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How do you display yours?

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Completed models that is :D

Gradually getting the new house organised and have made a start on my study room. I'm looking for ideas on how to showcase my completed builds and looking for something a little different to the norm of just sitting them on a shelf. I have an idea that's been floating in my head for a while but wanted to see what everyone else did for some etra inspiration.... ;)

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Not an original way, I just have a kind of display cabinet.
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My kids are all 11 and under and have a lot of friends with pokey fingers around, so my models live in sealed boxes in the garage!
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I'm so very boring... :? :lol:

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Just a standard issue "Billy" shelf in Panzer Grey with glass doors for miminal dust protection. It's all about storage really, no need for any presentation :?

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Even if I had a cabinet, most of my dios would be too large to fit. Like the others, my scenes get sealed into a custom box and stacked together under the stairs. :cry:
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Hi
With mine there are a select few in glass cabinets in the house. plus the PT Boat on a cabinet in the bedroom.
The rest are in my work shed. I've shelves along the back wall & then clear Perspex infront to keep most of the dust off.
Reminds me I need to add some more shelves soon.

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Two glass cabinets from Ikea hold all my builds at the moment. :) Of course, if I have to find room for everything in the stash I'll need a warehouse :lol:

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Vincent Power wrote:Of course, if I have to find room for everything in the stash I'll need a warehouse :lol:

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Thanks for the responses chaps :D

Managed to make a start tonight and put my idea into action. I started by purchasing a 1800mm x 600mm melanine shelf from the local DIY store. After using a stud finder, the board was ecurely screwed to the wall and white caps hide the screw heads....

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I then added a piece of 20mm x 20mm x 200mm dressed wood using white headed cabinet screws to secure it to the board. The wood will eventually be paintred white to match the background....

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I found a local company which produces acrylic display cubes and bought a single 200mm cube to try out my idea. A small hole is carefully drilled out along the top edge which will allow a screw to be inserted to hold it securely in place...

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The model is placed inside the cube which is then mounted over the wood strip. A small screw is then used to keep it in place as described above...

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And the view from further back (inc the fold down steps which lead to the roof space where I can store my stash out of SWMBO's way :D ) ....

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I'll continue with this project in the New Year when the acrylic company re-open and I can decide on some custom sizes to suit the models I have to display. I should be able to get a minimum 10 - 12 models on this one board - more if I halve the height of the cube to 100mm.

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Post by Vlad Seabrook-Smith »

That Gary is genius!! Very very impressed :)

Should stop the all invasive dust too!

I would certainly look at some shallower in height, it just looks a little too empty.......
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