Displaying your Beautiful Planes

[Gawah 4]

Do you all have any thoughts on how to display a model in flight?  How to build an appropriate stand etc?  Thanks so much for your counsel!

[easixpedro 1,664]

I’ve got one in the WIP section (F6F in Flight). There’s several posts in there where members showed their examples as well.

[MikeMaben 8,209]

Hi Gawah  

 

 

[mozart 13,295]

Welcome to the Forum. Simple: wooden stand, rod of perspex, prop-blur!

 

 

Edited December 22, 2020 by mozart

[alaninaustria 5,810]

Max, that’s an outstanding Harvard!

Very nice!

Cheers

Alan

[Stokey Pete 1,317]

I upcycled a couple of liquor bottles to use as inflight stands. Inserted a metal rod into the bottle and filled it with melted candle wax to set it in place. 
I wanted to do something different from the norm’.

[Stokey Pete 1,317]

 

[jenshb 868]

I use a piece of square brass rod inserted in a square recess (square Evergreen tube) in the belly of the model.  The square brass rod is similarly anchored in a thick base (2-3 cm thick to provide support for the brass rod).

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MARU5137 16,120]

Helll Gawah. 

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. 

I like Jens idea.

Pete's a unique idea..

both nice.

All your models are AWESOME  guys. 

Hope you get the information  and ideas from these lovely gentlemen. 

 

Edited December 22, 2020 by MARU5137
spelling error.

[MARU5137 16,120]

One way to show Spitfire display or any other aircrafts you like..

 

 

 

 

[red Dog 2,216]

I am one of the fervent adepts thinking that an airplane is supposed to be shown in flight

 

Jets are easier to display in flight because the prop models need an extra solution about the spinning prop and no real solution exists, at least none suitable for me. I either ends up motoring the prop or leaving it alone. 

 

Stand wise, I love round rods because I feel they are more aerodynamic and hence less visible than square section.

Whenever I can I use transparent rods but to be honest, your mind quickly omits the rods when you look at the model and IMHO even metallic or black rods are not quite noticeable.
What I notice more is a vertical rod than a angled one. Indeed, angled is more dynamic and often can be placed to actually help the dynamism on the scene you want to represent.

The method I use is usually boring hole in a MDF base cut to desired shape. In the aircraft model I always try to insert the rod into a hollow round cylinder which allows easy removal of the model from it's rod but at the same time is tight enough to prevent movement, and especially rotation. If rotation is a problem (like it was on my intruder AAR) I usually place a pin somewhere preventing rotation.

 

And if possible, always seek to seat a pilot in there, that's often one of the great challenge of the in flight scenes

luckily with a visor down and an o2 mask, you don't have to paint carnations. 

 

Have fun

 

 

[monthebiff 7,039]

14 hours ago, mozart said:

Welcome to the Forum. Simple: wooden stand, rod of perspex, prop-blur!

 

 

Ooo yes Max, that Harvard was a masterpiece wasn't it Max with beautiful photographs as well!

 

Regards. Andy 

[ivanmoe 170]

 

I hope that this isn't controversial, but I image the model on a stand, then use Adobe PS to edit out the background, add prop effects, and paste the output onto free desktop wallpaper. Here are some examples:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I should add that I've gotten a lot better at this during the COVID-nonsense!

 

-Moe

 

[red Dog 2,216]

Ivanmoe, having tried this before I am awestruck by your realizations, the models are perfectly blended into your wallpapers. The perspective is perfect and these artistic renderings are awesome !!

You can't say if they are models, reals, drawings or paintings. It's an art on its own.

 

Beautiful !

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by red Dog

[mozart 13,295]

Superb Moe!