How do you display and clean?

I just use my A/B (without paint of course) and spray air at about 20psi.  But you can buy the case used to display footballs, they're about 12" - 18" long and about 6" wide.  The cheaper ones are about $10 a piece, and depending on the size of your kit, can hold 2 builds.

BTW your idea is a pretty good one, and would work, t won't keep ALL the dust out, but would certanily help! 

For one of his tall ships, a friend of mine picked up a used aquarium at a yard sale and then made a base to place the tank upside down on.

Thin plexiglass sheet and a little CA can allow you to fabricate cases to any size you need for individual models.

Years ago, I got a pair of showcases from a gift shop. The display was 2' x2' x6' with a storage area in the base. Keep my unbuilts below and rotate the display in the top. You could check when a retailer closes up and try to get a store fixture like that - but move quick, a lot of that kind of merchandise gets snapped up by other retailers.

mitsdude wrote:

How do you display and clean your models? I've thought about enclosing my models inside a bookcase by attaching a sheet of plexiglass and weather striping across the front sealing the models inside an air tight case. Any ideas?

Before I displayed mine in a cabinet, I used to give my models either a shower or bath using the kitchen sink sprayer. Then using a hair dryer to blow dry them. Now they remain relatively dust free. All I need to do is an occassional air blowing from the exhaust of the vacuum or my AB. But it's easier having highly waxed car models I would imagine than flat painted ships or armor.

Why not make a wooden frame and insert a piece of glass instead of plexi in front of your bookcase? Plexi will bow/warp plus haze after awhile. You can get trim molding from the lumber yard, route out a groove for the glass to sit in, screw on some hinges, stain or paint and your good to go. Or find someone that can make the door/frame for you? I've been playing with wood for a long time and have made lots of neat stuff. I saved some serious bucks doing it myself and it's fun too.

mitsdude wrote:

In my part of the country I will have a collection of dust on my models within a week. Even dusting regularly there is a build up of dust. Feather dusters and compressed air can't get it all and sometimes actually break something. Ships rigging seems to be the biggest collector.

I have the same problem. we are having our air ducts cleaned this week,maybe that will help

Here's how I've started displaying some of my favorites...

I started making these individual shelves so I could put the models virtually anywhere I wanted, and set them at an angle to allow a better overall view of them.  My wife says I should start making and selling them. 

As for cleaning, right now it's pretty much a "swiffer" thing.

Chimera wrote:

I went to a local art store and bought a big, soft bristled painters brush, and use that to dust.  It works well, and since I am careful, it doesn't harm pitot tubes, antennae, etc.

I walked to the nearest Wal-Mart and bought a large make-up brush.  It's also very soft and does an excellent job of removing the dust without taking off small parts , wires, etc.  And, because it was at Wal-Mart, it was cheap!