Where or how do you store your finished models
Khier
11-25-2010, 04:30 AM
I have lived in 5 different places during the last 10 years dragging my kits with me. The unbuilt ones are the minor problem. The few ones I built suffered a lot from dust and damage due to packing and transport. Currently they are hidden in several small boxes diffused inside bigger transport boxes. I was wondering how many evil guys abuse their models like me, and how many treat them as they should be treated: clean, polished in glass closets.
luchoteam
11-25-2010, 08:53 AM
Im building a workshop diorama, to show my finished models....i think that a diorama is the best option to store the cars
73superduty
11-25-2010, 11:07 AM
I have a couple of items I picked up from the local hobby shop that closed. One is a 6 foot display case:
http://images21.fotki.com/v632/photos/9/95430/1213845/disp2-vi.jpg
It is much fuller than that picture shows. I do need to get some glass or plexi sliding doors on the back to help with dust, but it works very well and the cars are protected.
I also picked up this Corgi display:
http://images22.fotki.com/v821/photos/9/95430/1213845/mynewdisp-vi.jpg
I also have a 1/18 scale display case that holds 12 cars, but is perfect for 1/24.
Chris
http://images21.fotki.com/v632/photos/9/95430/1213845/disp2-vi.jpg
It is much fuller than that picture shows. I do need to get some glass or plexi sliding doors on the back to help with dust, but it works very well and the cars are protected.
I also picked up this Corgi display:
http://images22.fotki.com/v821/photos/9/95430/1213845/mynewdisp-vi.jpg
I also have a 1/18 scale display case that holds 12 cars, but is perfect for 1/24.
Chris
drunken monkey
11-25-2010, 12:15 PM
I have figured out that I really am all about the building so once/when/if I've finished one, it just gets put in a box, in a shelf.
Macio4ever
11-25-2010, 12:31 PM
Mine are clean and polished in a glass closet :) I like both building and watching them when they are finished.
Old picture - now the closet is almost full.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/DSC_2304a.jpg
Old picture - now the closet is almost full.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/Macio4ever/DSC_2304a.jpg
lovegt40
11-25-2010, 07:21 PM
2 meters tall shop showcase with internal light and no dust filter.
Inside such expensive place....also an old Burago looks nice ;)
Inside such expensive place....also an old Burago looks nice ;)
MerlinPro
11-25-2010, 08:09 PM
I make glass cases with framed bases (which I also make) for my special ones and ones that have many opening features. They stay perfectly clean for decades:
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/Aframe/sun1.jpg
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/Aframe/PB010005.jpg
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/Aframe/sun1.jpg
http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv151/Aframe/PB010005.jpg
Porsnatic
11-25-2010, 09:46 PM
Do you sell them? Do they are expensive?
MerlinPro
11-25-2010, 09:54 PM
Do you sell them? Do they are expensive?
The material costs depend on your selections. They are all labor-intensive which would make them costly. They would also be difficult to ship without damage.
The material costs depend on your selections. They are all labor-intensive which would make them costly. They would also be difficult to ship without damage.
lovegt40
11-26-2010, 05:44 AM
Methyl methacrylate ?
klutz_100
11-26-2010, 06:54 AM
I make glass cases with framed bases (which I also make) for my special ones and ones that have many opening features. They stay perfectly clean for decades
Very nice!
I'm a bit like DM - once I have finished building a model I lose interest in it so it either gets wrapped in tissue and stored in a shoe box somewhere or gets given away to someone.
Very nice!
I'm a bit like DM - once I have finished building a model I lose interest in it so it either gets wrapped in tissue and stored in a shoe box somewhere or gets given away to someone.
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