Finally got round to making the stand.
Make my own stands for aircraft. I mostly use coffee sticks but I'm trying to be more inventive and upcycle other things as well. This is the latest for my 1/72 Red Arrows Gnat. First Jet I've finished and quite happy with the result. Stand still needs sanding and painting. I'll post more when it's finished.
Very innovative, Barry...remember when ALL plastic airplane models INCLUDED stands? Now you don't see 'em hardly at all. 🙁
Thanks Craig. Why don't they? They give you the build options and then charge you extra for a stand. Yep back in the old days they all had stands but then, the quality of the models have improved so...
Interesting ideas for presenting flying models !
Thanks Christian. I'm trying to make each one different.
Very nice, I like wood...it compliments the model.
I only build wheels-up aircraft because, in my mind, all aircraft look best doing what they were designed to do - FLY! So several years ago I came up with a "standard" stand in two sizes, using acrylic rod and wood. I use a dremel to ream a hole, then epoxy to glue the model to the stand. I then use brass strip cut to size and clear label to make a "name plate" for each model (so I can remember what the heck I built!). You can see some of the stands in my iModeler blog pics. If you're interested in more pics I'll upload some in a separate post. Blog here: http://imodeler.com/members/gkittinger/
I just remembered - I've got some more pictures posted in this forum area that show more of what the stands look like:
http://imodeler.com/groups/displays-workbenches-stashes/forum/topic/display-cabinets-at-the-office/
Neat idea, do you drink a lot of coffee?