Has Anyone Used These Trumpeter Aircraft Stands?

Musicman59 wrote the following:

Make your own with clear plastic rod.

Agree. This is where I go...

T2

Thx for the idea. Thought we were talking Star Trek IV for a minute...

Craig

Musicman59 wrote in news:cceafbe8-42c1-47bc-81fa- snipped-for-privacy@r27g2000prr.googlegroups.com:

I have one. My 1/72 Heller CR 714 fits on it. The verticals have differing contours on all 4 sides so I suspect you can put up to single engine 1/48 comfortably. Cute idea, price isn?t horrible. Bout what I paid retail at the LHS.

One of the following posts is right. You could buy acrylic rod and cut and finish a small block of wood. But by the time you are done and you still have to put a hole and mount in the plane...

Frank

I generally improvise - the box the kit came in usually works, or/and I have a tendency to collect foam packing blocks from work. I can cut those up into any size/shape I want or use them as is. I don't paint on them though...strictly use them as construction stands/aids.

I paint on cardboard chunks...which I also get from office discards. Use till useless, throw them away and start with another. Again - the kit box works for that too.

....crap...I used to live in Camarillo. I still can still get over there on a day trip, I'll have to check them out.

and hopefully find the correct center so it does not fall over...

CW

Rufus wrote the following:

They have partial sheets or 1/8" acrylic also, Rufus. I make acrylic cases for all of my finished models.

Keeps the dust out and if your so inclined, you can do small dioramas as well. I made wooden right angle jigs many years ago so cutting out and finishing the edges of the acrylic is the relatively time consuming part.

T2

That's what I'm thinking - display case(s).