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Modeling in General
General discussions about modeling topics.
Storing/Displaying Finished Models
propwash
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Charente, France
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Posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 12:48 PM UTC
Once models are finished we want to display them, right?

But how do you display your aircraft without them gathering dust, and further more, breaking them while dusting!

It would be nice to see how others display and show off their finished kits.
Tojo72
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Posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 01:25 PM UTC
The case with the ships and tanks is from www.gemodisplays.com.The others with the planes are cheap curios from a local discount store.They are all on the finished side of my basement.





propwash
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Posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 11:14 PM UTC
Wow! That's very impressive. Thanks for sharing.
dropshot
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Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 - 01:53 AM UTC
Very tidy Tony I like it . To answer your question Propwash, I have recently dicovered some display cases by Trumpeter but I´ve only got a couple. They are cheap but suitable for the price , lots of different shapes & sizes but with a 2cm square moulding plug on top. At present both are in a modelling display so when I go & pick ém up I´ll post some photos. They´re not fantastic but for individual displays they´re worth the money, but well one should know much it costs for the the equivalent in wood & glass.
propwash
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Posted: Monday, January 14, 2008 - 05:54 AM UTC
Cheers, Mike. I'll take a look.

I found some nice display cases specifically for 1/72 aircraft on ebay. 6.99GBP each.

If making quite a few, I think it cheaper to by a s/h cabinet with a glass front, and refit it with either glass or mirrored shelves.
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