What to do with the display?

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I love the dioramas in the magazine, and even the sci-fi and fantasy models can be painted for display, but I'm wondering: Is there anyone out there who doesn't keep them on display after doing them? If so, what do you do?

All I build is dioramas, so I know what ya mean about display space..  Withe exception of about 20 dioramas, some big (17 x 17 inches or bigger), most small (less then 16 x 16 inches), I don't keep them.. I photograph all the builds, then after a few months, tear them down.. The photos I can keep forever..

I also have one helluva big parts-box..

Sometimes I "Lazarus" the models, and put them on another dio, or use them as the basis of a kit-conversion or kit-bash them.. Also, I keep stuff I've built from scratch, like windows, doors, roof-top sections, etc.. And te figures.. GAWD, the FIGURES! Got hundreds of them..

Selling them isn't my bag, although I do build a number of commission-builds.. I keep the photos of those too.

Buy Fireworks..........

BTDT..

I just can't wrap my head around the concept of NOT displaying ones hard work!

If I kept everything I've ever built, I'd be displaying around 2,000 models and dios... No way that'd happen..  I know I could just display the models, but it drives me nuts to look at any of them and not see them "doing their thing"..

fermis

I just can't wrap my head around the concept of NOT displaying ones hard work!

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I'm more proud of some than others, but having spent all that time building them, I sure want to see them displayed.  One of the reasons I started building planes, and the main reason I only build in 1/48 scale is so I can see them displayed together and compare their relative sizes.

Gary

Thanks for the replies!

Yes, I understand that NOT looking at them once they're done seems silly, and I WOULD spend some time admiring my work, but for me, the real thrill is in the building and painting, if that makes sense. Like Hans Von Hammer, I simply wouldn't have room in my home to indulge when/if the display side of modeling and painting ever took off for me.

What to do?

fermis

I just can't wrap my head around the concept of NOT displaying ones hard work!

Same here, I invest a lot of time and attention in my models so I definitly want to be able to see the finished result. But I do most of my modeling in 1/72 scale so space is not so big an issue when compared to dio's and larger scale modeling.