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                        Fish Tank = Display Case???

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Fish Tank = Display Case???
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 12, 2004 10:48 AM
                        My brother's hobby is aquariums. He's got them everywhere. His latest one and I'm not kidding is a home made 12 foot tank. Massive, but I love it.
                        Anyway my idea to use one of his old and small tank as a display case.
                        I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on this idea. Has anyone ever tried it? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
                        Thanks guys
                        Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 12, 2004 11:09 AM
                        It's a definite idea!!!!! for larger model or Dio's
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, April 12, 2004 11:33 AM
                        Great idea. I remember as a kid, a neighbor's older brother did a jungle diorama with some of the old Aurora "Prehistoric Scenes" kits in a huge fish tank, and I thought it was the coolest thing I ever saw.
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 12, 2004 1:28 PM
                        Awesome!!! Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
                        I was thinking to possibly make it have two layers by putting a shelf in there to display my autos. I've never built a diorama yet. But the fish tank would be a great setup. Anyone have any ideas what would be good to use or how to set up a shelf mid fish tank. What is good for adhesion on glass. I was thinking epoxy possibly? What do you think?
                        Cheers Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
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                        Duke Maddog
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                          June 2003
                        • From: Rowland Heights, California
                        Posted by Duke Maddog on Monday, April 12, 2004 1:43 PM
                        Use Epoxy, or go to a pet supply store and get some fish tank adhesive/sealer. That will hold a glass shelf up. Be sure to have some 'shelf brackets' underneath though.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 12, 2004 2:56 PM
                        lilBEAR,

                        Years ago I used an aquarium as a display case. The one I used was all glass with no metal or plastic at the corners allowing better visibility. I took a board and routed out a seam that the aquarium would set into, finished it with stain and poly and there was my display case, It looked real good and best of all it kept the dust and unwanted fingers off my modelBig Smile [:D]

                        Richard
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 12, 2004 8:25 PM
                        Sounds good fellas Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
                        Thanks for all the advice and great tips
                        Seems I better start getting busy. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
                        Cheers!!!! Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:40 PM
                        I have a 60 gallon Hex that sprung a leak.
                        Cost to much to fix it, so what Ive done is turn it into a terrarium.
                        I'm working on a "Kate" and small hut to look like a Japanese landing strip in the Jungle, That will be the center piece of the whole thing.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:42 PM
                        Iroc,
                        That sounds awesone!!!
                        But what do you mean exactly by "Kate"?
                        I've never done a diorama before! Shy [8)]
                        Cheeers! Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:49 PM
                        a kate is a japanese airplane, not sure which one though.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:29 PM
                        M1,
                        I understand. I'm going to have to look into that. All I have to do is ask my father.
                        Any history question, any time. HIs knowledge is vast, especially in history. He's a retired naval Commander. He loves to tell very intresting work, war and history stories. It's great. So I'll "Kate" by him. And I'll probably get what,when, who, where and why. My grandfather was also in the airforce in WW ll. Test Pilot.
                        Cheers Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:20 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by lilBEAR

                        Iroc,
                        That sounds awesone!!!
                        But what do you mean exactly by "Kate"?
                        I've never done a diorama before! Shy [8)]
                        Cheeers! Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]



                        Kate:
                        [image]http://www.granddadshobbyshop.com/Kate.jpg[/image]
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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:52 AM
                        yep, and then there's tony, and zeke, and val, etc. I like all the nicks for japanese aircraft.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:01 PM
                        Iroc, Yeah!! [yeah]
                        That's a fierce looking ride. Evil [}:)]
                        I totally dig it. I'm going to have to build
                        some sort of plane one day, and if I did
                        a historic fighter plane. I would have to
                        give it to my dad (the history buff). He'd love a
                        gift like that. Well,
                        Thanks for the pic and the info.
                        Learning something new everyday!
                        Cheers!!! Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:56 PM
                        After paying almost $200 for a display case for my USS New Jersey battleship (I made the WWII Tamiya model but just lettered it as the NJ (BB62)as the Tamiya BB New Jersey is modified modern), I discovered that you can get a nice glass fish tank about 25 inches long for about a fifth of that $200 price. So I bought one for my German BB Bismarck and it looks just as good! Go to any pet store. Glass fish tanks are pretty inexpensive compared to custom made cases. The Terreriums are even cheaper and have a sliding mesh top. I just cut a piece of plastic to cover the mesh slide to keep out the dust..It's easy to get to the model this way....
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 2:55 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by BillBarber

                        After paying almost $200 for a display case for my USS New Jersey battleship (I made the WWII Tamiya model but just lettered it as the NJ (BB62)as the Tamiya BB New Jersey is modified modern), I discovered that you can get a nice glass fish tank about 25 inches long for about a fifth of that $200 price. So I bought one for my German BB Bismarck and it looks just as good! Go to any pet store. Glass fish tanks are pretty inexpensive compared to custom made cases. The Terreriums are even cheaper and have a sliding mesh top. I just cut a piece of plastic to cover the mesh slide to keep out the dust..It's easy to get to the model this way....


                        Or get one complete with a lighted cover, and now your kit is illuminated....
                        Just make sure that the lights don't get so hot as to melt your kit.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 5:34 PM
                        This is actually from lilBear, I forgot to logout of spencers screenname!
                        Bill,
                        I'm glad that fish tank worked out for you!!!! Big Smile [:D]
                        My brother has a dozen or so and I know he has gotten
                        quite a few off e-bay pretty cheap. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
                        Iroc,
                        Thanks for throwing that little tidbit in there about the heat of the lamp.
                        I was thinking about have one with illumination and I can totally see myself
                        spacing out on the heat / plastic factor. Blush [:I]
                        Cheers Guys!!!! Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]
                        kelley
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 6:06 PM
                        Hey guys
                        I went ahead and edited the previous message while I was still under
                        Spence's screenname. But I just wanted to clarify that those were my words
                        not RiffRaff's.
                        Sorry and that's all folks!!!!!! Cowboy [C):-)]
                        kelley Evil [}:)]Kisses [:X]
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                        MusicCity
                        • Member since
                          January 2004
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:05 PM
                        Go to any decent fish store and get some aquarium sealant. It's basically silicone that is designed to hold glass together and would hold those shelves in just fine.

                        I have a guy here in Nashville who makes my display cases. He has one that is about 24"x36"x8" that he built for someone who never picked it up. He said he'd take $25 for it just to get it out of his shop. Shipping might be rough though Smile [:)]

                        And tell Spencer to log out when he is done with the forum. Oh, wait, I forgot, he never gets finished Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:52 PM
                        Music City
                        Yeah Spence pretty much sticks with this site because he's into his military vehicles and I'm usually over at scaleautomag.com for obvious reasons.
                        Why don't you take that tank off your buddy's hands? Get him to build a top to seal on. Perfecto! Cool [8D]
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