How do you display your ships?

[Uwek]

For the Oliver Cromwell I just finished an acrylic case has been bought. (City West Plastics, Ryde). Huuuuuge! Hardly fit into my 6. But very good quality, it will stand time!
Janos

Hope to see once a photo with the model inside.....

 

[stuglo]

I tried an "improvement" to my basic acrylic cases. I find the very thin acrylic cement difficult to control even in a hypodermic syringe and a spot on the sheet mars it . I tried using 0.25 inch square acrylic rods at the corners and assembled the case with small brass plated screws. A little longer to make but a bit more control. The rods are about $3 for three feet. This case is 18 ins x 9 ins x 9 ins and cost about $50,
I'll try the wood corners tooView attachment 132890View attachment 132891

Good idea/ is the base free-standing?

 

[Ciciak35]

Here are mine. I am dusting them once a month, but every visitors can see them.

 

[Ondras71]

I agree that dust is a great enemy of sailboats. In small quantities it gets under the glass ..
I used a box made of thin glass, with a construction time of 5 years will not be much needed.. O.

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

what can I say other than no respect
models are stuffed in book shelves or set on piles and piles of stuff
leaving them in the open kind of gives them an aged look

 

[AlanJ]

Yes, the base is free sranding. I wanted to give the para some support so used a sheet of acrylic with a basic cut out to hold the hull at the approximate waterline. It's mounted on four one inch acrylic cubes and it slips nicely into the case. TAP Plastics cut the sheets accurately so it all assembled nicely.

 

[Dave Teel]

Cases can be expensive but that's not my number one problem. Where to display them, mine are sitting in the garage.

 

[Dave Teel]

Where to put them?

 

[Daliab]

When I sent a picture of my completed build to my sister, her friend told her that I needed a display cabinet because many model ships have been destroyed by wives dusting. Got the message, so I build mine.

 

[Ondras71]

Where to put them?

If nice models do not get to the museum, certainly the honorary place in the house ..

 

[paulb]

My display room, I’m running out of space.

 

[Jimsky]

Paul, you have an awesome collection of models and military artifacts! Something to be very proud of!

 

[foretopman]

Very handsome cases but can we discuss how to support them in the case? Cradles, pillars made from brass (turned by lathe), or fake lumber as in a diorama?

 

[Roger Pellett]

In general, I prefer turned brass pedestals. I think that it pays, however, to have what I call an “artistic vision” of your model before you begin to build it. Hopefully this will ensure that the model, supports and case all complement one another. For example polished brass supports would not compliment the look of a distressed wooden workboat. Nor would I house it in a highly finished mahogany case. For a model like that I would suggest supporting it on wooden blocks.

I have also made supports from clear plexiglass rod to good effect.

There is also a practical reason for all of this. Knowing how you intend to support the model before you begin building allows you to build support structure inside and to drill screw holes before it becomes fragile.

Roger

 

[AllanKP69]

Thanks for the reminder Roger..... it will be time to drill the keel on my current project very soon.

Allan

 

[Roger J]

Hi
I use a company called "brick in it" they do cases for Lego but also do custom sizes this case is about 85cm long and cost £115.00