers, a scalpel, paint pots and a cutting mat

How to Fix a Broken Diecast Car (And When Not To)

Which adhesive for which material, why superglue fogs clear parts, and the repairs that cost more value than the damage did.

How to Fix a Broken Diecast Car (And When Not To)

Which adhesive for which material, why superglue fogs clear parts, and the repairs that cost more value than the damage did.

A sealed UV-free display case protecting a blue 1:64 diecast car

How to Display Diecast Cars in a Garage (And Wh...

The garage is the most appealing room for a car collection and one of the worst environments for it. What actually happens out there, and how to do it anyway.

How to Display Diecast Cars in a Garage (And Wh...

The garage is the most appealing room for a car collection and one of the worst environments for it. What actually happens out there, and how to do it anyway.