A Different Technique For Mounting

[GTX]

Hi folks,

Something I just came across in an old magazine - a proposed means of storing/mounting models on walls:



Regards,

Greg

[Hobbes]

Sure, why not? Museums use the same technique to suspend 1:1 aircraft from walls or the ceiling. The only problem I see is that the load on the front wheels is going to be a lot higher than usual.  

[AeroplaneDriver]

When I saw the thread title I had to wonder if this belonged here, but after a closer look that really is a neat way to display models.

[The Rat]

A Different Technique For Mounting

For a moment I thought the wife would be getting a new thrill tonight.

Looks like a good system, might try that.

[GTX]

You are both bad men

Regards,

Greg

[AeroplaneDriver]

You are both bad men

Regards,

Greg

Oooohhh!  You bitch!

[NARSES2]

Must admit thought I'd logged on to "anne Summers" home page for a while.

There was a similar method described in SAMI a few months back on the "Letter from America" pages. Looked very good in the pics.

Radish has also displayed kits in picture frames - he can explain better - looked very good

Chris

[SebastianP]

The increased load on the front wheels is fixable, pretty easily I think - just move the hook attachment aft of the gear bay. As long as it's ahead of the CG, it'll still be stable in the nose up position. Another solution is to hang them nose down instead...

I'll have to try and find some hooks for this - I'm pretty much out of shelf space, since my old wall-mounted ones are more or less impossible to put up in this apartment (I've got concrete walls!)

SP

[Tuck]

I used a variation of this for years when I was younger.  I had one entire wall that was pegboard, painted to match the wall color.  I then bent white coat hanger wire to make hooks for the pegboard.  I then used fishing line to tie a harness, etc. around the structure of the plane to where the load was distributed evenly.  Hung them vertical on the pegboard.  Never had a nose gear break, as gravity want to pull the weight down as opposed to towards the board.  Worked like a charm and kept the models out of the way of my dusting-happy mother (who ALWAYS seemed to break them when stowed normally).

Tuck

[dragon]

A Different Technique For Mounting

For a moment I thought the wife would be getting a new thrill tonight.

Looks like a good system, might try that.

You guys either need a cold shower or purchase some "nice"stuff for the "significant, other"