Tips and Ideas For How Best to Display Aircraft Models

[Ian M]

You will need to stick strips of dust inhibitors to the edges of the door. The gap can let in dust.

Cheers,
Richard aka Wabble

If you make the hole in the top for the light a bit bigger and put a fan from a computer in it with an airfilter on so it blows into the cabinet it keeps the dust (and spiders) out.

[Ian M]

Yeah these two options look the best bet for me. I do love the coffee table idea but the only issue is it takes up more floor space which is at a premium in my office...

But you have a place for your coffee. Win win.

[TwitchyBill]

But you have a place for your coffee. Win win.

Change that to tea and I am sold

[Ian M]

Change that to tea and I am sold

Then it wouldn't be a coffee table.

[simontie]

Hi everyone,

This is probably the part of modelling I pay the least attention to, and causes the most headaches for me and my model collection.

Basically, I am limited in the space I have to display my completed model aircraft (all are either 1:72 or 1:48) , and they are mainly displayed at the front of my bookshelves, but this looks cluttered and isn't suitable for larger models.

I am just looking for some inspiration really. I have an idea of finding some space to create a display table, covered by perspex or glass, like you might find in a museum. This would both protect the models, and help keep off the dreaded dust!!

How do you fellow modellers like to display your collection?

Thanks in advance!!

Billy

I have a couple of glass cabinets from lidl but there wall hung for my bikes, aircraft i only have a few of are dotted a round on shelfs, don’t know what your budget is but when im surching for anything i always try Guntree locally its amazing what people are giving away
easiest way is to serch then set an alert that way any items that come up in your chossen area flashes up and sends you an alert, then message or call the seller & go pick it up no fees for buying or selling either
just an thought might be worth a look
simon