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.
Craig Abrahamson said on November 7, 2015
Very innovative, Barry...remember when ALL plastic airplane models INCLUDED stands? Now you don't see 'em hardly at all. 🙁
Barry Courtney said on November 8, 2015
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...
Christian WERY said on November 8, 2015
Interesting ideas for presenting flying models !
Barry Courtney said on November 8, 2015
Thanks Christian. I'm trying to make each one different.
Ralph Clements said on November 8, 2015
Very nice, I like wood...it compliments the model.
Greg Kittinger said on November 9, 2015
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/
Greg Kittinger said on November 9, 2015
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/
George Williams said on December 1, 2015
Neat idea, do you drink a lot of coffee?