Help with display cases

garyfo

Member since
December 2002

Help with display cases

Posted by garyfo on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:36 PM

Hi.

My father recently passed away, and was an avid model builder as I am. It's something we did together when I was a kid, and it's a big part of my childhood.

I have a handful of his models I'd like to keep, but don't really have a good way to display them.

One of the kits is a tall Apollo rocket (I think it was made by Airfix?) and it's one of my favorites. Currently, it's hanging from his basement ceiling, as if it had just launched and was seperating its various stages.

I'd like to get a nice display case for it, but don't know who makes or sells them.

Any advice?

Gary

Reply

senojrn

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by senojrn on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:15 PM

Do you mean a plexiglass display case for just the model or a standing, china cabinet-type display case?

For the model-sized plexiglass style, there are companies out there that you can have custom build you one.

For the china cabinet or curio style, you can sometimes find ones at discount/furniture liquidator companies (one example near me is FFO--Furniture Factory Outlet). They sell these at discounted prices. Or you can buy one brand new.

Reply

garyfo

Member since
December 2002

Posted by garyfo on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:22 PM

The plexiglass kind for just the model. Sorry, should have clarified.

Gary

Reply

senojrn

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by senojrn on Friday, June 26, 2009 9:48 AM

Look in the back of FSM in the Classified section, there are usually some companies who offer custom built display cases. Or look in the phone book for some glass or trophy making companies, they too (oftentimes) make custom display cases.

Reply

figure freak

Member since
June 2009
From: Joplin, Mo

Posted by figure freak on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:12 AM

I got mine from FFO Senojrn!

Reply

ian lanc

Member since
May 2006
From: Mansfield,Nott's,UK.

Posted by ian lanc on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:21 AM

Just doing a 'Google' search and came up with these, should be helpful in your search for what you desire......

http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&hl=en&ei=yPRESvmRJtOnjAfHufRi&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=glass+display+case&spell=1

http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=glass+display+cabinet&aq=1&oq=glass+display+

ian.

just doing one more model ! thats all.

Reply

senojrn

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by senojrn on Friday, June 26, 2009 5:19 PM

figure freak wrote:
I got mine from FFO Senojrn!

Hey! Somebody else from SW Missouri!! Yeah, I've looked there a few times, but haven't found exactly what I'm looking for, but they usually have nice stuff at really decent prices! PM on the way.