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                        Displaying your models

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Displaying your models
                        Posted by Dubau on Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:39 PM

                        Hi all,

                           I just wanted to hear from y'll on " what, where, how " you display for models when you are done building them.

                        What do you do with them. How do you keep them clean, keep the dust off of them ?

                        Do you hang them up, but a glass case over them and so on, and if you have pics please share them.

                        Thanks

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        bilbirk
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
                        Posted by bilbirk on Sunday, May 14, 2006 3:06 PM
                        I make  plexi display cases for mine. One of these days I will finish the cabinet I'm working on
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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:26 PM

                        That's cool. I need to star making display cases.  My model's would stay clean  hehe

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        bablenw
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Nebraska
                        Posted by bablenw on Sunday, May 14, 2006 7:02 PM

                         bilbirk wrote:
                        I make  plexi display cases for mine. One of these days I will finish the cabinet I'm working on

                         

                        I was wondering about doing this myself but I don't know where to find information on how to build these, and the kinds of tools and materials to use. Perhaps you could pass on some advice, a web site that deals with this topic?

                        Thank you

                        Neil

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                        bilbirk
                        • Member since
                          August 2003
                        • From: Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan
                        Posted by bilbirk on Monday, May 15, 2006 3:22 PM
                        I got the idea from FSM. I don't remember the issue but I know its been a while
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 1:33 AM
                        A Good, Big, Sturdy Bookshelf with sliding/opening Glass. No dust!
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                        Borg R3-MC0
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Utereg
                        Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:47 AM

                        I have a glass display cabinet, so my models are protected from dust and relatives/friends.

                        I dust them about once a year using a very soft make-up brush.

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                        Chatterer
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Southwest
                        Posted by Chatterer on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:39 AM
                        I put them on book shelfs no glass for me, just keep ahead of the dust by brushing them off every couple weeks.
                        David
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                        TAdan
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: NP, NJ, USA
                        Posted by TAdan on Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:49 AM

                        I hang em up!

                         

                        I try and dust them every 6 months w/ a soft paint brush.

                         

                        Since these pics were taken more have been added Big Smile [:D]

                         

                         

                         

                        Current Project: 1/72 Matchbox Supermarine Stranraer
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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:21 PM

                        Sweet looking TAdan I only wish my wife would let me do that  heheh

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:35 AM

                        I have two large display cabinets (sides are all glass), mirrored back with 4 glass shelves with a light on the top. Can fight 1-2 models (1:144 planes and 1/350 submarines)

                         

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Sunday, May 21, 2006 10:58 AM

                        OK I know where to get some plexi glass, but how do you cut them and what do you use to glue them ?

                        Thanks

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 21, 2006 9:49 PM
                        Heres a link with a tutorial on how to build an inexspensive display case.
                         
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