Displaying Your Models !!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by A68Trans-AmMustang Has anyone ever thought about curio cabinets? they are alot cheaper than store display cases and would look better in your home anyway. This is the route I plan on taking once I actually have something built. I do know of a friend here wanting to sell some cases but I gotta see what my budget looks like next week.

You'd need a good sized curio to display a decent sized collection. That could add up fast.

Once I found some of those clear acrylic boxes they used to make for storing shoes, clothes, etc. at a yard sale. I was delighted because the ones at Wal-Mart, Target, etc. are semitransparent and often have a blue or green tint to them. And unfortunately, they don't seem to make the really clear, transparent ones any more as I've looked time and again. The ones I found are large enough to hold 1/24 scale cars with room to spare and a 1/48 scale Mig-21. I place the model in the clear plastic box to keep the dust off them, the box goes on a bookcase or some other shelf and surrounded by common glass insulators from my insulator collection. A few insulators are placed on top of the box, too; they keep the cat from jumping onto the shelf or investigating the models too closely.

I've bought several of the cheapie bookshelves from wally world. They have four shelves and you can order more shelves if needed. Eventually when I get into a house othat I own, I'll build my own shelves. Until then the portable bookshelves works for me.

All the ones I have kept are in my basement in my hobbyroom. Lined areound the foundation. I'm hoping to buit in plexiglass cases on top of the shelves. They don't call the Midwest the "dustbowl" for nothing. It seems I can donst on Monday, and have 1/16th" of dust back on them by Thrusday.
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Scott

Put a bunch of cat nip on the table they wont ever get on there again :> haha

Here they want to get in my window so they climb over table to get to window , if yours is this way you can try to move table

Any suggestions on how to keep my cats from breaking finsied models on my fire place mantel. I have two four legged hair balls that keep getting on the work bench an breaking tihins. Help.

Has anyone ever thought about curio cabinets? they are alot cheaper than store display cases and would look better in your home anyway. This is the route I plan on taking once I actually have something built. I do know of a friend here wanting to sell some cases but I gotta see what my budget looks like next week.

I store mine in IMEX plastic cases stacked on top of each other. Those that can't fit in them I just display on a book shelf. My armor I keep in those smaller car plastic display cases. I have dreams of one day having a large display case, like a store's display case or building one. Just not sure how to go about getting one, building one, or affording to do either.

had some plexiglass tops made for plywood & wood trim diorama bases....ie.
mx & tdy areas, airliner hard stands & also
am using a few of the IMEX plasitc cases.....
all work great and lasts a long time.....

our cats have knocked down and broke my p-40

crushed one of my early P-51 builds :( i keep mine in a bookshelf wallpaperred with white paper :P. i rigged a little lighting system too, makes things special. it has sliding doors so its dust resistant. note resistant. the feather duster still comes out once in a while.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ddayomaha Just one word of advice never put models on the same shelf as books, one time I went to take out a book the one the end fell over and smashed my P-40.

Been there, crushed that too. (More than once!)

MIne are on top of the computer desk for now. With a 3 year old running amuck, got to keept hem high. Since the shelf is full each new completion requires that another one goes into dark confines of a box in the closet or home with someone else.

Here are some pics (not so good) of my display area. Its in My modeling room, which is huge soo,





Its a stedaily growing collection and acoulpe of the models are in planned dios.

Just one word of advice never put models on the same shelf as books, one time I went to take out a book the one the end fell over and smashed my P-40.

Here's my main display area. Also have an angled computer desk with shelves that will soon be home to the Leopold and 1/16 T34.

Ok, Ill go and get some pics.

Mine are displayed anywhere there's something flat. Two bookcases full, two wall mounted shelves plus the coffee table.

Mine are on top of a filing cabinet and in a set of bookshelves that I have setup.

No plans at the moment for a real display case.

Darren

right now mine are all over. but i have plans for a display area soon. and that will take care of the situation.

joe