Where do you keep all of your finished models? I’ve been keeping them on top of a couple of bookshelves that I have, but I am out of space. I’m looking to either build some more shelves or build a display case that’s surrounded by glass.
What about the larger models? I usually build 1/48th scale aircraft, and even in that scale some models can get pretty big (Bombers, some modern fighters, etc.)
I’m looking for pictures for some ideas and inspiration.
I have a few of my models on shelves in my hobby room. Most of my models are put into boxes and packed away. The fun for me is building not displaying.
I’ve got some in a bookcase in my hobby room. A few are in my living room. You mentioned building a display case. One of my other hobbies is woodworking. There’s a kit you can buy at furnitureunfinished.com. Item 497W. It’s a 12 shelf bookcase. I’m gonna make something along those lines and put it in my hobby room for model display. Just an idea.
A few make it to the display case in my home office (the formal living room by the home’s design). The vast majority get the turret removed and placed into a box and back in the basement storage room.
Recently, I gave a few of them to my 7 yr old son after he was impressed by an ancient Tamiya Panzer III M/N I built and was practicing paint schemes on. He got that one and an old Tamiya Pazner II F/G as well. He also gets dozens of Star Wars spacecraft I’ve built for him from my old AMT/Ertl and newer Revell lines.
Mainly, I keep them right next too my bench:
I did move a few too big for the cases into the empty shelves in the new TV stand:
A little closer…
My wife didn’t notice for over a week. They’re still there, until she thinks of something else to put in there.
Paul
While my smaller scale models are in a couple of cases, I build too many large scale models, and these are spread all over the house- wherever my wife will let me put them. I have some large ship models on top of my TV cabinet, a couple more on the fireplace mantle.
I have resolved to build fewer large scale models. Still will do some large ships, though still to a somewhat smaller scale, but no more 1:32 airplanes, nor 1:8 cars.
I do have the Lindberg Graf Zeppelin hanging from the ceiling of my den, too.
Right now I keep in inside displayment cases to keep dust out on shelves I recently installed next to my work bench in the basement.
I hope to get a nice curio one day so I can move all of my models upstairs to the den.
Not a great photo but its all I have handy:
Picked up through Kijiji a Ikea glass shelf, I believe its supposed to be a CD case. I have a few of my builds from when I was a teen, and some my son has done of large wooden dollar store types. Setup above my train layout.
I finished off my basement specifically dedicated to modeling. It’s kinda split into two section. The section that has my bench is dedicated to WW2, with a couple shelves and built in display area with a stash cabinet underneath.
The bench
And display
The other section is dedicated to gas passers and whirlybirds (mostly)
Mr. Fermis, every time a see pictures of your set-up I get weak in the knees. A dream space and a lot of completed models. FSM should put out an issue highlighting the modeling area and models of talent like yours. Color me the green of a car I saw yesterday on the auto forum.
Andy, great Dragon stash you have there sir and very nice setup as well. Very envious of the latter.
Fermis, I can’t add much to what PNGbrat said.
EBAY
I store most of them on-line and in my computer…
I take pictures of them, then either tear them down or store them in a box until I can get to building the diorama for them…
Some I keep on the shelves in the living-room though… Until I get sick of looking at them, then they get torn down too…
Had this built a long time ago. One of these days I’ll put a few more in it.
Mine are long gone.
They USED to be displayed at a Karl’s toys/hobbys/stationary store in Canoga Park, CA. At 13, I got a badger AB & started doing some aircraft kits. After about 4 models, I talked with the store manager, and he started having me do display models for the store. He’d pick the kit & give me all the supplies I needed for it (armor & aircraft mostly). “Pay” was a kit of my own. Usually about one model for the store every 6 weeks. Did that for about 4 years. Then LIFE happened, and after 45 years, I’m starting to come back into the hobby.
After awhile, I started building my kits with fire crackerss in them. After a year or so, I stage a big battle scene, and use some Cox glow fuel to had some “realism”.
Reid
What’s a finished model??
I keep 'em in my jail cell…
Is that a real German Pickelhaube sitting on the radio??? Those are rare and very expensive.
These are old shots,they are more full by now:
Andy nice display
Fermis,probably the best model room I have seen,the magazine should do a feature on it,they did some guy a few years ago,I think yours is better.
Well, my hobby room is not nearly as neat and clean as all you guys. I have no glass cases or fancy display areas. I do have floor-to-ceiling shelves on two walls holding 90% of my models; the rest are hanging from the ceiling from hooks.
Yeah, they get a lot of dust; it’s tough trying to keep them clean but what are you gonna do?
Here are pics of my Hobby Room. They are about five years old so this room now has an additional 180+ completed models in it than what you see here:
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