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Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: txlabman on April 07, 2019, 03:01:05 pm
I just posted a video in the Cinema/Videos section of my Workshop and the Display of some of my collection that is not in the house.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on April 02, 2019, 11:06:58 am
I like your camera - the one I referred to is a very distant cousin that works with a smartphone and isn't nearly as high tech.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: txlabman on April 02, 2019, 10:47:27 am
I have no idea what that means Charlie, but I love gadgets too and it sounds like a fun one! And we get the bonus of you testing it on your collection  8)

https://youtu.be/jS-7aSIEJ3M
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on April 02, 2019, 05:31:43 am
I'm looking forward to seeing your collection also Charlie and your new gadget - must be similar to the Dobot Rigiet Camera Stabilizer.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on April 02, 2019, 05:09:24 am
Holy cow!  Some incredible collections here guys.

I have a new DJI Osmo Pocket 3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Camera Arriving Tomorrow. Yippee. I love new gadgets. The first video will be a tour of my workshop and collection.

Stay tuned.....

I'm no good with gadgets Charlie but I'm looking forward to seeing your collection... :)         Allan.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Nick on April 01, 2019, 11:27:04 pm
I have no idea what that means Charlie, but I love gadgets too and it sounds like a fun one! And we get the bonus of you testing it on your collection  8)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: txlabman on April 01, 2019, 09:43:23 pm
Holy cow!  Some incredible collections here guys.

I have a new DJI Osmo Pocket 3-Axis Stabilized Handheld Camera Arriving Tomorrow. Yippee. I love new gadgets. The first video will be a tour of my workshop and collection.

Stay tuned.....
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: BBToyz on April 01, 2019, 10:42:46 am
Some marvelous collections display, I am speechless  :D
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on April 01, 2019, 03:58:22 am
Thanks Allen...what an awesome collection. Really nice pieces and thanks for showing them off :) Wonderfully displayed.

Thanks Jim... :)   Allan.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Trevstoybox on April 01, 2019, 01:39:27 am
Pictures are worth more than a thousand words.
Trev.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 31, 2019, 09:40:26 pm
Thanks Allen...what an awesome collection. Really nice pieces and thanks for showing them off :) Wonderfully displayed.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on March 31, 2019, 03:01:23 pm
Ah, your collection is top-notch, Allan...far better than my collection of bents, dents, mismatched mongrels and incomplete non-runners. I'm slowly learning not to buy complete junk.
 Those locos are incredible. Each an absolute work of art.

Thank you Benny,
Your collection is an important part of the past, it's certainly not junk. It's important that people like yourself save these precious toys of yesteryear, kids Christmas and birthday pressies..... :)..Allan.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 31, 2019, 02:33:12 pm
Ah, your collection is top-notch, Allan...far better than my collection of bents, dents, mismatched mongrels and incomplete non-runners. I'm slowly learning not to buy complete junk.
 Those locos are incredible. Each an absolute work of art.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on March 31, 2019, 12:20:15 pm
Allen and Helen ... I only wish that any part of my collection could be so nicely displayed, and you most certainly do have a very nice collection to put on display!!!

Thanks Stoker.. :)..Allan.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 31, 2019, 11:18:03 am
Allen and Helen ... I only wish that any part of my collection could be so nicely displayed, and you most certainly do have a very nice collection to put on display!!!
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on March 31, 2019, 06:47:10 am
That's a great collection Allan as you have achieved the goal of having every piece be extra special - there's nothing second rate there! I've always thought you had made excellent choices in your purchases - my obtaining a Cirrus Steam Plant was inspired by yours.

You're very kind Larry, thank you... :)

                Allan.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on March 31, 2019, 05:27:12 am
That's a great collection Allan as you have achieved the goal of having every piece be extra special - there's nothing second rate there! I've always thought you had made excellent choices in your purchases - my obtaining a Cirrus Steam Plant was inspired by yours.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on March 31, 2019, 04:01:14 am
Well Benny I feel a bit embarrassed putting my meagre display on after seeing that lovely lot but here goes..... ;D


                                                    Allan.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 08:11:40 pm
Benny.......COLOUR me IMPRESSED!!!!No, make that blown away impressed!!!!!That is just a dream man/steam cave. Loved drooling over those photos
Too kind, Jim...Thanks! Being a reclusive hermit has it's advantages....
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 30, 2019, 06:36:20 pm

Benny.......COLOUR me IMPRESSED!!!!No, make that blown away impressed!!!!!That is just a dream man/steam cave. Loved drooling over those photos
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 04:32:55 pm
Not bad...

 :o
Thanks, Scott. Not enough Jensen but you guys are hogging those...
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: oilfield_steam on March 30, 2019, 04:27:31 pm
Not bad...

 :o
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 04:18:22 pm
Benny! What can I say but WOW!  :o

It's like a museum in there!!

I would LOVE to display my collection like that.  8)

THANK YOU for sharing those pics with us
Thank you, Nick. My only wish is for enclosed cabs. The shop sees all sorts of work from wood to engines and the roll up doors stay open in summer. Dusting and oiling is never ending and religious or the humidity starts taking a toll.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 04:14:49 pm
Send them to me to keep.........for you of course!  ;)

What a great collection - wow hardly sums it up! I really do love the way you've got them displayed - that's a big part of the enjoyment.
Thanks, it really does make for a nice place to be. It's also my bike shop, and it makes it hard to stay focused sometimes...
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 04:12:11 pm
Hey Benny ..... how ever did you get hold of Capt. Nemo's inner sanctuary???

I always thought it was just fiction, but now I see that it is real !!!
Beware, much like the Nautilus, once aboard you can never leave...
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Nick on March 30, 2019, 04:07:39 pm
Benny! What can I say but WOW!  :o

It's like a museum in there!!

I would LOVE to display my collection like that.  8)

THANK YOU for sharing those pics with us
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on March 30, 2019, 04:03:04 pm
Send them to me to keep.........for you of course!  ;)

What a great collection - wow hardly sums it up! I really do love the way you've got them displayed - that's a big part of the enjoyment.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 30, 2019, 04:02:18 pm
Hey Benny ..... how ever did you get hold of Capt. Nemo's inner sanctuary???

I always thought it was just fiction, but now I see that it is real !!!
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 03:59:55 pm
Bennydaheeb........  WOW.  that is all. !!
Thanks- it is all to blame on Forum Fever. Darn things just keep getting delivered and I don't know how to stop them. Bad news is I'm out of shelves. What do I do now?
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: classixs on March 30, 2019, 03:53:21 pm
Bowman said it !!! (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji7.png)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Bowman on March 30, 2019, 03:41:51 pm
Bennydaheeb........  WOW.  that is all. !!
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 30, 2019, 03:31:58 pm
Here is a peek from my "thinkin'" desk...all the shelving is tempered glass, designed for helmet display. The shop I used to work at was throwing them out, I brought home a pallet of glass in a 1990 Toyota Celica. It took 10 years to find a use for them, but waste not want not.
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Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Scorpion2nz on March 30, 2019, 03:16:23 pm
I don't think there could be a better way of storing your collection than having it right by your chair - looking it over I see a lot of special items. Well done!  :)
On top  L - R. HA-Mobil Stationary,  Doll ? ,  Marklin
 Top  shelf  Cranko  and 1 David Auld (surplus)
2nd shelf  L - R  David Auld  , Brimo , Radford
3rd shelf  Aussie , Renown , Dikta, Winwood , Scorpion  , Steamco , ( UK electric ) Monarch , Parken
4th 5th and bottom various
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on March 30, 2019, 10:21:06 am
Here you go Jim
Bloody things are everywhere.

By the front door
On the spare bed
 In the lounge.
And the engineers cabinet (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link) (Attachment Link)

I don't think there could be a better way of storing your collection than having it right by your chair - looking it over I see a lot of special items. Well done!  :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on March 30, 2019, 10:17:16 am
   Here is some of my collection in my garage !!!!     
Cheers Sandy
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Daniel, always thought your collection would be special and now I'm sure - a lot of really interesting engines!  :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: jkbixby on March 30, 2019, 10:13:25 am
   Here is some of my collection in my garage !!!!     
Cheers Sandy
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That's a great collection you have there Sandy - can't believe you keep those in your garage! I can help anytime you want to clean it out! :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 30, 2019, 02:38:33 am
Fantastic Dennis, I have gone over these photos and what an outstanding collection you have. It must be up there as one of the best in NZ.
Love how you have them in front of the TV so you can glance down in ads or boring parts and stare at them instead!
Appreciate you taking the time to take photos and posting them up.
Totally enjoyed looking at your collection.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Scorpion2nz on March 30, 2019, 02:37:06 am
It was the bosses suggestion that I move cabinets round .
This one is in the lounge next to my chair .


Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: classixs on March 30, 2019, 02:22:29 am
Impressive collection Dennis !

You certainly must be serving a more lenient "management" than i, when it comes to toys in the living quarters.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Scorpion2nz on March 29, 2019, 09:28:41 pm
Here you go Jim
Bloody things are everywhere.

By the front door
On the spare bed
 In the lounge.
And the engineers cabinet[attachimg=2][attachimg=3][attachimg=4]



Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 28, 2019, 09:45:03 pm
Keep them coming guys :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Scorpion2nz on March 28, 2019, 03:54:23 am
Some interesting sights here .
As for mine ? Well it looks like they maybe a shift round with cabinets on the weekend
The one next to my chair in the lounge is too small and the shelves are suffering
800mm wide 6mm thick glass deflecting 2.5 mm due to the heavy weight Aussie engines.

Cheers
Dennis
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on March 27, 2019, 10:56:33 pm
Between Jim's earlier post on the cleanup, and Sandy and Stoker's pics I have some looking to do. The quick glance showed too many items to take in. So many interesting items...

I will have a go at taking a snap of my assortment of castaways and bent-and -dents tomorrow.

This was a great thought, Jim.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: SeeSteam on March 27, 2019, 09:45:11 pm
That is great insight. I do have too many work benches. :P
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 08:17:51 pm
My biggest issue is my work benches shrink!
Totally agree!!!!
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2019, 08:13:51 pm
My biggest issue is my work benches shrink!
The only way to solve the work bench problem is to limit yourself to one bench/table. The more you have the more junk you pile up on them  :D
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: SeeSteam on March 27, 2019, 08:05:15 pm
My biggest issue is my work benches shrink!
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 07:39:03 pm
I saw the windmill as well, but was thrown off the scent by the pair of shoes top left :)

Yes ... one whiff of those would throw anybody off the scent. Worse yet would be the old X-country double ski boots a couple of shelves down!
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Bowman on March 27, 2019, 07:28:44 pm
So glad I asked for these pics!
Sandy, I have looked over and over your collection...wow! Enjoyed looking at each and every engine and accessory. What a wonderful collection and I bet you enjoy owning them all.The nice Stuart beam on the shelf to the left, what is the black reservoir? that is standing on four (4) brass legs?
Thanks again for sharing your collection :)
The reservoir is simply for water to supply/fill the boiler via a manually operated feedpump which might not be visible in the photo...
In fact the more I study my own photos the more I realise what is NOT stored on those shelves!!!.  All of my steam boat collection plus lots more locos and a few more very nice steam engines. More photos required! 
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 07:24:20 pm
Amazing spot on that Empire accessory Nick. Heck, the blades are off of the windmill and hanging about 3/4 of the way down the tower, but the pump is visible so I guess you just put two and two together to come up with the correct answer of 22.
I saw the windmill as well, but was thrown off the scent by the pair of shoes top left :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 07:18:14 pm
Amazing spot on that Empire accessory Nick. Heck, the blades are off of the windmill and hanging about 3/4 of the way down the tower, but the pump is visible so I guess you just put two and two together to come up with the correct answer of 22.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2019, 07:07:46 pm
Nice one Daniel, I recognize the John Ericsson box and I spy an Empire windmill and pump on the right
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 07:05:06 pm
Generally referred to here as the "Cluttertorium" !   ;c)
LOL :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 06:48:49 pm
Generally referred to here as the "Cluttertorium" !   ;c)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 06:44:58 pm
I just really enjoyed poking around in your eclectic clutter room Daniel......I must be just a nosy bugger :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 06:28:42 pm
Daniel....Loved your pics! Not only your terrific collection of steam, but all the other interesting collectables as well. You'd never get me out of your place because I'd want to look and talk about each and every piece :)

Thanks for sharing :)

Thanks for the kind words Jim .... but if truth be known .... full disclosure will reveal that most of my engines are actually "displayed" more like this:

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9578_zpsd4bddb6a.jpg&hash=691d729ff7d4ec5d8db7ba1d6dddd0e8c15fc0fd) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9578_zpsd4bddb6a.jpg.html)

I'll post up a few more of my "visible" engines and things a bit later, but my eclectic clutter is certainly no match for your immaculate Steam Room!!!!

Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 06:14:36 pm
Daniel....Loved your pics! Not only your terrific collection of steam, but all the other interesting collectables as well. You'd never get me out of your place because I'd want to look and talk about each and every piece :)

Thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 06:12:19 pm
So glad I asked for these pics!
Sandy, I have looked over and over your collection...wow! Enjoyed looking at each and every engine and accessory. What a wonderful collection and I bet you enjoy owning them all.The nice Stuart beam on the shelf to the left, what is the black reservoir? that is standing on four (4) brass legs?
Thanks again for sharing your collection :)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 27, 2019, 06:08:23 pm
It's gonna take me awhile Jim...I gotta clean up the shop first....
Bruce, I'll never forget when I put out the call for shop (shed) tours and you took us for a tour through your workshop. Loved every second of that video and watched it numerous times.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrsRedRyder on March 27, 2019, 04:50:49 pm
Mine is #14, by way of David Curtis.

Great history through David's custody.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 04:48:24 pm

I noticed something the 3 of us have in common...… an MT Twin. Mine is #31.

Mine is #14, by way of David Curtis.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: MrsRedRyder on March 27, 2019, 04:45:52 pm
Sandy, I would enjoy hanging out in your garage anytime!

Great collection Daniel.... and your photobucket works fine for me!

I noticed something the 3 of us have in common...… an MT Twin. Mine is #31.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: classixs on March 27, 2019, 03:10:51 pm
Fantastic pictures guys, thanks for sharing ! (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji7.png)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 02:30:44 pm
Okay, lets see what old photobucket images will do here:

(https://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h449/Real49er/STWWW%202013/IMG_9632_zps8affb6a5.jpg) (https://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9632_zps8affb6a5.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9540_zps4ed636d2.jpg&hash=0eb1137e19cafad14fafb9da5470aa34d38da02c) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9540_zps4ed636d2.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9548_zpsc7b2b193.jpg&hash=ec5a37d43ef6e51564c5c25854acc299e79c9bd9) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9548_zpsc7b2b193.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9549_zps47eb6779.jpg&hash=19002ef097cd3d637cf190463889aced0f39f623) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9549_zps47eb6779.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9550_zps222ed6e1.jpg&hash=2ae110b8874ad35935d0394504c8d80fded10f3e) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9550_zps222ed6e1.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9581_zps7e81075f.jpg&hash=f86bb8e0c5447dc5f60d525b323073f424c71bb7) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9581_zps7e81075f.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9580_zps258b7989.jpg&hash=9ced8abbf64d784fef6e9912ef5184797c5f18b0) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9580_zps258b7989.jpg.html)

(https://www.officeofsteamforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1110.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh449%2FReal49er%2FSTWWW%25202013%2FIMG_9558_zps156d11fb.jpg&hash=b844b6155d3b40d00ad241be39dd2d8faf0fde15) (http://s1110.photobucket.com/user/Real49er/media/STWWW%202013/IMG_9558_zps156d11fb.jpg.html)

Well, there's a start anyway.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Stoker on March 27, 2019, 01:49:04 pm
Whoa ... Yes Sandy, some real beauties showing there for sure!!!

I'll dig back through the archives and come up with a few old pics to post on here in a bit. Even though these images will be several years old, nothing significant has changed in any of them .... except the dust has gotten deeper.  ;c)
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Bowman on March 27, 2019, 01:43:34 pm
   Here is some of my collection in my garage !!!!     
Cheers Sandy
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Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 27, 2019, 01:34:54 pm
It's gonna take me awhile Jim...I gotta clean up the shop first.... :-\
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Bowman on March 27, 2019, 01:17:23 pm
Hi Sandy, Thank you. This area is just fine for this topic. General discussion covers all aspects of our hobby.

I stand  corrected Gil.     ;D
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: RedRyder on March 27, 2019, 12:11:48 pm
Hi Sandy, Thank you. This area is just fine for this topic. General discussion covers all aspects of our hobby.
Title: Re: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Bowman on March 27, 2019, 10:51:36 am
 ;D  Should "Collections and pictures"   area not be more appropriate for this topic??

Cheers Sandy
Title: Please show off your collection and how you store them
Post by: Jim on March 26, 2019, 11:07:44 pm
Please show off your collection and how you store them for all to see :)