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  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:06 AM

I have a couple of thin tall glass and metal curio cabinets from Ikea that houses the smaller builds but found this beauty at a shop that was going out of business so now I can display even 1/24 aircraft. I can still add another glass shelf for a total of 6 display shelves:

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Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Indiana USA
Posted by BlackTulip109 on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 10:52 AM

WOW what a model display room!!!!

Very tastefully displayed.

How did you mount the ones you have on the wall? Very cool indeed!!!

  • Member since
    May 2015
Posted by albireo13 on Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:35 PM

OMG, that's awesome!!

  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: hamburg michigan
Posted by fermis on Saturday, May 16, 2015 8:49 AM

I finished off my basement as a dedicated "War Room"...fortunate for me!!!

I have one main display..."built in"...

Stash is hidden in the cabinets below.

I have added several shelves and a couple book cases for the rest...

One more "built in" / recessed case for my choppers...

As far as cleaning goes...I blow off what I can, then use a soft, wide brush to get the rest. It is tedious, YES...but it's fun to look over the models again, now end then!

  • Member since
    May 2014
Posted by SubarooMike on Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:08 AM
I display mine in a curio cabinet. It's sealed so my models and curios don't get dusty. But I used to use a soft make-up brush or compressed air at a lower psi to dust them.

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    June 2013
Posted by RobGroot4 on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 11:19 PM

For cleaning, I recommend hitting them with air.  If you have an airbrush use that (no fluid, just air).  If you don't you can use a can of air for computers.  Just make sure you start spraying on a paper towel or something as the cans will have a bit of moisture that can mark your model.

Groot

"Firing flares while dumping fuel may ruin your day" SH-60B NATOPS

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 9:01 AM

I bought a couple of book cases- assemble-it yourself furniture- and bought pieces of plexiglas to serve as doors, hinged to side of case.  But they filled up fast with my collection, so I still have no place to put new ones.  Guess I need to buy another case.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    May 2015
Displaying/storing your models?
Posted by albireo13 on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 7:25 AM

Getting back into models with a Fokker Dr1triplane.  When I did models as a kid, I just left them out on the dresser for display.  They would get pretty dusty after awhile and cleaning WW1 planes, with rigging, can be tricky.

What do you folks do for displaying your aircraft?   Do you keep them in display cases?

How do you best clean them?

Thanks,

Rob

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