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
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.
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
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.
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!
OMG, that’s awesome!!
WOW what a model display room!!!
Very tastefully displayed.
How did you mount the ones you have on the wall? Very cool indeed!!!
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:
Damn fermis! That’s an impressive set up. I doubt I’d get a space that big unless it was in a garage and detached from the house. lol
albireo13: I personally put mine up on a shelf of sorts…mostly a bookcase. I have heard that a quite a few pack them away after in boxes and label them to find them again easily.
Thank you!
For the ones hanging on the wall, I just tied a loop with fishing line, wrapped the tail and hook the loop on a tiny nail.
now that my wife has finished sanding all the dry wall mud i have 100 or better hanging or on shelves. if i use a steamer more mud if i air it off where does it go? should i just toss or wash. very frustrating. thank you anybody. i dont know where to go to ask a ? be patient pls ron
Fermis: Everytime I see your area I’m amazed. Even after the first time I saw it 5 years ago on here. Still has the same effect.
E-gads!!! Drywall dust…that’s the stuff they make nightmares out of!
When it comes time for dusting, I’ll blow a big breath of air across em to knock off the loose stuff…then I’ll use a large-ish paint brush (about 3/4" long and a little better than 1/2" wide) and while blowing, I’ll “sweep” the brush back and forth. Turn it longways to get the dust out of the recessed detail.
It has changed a bit, since those pics were posted!
Things are still pretty much in the same spot…I just built bigger/better shelving units…
Once again*…bewildered*!!
I keep mine on shelves until they fall apart or I replace them. My Sea Harrier keeps falliing apart and its header for the garbage can if things keep happening to it. The paint seems to deteriorate over time also.
If you can keep them in a closed display–in a curio cabinet or other cabinet with glass doors, or under clear covers, whether glass or clear plastic–that’s the best. Otherwise, it’s just as you remember from your childhood–they will gather dust.
I’m with Groot-I use my airbrush and compressor on the lowest possible setting to blow dust away. I have very little display space, so I’ve got finished models sitting out, exposed to the air. I do have some of the small display cases you can get at the craft store, Michael’s. They have a good selection of display cases, and I like the ones that are sized for displaying a football. But there are various sizes and shapes. And Michael’s has an ongoing 40% sale on most of their stock, so you can usually get them at a discount.
I have a room in my house set aside to display my models, and my figures, but till I finish remodeling it–it’s taking longer than my builds–most of mine are in boxes.
Plasticjunkie mentioned glass cabinets from Ikea, which is what I use as well. I have 3 of these at the moment.
Everyone here seems to have you on track for what you are looking for. My piece of advice is to frequent second hand stores, classified adds, yard sales, businesses remodeling, etc… to possibly pick up display cabinets on the cheap. That’s how I’ve come to obtain mine. Although they are kind of a mish mash, they serve their purpose and were either a bargain or free.
I have open shelves and the dust is an issue
