Hi:
My name is Jim Fink, and I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself to this group.
I am very recently retired, and am re-entering modeling after a long absence. I have decided to do 1/48 scale WWII planes, wheels-up, only. I am doing this to please myself, and I like wheels up, 'cause planes should look like they are flying, and the build time is greatly shortened. In the end, I think I’d rather have a big collection, than small numbers of highly detailed machines.
The only problem I have with 1/48 is that their footprint is pretty large, especailly for 2 engine, and most definitely for 4 engine aircraft. I am working on finding a way to to wall-mount my builds.
If anyone has already solved this problem, I would love to hear from them.
Not an aircraft builder so I really can’t help you with your storage problem … but what I can do is welcome you back to the hobby Jim and also welcome you to FSM. Hope you enjoy it here.
Hello Jfink. Welcome to THE forum…! I hope you’ll love it hee. About your ‘problem’, I saw once a guy who build airliners (ie fairly large sized models!) in halves…! What I mean is that out of any kit, he never assembled the two fuselage halves and built two different ‘half’ subjects. He was saving money and space! Mounted and displayed on a nice frame, on a wall, they looked really good!
Welcome back and welcome to FSM community modeling forum(s). This … as I am sure you will find … is the greatest site for scale modeling. I hope you will spend some time here with us … read alot, post alot and have a good time!
Hi, Jim. Welcome to the site. Hope you enjoy the forums and am looking forward to your contributions. You might try making your own mounts with either wood or acrylic. Just check out the forum links and you’ll find plenty of help there. - Ed
Greetings! I noticed djmodels1999 comment on building in halves. This is an old ship building trick as well, except usually the ships are mounted against a mirror so they appear as “fully complete”.