What had moved into the old display ? Last update :-)

At least 10 years ago, my neigbour, Torben, gave me a display, which has prooven extremely useful over time

It was originally a showcase showing the film poster in the tiny local  cinema back perhaps 50 years ago.
Torben painted the case white and put glass shelves in it.
Unfortunately the glass front was lost long before he got hold of it, - and that means that things get terribly dusty

Usually I take one shelf at a time when I clean it, but a couple of days ago, I decided that now it needed a real good scrubbing
Also I tend to put more and more in it , untill it is really impossible to see any of it

So NOW ! Everything out ( cough, cough ! ), and lots of soapy water, and now we can see it :
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BUT, Holy Macrel !
There were shoe-boxes full of models on this poor little case    

It will take me for ever to get the dust off them all, and get most of it packed away.
But I'll take it little by little.  

In order to try to keep going, I am going to show  the models to you as I get them cleaned .
So if I stop for too long before all is done, please give a nudge

Ok, first I took the most fragile ones :
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More tomorrow, - I hope  

Beautiful figures! And what a great display box, you have a nice neighbor.

Cleaning is always a pain. When I cleaned my collection last time (I usually clean my entire collection every 6 months or so) and I decided to use electronic canned air duster because my usual dusting methods wasnt getting the dust out of the fur details of certain models. It worked great! And made the job a little faster (though more expensive, I think I ended up using around 6 cans of the stuff!)

I look forward to more photos of your awesome figures, old and new!

Recycling, dusting, sorting, selecting, I see you are starting a huge project and I believe it will worth the effort. I believe you will need to be very patient sometimes and make some breaks to rest a little. I am sure at least one of your pets is giving you an important help.
Thanks for sharing this task with us, I am looking forward to see the result but it is a pleasure to see these graceful figures meanwhile.

Thanks, Paige and Roger

WOW ! Paige you give me an idea ! ....or maybe not

I have a compressor !! But maybe the pressure is too much and will break the models

Roger, you are right. I take it little by little, - most of all because I stand outdoors with the duty things, and it gets darned cold after a while in 8 degrees and windy
And of course Fidda is very helpful ! She makes sure I pick up any model I may drop IMMEDIATELY, or it may be chewed up

Lots of beautiful models! Especially the oldies are great, but be careful that you don't remove the paint when you clean them. What brand is the left-most red-crowned crane?

I would have 8 displays like this.

Congratulations

rogerpgvg wrote:

Lots of beautiful models! Especially the oldies are great, but be careful that you don't remove the paint when you clean them. What brand is the left-most red-crowned crane?

Ohh, yes ! I use an ultra-soft brush and nothing else for those
The left crane is EIKOH.

landrover wrote:

I would have 8 displays like this.

Congratulations

Me too
Thanks, Fernando

This will look wonderful I'm sure.

I am not knowledgeable on older brands at all but the animals in your first two photographs in particular are very charming. Also 'birds with long legs' always appeal to me, very elegant. I look forward to seeing more photos.

Oh, Eikoh, thanks. Is it 4.8 cm tall?

An air compressor might be a bit too strong, but who knows? I dont have any old composition figures, I used my electronics duster (canned air) on my run of the mill sturdy brand figures (schleich, papo, etc.) and stuck with my microfiber cloth for my Japanese and customized figures. But canned air might be an idea for the future! (When the world returns to "normal"...)

rogerpgvg wrote:

Oh, Eikoh, thanks. Is it 4.8 cm tall?

5,1 from ground to peak of the beak, 3,2 from ground to top if the back

A treasure chest :)

Next flock

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....more to come tomorrow, I hope

Wonderful photos again! I especially love the dogs, macaques, and goat (2nd photo, what brand is it?).

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

Wonderful photos again! I especially love the dogs, macaques, and goat (2nd photo, what brand is it?).

Thankyou, Paige
Yes, I love dogs too, and am already finding other ones to stand on in the display

The goat is Breyer, I am 99% sure

Yes I thought so! I need to get me one.

SUSANNE wrote:

rogerpgvg wrote:

Oh, Eikoh, thanks. Is it 4.8 cm tall?

5,1 from ground to peak of the beak, 3,2 from ground to top if the back

Thanks! It's now on my to-buy list. Lots of interesting animals and other figures on our shelves!

Beautieful choice again :)

What brand is the sitting japanese macaque in the background ? I have already seen it on the Safari ltd size comparison topic and I would be very interested in getting it.

Beautiful, beautiful models
The Breyer goat I have in another colour but haven't seen this version so like Paige said will need to get one!!
In picture 5 of the 1st set there is a crane-possibly a Sarus-Can you tell me who made it?
I remember having one as a child with some other birds which I think were made by the same company.

RtasVadumee wrote:

What brand is the sitting japanese macaque in the background ? I have already seen it on the Safari ltd size comparison topic and I would be very interested in getting it.

I love him also
He is from Kitan club, Nature of Japan, 2013.
I hope you find him

Taos wrote:

Beautiful, beautiful models
The Breyer goat I have in another colour but haven't seen this version so like Paige said will need to get one!!
In picture 5 of the 1st set there is a crane-possibly a Sarus-Can you tell me who made it?
I remember having one as a child with some other birds which I think were made by the same company.

I think I got the crane at Sandspielfiguren [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
It says here that they are Elastolin, but I am not too sure mine is

Sorry for being off topic but I've just taken a look on Sandspielfiguren and made a wish list with 138 euros worth of figures. This site is amazing!!!!

I love the fish model in the second photo!
The little poodle in front of the fir tree is charming also.

These photos are just an eye candy
We are so lucky , that you are cleaning your beautiful display from your neigbour Torben
Ha ! I saw the Bulgarian 3D model of White rhino